{"title":"Evaluation of microplastics in groundwater within surrounding areas of Sajaa landfill site, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates","authors":"Bushra Tatan, Md Maruf Mortula, Tarig Ali","doi":"10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102114","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102114","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Plastic production is rising globally, leading to increased microplastics in the environment, especially in the surrounding areas of landfill sites. This study investigated microplastics contamination in groundwater of Sajaa landfill site, Sharjah, UAE. The study monitored 30 groundwater boreholes, with 15 from Rahmaniya, 7 from Bedee, and 8 from Falah regions. Standard procedures were used for microplastic detection, with microscopy having a detection limit of 25 μm and ATR-FTIR analysis limited to particles ≥300 μm. Microplastics were identified in the water of 11 boreholes in Rahmaniya, with concentrations ranging from 12 to 235 n/L. In the Falah area, contamination was observed in two boreholes, with concentrations of 56 and 41 n/L, while no contamination was found in the Bedee area. Based on the characterization conducted using ATR-FTIR identified the presence of polyethylene terephthalate, polyamide, and polyvinyl chloride microplastics. Landfill site may have potential influence on the microplastic contamination of groundwater.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8947,"journal":{"name":"Bioresource Technology Reports","volume":"30 ","pages":"Article 102114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143838311","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":"Modified Sugarcane leaf biochar for remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from wastewater: Activation, optimization, mechanism","authors":"Shivangi Pathak , K.K. Pant , Priyanka Kaushal","doi":"10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102113","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102113","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Adsorbents from biomass, particularly biochar, have shown great efficacy in treating wastewater because of their easy synthesis and favorable surface properties. Economic considerations are crucial for biochar to be a sustainable biosorbent in the long run. Sugarcane, a globally abundant crop, provides valuable post-harvest waste that can be converted into high-quality biochar. This study explores producing activated biochar from sugarcane leaves using CO<sub>2</sub> to remove polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from wastewater. Naphthalene (NAP) and Phenanthrene (PHE) were used as model PAHs for the study. Using response surface methodology, synthesis conditions were optimized, achieving an activated biochar with a surface area of 382.04 m<sup>2</sup>/g and a yield of 19.57 %. PAHs batch adsorption experiments were conducted, and depending on the process parameters, a removal efficiency of 88 – 90 % was achieved. Cost analysis showed that producing 1 kg of sugarcane leaf-activated biochar costs $1.37, with a removal cost of $0.030 to $0.035 per gram of PAHs. These findings indicate the potential of activated biochar from sugarcane leaves as an effective, cost-efficient adsorbent for PAH remediation in wastewater.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8947,"journal":{"name":"Bioresource Technology Reports","volume":"30 ","pages":"Article 102113"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143847448","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":"Tannery waste management and cleaner production of leather in beam house and tanning section: A review","authors":"Mithilesh Kumar Rai , Manikant Kumar , Reeta Rani Singhania , Balendu Shekher Giri","doi":"10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102116","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102116","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Leather has long been essential for crafting everyday items such as footwear, jackets, belts, hats, and other accessories. However, the tannery industry generates complex effluents characterized by elevated levels of organic and inorganic pollutants, including chromium, sulfides, nitrogenous compounds, and suspended as well as dissolved solids. When tannery effluent is improperly disposed of, it contaminates water and sewage, releases heavy metals into the environment, and has a negative effect on human health by way of the food chain. Tannery effluents and solid waste pose significant environmental challenges. This review explores biological, chemical, and integrated wastewater treatments, sustainable solid waste management strategies, and innovative reuse approaches, emphasizing eco-friendly solutions like adsorption, composting, and elastin extraction for sustainable leather processing and waste reduction. With a focus on ways to lessen the dangers to the environment and human health connected with tannery operations, the study also examines cleaner production methods and technology solutions targeted at lowering the pollutant load during the leather manufacturing process. In beam house operation such as protease-based hair removal, and enzymatic process in liming operation decreases the chemical oxygen demand, total solids and sulphide content in tannery effluent in compression to conventional liming and unhairing methods.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8947,"journal":{"name":"Bioresource Technology Reports","volume":"30 ","pages":"Article 102116"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143838309","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}
