Advances and challenges in humic acid production technologies from natural carbonaceous material wastes

E Sarlaki, MH Kianmehr, N Marzban… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Humic acids (HAs) play a crucial role in enhancing agro-environmental sustainability by
acting as synergistic intermediaries between soil, water, fertilizers, microbiomes, and plant …

Developing an evaluation framework for circular agriculture: a pathway to sustainable farming

S Rodino, R Pop, C Sterie, A Giuca, E Dumitru - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
This article examines how circularity can be measured and evaluated in the agricultural
sector. Circularity represents a key approach for promoting sustainability in agriculture and …

Distribution, sources and main controlling factors of nitrate in a typical intensive agricultural region, northwestern China: vertical profile perspectives

D Wang, P Li, N Yang, C Yang, Y Zhou, J Li - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Nitrate (NO 3−) pollution of groundwater is a global concern in agricultural areas.
To gain a comprehensive understanding of the sources and destiny of nitrate in soil and …

Effects of dumpsite leachate plumes on surface and groundwater and the possible public health risks

JO Alao, A Fahad, HG Abdo, DA Ayejoto… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Groundwater is a sacred natural resource and its security is not negotiable. However, the
high level of environmental indiscipline and the shambled state of waste management in …

Effect of exogenous application of biogenic silicon sources on growth, yield, and ionic homeostasis of maize (Zea mays L.) crops cultivated in alkaline soil

AA Al-Huqail, A Rizwan, M Zia-ur-Rehman… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Salinity has emerged as a major threat to food security and safety around the globe. The
crop production on agricultural lands is squeezing due to aridity, climate change and low …

Enhancing industrial swine slaughterhouse wastewater treatment: optimization of electrocoagulation technique and operating mode

MA Sandoval, O Coreño, V García… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, industrial swine slaughterhouse effluents were treated by an electrocoagulation
process (EC) with aluminum and iron electrodes. Batch and semicontinuous operation were …

Including farmers' welfare in a government-led sector transition: The case of Sikkim's shift to organic agriculture

A Bhatt, J John - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Going organic is a sustainable alternative to eliminate the adverse health and environmental
impacts associated with conventional, chemical-based farming methods. Further …

Recycling food waste to agriculture through hydrothermal carbonization sustains food-energy-water nexus

H Xu, T Chen, Y Shan, K Chen, N Ling, L Ren… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recycling underutilized resources from food waste (FW) to agriculture through hydrothermal
carbonization (HTC) has been proposed to promote a circular economy (CE) in food-energy …

Effect of a native bacterial consortium on growth, yield, and grain quality of durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. subsp. durum) under different nitrogen rates in the …

AL Ibarra-Villarreal, MF Villarreal-Delgado… - Plant Signaling & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A field experiment was carried out to quantify the effect of a native bacterial
inoculant on the growth, yield, and quality of the wheat crop, under different nitrogen (N) …

Lime-assisted hydrothermal humification and carbonization of sugar beet pulp: Unveiling the yield, quality, and phytotoxicity of products

M Ghaslani, R Rezaee, O Aboubakri… - Biofuel Research …, 2024 - biofueljournal.com
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) solid and liquid products may inhibit seed germination,
necessitating post-treatment. The hydrothermal humification (HTH) method addresses this …