{"type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [{"id": "10.1002/bse.2725", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:14:30Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-01-15", "title": "How to innovate business models for a circular bio\u2010economy?", "description": "Abstract

Shifting from a linear to a circular bio\uffe2\uff80\uff90economy requires new business models. The objective was getting insights into the uncharted research field of business model innovation for a circular and sustainable bio\uffe2\uff80\uff90economy within the agrifood sector. Eight European cases valorising agricultural waste and by\uffe2\uff80\uff90products by closing loops or cascading were studied regarding their innovation drivers and elements, via interviews, on\uffe2\uff80\uff90site visits and secondary data. In this domain, the findings highlight that business model innovations are depending on the (i) macro\uffe2\uff80\uff90environmental institutional\uffe2\uff80\uff90legal conditions and market trends, (ii) driven by internal economic, environmental and/or social objectives, but especially strongly linked to (iii) other actors often from different sectors seeking synergies and (iv) value co\uffe2\uff80\uff90creation via combined organisational and technological innovations. Business models for a circular bio\uffe2\uff80\uff90economy thus depend on various action levels and need radical combined organisational and technological innovations for a most efficient usage of agricultural waste and by\uffe2\uff80\uff90products. This also means new business configurations instead of linear innovation strategies currently still being dominant due to economic viability.

", "keywords": ["330", "9. Industry and infrastructure", "circular economy", "bio-economy", "650", "sustainability", "7. Clean energy", "innovation", "[SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences", "12. Responsible consumption", "agricultural waste and by-products", "13. Climate action", "11. Sustainability", "business models", "[SHS] Humanities and Social Sciences", "co-creation"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/bse.2725"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2725"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Business%20Strategy%20and%20the%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1002/bse.2725", "name": "item", "description": "10.1002/bse.2725", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1002/bse.2725"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-01-12T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s12649-020-01023-3", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:15:33Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-03-26", "title": "A Multiproduct Biorefinery Approach for the Production of Hydrogen, Methane and Volatile Fatty Acids from Agricultural Waste", "description": "Abstract

A pilot scale biorefinery platform for the treatment of agro-waste and the production of hydrogen, methane and volatile fatty acids was studied in real environment. The system adopted was a two stage anaerobic process where hydrogen and volatile fatty acids were produced in the first phase (fermentation) and methane in the second one (digestion). The study demonstrated the possibility to produce a biogas composed by hydrogen and methane (10% and 55%, respectively) while recovering volatile fatty acids. The yield for acids production was equivalent to 0.13\uffc2\uffa0gVFA/gTVS (as COD) with acetate and butyrate as dominant observed species.

Graphic Abstra", "keywords": ["Horizon 2020", "Environmental Engineering", "Circular economy", "Renewable Energy", " Sustainability and the Environment", "Polyhydroxyalkanoates", "7. Clean energy", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "Biorefinery", "12. Responsible consumption", "Bio-economy", "Bioresource recovery", "Euratom", "13. Climate action", "Volatile fatty acids", "European Union (EU)", "Waste Management and Disposal", "Agricultural waste", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12649-020-01023-3.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-020-01023-3"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Waste%20and%20Biomass%20Valorization", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s12649-020-01023-3", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s12649-020-01023-3", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s12649-020-01023-3"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-03-26T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s43615-021-00011-6", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:15:36Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-03-10", "title": "Urban Living Labs, Circular Economy and Nature-Based Solutions: Ideation and Testing of a New Soil in the City of Turin Using a Multi-stakeholder Perspective", "description": "Abstract

In the attempt to foster circular economy (CE), cities are increasingly adopting urban living labs (ULLs) as sites of co-production aimed at testing alternative solutions based on the reuse of products, reduction of consumption and recycling of materials. Taking this perspective, our study adopts an exploratory research design to discover the pragmatic implications emerging from a case study. The City of Turin joined proGIreg, a European project that entails the regeneration of former industrial districts by means of nature-based solutions (NBS). Ranging from aquaponics to green roofs, seven NBS have been experimented in Turin, which rely on the use of natural systems to tackle social, economic and environmental challenges efficiently and sustainably. Among them, the most promising is related to the production and test of the \uffe2\uff80\uff98new soil\uffe2\uff80\uff99, a blend obtained by mixing earth materials coming from construction sites with compost, zeolites and mycorrhizae. The case herein presented is interesting to analyse for the multi-stakeholder management setting used, where public institutions, private companies, research institutions, citizens and associations collaborated in the co-creation and testing phase of the NBS. Consequently, the data collected through participant observation and direct interviews allow researchers to describe multi-stakeholders\uffe2\uff80\uff99 dynamics and how they work. Thus, this paper narrates a micro-contextual experience while providing a critique. Results include an analysis of the unique combination of different stakeholders, which strongly impacted on the management and the effectiveness of the entire project. By consequence, the paper offers both theoretical contributions to the relational branch of stakeholder theory and practical evidence in demonstrating the importance of the relational branch of the theory over a more traditional transactional view.

