Valorization of agro-industrial wastes for biorefinery process and circular bioeconomy: A critical review

PR Yaashikaa, PS Kumar, S Varjani - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy recovery from waste resources is a promising approach towards environmental
consequences. In the prospect of environmental sustainability, utilization of agro-industrial …

A review on biosurfactants: properties, applications and current developments

AR Markande, D Patel, S Varjani - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial surfactants are a large number of amphipathic biomolecules with a myriad of
biomolecule constituents from various microbial sources that have been studied for their …

Municipal solid waste as a sustainable resource for energy production: State-of-the-art review

AV Shah, VK Srivastava, SS Mohanty… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solid waste treatment and disposal is a global challenge for the development of a
sustainable society. The problem has been exacerbated by a rise in waste products as a …

A critical review on various feedstocks as sustainable substrates for biosurfactants production: a way towards cleaner production

SS Mohanty, Y Koul, S Varjani, A Pandey, HH Ngo… - Microbial cell …, 2021 - Springer
The quest for a chemical surfactant substitute has been fuelled by increased environmental
awareness. The benefits that biosurfactants present like biodegradability, and …

Municipal solid waste generation and the current state of waste-to-energy potential: State of art review

AH Khan, EA López-Maldonado, SS Alam… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The extraction of municipal solid waste (MSW) provides a significant opportunity to manage
MSW while bolstering energy security. As a result, research in this area has gained traction …

Nutrient removal from domestic wastewater: A comprehensive review on conventional and advanced technologies

PR Rout, MK Shahid, RR Dash, P Bhunia, D Liu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nitrogen and phosphorous are indispensable for growth and vitality of living beings, hence
termed as nutrients. However, discharge of nutrient rich waste streams to aquatic …

Heterogeneous base catalysts: Synthesis and application for biodiesel production–A review

M Jayakumar, N Karmegam, MP Gundupalli… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, much research has been carried out to find a suitable catalyst for the
transesterification process during biodiesel production where heterogeneous catalysts play …

Production of biosurfactants from agro-industrial waste and waste cooking oil in a circular bioeconomy: An overview

VK Gaur, P Sharma, R Sirohi, S Varjani… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Waste generation is becoming a global concern owing to its adverse effects on environment
and human health. The utilization of waste as a feedstock for production of value-added …

Sustainable management of municipal solid waste through waste-to-energy technologies

S Varjani, H Shahbeig, K Popat, Z Patel, S Vyas… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing municipal solid waste (MSW) generation and environmental concerns have
sparked global interest in waste valorization through various waste-to-energy (WtE) to …

Biochar production with amelioration of microwave-assisted pyrolysis: Current scenario, drawbacks and perspectives

V Hadiya, K Popat, S Vyas, S Varjani, M Vithanage… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, biomass has been reported to obtain a wide range of value-added products.
Biochar can be obtained by heating biomass, which aids in carbon sinks, soil amendments …