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{"title":"The Use of Grape Pomace as Soil Fertilizer: A Microcosm Study on Available C and N and Consequences for Microbial Biomass, Structure, and Catabolic Responses","authors":"Sven Korz,&nbsp;Shamima Parvin,&nbsp;Humberto Aponte,&nbsp;Christian Buchmann,&nbsp;Dörte Diehl and Katherine Muñoz*,&nbsp;","doi":"10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c0027310.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00273","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00273https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00273","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Grape pomace (GP) is used as a fertilizer in viticulture due to its carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) richness. Its application follows as biologically treated (i.e., vermicompost) or as untreated (fresh), with different nutritional inputs for the soil. But constraints exist regarding the amount and mobility of nutrients as a function of the soil type and the short-term effects on the soil microbiota. In a 6 week microcosm study, we analyzed the C and N dynamics in two agricultural soils (loamy sand and silt loam) after fresh red or white GP application. Microbial responses including biomass, respiration, and ecophysiological indices were recorded at the end of the experiment. White GP increased the available C (dissolved organic carbon) in the soils compared to the control, with a greater availability in sandy loam compared to silt loam soil. Dissolved (available) N in the treated soils did not differ by GP variety or soil type, but values were lower than those in the controls, suggesting a rapid N assimilation. Red GP in the sandy loam soils accounted for the highest total phenolic content (TPC) compared to the white GP. Independently of the GP variety or treatment, values reached control levels after 6 weeks. In the GP treated soils, microbial C/N ratios were narrower compared to the controls. The ergosterol to microbial carbon ratio indicated a higher fungal fraction in the GP treated soils; in particular, in the sandy loam soil, that fits with the availability of nutrients in the respective soils. The GP treatment increased the ratios MBC:TC (microbial C:total C) and MBN:TN (microbial N:total N), independently of the GP variety but with larger ratios in the silt loam soil, indicative of nutrient immobilization. <i>q</i>_CO₂ metabolic quotients were, in general, higher in the GP treated soils compared to the controls, with the highest values in sandy loam and red GP. The highest substrate utilization (respiration) rate was observed in the silty sandy soil, attributed mainly to the microbial biomass fraction compared to the sandy loam soil. But the functional diversity was not affected by the soil or by the GP treatment. We observed significant correlations between single chemical parameters and microbial indices apart from <i>q</i>_CO₂, suggesting that the response of the microbiome is multifactorial but driven mainly by the composition of the GP and by the availability of nutrients which in turn depends on the soil properties. This study enables a broader understanding on the consequences of the application of fresh GP varieties in soils with different properties, which is necessary for calculations of optimal nutritional inputs.</p>","PeriodicalId":100015,"journal":{"name":"ACS Sustainable Resource Management","volume":"1 11","pages":"2428–2438 2428–2438"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142736002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing of Biowaste Whey Protein as Films for Biodegradable Electronics and Packaging Applications","authors":"Carmen R Tubio*,&nbsp;Ander Garcia,&nbsp;Xabier Valle,&nbsp;Miriam Pinto,&nbsp;Susana Virgel,&nbsp;Josu Martinez-Perdiguero,&nbsp;Joana Moreira and Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez,&nbsp;","doi":"10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c0034710.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00347https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00347","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Conversion and utilization of biowaste from the agriculture sector into useful value-added products have been of increasing interest in recent years. Special emphasis has been placed on the use of biowaste whey protein (WP) in packaging applications. In this study, WP from cheese production waste was investigated as potential material for developing films in combination with a synthetic water-soluble biopolymer poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) at WP contents ranging from 25 to 50 wt %. Morphology, structure, surface contact angle, and mechanical characteristics were evaluated to assess the relationship between blend composition and materials properties. WP content plays a significant role in determining the morphology of the films, with a high WP content leading to a less compact film. It leads to strong variations in the mechanical properties. The results of the electrical properties demonstrated that the electrical conductivity increases from 1.77 × 