", "keywords": ["Circular economy", "New soil", "Circular economy Urban living lab Nature-based solutions New soil Sustainable transition Turin", "Urban living lab", "9. Industry and infrastructure", "05 social sciences", "Nature-based solutions", "Turin", "01 natural sciences", "12. Responsible consumption", "13. Climate action", "11. Sustainability", "8. Economic growth", "0502 economics and business", "Sustainable transition", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://iris.unito.it/bitstream/2318/1805054/1/Ascione2021_Article_UrbanLivingLabsCircularEconomy.pdf"}, {"href": "https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s43615-021-00011-6.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-021-00011-6"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Circular%20Economy%20and%20Sustainability", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s43615-021-00011-6", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s43615-021-00011-6", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s43615-021-00011-6"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-03-10T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105383", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:15:56Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-03-23", "title": "Long-term restoration with organic amendments is clearer evidenced by soil organic matter composition than by changes in microbial taxonomy and functionality", "description": "Open AccessPeer reviewed", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Organic residues", "Circular economy", "SOM molecular composition", "13. Climate action", "11. Sustainability", "Soil recovery", "Climate change", "Microbiome", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105383"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Applied%20Soil%20Ecology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105383", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105383", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105383"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-06-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110327", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-07-28T16:16:41Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-03-26", "title": "Management of poultry manure in Poland \u2013 Current state and future perspectives", "description": "This review aimed to analyse the current state of management practices for poultry manure in Poland and present future perspectives in terms of technologies allowing closing the loops for circular economy, and thus recovery of nutrients and energy. The scope of the review focused primarily on: (1) the analysis of poultry production and generation of poultry manure with special references to quantities, properties (e.g. fertilizing properties), seasonality, etc.; (2) the overview of current practices and methods for managing poultry manure including advantages and limitations; (3) the analysis of potential and realistic threats and risk related to managing poultry manure, and also (4) the analysis of promising technologies for converting poultry manure into added value products and energy. The review addressed the following technologies: composting of poultry manure to obtain fertilizers and soil improvers, anaerobic digestion of poultry manure for energy recovery, and also pyrolysis of poultry manure into different types of biochar that can be applied in agriculture, horticulture and industry. Poultry manure is rich in macro- and micronutrients but also can contain various contaminants such as antibiotics or pesticides, and thus posing a realistic threat to soil and living organisms when applied to soil directly or after biological treatment. The main challenge in poultry manure processing is to assure sufficient closing of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous loops and safe application to soil.", "keywords": ["LITTER", "Nitrogen", "SEWAGE-SLUDGE", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "Circular", "ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION", "02 engineering and technology", "SORPTION", "Poultry manure", "Poultry", "12. Responsible consumption", "Soil", "METHANE", "Nutrient and energy recovery", "0202 electrical engineering", " electronic engineering", " information engineering", "Animals", "BIOGAS PRODUCTION", "ORGANIC FRACTION", "Fertilizers", "PRODUCTION", "2. Zero hunger", "BIOCHAR", "PYROLYSIS", "Composting", "Agriculture", "15. Life on land", "Management", "Manure", "economy", "CHICKEN MANURE", "13. Climate action", "Earth and Environmental Sciences", "Poland"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110327"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110327", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110327", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110327"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-06-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.ecoleng.2024.107339", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:16:08Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-07-17", "title": "Constructed wetland biomass for compost production: Evaluation of effects on crops and soil", "description": "This study investigates the suitability of Phragmites australis (reed) biomass deriving from a surface flow constructed wetland (CW) to produce three compost types: reed (RC), reed mixed + potato cuttings (PC) and reed + liquid anaerobic digestate (DC), to promote both resource circularity and soil carbon sequestration. The composts were tested over 60 days on lettuce at two levels in combination or not with NH4NO3 (at the same kg N ha\u22121 loading), along with NH4NO3 reference (Chem) and an unamended control (Ctrl). The plant tissue dry weight and N load was determined, and the N relative efficiency (N-RAE %) was calculated. On pot soil, total and labile carbon (TOC, CL), along with the carbon management index (CMI) and \u03b413C were evaluated. Pot test showed that PC100 yielded the best (g pot\u22121) lettuce biomass (3.0) > DC100 and RC100 (2.5 and 1.6) \u2248 chemical reference (3.8). A similar pattern was detected at 50% (g pot\u22121): PC50 (2.9) > DC50 (2.7) > RC50 (2.4). N-RAE (%) reflected this pattern: PC100 (60) > DC100 (21) > RC100 (10) and PC50 (76) > DC50 (53) > RC50 (52). Pot soil analyses showed composts well performed in TOC and CMI, in comparison to Ctrl (+42% and +13%), suggesting a positive impact on soil C amelioration. No significant differences were observed for \u03b413C distribution, suggesting the composts did not influence the microbic metabolism differently. These results indicated that the biomass harvested from the CWs can represent an interesting material for composting, combining carbon sequestration and nutrients recycling potential of these system, in addition to their wastewater treatment capacity.", "keywords": ["Soil amendment; Constructed wetland; Organic waste; Compost; Circularity; Recycling."], "contacts": [{"organization": "Francesco Chioggia, Marco Grigatti, Stevo Lavrnic\u0301, Attilio Toscano,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://cris.unibo.it/bitstream/11585/974866/1/1-s2.0-S0925857424001642-main.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2024.107339"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecological%20Engineering", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.ecoleng.2024.107339", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.ecoleng.2024.107339", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2024.107339"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-10-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114342", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:16:21Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-04-23", "title": "Microplastics in seafood: Consumer preferences and valuation for mitigation technologies", "description": "Abstract

