HOKKAIDO – A disposal unit that utilises micro-organisms to decompose animal carcasses is being used in a town in Hokkaido, northern Japan, to lighten the burden on hunters responding to a surge in ...

White rot fungi produce oxidative and reductive enzymes, which are very important to the ecology of tropical forests and act on the degradation of all types of ligninolytic and cellulosic wastes.

Abstract: Infrared spectroscopy can provide useful information of the biomass composition and has been extensively used in several domains such as biology, food science, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, ...

Vegetable oils and their derivatives, like biodiesel, are used extensively throughout the world, thus posing an environmental risk when disposed. Toxicity testing using test organisms shows how these ...

ABSTRACT: Traditional reconstituted tobacco production is often limited by a monotonous flavor profile and insufficient utilization of natural components. Biotechnology, known for its green, efficient ...

Pollution affects human health and the environment in many ways. Air, water, and land pollution continue to damage ecosystems, with conventional materials—especially plastics—being a primary ...

Learn how wastewater systems remove total nitrogen and total phosphorus from wastewater streams to create clean water that can be discharged safely into the environment. According to the U.S.

1 IMT Nord Europe, Centre for Materials and Processes, Institut Mines-Télécom, Univ. Lille, Lille, France 2 ULR 4515 – LGCgE, Laboratoire de Génie Civil et Géo-Environnement, Institut Mines-Télécom, ...

Carbios, a French green chemistry company specializing in technologies enabling the recovery of plastic waste and the production of bio-polymers, has announced a significant step forward in the ...

Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang ...

The term "biodegradable plastics" refers to plastics that can be broken down by microorganisms naturally present in the environment, such as bacteria, fungi, or algae. These plastics offer a ...