10^–11 S/cm for neat PVA to 2.06 × 10^–10 S/cm for the sample with 50 wt % WP, which is accompanied by variations in dielectric constant from 19.5 to 38 at 1 Hz, respectively. In addition, the presence of WP results in a low antibacterial activity, with the maximum bacterial growth inhibition for <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (22.2%) and <i>Escherichia coli</i> (11.5%) being obtained for PVA neat films. Finally, the degradation test revealed that after 146 days PVA neat reached 100% degradation in soil, while the sample with 50 wt % WP was only 47% degraded. Overall, the findings of this study contribute to advance toward the development of polymer blends from biowaste with tailorable characteristics for biodegradable electronic and packaging applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":100015,"journal":{"name":"ACS Sustainable Resource Management","volume":"1 11","pages":"2492–2501 2492–2501"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142736029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Synthesis of Re-Processable Polyurea Thermosets from CO2-Based Oligourea and Formaldehyde","authors":"Wenhan Huang,&nbsp;Hui Li,&nbsp;Fengyu Zhao* and Haiyang Cheng*,&nbsp;","doi":"10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c0037010.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00370https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00370","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The synthesis of functional polymer materials from CO₂, an abundant and cheap feedstock, is of great significance from the viewpoint of green and sustainable development. Using CO₂ as monomer to produce functional polymeric materials can reduce not only fossil consumption but also CO₂ emissions. Herein, we designed a re-processable polyurea thermoset from formaldehyde and CO₂-based oligourea, which is an amino-terminated oligomer derived from CO₂ and 4,7,10-trioxa-1,13-tridecanediamine. The CO₂-based oligourea reacted with formaldehyde to form polyurea hemiaminal networks (PHNs) with a hemiaminal structure and reversible hydrogen bonds. PHNs are of good mechanical properties due to their intermolecular hydrogen bonds and cross-linked structure. Moreover, the reversible non-covalent hydrogen bonds and hemiaminal structure in the chains enabled PHNs to be re-processable. The synthesized polyurea thermoset can be hot-molded, the tensile strength is about 20 MPa, and the elongation at break is about 20% of the original sample. In addition, the tensile strength and toughness can be nearly recovered after hot-reprocessed for 6 cycles. This is the first report of the re-processable thermosetting polyurea from CO₂ designed by hydrogen bonds and hemiaminal cross-linking structure.</p>","PeriodicalId":100015,"journal":{"name":"ACS Sustainable Resource Management","volume":"1 11","pages":"2502–2510 2502–2510"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142736079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Valorization of Pineapple Waste for Extraction and Purification of Bromelain Enzyme","authors":"Varunraj Gharge,&nbsp;Sahil Ghutake and Hitesh Pawar*,&nbsp;","doi":"10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c0028310.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00283https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00283","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Bromelain is a potential proteolytic enzyme present in various parts of pineapple, having industrial importance with a wide range of applications. Present study focused on extraction, isolation, and purification of bromelain from pineapple peels waste as a feedstock. The proximate analysis of pineapple peel waste depicts the presence of about 7% protein in pineapple peel waste. Thus, several commercially available buffers were explored for the extraction of bromelain from pineapple peel. Of the tested buffers, sodium phosphate buffer showed the highest bromelain activity (0.75 CDU/mL) and protein concentration (0.160 mg/mL). The process intensification study is conducted to achieve maximum bromelain activity and maximum protein concentration. The optimized process provided maximum bromelain activity as 1.24 CDU/mL and maximum protein concentration of 0.130 mg/mL. The combination of ultrafiltration and adsorptive chromatographic purification was used to concentrate bromelain and to remove color components, respectively. It provides an increase in bromelain activity by 2.24-fold and protein concentration by 1.37 folds. Thus, the present study provides an efficient strategy for valorization of pineapple peel waste through extraction and purification of bromelain as a potential product.</p>","PeriodicalId":100015,"journal":{"name":"ACS Sustainable Resource Management","volume":"1 11","pages":"2439–2451 2439–2451"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142736456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Harnessing Urban Infrastructure to Monitor Antimicrobial Resistance","authors":"Anqi Sun,&nbsp;Changyi Lu,&nbsp;Qian Xiang and Qing-Lin Chen*,&nbsp;","doi":"10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c0036910.