Hamzah Fansuri , Mahrus Ali , Askur Rahman , Sugili Putra , Fifi Nurfiana , Waringin Margi Yusmaman
{"title":"Effect of γ-irradiation pretreatment on cellulose degradation of corn stover and its implication for bioethanol production","authors":"Hamzah Fansuri , Mahrus Ali , Askur Rahman , Sugili Putra , Fifi Nurfiana , Waringin Margi Yusmaman","doi":"10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102115","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102115","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The increasing global demand for renewable energy has driven research into sustainable bioethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass. This study evaluates the effect of γ-irradiation doses (0, 250, 500, 750, and 1000 kGy) on cellulose degradation in corn stover (stalk, husk, and cob), combined with 2 % NaOH pretreatment to enhance cellulose accessibility. Maximum glucose concentrations of 204.38 mM (stalk), 287.68 mM (husk), and 309.65 mM (cob) were achieved at 1000 kGy, showing increases of 45.6 %, 22.3 %, and 22.4 %, respectively, compared to non-irradiated controls. Notably, γ-irradiation at 250 kGy resulted in a statistically significant 8 % increase in glucose content in corn cob. In contrast, higher doses were required to achieve significant enhancements in other biomass, with 500 kGy yielding a 36 % increase in corn stalk and an 18 % increase in corn husk. Surface morphological analysis revealed structural disruption in irradiated samples, facilitating enzymatic hydrolysis. These findings highlight γ-irradiation as an effective alternative to conventional pretreatments, with the potential for enhancing bioethanol production efficiency.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8947,"journal":{"name":"Bioresource Technology Reports","volume":"30 ","pages":"Article 102115"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143817035","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}
Chandrashekhar Parab , Aakrut V. Patel , Kunwar D. Yadav , Vimalkumar Prajapati
{"title":"Evaluating constructed wetlands with water hyacinth for greywater treatment: Media comparison and ANN-based predictive modelling","authors":"Chandrashekhar Parab , Aakrut V. Patel , Kunwar D. Yadav , Vimalkumar Prajapati","doi":"10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102112","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102112","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Water demand is rising with population growth, making greywater reuse vital for sustainability. Constructed wetlands (CWs) utilize natural processes to treat greywater, but the role of water hyacinths and media in enhancing treatment efficiency remains unclear. This study assessed two CWs with water hyacinth: one with gravel media (WM) and one without (WOM). Over 90 days, the CW-WM showed significant removal efficiencies: 91.59 % for turbidity, 55.74 % for COD, 79.96 % for BOD, 75.97 % for phosphate, and 30.67 % for ammonia over CW-WOM. An artificial neural network (ANN) was employed to predict BOD and COD using input parameters like pH, EC, turbidity, TS, and TDS. The BOD model achieved an R-value of 0.8635 and MSE of 0.0182, while the COD model reached an R-value of 0.9041 and MSE of 0.0058. When tested on unknown data, the BOD model performed well (<em>R</em> = 0.9244), but the COD model's lower generalization (<em>R</em> = 0.7149) suggests room for improvement.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8947,"journal":{"name":"Bioresource Technology Reports","volume":"30 ","pages":"Article 102112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143800507","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":"Thermal conversion of cellulose fiber under slow pyrolysis: Kinetics, thermodynamics and related chemical species","authors":"Mohamed Ouerhani , Jean-François Largeau","doi":"10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102110","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102110","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study discusses the thermal conversion of cellulose fiber and the governing kinetic, chemical and thermodynamic phenomena. Activation energy (<span><math><msub><mi>E</mi><mi>a</mi></msub></math></span>) and pre-exponential factor (<em>A</em>) were evaluated for the range of temperature [20–600 °C] under three low heating rates 1.5, 2.5 and 5 °C min<sup>−1</sup> using different model-free and model-fitting methods and are around 205 kJ mol<sup>−1</sup> and 2.4 × 10<sup>+20</sup> s<sup>−1</sup>, respectively. Coats-Redfern method was used to identify the thermal degradation reaction mechanism. Biobased carbonized fiber yield increases with lower heating rate and goes from 15.5 % for 5 °C min<sup>−1</sup> to 19 % for 1.5 °C min<sup>−1</sup> through a spontaneous endothermic process. The evolution of prominent volatiles and light gases was evaluated by mass spectrometry and gas chromatography combined with Fourier Transform InfraRed spectroscopy. This study may be useful for future research into bio-based carbonized fibers, and their applicability on an industrial scale with considering all related parameters.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8947,"journal":{"name":"Bioresource Technology Reports","volume":"30 ","pages":"Article 102110"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143808335","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}
