将废物转化为资源:对Elodea nuttallii生物质的利用进行全面审查
Marta Zoppi1, Elisa Falasco1, Benoît Schoefs2
1DBIOS, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; ALPSTREAM, Alpine Stream Research Center/Parco del Monviso, Ostana, Italy.
Journal of environmental management
|August 30, 2024
概括
侵入性水生植物Elodea nuttallii的生物量可以被重新利用成为有价值的资源. 研究表明生物能源,代谢物提取和化肥的潜力,将废物转化为有价值的资产.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 生物技术是生物技术.
- 废物管理 废物管理
背景情况:
- Elodea nuttallii是一种侵入性水生外来物种,影响生态系统和人类活动.
- 对E.nuttallii的管理需要付出高昂的成本,因为收获的生物质通常被视为废物.
- 人们越来越需要循环经济方法来利用水生植物生物质.
研究的目的:
- 批判性地评估Elodea nuttallii生物质的可行性和潜在应用.
- 审查现有的关于收获E.nuttallii生物质的价值化文献.
- 确定代表性不足的研究领域,并建议未来的应用.
主要方法:
- 从1965年到2023年的文章进行了全面的文献综述.
- 对重点研究E.nuttallii生物质的再利用和价值化研究的分析.
- 对生物能源,代谢物提取和施肥中的应用进行评估.
主要成果:
- 只有16篇相关文章被发现,这表明E.nuttallii生物质价值化不足.
- 生物气生产研究表明,生物气适合作为能源生产的辅助原料.
- 对代谢物提取和受精有潜力,但需要进一步研究.
结论:
- 提升Elodea nuttallii生物质的价值是一个新兴领域,具有显著的未开发潜力.
- 建议对动物料和生物吸收剂等具有成本效益的应用进行进一步研究.
- 将E.nuttallii废物转化为有价值的资源支持可持续实践和循环经济.
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