Microplastics, an emerging pollutant, have garnered widespread attention due to potential repercussions on human health and the environment. Given the critical role of seafood in food security, growing concerns about microplastics might be detrimental to meeting future global food demand. This study employs a discrete choice experiment to investigate Chilean consumers' preferences for technology aimed at mitigating microplastic levels in mussels. Using a between-subjects design with information treatments, we examined the impact of informing consumers about potential human health and environmental effects linked to microplastics pollution on their valuation for the technology. We found that the information treatments increased consumers\uffe2\uff80\uff99 willingness to pay for them. Specifically, consumers\uffe2\uff80\uff99 willingness to pay for mussels with a 90% depuration efficiency certification is around US$ 4. The provision of health impact information increased the price premium by 56%, while the provision of environmental information increased it by 21%. Furthermore, combined health and environmental information significantly increased the probability of non-purchasing behavior by 22.8% and the risk perception of microplastics for human health by 5.8%. These results emphasize the critical role of information in shaping consumer preferences and provide evidence for validating investment in research and development related to microplastic pollution mitigation measures.90% DW. All samples showed a heavy metal content below the legal limits. Microbiological analyses indicated that struvite may exceed certain legal limits. Differences in morphology and particle size distribution were observed for struvite sourced from digestate (rod shaped; transparent; 82 mass%\u202f<\u202f1\u202fmm), dewatering liquor (spherical; opaque; 65 mass% 1-2\u202fmm) and effluent from upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor processing potato wastewater (spherical; opaque; 51 mass%\u202f<\u202f1\u202fmm and 34 mass%\u202f>\u202f2\u202fmm). A uniform soil-plant P-availability pattern of 3.5-6.5\u202fmg P/L soil/d over a 28\u202fdays sampling period was observed. No differences for plant biomass yield were observed. In conclusion, the results highlight the suitability of most struvite to enter the EU fertilizer market.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Struvite", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "Magnesium Compounds", "Phosphorus", "02 engineering and technology", "Zea mays", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "Phosphates", "12. Responsible consumption", "Chemistry", "Soil", "Bio-based fertilizers; Circular economy; Magnesium ammonium phosphate; Nutrient recovery; Phosphorus recovery; Struvite characterization; Magnesium Compounds; Phosphates; Soil; Struvite; Phosphorus; Zea mays", "Biology", "Engineering sciences. Technology", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://arpi.unipi.it/bitstream/11568/1138036/1/STOTEN_struvite.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143726"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Science%20of%20The%20Total%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143726", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143726", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143726"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-02-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.tifs.2021.10.002", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:17:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-10-07", "title": "Vegetable waste and by-products to feed a healthy gut microbiota: current evidence, machine learning and computational tools to design novel microbiome-targeted foods", "description": "[Background] Food waste management is a key issue to global food security and friendly environmental governance. Worldwide, one-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted along the food supply chain, primary production and food processing representing the most significant loses. Therefore, the need to achieve zero waste production schemes is becoming a priority to meet Sustainable Development Goals. Increasing evidence points towards vegetable food waste as a rich source of a wide array of carbohydrate structures and fibres providing the opportunity to identify and develop alternative approaches to valorize agro-food waste. [Scope and approach] This review describes the valorization of vegetable waste and by-products via production of (novel) substrates targeted to gut microbiota modulation, emphasizing the importance of raw materials and structural-functional properties of carbohydrates. Furthermore, we propose a novel framework for the rational selection of vegetable sources with potential prebiotic activity, based on machine learning and other computational tools applied to available literature and public database information. [Key findings and conclusions] Integration of the body of knowledge within the field of vegetable food waste valorization, from different perspectives, allows a rational selection of carbohydrate-based substrates with promising prebiotic activities. By exploring the interactions among dietary fibre and gut microbial ecosystems using computational tools fed with structural, functional and genomic data, we can identify substrates with potential to selectively stimulate gut commensals, in agreement with experimental evidence. Our approach establishes a new framework that can be extended to a wide range of commensal microbes and carbohydrate structures. The work in our research groups was funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 818368 (MASTER), and the grants RTI 2018-095021-J-I00 (funded by (MCIU/AEI/FEDER, UE), AGL 2017-84614-C2-1-R and AGL 2016-78311-R (funded by (MINECO/AEI/FEDER, UE). Carlos Sabater acknowledges his Postdoctoral research contract funded by the Instituto de Investigaci\u00f3n Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA) and Postdoctoral research contract Juan de la Cierva-Formaci\u00f3n from Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (FJC 2019-042125-I). Peer reviewed", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0301 basic medicine", "0303 health sciences", "Circular economy", "Glycosidase activity", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water", "Vegetable food waste valorization", "12. Responsible consumption", "03 medical and health sciences", "Prebiotics", "13. Climate action", "Machine learning", "11. Sustainability", "Microbiome"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2021.10.002"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Trends%20in%20Food%20Science%20%26amp%3B%20Technology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.tifs.2021.10.002", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.tifs.2021.10.002", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.tifs.2021.10.002"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1038/s41467-018-04594-x", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:17:43Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-05-29", "title": "Resolving molecule-specific information in dynamic lipid membrane processes with multi-resonant infrared metasurfaces", "description": "Abstract