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00369https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00369","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100015,"journal":{"name":"ACS Sustainable Resource Management","volume":"1 11","pages":"2330–2333 2330–2333"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142736027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Subcritical Water Extraction of Allelochemical Compounds from Mucuna Beans","authors":"Djéssica T. Raspe,&nbsp;Oscar O. Santos Jr.,&nbsp;Camila da Silva* and Lúcio Cardozo-Filho,&nbsp;","doi":"10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c0026210.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00262","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00262https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00262","url":null,"abstract":"<p >This work aims to obtain allelochemical compounds from mucuna beans by applying subcritical water extraction (SWE). The influence of the water flow rate (solvent to beans ratio), temperature, and static time applied during extraction was evaluated in the removal of compounds of interest, with pressure fixed at 10 MPa. The application of water flow of 1 mL min^–1 (22.5 mL g^–1) provided greater removal of L-Dopa and total phenolic compounds (TPC). The temperature (120 °C) increased the extraction of L-Dopa, TPC, and total flavonoids (TF), providing greater antioxidant activity (AA). Furthermore, 20 min of static time preceding dynamic extraction promoted a percentage increase of ∼41.2% and ∼61.5% in the extraction of L-Dopa and TPC, respectively. In the profiled compounds, phenolic acids, flavonoids, and anthocyanins were the phytochemicals identified. The extract obtained under ideal conditions allowed a mass yield of ∼58.1 wt %, with active potential evaluated by levels of L-Dopa, TPC, and TF, as well as AA, validating the high antioxidant activity and suggesting allelopathic potential of the extract.</p><p >This study explores the obtaining of phytochemical compounds such as phenolic, flavonoids, and L-Dopa, which promote antioxidant activity with bioherbicidal potential from mucuna beans, through an extractive process using water under subcritical conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":100015,"journal":{"name":"ACS Sustainable Resource Management","volume":"1 11","pages":"2404–2412 2404–2412"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00262","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142736117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Efficient Separation of Tritiated Water from Light Water Based on Membrane Distillation by Gas–Liquid Exchange","authors":"Hirokazu Miyoshi*,&nbsp; and ,&nbsp;Masahiro Fujiwara*,&nbsp;","doi":"10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c0030510.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00305https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00305","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The removal of tritiated water (HTO) from “ALPS-treated water” originating from the disabled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) is an important environmental issue. In this paper, we report a new method of separating HTO from light water (H₂O) based on membrane distillation by gas–liquid exchange. HTO-containing water loaded on a hydrophobic membrane modified with a photothermal black dye was exposed to artificial sunlight. The heat generated from the dye upon sunlight exposure vaporized the water, with the HTO-containing water vapor penetrating through the membrane. The permeated HTO-containing water vapor was mixed with H₂O added to hydrophilic filters under the membrane. Gas–liquid exchange occurred in these filters and significantly decreased the percentage of HTO in the water collected under all filters. The increases in both the filter number and H₂O content in the hydrophilic filters increased the efficiency of HTO separation. When four hydrophilic filters containing H₂O and four hydrophobic filters were set alternately, the ratio of HTO collected under these filters decreased to 12 ± 0.3%. This process was also effective for the removal of ¹³⁷Cs from ¹³⁷Cs-containing water.</p>","PeriodicalId":100015,"journal":{"name":"ACS Sustainable Resource Management","volume":"1 11","pages":"2452–2460 2452–2460"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142736128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"AI Data-Driven Based In-Depth Interpretation and Inverse Design for Hydrogen Yield from Biogas Direct Reforming","authors":"Chuan Ding,&nbsp;Yi Zhang,&nbsp;Beini Lu,&nbsp;Yijing Feng,&nbsp;Wenhan Li,&nbsp;Jianfeng Peng,&nbsp;Hanlin Huang,&nbsp;Zinuo Cheng,&nbsp;Lin Li,&nbsp;Yeqing Li*,&nbsp;Lu Feng,&nbsp;Hongjun Zhou* and Chunming Xu,&nbsp;","doi":"10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c0022710.