Izabela Gouveia Nascimento , Erica Souto Abreu de Lima , Clenya Carla Leandro de Oliveira , Nelson Moura Brasil do Amaral Sobrinho , Farley Alexandre da Fonseca Breda , David Vilas Boas de Campos , Érika Flávia Machado Pinheiro
{"title":"Adsorption of cadmium by brewery waste","authors":"Izabela Gouveia Nascimento , Erica Souto Abreu de Lima , Clenya Carla Leandro de Oliveira , Nelson Moura Brasil do Amaral Sobrinho , Farley Alexandre da Fonseca Breda , David Vilas Boas de Campos , Érika Flávia Machado Pinheiro","doi":"10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102108","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102108","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite the socioeconomic importance of the Brazilian agroindustrial sector, the beer industry generates residues, which, without treatment is seen as a source of contamination. One way to reuse would be as biosorbents. The goal is to evaluate the potential use of brewery wastes (RDE-residual diatomaceous earth and MB-malt bagasse) in the adsorption of Cd(II). Wastes were chemically and morphologically characterized. Adsorption experiments were carried out through the Batch Method. The potential use of the wastes was evaluated by selecting isothermal models that best described Cd(II) adsorption. The results show that the Linear and the Langmuir-partition models best described the Cd(II) adsorption process for both brewery wastes. The parameter Kd obtained by the models indicated a higher affinity of Cd(II) for MB. RDE adsorbed over 80% of Cd(II) in a specific form and MB over 60%. RDE and MB proved to be promising sorbents for Cd(II) biosorption process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8947,"journal":{"name":"Bioresource Technology Reports","volume":"30 ","pages":"Article 102108"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143785896","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":"Thermo-kinetic and techno-economic analysis of biochar conversion of pine needles for clean fuel production in the Himalayan region of India","authors":"Ujjiban Kakati, Imlisongla Aier, Abhijeet Anand, Priyanka Kaushal","doi":"10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102104","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102104","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Forest fires due to fallen pine needles (PN) have become a menace in Indian Himalayan region. The authors studied thermal decomposition behaviour of PN through thermogravimetric analysis and kinetic study using four heating rates– 5, 10, 15 and 20 °C/min for pyrolysis parameter optimization. Comparative analysis of physiochemical characteristics showed that biochar produced from PN at 600 °C with 10 °C/min heating rate is the most suitable for cofiring with coal. It was estimated that about 2.4 MT biochar worth 6.6 TWh of electricity could be produced from fallen PN in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, North-East India, Jammu & Kashmir. After accounting for energy consumption in biochar conversion, surplus biochar has 4.7 MT coal equivalence worth 6.4 TWh electricity generation potential, which could reduce 5.8 MTCO<sub>2</sub>e fossil-based emissions. Economic analysis indicated that biochar production cost at 0.21 USD/kg with a payback time of 3.9 years for pyrolysis setup is economically viable.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8947,"journal":{"name":"Bioresource Technology Reports","volume":"30 ","pages":"Article 102104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143747657","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}
Zhuo Xie , Xiaoyu Zhao , Yuanyuan Jia , Yicong Li , Baibing Li , Zhenya Zhang , Zhongfang Lei , Tian Yuan , Kazuya Shimizu
{"title":"Wastewater treatment performance of algal species isolated from algal-bacterial granular sludge","authors":"Zhuo Xie , Xiaoyu Zhao , Yuanyuan Jia , Yicong Li , Baibing Li , Zhenya Zhang , Zhongfang Lei , Tian Yuan , Kazuya Shimizu","doi":"10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102111","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102111","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The algal-bacterial granular sludge (ABGS) system is an innovative technology for wastewater treatment. To explore the wastewater treatment potential of algae in ABGS, this study isolated different algal species from ABGS and evaluated their nutrient removal, harvestability, and biochemical compositions during domestic wastewater treatment. Five algal species, including filamentous algae (<em>Leptolyngbya</em> sp. ABGS1, <em>Stigeoclonium</em> sp. ABGS2) and microalgae (<em>Chlorella</em> sp. ABGS3, <em>Scenedesmus obliquus</em> ABGS4, <em>Neochloris</em> sp. ABGS5), were identified. During wastewater treatment, microalgae exhibited superior nutrient removal efficiencies (e.g., ammonia nitrogen: 99.9 %, orthophosphate: 86.9–99.2 %), while filamentous algae demonstrated excellent harvestability (100 %) and high organic carbon removal efficiencies (55.4–57.2 %). Microalga <em>Neochloris</em> sp. ABGS5 showed outstanding harvestability (93.4 %) and nutrient removal with the highest biomass production (1572 mg/L), showing great potential for domestic wastewater treatment. The study highlights the distinct advantages of different algal species and provides theoretical guidance for improving sustainable wastewater treatment technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8947,"journal":{"name":"Bioresource Technology Reports","volume":"30 ","pages":"Article 102111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143758980","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}