A multitude of biological processes are enabled by complex interactions between lipid membranes and proteins. To understand such dynamic processes, it is crucial to differentiate the constituent biomolecular species and track their individual time evolution without invasive labels. Here, we present a label-free mid-infrared biosensor capable of distinguishing multiple analytes in heterogeneous biological samples with high sensitivity. Our technology leverages a multi-resonant metasurface to simultaneously enhance the different vibrational fingerprints of multiple biomolecules. By providing up to 1000-fold near-field intensity enhancement over both amide and methylene bands, our sensor resolves the interactions of lipid membranes with different polypeptides in real time. Significantly, we demonstrate that our label-free chemically specific sensor can analyze peptide-induced neurotransmitter cargo release from synaptic vesicle mimics. Our sensor opens up exciting possibilities for gaining new insights into biological processes such as signaling or transport in basic research as well as provides a valuable toolkit for bioanalytical and pharmaceutical applications.Research and practice during the last 20 years has shown that urban agriculture can contribute to minimising the effects of climate change by, at the same time, improving quality of life in urban areas. In order to do so most effectively, land use and spatial planning are crucial so as to obtain and maintain a supportive green infrastructure and to secure citizens' healthy living conditions. As people today trend more towards living in green and sustainable city centres that can offer fresh and locally produced food, cities become again places for growing food. The scope of urban agriculture thereby is to establish food production sites within the city's sphere; for example, through building-integrated agriculture including concepts such as aquaponics, indoor agriculture, vertical farming, rooftop production, edible walls, as well as through urban farms, edible landscapes, school gardens and community gardens. Embedded in changing urban food systems, the contribution of urban agriculture to creating sustainable and climate-friendly cities is pivotal as it has the capacity to integrate other resource streams such as water, waste and energy. This article describes some of the current aspects of the circular city debate where urban agriculture is pushing forward the development of material and resource cycling in cities.

