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โ€œ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ช๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—–๐—ž ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐——๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—”๐—˜: ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—”๐— ๐—˜๐—ช๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ž ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—จ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฆ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—–๐—ง...
16/07/2025

โ€œ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ช๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—–๐—ž ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐——๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—”๐—˜: ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—”๐— ๐—˜๐—ช๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ž ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—จ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฆ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐——๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—š๐—กโ€ by Valentina Grossule

Meet LarWaR โ€“ the innovative Larvae for Wastewater treatment and Resource recovery process that's revolutionizing how we treat high-organic-content wastewater. ๐Ÿ”ฌ

This study explores how Black Soldier Fly larvae can not only clean wastewater but also generate valuable biomass. Through both batch and continuous tests, researchers validated a predictive design model that makes scaling up more accurate and efficient.



Key insights include:

๐Ÿ”น Reliable substrate removal rates via a Michaelis-Menten-like model

๐Ÿ”น Depth limitations that optimize reactor design

๐Ÿ”น Real-world validation of treatability testing

This research lays the foundation for sustainable, scalable,and biologically-driven wastewater solutions!

๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿญ (DOI https://digital.detritusjournal.com/articles/wastewater-treatment-using-black-soldier-fly-larvae-theoretical-framework-and-preliminary-testing-fo/5664 #:~:text=10.31025/2611%2D4135/2025.19493)

โ€œ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ก๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—”๐—•๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ: ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—› ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—™๐—”๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—”๐——๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ก๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง - ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ก ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ก๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—•๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆโ€ by Kweku Safo-Ankama, N...
11/07/2025

โ€œ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ก๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—”๐—•๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ: ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—› ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—™๐—”๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—”๐——๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ก๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง - ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ก ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ก๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—•๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆโ€ by Kweku Safo-Ankama, Naa Omai Sawyerr and Cynthia Agyeiwaa K**i.

This new study reveals an inspiring green innovation, ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ like brooches, flower bouquets, and more.

Targeting small-scale garment manufacturers in Ghana, the research shows how ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ into sustainable, value-added fashion items.

By ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ-๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, the study opens doors ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ while boosting creative entrepreneurship in the fashion industry.

Letโ€™s rethink what we throw away. Waste fabric has a futureโ€”letโ€™s give it life! โœ‚๏ธ๐ŸŒ

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿญ (DOI https://digital.detritusjournal.com/articles/environmental-sustainability-from-trash-to-fashion-adornment-green-innovation-possibilities/5666 #:~:text=10.31025/2611%2D4135/2025.19495)

07/07/2025

๐ŸŒ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐ŸŒ

Why do people struggle to make sustainable choices even when they want to?

In his powerful new editorial, Prof. Enrico Rubaltelli ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜†.

Key insights include:

โœ… The intention-behavior gap

โœ… The role of emotions and motivated reasoning

โœ… Why clear, ethical communication matters

โœ… How context shapes sustainable choices

A sustainable society isnโ€™t just about technologyโ€”itโ€™s about people. Letโ€™s start by understanding what holds them back.

๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://digital.detritusjournal.com/articles/the-intention-behavior-gap-and-the-role-of-psychology-in-the-transition-to-a-circular-economy/5673

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—๐—จ๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐ŸŽ‰ Dive into the latest edition of Detritus Journal, where science meets sustainability. This is...
03/07/2025

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—๐—จ๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐ŸŽ‰

Dive into the latest edition of Detritus Journal, where science meets sustainability. This issue is packed with cutting-edge research and insights on:

๐Ÿ”น Waste Separation

๐Ÿ”น Circular Economy Strategies

๐Ÿ”น Biowaste Recovery & Energy Production

๐Ÿ”น Resource Recovery from Wastewater

๐Ÿ”น Construction & Demolition Waste

๐Ÿ”น Healthcare Waste Management

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚! Letโ€™s build a more sustainable future together!

๐Ÿ”— https://digital.detritusjournal.com/issue/volume-31-june-2025/5672

โ€œ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—ง๐—œ๐— ๐—œ๐—ญ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—–๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—•๐—ฌ ๐—•๐—œ๐—ข-๐— ๐—˜๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—š๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆโ€ by Angel Sneha John and Kalaichelvan Gurumurthy...
27/05/2025

โ€œ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—ง๐—œ๐— ๐—œ๐—ญ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—–๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—•๐—ฌ ๐—•๐—œ๐—ข-๐— ๐—˜๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—š๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆโ€ by Angel Sneha John and Kalaichelvan Gurumurthy.

This new study showcases a sustainable way to mine metals from Waste Printed Circuit Boards (WPCB) using bioleaching with Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans!

Researchers explored how factors like particle size, temperature and FeSOโ‚„ concentration affect copper recovery, optimizing the process for maximum efficiency.

The result? ๐Ÿ‘‰ Up to 86.9% copper recovery with just the right combo of conditions!

