Biochar application for greenhouse gas mitigation, contaminants immobilization and soil fertility enhancement: A state-of-the-art review

K Abhishek, A Shrivastava, V Vimal, AK Gupta… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rising global temperature, pollution load, and energy crises are serious problems, recently
facing the world. Scientists around the world are ambitious to find eco-friendly and cost …

Waste to catalyst: role of agricultural waste in water and wastewater treatment

M Kumar, S Ambika, A Hassani, PV Nidheesh - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Presently, owing to the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization activities, a
huge quantity of wastewater is generated that contain toxic chemical and heavy metals …

Role of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in boosting the phytoremediation of stressed soils: Opportunities, challenges, and prospects

P Bhanse, M Kumar, L Singh, MK Awasthi, A Qureshi - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil is considered as a vital natural resource equivalent to air and water which supports
growth of the plants and provides habitats to microorganisms. Changes in soil properties …

Inhibitor formation and detoxification during lignocellulose biorefinery: a review

H Guo, Y Zhao, JS Chang, DJ Lee - Bioresource technology, 2022 - Elsevier
For lignocellulose biorefinery, pretreatment is needed to maximize the cellulose
accessibility, frequently generating excess inhibitory substances to decline the efficiency of …

A comprehensive review on recent advancements in biodegradation and sustainable management of biopolymers

SK Awasthi, M Kumar, V Kumar, S Sarsaiya… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent years have seen upsurge in plastic manufacturing and its utilization in various fields,
such as, packaging, household goods, medical applications, and beauty products. Due to …

[HTML][HTML] Lignocellulose degradation by rumen bacterial communities: New insights from metagenome analyses

J Gharechahi, MF Vahidi, G Sharifi, S Ariaeenejad… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ruminant animals house a dense and diverse community of microorganisms in their rumen,
an enlarged compartment in their stomach, which provides a supportive environment for the …

Rumen microbes, enzymes, metabolisms, and application in lignocellulosic waste conversion-A comprehensive review

J Liang, R Zhang, J Chang, L Chen, M Nabi… - Biotechnology …, 2024 - Elsevier
The rumen of ruminants is a natural anaerobic fermentation system that efficiently degrades
lignocellulosic biomass and mainly depends on synergistic interactions between multiple …

Multi-criteria research lines on livestock manure biorefinery development towards a circular economy: From the perspective of a life cycle assessment and business …

SK Awasthi, M Kumar, S Sarsaiya, V Ahluwalia… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Livestock manure (LSM) is a profitable waste if handled sensibly, but simultaneously it
imposes several environmental and health impacts if managed improperly. Several …

A review on value-addition to plastic waste towards achieving a circular economy

M Kumar, SK Bhujbal, K Kohli, R Prajapati… - Science of the total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastic and mixed plastic waste (PW) has received increased worldwide attention owing to
its huge rate of production, high persistency in the environment, and unsustainable waste …

Mobilization of contaminants: Potential for soil remediation and unintended consequences

M Kumar, N Bolan, T Jasemizad, LP Padhye… - Science of the total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Land treatment has become an essential waste management practice. Therefore, soil
becomes a major source of contaminants including organic chemicals and potentially toxic …