", "keywords": ["Urbanization. City and country", "Ecosystem service", "Environmental engineering", "infrastructure", "630: Landwirtschaft", "7. Clean energy", "01 natural sciences", "12. Responsible consumption", "urban farming", "Urban farming", "recirculation", "11. Sustainability", "Recirculation", "Ecosystem services", "agriculture", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Infrastructure", "circular city", "Circular city", "1. No poverty", "Agriculture", "TA170-171", "15. Life on land", "Urban agriculture", "13. Climate action", "Earth and Related Environmental Sciences", "HT361-384", "Natural Sciences", "ecosystem services"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://iwaponline.com/bgs/article-pdf/2/1/1/868208/bgs0020001.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.2166/bgs.2019.931"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Blue-Green%20Systems", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.2166/bgs.2019.931", "name": "item", "description": "10.2166/bgs.2019.931", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.2166/bgs.2019.931"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-12-02T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3389/fsufs.2022.937802", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:20:33Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-08-04", "title": "European Union's policymaking on sustainable waste management and circularity in agroecosystems: The potential for innovative interactions between science and decision-making", "description": "

The European Economic Community (EEC) and later the European Union (EU) have issued policies on waste during the last 50 years. This paper aims at analyzing EEC and EU's policymaking on waste management and circularity in agroecosystems as compared with other sectors of waste management (e.g., municipal, industrial, construction waste, etc.). Even if founded on the same general principles, and especially the precautionary principle, policymaking on waste and by-product management in agroecosystems differs from waste management in other sectors. In particular, agricultural waste management has been excluded from the European Waste Framework Directive, from its start in 1975 to this day. The issue of waste and by-products in agroecosystems has been addressed in multiple Directives and Regulations, historically aiming at reducing the potential negative impacts of residual organic matter application in agriculture. In the last decade, the swiftly growing interest for circular economy has triggered a breakthrough in traditional waste management, potentially affecting all economic sectors and enforcing systemic perspectives rather than more conventional \u201csilo\u201d approaches. Circularity in agroecosystems should thus become a major subject of EU's policymaking, but may suffer from its lack of a general framework, contrary to waste in other sectors. Moreover, agricultural valorization of urban residual organic streams may face several roadblocks in between differing legislations for agroecosystems and for \u201cnon-agricultural\u201d systems. A systemic approach of the question of residual matter in agroecosystems, backing a strong policymaking framework for the sector, would be necessary in this context. Science-policymaking interactions are necessary to tackle these issues and should take innovative forms to address their complexity. Policy briefs, Policy Labs and the new European Commission Scientific Advice Mechanism represent existing innovative tools to take the topic of policymaking for sustainable waste management and circularity in agroecosystems forward.

", "keywords": ["[SDE] Environmental Sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "organic waste agricultural waste by-product valorization waste management circular economy bioeconomy policymaking European Union", "330", "Nutrition. Foods and food supply", "circular economy", "05 social sciences", "TP368-456", "01 natural sciences", "7. Clean energy", "Food processing and manufacture", "12. Responsible consumption", "by-product valorization", "13. Climate action", "[SDE]Environmental Sciences", "0502 economics and business", "11. Sustainability", "policymaking", "waste management", "TX341-641", "European Union", "agricultural waste", "bioeconomy", "organic waste", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.937802"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Frontiers%20in%20Sustainable%20Food%20Systems", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3389/fsufs.2022.937802", "name": "item", "description": "10.3389/fsufs.2022.937802", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3389/fsufs.2022.937802"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-08-04T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/agronomy11071374", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-07-28T16:20:36Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-07-07", "title": "The Potential of Digestate and the Liquid Fraction of Digestate as Chemical Fertiliser Substitutes under the RENURE Criteria", "description": "