This study demonstrates that microbial bioleaching, combined with precise process optimization, offers a viable and environmentally sustainable approach to metal recovery from electronic waste. ๐ŸŒ

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ (DOI https://digital.detritusjournal.com/articles/optimization-of-copper-recovery-from-weee-by-bio-metallurgical-process/5644 #:~:text=10.31025/2611%2D4135/2025.19463)

โ€œ๐—•๐—œ๐—ข๐——๐—˜๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—— ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฌ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—จ๐——๐—ข๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—š๐—œ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ž๐Ÿฑโ€ by Arun Dhanasekaran, Kritika Tiwari, Arpi...
19/05/2025

โ€œ๐—•๐—œ๐—ข๐——๐—˜๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—— ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฌ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—จ๐——๐—ข๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—š๐—œ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ž๐Ÿฑโ€ by Arun Dhanasekaran, Kritika Tiwari, Arpita Bhange, Shankha Shubhra Ghosh and Krishnan Kannabiran.

This new study highlights the potential of ๐˜—๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ข (sp. VITARK5) in biodegrading expanded polystyrene, one of the most pervasive environmental pollutants.

The findings show that this microbe, isolated from plastic-contaminated sites, can degrade EPS efficiently, reducing its weight by 14.53% and producing bio-based chemicals with industrial value, such as valerenol and dodecane. The process also involves the production of glycolipids and biofilm formation, enhancing the biodegradation process.

This research underscores the importance of microbial solutions in achieving circular bio-economy and offers a promising approach to combat plastic waste while creating valuable by-products for industry!

๐—™๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ (DOI https://digital.detritusjournal.com/articles/biodegradation-of-expanded-polystyrene-using-pseudomonas-aeruginosa-vitark5/5656 #:~:text=10.31025/2611%2D4135/2025.19475)

โ€œ๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ก ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—  ๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—ฉ๐—” ๐—ก๐—˜๐— ๐—”๐—ง๐—ข๐—œ๐——๐—˜๐—” ๐—”๐—ฆ ๐—” ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—™๐—”๐—–๐—˜ ๐— ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—ข๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—– ๐—ก๐—”๐—ก๐—ข๐—š๐—˜๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฆโ€ by Fernando G. Torres a...
13/05/2025

โ€œ๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ก ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—  ๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—ฉ๐—” ๐—ก๐—˜๐— ๐—”๐—ง๐—ข๐—œ๐——๐—˜๐—” ๐—”๐—ฆ ๐—” ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—™๐—”๐—–๐—˜ ๐— ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—•๐—ข๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—– ๐—ก๐—”๐—ก๐—ข๐—š๐—˜๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฆโ€ by Fernando G. Torres and Adrian Urtecho.

This study investigates the potential of ๐‘ˆ๐‘™๐‘ฃ๐‘Ž ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ž, as a source of ulvan, a biopolymer with promising applications in renewable energy. Despite the widespread use of alginates and carrageenans from brown and red algae, green algae remain largely underutilized in industrial contexts.

Researchers successfully extracted ulvan via an alkaline method and fabricated triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) using Ulvan-Kaptonยฎ and Ulvan-PTFE triboelectric pairs. The devices demonstrated strong energy-harvesting performance, with the Ulvan-PTFE TENG reaching 43.6 V and 5.6 ยตA, comparable to commercial biopolymer-based TENGs.

This study reveals the untapped potential of green algae as a bio-based resource for sustainable energy, supporting the development of eco-friendly nanogenerators and marine biomass applications in green technology.

To find out more, read the ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ (DOI https://digital.detritusjournal.com/articles/ulvan-from-ulva-nematoidea-as-a-novel-active-surface-material-for-triboelectric-nanogenerators/5652 #:~:text=10.31025/2611%2D4135/2025.19471)

โ€œ๐—™๐—ข๐—ข๐—— ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜๐—— ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—”๐— ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—–๐—”: ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ž๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช๐—ก, ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž๐—˜๐—— ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜๐——โ€ by Sagarika Srivastav...
07/05/2025

โ€œ๐—™๐—ข๐—ข๐—— ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜๐—— ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—”๐— ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—–๐—”: ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ž๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช๐—ก, ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž๐—˜๐—— ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜๐——โ€ by Sagarika Srivastava, David Tonjes.

The U.S. wastes a staggering 1,250 calories per person per day, that's about 140 kg per person per year of food! The later food is wasted in the supply chain, the bigger the environmental impact.

This new study dives deep into U.S. food waste through a 2-part approach:

๐Ÿ”ธ A bibliometric review of 218 studies

๐Ÿ”ธ A policy analysis using the Criteria Analysis Matrix

The top 3 solutions explored are: Secondary Retail Food Stores, Enhanced Tax Credits and A Non-Governmental Task Force.

The winner? A multi-stakeholder Task Force to raise awareness and share solutions across the board โ€” especially with consumers.