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00227https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00227","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Exploring the intricate mechanism of factors coordinating with each other and optimizing the reaction conditions are critical to improving the performance of the hydrogen yield from biogas direct reforming (HY-B). Due to the lack of mature direct biogas hydrogen production engineering cases in China, the study data were obtained from a self-constructed HY-B unit that lasted for 42 days with a total of 298 data. In this study, an automated machine learning algorithm (AutoGluon) was used to comprehensively predict and analyze the parameters of HY-B. The study found that the optimal first-layer model is neural network (NN), and the optimal second-layer model is WeightedEnsemble. Meanwhile, based on the Shapley additive explanations (SHAP) values, it was demonstrated that the optimal parameter combination was a temperature range of 900–950 °C, pressure range of 0.15–0.3 bar, and water flow rate of around 24 g/h, which could give a distinguished conversion rate of CH₄ and hydrogen yield. In addition, the experimental verification showed that the Hydrogen-Seek strategy based on the multiobjective particle swarm optimization (MOPSO) could accurately excavate the best process parameters and optimize the combination of conditions and then result in significant improvements. The optimized data set can improve the yield from 63.45% to 67.69%, compared to the highest hydrogen yield in the previous experiment. Our results show that artificial intelligence algorithms can be successfully implemented to predict and improve HY-B performance, and hopefully provide guidance for the intelligent operation of industrial processes in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":100015,"journal":{"name":"ACS Sustainable Resource Management","volume":"1 11","pages":"2384–2393 2384–2393"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142736184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Biodegradable Active Packaging Based on an Antioxidant Extract from Brewer’s Spent Grains: Development and Potential of Application","authors":"F. J. A. Vieira,&nbsp;F. R. Ludka,&nbsp;K. M. Diniz,&nbsp;A. B. Klosowski and J. B. Olivato*,&nbsp;","doi":"10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c0027710.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00277https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00277","url":null,"abstract":"<p >New food packaging technologies are being developed as alternatives to synthetic polymers. Biodegradable active packaging from natural and sustainable sources has gained prominence by considering a circular economy and extending the food shelf life. This study aimed to develop and characterize an active biodegradable packaging based on cassava starch and poly(vinyl alcohol) with the brewer’s spent grain extract (BSGE) as a natural antioxidant. The BSGE was evaluated for its antioxidant activity using the ABTS^●+ and DPPH^● methods, and the total phenolic content (TPC) was determined, showing a high antioxidant potential, with values of IC50 of 185.95 μg/mL (ABTS^●+) and &gt;250.00 μg/mL (DPPH^●) and the TPC of 263.23 ± 10.97 mg EAG/g of extract. The increase in the concentration of the BSGE in the active film formulations resulted in an increase in their thickness and density due to higher soluble solids in the extract samples. The films did not experience negative impact on their tensile strength and elongation at break when higher concentrations of the BSGE were added; also, their microstructural characteristics were preserved, which makes them potential candidates for being applied as active food packaging. The release of the TPC from the films in water media occurs with a higher intensity in the initial stages. These results indicate that biodegradable active films with higher concentrations of the BSGE (10BSGE) have potential as sustainable and efficient packaging for food preservation, contributing to the reduction of the environmental impact and adding value to the industrial byproducts.</p><p >The use of industrial byproducts as sources of active ingredients contributes to the development of a circular economy. Biodegradable and sustainable materials are crucial in providing alternatives to plastics.</p>","PeriodicalId":100015,"journal":{"name":"ACS Sustainable Resource Management","volume":"1 11","pages":"2413–2419 2413–2419"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00277","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142736182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Customizing Biochar Formulations: Enabling Sustainable and High-Performance Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices","authors":"Pejman Salimi*,&nbsp;Willem Vercruysse,&nbsp;Mohammadhosein Safari,&nbsp;An Hardy and Dries Vandamme*,&nbsp;","doi":"10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c0035910.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00359https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00359","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100015,"journal":{"name":"ACS Sustainable Resource Management","volume":"1 11","pages":"2327–2329 2327–2329"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142736183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}