This study assessed how digestate and the liquid fraction (LF) of digestate would perform as candidate RENURE fertilisers (recovered nitrogen from manure) in nitrate vulnerable zones under the proposed criteria of the Joint Research Centre, namely, (i) a mineral nitrogen to total nitrogen ratio \uffe2\uff89\uffa5 90% (Nmin:TN \uffe2\uff89\uffa5 90%) or a total organic carbon to TN ratio \uffe2\uff89\uffa4 3 (TOC:TN \uffe2\uff89\uffa4 3); (ii) limits of \uffe2\uff89\uffa4300 copper (Cu) mg kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921 and \uffe2\uff89\uffa4800 Zinc (Zn) mg kg\uffe2\uff88\uff921. These criteria were applied to unpublished data (n = 2622) on digestate compositional properties, further amended with data from the literature (n = 180); digestate analysis from seven full-scale biogas facilities (n = 14); and biogas industry stakeholders (n = 23). The results showed that Cu and Zn mostly met the criteria, with compliance rates of 94.7% (of 1035 entries) and 95.0% (of 1038 entries), respectively. Just above 5% (of 1856 entries) met the Nmin/TN \uffe2\uff89\uffa5 90% criterion, while 36% (of 1583 entries) met the TOC/TN \uffe2\uff89\uffa4 3 criterion, while total compliance was 32% (of 1893 entries). When targeting the LF, total compliance increased noticeably, between 43 and 58% depending on DM range, indicating that LFs are better suited RENURE candidate fertilisers than unseparated digestate.

", "keywords": ["Agriculture and Food Sciences", "AMENDMENT PROPERTIES", "RENURE", "liquid fraction", "SEWAGE-SLUDGE", "NITROUS-OXIDE EMISSIONS", "ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION", "SAFEMANURE", "7. Clean energy", "NUTRIENT RECOVERY PROCESSES", "NUE", "USE EFFICIENCY", "BIOGAS PRODUCTION", "ORGANIC FRACTION", "S", "circular economy", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "6. Clean water", "Nitrates Directive", "NFRV", "MINERAL FERTILIZERS", "Earth and Environmental Sciences", "digestate", "manure", "CATTLE SLURRY", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/7/1374/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11071374"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agronomy", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/agronomy11071374", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/agronomy11071374", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/agronomy11071374"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-07-07T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/app12010341", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-07-28T16:20:37Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-12-31", "title": "Replacing Mineral Fertilisers for Bio-Based Fertilisers in Potato Growing on Sandy Soil: A Case Study", "description": "

The refinement level of bio-based fertilisers (BBFs) can influence environmental and agronomic performance. This study analyses the environmental and agronomic effect of different BBFs on potato growing in sandy soil. A less refined product (liquid fraction of digestate (LFD)), two refined products (ammonium sulphate (AS) and potassium concentrate (KC)), and mineral fertilizer (MF) are compared by conducting: (i) a nitrogen (N) incubation experiment where the N release rate of the BBFs is determined, (ii) a greenhouse gas emission experiment where N2O, CO2, and CH4 emissions after BBF application are measured, (iii) a pot experiment where the nutrient fertiliser replacement value (NFRV) of the BBF is calculated, and (iv) a full-scale field trial where the potato quality and quantity and the remaining N residues in the soil after harvest are assessed. The N release rate and the NFRV of AS (142 \uffc2\uffb1 19% and 1.13, respectively) was higher compared with the LFD (113 \uffc2\uffb1 24% and 1.04) and MF (105 \uffc2\uffb1 16% and 1.00). Lowest N2O emissions were observed after the application of the less refined product (0.02 \uffc2\uffb1 0.01 per 100 g N applied) and highest for MF urea (0.11 \uffc2\uffb1 0.02 per 100 g N applied). In the full-scale field trial, no significant difference in potato yield was observed in the plots that received manure in combination with BBF or MF. This study showed that all three BBFs can safely be used in potato growing on sandy soils. However, the adoption of BBFs can be stimulated by (i) solving the practical issues that occurred during the application of LFD, (ii) making sure BBFs are on the list of RENURE materials so they can legally replace mineral fertiliser, and (iii) reducing the surplus of slurry manure to stimulate the use and fair pricing of BBF products.

