Food waste recovery pathways: Challenges and opportunities for an emerging bio-based circular economy. A systematic review and an assessment

R Santagata, M Ripa, A Genovese, S Ulgiati - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The transition towards a Circular Economy in the agri-food supply chain will require
appropriate support mechanisms. Globally, 1/3 of food is wasted, generating by-products …

A review of anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBR) for the treatment of highly contaminated landfill leachate and biogas production: effectiveness, limitations and …

SMA Abuabdou, W Ahmad, NC Aun… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Most of the municipal solid wastes (MSW) produced daily in the world are being buried in
landfilling sites without any prior treatment particularly in develo** countries. These …

Bioconversion of biowaste into renewable energy and resources: A sustainable strategy

M Xu, M Yang, H Sun, M Gao, Q Wang, C Wu - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to its high amount of organic and biodegradable components that can be recycled,
biowaste is not only a major cause of environmental contamination, but also a vast store of …

A taxonomic review and analysis on biomass supply chain design and planning: New trends, methodologies and applications

M Mottaghi, S Bairamzadeh, MS Pishvaee - Industrial Crops and Products, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to various environmental problems and social impacts caused by biomass supply
chains activities such as climate change, increasing energy demand, energy security, and …

Integrated management of urban and rural wastes with energy recovery and low carbon emissions

B Morero, AB Lorenzon, DC Cafaro - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Waste management is a major challenge worldwide due to the increasing amount of waste
generated, which requires sustainable treatment approaches. In this paper, a mathematical …

Biogas production in United States dairy farms incentivized by electricity policy changes

ED Erickson, PA Tominac, VM Zavala - Nature Sustainability, 2023 - nature.com
The agricultural practice of spreading dairy manure on crop fields leads to widespread air
and water pollution due to uncontrolled release of greenhouse gases, nutrients and …

Economically feasible production of green methane from vegetable and fruit-rich food waste

J Byun, J Han - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing food waste (FW) generation is a major obstacle to achieving sustainable
development by emitting greenhouse gas and wasting resources. The conventional FW …

Organic waste derived biodiesel supply chain network: Deterministic multi-period planning model

O Kwon, J Kim, J Han - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a multi-period model of an organic waste-to-biodiesel phased supply chain
network is developed to strategically consider variations in the biodiesel demand and the …

An exploration of economic valuation of phosphorus in the environment and its implications in decision making for resource recovery

M Sena, MR Morris, M Seib, A Hicks - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
In decision making processes today it is typically economic considerations that are the focus
and that dictate what decisions are made; however, this approach neglects significant …

Production of high-quality biogas using recycled trimetallic nanoparticles from electronic waste

AA Akar, R Seif, MM Taha, AAM Ismail… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
A plethora of nanoparticles (NPs) significantly enhanced the biogas production from organic
waste anaerobic digestion upon their optimized addition to the reactors. In this study …