It's time to rethink how we grow, sell, and value food. ๐ŸŒฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ (DOI https://digital.detritusjournal.com/articles/food-waste-crisis-in-the-united-states-of-america-the-known-the-overlooked-and-the-undisclosed/5649 #:~:text=10.31025/2611%2D4135/2025.19468)

โ€œ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—š๐—ฌ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—”๐——๐——๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—” ๐—–๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—–๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฅ ๐—˜๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ข๐— ๐—ฌโ€ by Marc A. Rosen.Want to make the circular economy more efficient and susta...
24/02/2025

โ€œ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—š๐—ฌ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—”๐——๐——๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—” ๐—–๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—–๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฅ ๐—˜๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ข๐— ๐—ฌโ€ by Marc A. Rosen.

Want to make the circular economy more efficient and sustainable? Exergy might be the key! This study explores how exergyโ€”a powerful tool for measuring energy qualityโ€”can help assess and improve energy systems, cut waste and boost sustainability. โšก
By using exergy, we can gain deeper insights into energy efficiency, environmental benefits and the true impact of sustainable energy solutions.

It's time to rethink how we measure and optimize our energy use! ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿต (DOI https://lnkd.in/d7uBUNkm)

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โ€œ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—ง๐—ฆ, ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—œ๐— ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜-๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—— ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—–๐—›: ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ โ€œ๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—š๐—˜โ€ ๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—ฌโ€ by Ian D. Williams, Tob...
20/02/2025

โ€œ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—ง๐—ฆ, ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—œ๐— ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜-๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—— ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—–๐—›: ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ โ€œ๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—š๐—˜โ€ ๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—ฌโ€ by Ian D. Williams, Toby J. Roberts, Lina Maria Zapata-Restrepo, Maria Neophytou, Angelos Ktoris, Androniki Maragkidou and Jukka-Pekka Jalkanen.

The worldโ€™s sustainability challenges demand effective communication of research findings across disciplines, especially in fields like waste management. But are we doing enough to engage everyoneโ€”not just scientists?

๐Ÿ”Ž A new study using the EMERGE project as a case study reveals:

- Success in connecting with scientific audiences.

- A need for better strategies to reach the general public.

๐Ÿ’ก Key takeaways:

- Social media holds untapped potential for research dissemination.

- Collaborating with social media professionals and influencers could bridge the gap.

- Exploring diverse platforms and approaches can amplify impact.

Itโ€™s time for researchers to rethink how we share knowledgeโ€”because solving global problems starts with spreading the word!

๐—™๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿต (DOI https://digital.detritusjournal.com/articles/communicating-outputs-outcomes-and-impacts-of-waste-related-research-the-emerge-case-study/5632 #:~:text=10.31025/2611%2D4135/2024.19439)

โ€œ๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง: ๐— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—— ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—š๐—ฌ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—–๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—™๐—จ๐—˜๐—Ÿ ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—š๐—˜๐—ฅ๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—ฌโ€ by Erica Guer...
12/02/2025

โ€œ๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง: ๐— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—— ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—š๐—ฌ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—–๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—™๐—จ๐—˜๐—Ÿ ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—š๐—˜๐—ฅ๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—ฌโ€ by Erica Guerreiro, Hubert Baier, Kai Mรผnnich and Andrรฉ Felipe Simรตes.

This new case study highlights Germanyโ€™s innovative approach to municipal solid waste, transforming it into alternative fuels like SRF and RDF. ๐Ÿš›โšก

The key takeaways are:

โœ… High-grade SRF: Lighter waste fractions (

โ˜€๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—จ ๐Ÿ”‹The European Union's reliance on Critical Raw Materials is a growing c...
07/02/2025

โ˜€๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—จ ๐Ÿ”‹

The European Union's reliance on Critical Raw Materials is a growing concern, especially for sectors like photovoltaic energy production, which depends on scarce materials like silicon metal.

This new study dives into the challenges and opportunities:

โœ… The impact of the 2023 Critical Raw Materials Act in addressing supply risks.

โœ… Silicon metal's role in PV manufacturing, industrial applications, and its volatile pricing trends.

โœ… The urgent need for increased recycling and reducing dependency on imports to meet 2030 targets.

With a concentrated supply chain and growing demand, silicon metal is at the center of the EUโ€™s push for sustainable energy and industrial independence.

Can the EU rise to the challenge and secure a greener future? ๐ŸŒฑ

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿต (DOI https://digital.detritusjournal.com/articles/assessing-the-business-potential-price-volatility-and-supply-chain-challenges-of-silicon-metal-in-th/5636 #:~:text=10.31025/2611%2D4135/2024.19443) and let us know what you think!

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Detritus Journal

Detritus is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal which publishes papers on waste resources, residue management and engineering. The journal is aimed at extending the โ€œwasteโ€ concept by opening up the field to other waste-related disciplines (earth science, applied microbiology, environmental science, architecture, art, law, forensic engineering, etc.) welcoming strategic, review and opinion papers.

Detritus is a double open journal: free access for readers and free submission for authors in order to promote the transfer of scientific knowledge with no economical constraints.

Accepted papers will be immediately processed and made available on line with a DOI number. The journal is currently indexed on Google Scholar. Web of Science will shortly assign an ESCI (Emerging Sources Citation Index). DOAJ and Scopus are reviewing the indexing application.