Technological developments are opening new avenues to facilitate the circular economy through resource recovery from industrial wastewater. This paper presents the use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) in the development of technology solutions...

The UK livestock industry urgently needs to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to contribute to ambitious climate change policy commitments. Achieving this requires an improved understanding of emission sources across a range of production systems to lower the burden...

Recent environmental footprint comparisons between meat and plant-based meat analogues do not consider nutritional density holistically, nor the high carbon opportunity costs (COC) of land requirements, which are critical in terms of climate stabilisation targets. We pe...

The International Maritime Organization has initialized a strategy to reduce 30% and 50% of carbon dioxide emissions from marine activities by 2030 and 2050 respectively. It is extremely challenging to achieve but innovative cleaner technologies are under research and d...

Abstract While global demand for eggs is increasing, concerns are being raised about the environmental, economic and social impact of egg production. Efforts to address these sustainability concerns can, however, result in trade-offs. To enhance a transparent debate abo...

Abstract The organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) is an abundant biowaste with great potential in the bioeconomy model. Previous reports have demonstrated that OFMSW hydrolysates are good substrates for lactic acid (LA) production. However, LA can exist in ...

Abstract To reduce the environmental impact of the industrial sectors, circular strategies should be implemented to purify the effluents and recover raw materials. In this context, a novel integrated methodological approach is proposed to identify the most suitable stra...

Abstract The potential of modifications in the housing conditions and manure management to reduce the environmental impact of a European pig production system were evaluated. The study was carried out using a cradle-to-farm gate life cycle assessment (LCA), with a funct...

[EN] The use of anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) technology on urban wastewater can help to alleviate droughts, by reusing the water and nutrients embedded in the effluent in agriculture (fertigation) in line with Circular Economy principles. The combination of AnM...

Abstract The disposal of highly-concentrated neutral coal mine effluents into the environment constitutes a severe threat to the natural ecosystem. This work proposes and compares five novel treatment chains to purify the effluent and recover raw materials. The chains p...