Environmental impact of direct lithium extraction from brines

ML Vera, WR Torres, CI Galli, A Chagnes… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Evaporitic technology for lithium mining from brines has been questioned for its intensive
water use, protracted duration and exclusive application to continental brines. In this …

Principles, drivers and opportunities of a circular bioeconomy

A Muscat, EM de Olde, R Ripoll-Bosch… - Nature Food, 2021 - nature.com
A circular, bio-based economy could provide the pathway to a sustainable future. Here we
present five ecological principles to guide biomass use towards a circular bioeconomy …

[HTML][HTML] Principles for a sustainable circular economy

APM Velenturf, P Purnell - Sustainable production and consumption, 2021 - Elsevier
The pressure that the human species exerts on the natural environment through the
extraction of materials and generation of wastes is widely recognised. Circular economy has …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating the green economy, circular economy and bioeconomy in a strategic sustainability framework

D D'amato, J Korhonen - Ecological Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
The green economy, circular economy and bioeconomy are popular narratives in macro-
level sustainability discussions in policy, scientific research and business. These three …

[HTML][HTML] Circular Economy strategies for concrete: implementation and integration

ATM Marsh, APM Velenturf, SA Bernal - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Concrete is the world's most widely-used anthropogenic material, and Circular Economy
strategies will be key to addressing the myriad challenges that face its use today and into the …

The potential of selected agri-food loss and waste to contribute to a circular economy: Applications in the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries

LLDR Osorio, E Flórez-López, CD Grande-Tovar - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The food sector includes several large industries such as canned food, pasta, flour, frozen
products, and beverages. Those industries transform agricultural raw materials into added …

[HTML][HTML] Does circular economy mitigate the extraction of natural resources? Empirical evidence based on analysis of 28 European economies over the past decade

M Bianchi, M Cordella - Ecological Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
Moving towards a circular economy (CE) has become one of the main strategic initiatives on
a global scale in the search for sustainable economic systems. However, the conceptual …

Critical success and risk factors for circular business models valorising agricultural waste and by-products

M Donner, A Verniquet, J Broeze, K Kayser… - Resources …, 2021 - Elsevier
For a transition from a linear,'take-make-dispose'economy to a sustainable usage of all
constituents of renewable resources in cascading and circular pathways, new business …

A new circular business model typology for creating value from agro-waste

M Donner, R Gohier, H de Vries - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Shifting from a linear to a circular economy in the agrifood domain requires innovative
business models, including reverse logistics, new visions on customer-supplier …

A systems thinking approach to understanding the challenges of achieving the circular economy

E Iacovidou, JN Hahladakis, P Purnell - Environmental Science and …, 2021 - Springer
Circular economy (CE) is extensively discussed around the globe. Presently, discussions
are mostly concerned with the importance of achieving CE and the benefits associated …