[HTML][HTML] Societal values, tensions and uncertainties in resource recovery from wastewaters

MP Parada, P Kehrein, D Xevgenos, L Asveld… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The recovery of resources, including water reuse, has been presented as a solution to
overcome scarcity, and improve the economic and environmental performance of water …

Barriers to commercial deployment of biorefineries: A multi-faceted review of obstacles across the innovation chain

DC Makepa, CH Chihobo - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Realizing integrated biorefineries producing multiple fuels, chemicals and materials from
sustainable biomass feedstocks holds promise for transitioning industries onto low-carbon …

[HTML][HTML] Resource recovery from desalination, the case of small islands

MP Parada, S Randazzo, G Gamboa, R Ktori… - Resources …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work explores resource recovery coupled to seawater desalination in small islands. As
small islands depend on seawater desalination for water access, they make an excellent …

Conceptualizing controversies in the EU circular bioeconomy transition

JR Starke, TAP Metze, JJL Candel, CJAM Termeer - Ambio, 2022 - Springer
The transition towards a circular bioeconomy (CBE) in the European Union is not without
contestation. In particular, research has highlighted potential trade-offs of the large-scale …

A collaborative, systems approach for the development of biomass-based value webs: the case of the acrocomia palm

R Vargas-Carpintero, T Hilger, K Tiede, C Callenius… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
The diversification of biomass resources is key to the transition towards a bioeconomy.
Acrocomia spp., a neotropical genus of palms, is an example of plants' diversity potential for …

Contribution of Enzyme Catalysis to the Achievement of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals

D Holtmann, F Hollmann, B Bouchaut - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly established the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development, which includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying practices of inclusive biobased value chains: lessons from corn stover in Iowa, sugar cane in Jamaica, and sugar beet in the Netherlands

Z Robaey, L Asveld, KM Sinha, E Wubben… - Cleaner and Circular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Including local producers of biomass in the process of developing global biobased value
chains offers a way to ensure sustainable and reliable production of biomass while also …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable design of multiscale CO2 electrolysis: A value sensitive design-based approach

M Tsagkari, I van de Poel, M Pérez-Fortes - Energy Research & Social …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study utilizes a value sensitive design (VSD) inspired approach to contribute to
the design and implementation of CO 2 electrolysis (CO 2 E) within the framework of carbon …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrolysis capacity of different sized granules in a full-scale aerobic granular sludge (AGS) reactor

ST Ortega, L van den Berg, M Pronk, MK de Kreuk - Water Research X, 2022 - Elsevier
In aerobic granular sludge (AGS) reactors, granules of different sizes coexist in a single
reactor. Their differences in settling behaviour cause stratification in the settled granule bed …

[HTML][HTML] Boosting the transition to biorefineries in compliance with sustainability and circularity criteria

A Arias, S Estévez-Rivadulla, R Rebolledo-Leiva… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the transition towards climate neutrality, biorefinery models are considered promising
alternatives to processes based on fossil fuels and non-renewable materials. This …