Greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions from composting

SL Nordahl, CV Preble, TW Kirchstetter… - … science & technology, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Composting can divert organic waste from landfills, reduce landfill methane emissions, and
recycle nutrients back to soils. However, the composting process is also a source of …

Transitioning wastewater treatment plants toward circular economy and energy sustainability

U Ghimire, G Sarpong, VG Gude - ACS omega, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Aging infrastructure, increasing environmental regulations, and receiving water environment
issues stem the need for advanced wastewater treatment processes across the world …

Cradle-to-grave emissions from food loss and waste represent half of total greenhouse gas emissions from food systems

J Zhu, Z Luo, T Sun, W Li, W Zhou, X Wang, X Fei… - Nature Food, 2023‏ - nature.com
Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from food loss and waste (FLW) are not well
characterized from cradle to grave. Here GHG emissions due to FLW in supply chain and …

Near-complete depolymerization of polyesters with nano-dispersed enzymes

C DelRe, Y Jiang, P Kang, J Kwon, A Hall, I Jayapurna… - Nature, 2021‏ - nature.com
Successfully interfacing enzymes and biomachinery with polymers affords on-demand
modification and/or programmable degradation during the manufacture, utilization and …

Improving the humification and phosphorus flow during swine manure composting: a trial for enhancing the beneficial applications of hazardous biowastes

T Zhang, X Wu, SM Shaheen, H Abdelrahman… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Improving the recovery of organic matter and phosphorus (P) from hazardous biowastes
such as swine manure using acidic substrates (ASs) in conjunction with aerobic composting …

[HTML][HTML] Composting as a sustainable solution for organic solid waste management: Current practices and potential improvements

EE Manea, C Bumbac, LR Dinu, M Bumbac… - Sustainability, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
With increases in global population and urbanization, the production of Municipal Solid
Waste (MSW) is growing rapidly, thus contributing to social and environmental concerns for …

Carbon and N conservation during composting: A review

D Huang, L Gao, M Cheng, M Yan, G Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Composting, as a conventional solid waste treatment method, plays an essential role in
carbon and nitrogen conservation, thereby reducing the loss of nutrients and energy …

Comparative environmental and economic life cycle assessment of dry and wet anaerobic digestion for treating food waste and biogas digestate

H **ao, D Zhang, Z Tang, K Li, H Guo, X Niu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) has proven to be a promising option for food waste (FW)
management, due to the significant potential of recovering energy from waste. In this study …

Design of bimetallic catalyst with dual-functional Cu-Ce sites for synergistic NOX and toluene abatement

Z Guo, B Lin, Y Huang, J Tang, P Chen, D Ye… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Nitrogen oxides (NO x) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) coexist in the flue gases
from coal-fired power plants and iron/steel smelting industry. In this study, a dual-site …

A glimpse of the world of volatile fatty acids production and application: a review

S Agnihotri, DM Yin, A Mahboubi, T Sapmaz… - …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Sustainable provision of chemicals and materials is undoubtedly a defining factor in
guaranteeing economic, environmental, and social stability of future societies. Among the …