", "keywords": ["Agriculture and Food Sciences", "Technology", "QH301-705.5", "QC1-999", "NITROUS-OXIDE EMISSIONS", "environmental impact", "Environmental impact", "agricultural circularity", "Biology (General)", "agricultural circularity; sustainable agriculture; environmental impact; manure processing; GHG emissions; fertiliser replacement value", "QD1-999", "manure processing", "fertiliser replacement value", "2. Zero hunger", "Fertiliser replacement value", "MANURE", "Agricultural circularity", "T", "Physics", "Sustainable agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)", "6. Clean water", "sustainable agriculture", "GHG emissions", "Chemistry", "13. Climate action", "Earth and Environmental Sciences", "RESIDUES", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "TA1-2040", "Manure processing", "NITRATE"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/1/341/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/1/341/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/app12010341"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Applied%20Sciences", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/app12010341", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/app12010341", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/app12010341"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-12-30T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/su152416948", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:20:50Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-12-18", "title": "Microalgae Production on Biogas Digestate in Sub-Alpine Region of Europe\u2014Development of Simple Management Decision Support Tool", "description": "

In a one-and-a-half-year study conducted in the ALS6 region in Europe (Ljubljana, Slovenia), the cultivation of microalgae in anaerobic digestate from food waste, mainly Scenedesmus dimorphus and Scenedesmus quadricauda, was investigated in three ponds (1260 L each) under a greenhouse. The effects of changing digestate quality and quantity as well as seasonal fluctuations on the productivity of the microalgae were investigated in three stages: Learning/Design (SI), Testing (SII), and Verification/Calibration (SIII). A decision support tool (DST) was developed using easy-to-measure parameters such as pH, temperature, electrical conductivity, mineral nitrogen forms and physical, biological parameters (OD, delayed fluorescence intensity). To control optimal pond operation, we proposed the photosynthetic culture index (PCI) as an early indicator for necessary interventions. Flocculation and nitrite levels (above 3 mg NO2-N L\u22121) were signals for the immediate remediation of the algae culture. Under optimal conditions in summer SIII, an average algal biomass production of 11 \u00b1 1.5 g m\u22122 day\u22121 and a nitrogen use efficiency of 28 \u00b1 2.6 g biomass/g N-input were achieved with the developed DST. The developed DST tool was, in this study, successfully implemented and used for the cultivation of microalgae consortia predominated by Scenedesmus dimorphus and S. quadricauda with biogas digestate. DST offers the possibility to be modified according to producers\u2019 specific needs, facility, digestate and climate conditions, and as such, could be used for different microalgae cultivation processes with biogas digestate as a food source.

", "keywords": ["anaerobic digestion", "2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "decision support tool", "anaerobna presnova", "circular economy", "orodja za podporo odlo\u010danju", "15. Life on land", "7. Clean energy", "01 natural sciences", "microalgae Scenedesmus", "6. Clean water", "open ponds", "circular economy", " anaerobic digestion", " food waste digestate", " microalgae Scenedesmus", " open ponds", " decision support tool", "kro\u017eno gospodarstvo", "digestat \u017eivilskih odpadkov", "mikroalge", "13. Climate action", "\u017eivilski odpadki", "food waste digestate", "kro\u017eno gospodarstvo", " anaerobna presnova", " digestat \u017eivilskih odpadkov", " \u017eivilski odpadki", " mikroalge", " Scenedesmus", " odprti ribniki", " orodja za podporo odlo\u010danju", "info:eu-repo/classification/udc/63", "odprti ribniki", "Scenedesmus", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/24/16948/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416948"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Sustainability", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/su152416948", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/su152416948", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/su152416948"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-12-18T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/w13070946", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:20:52Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-03-31", "title": "Enhancing a Transition to a Circular Economy in the Water Sector: The EU Project WIDER UPTAKE", "description": "

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) require an urgent transition from a linear to a circular economy operation/design concept with a consequent resource recovery and more sustainable waste management. Natural resources have to be preserved, and wastes have to become an opportunity for recovering resources and materials (water reuse, energy, sludge reuse). However, the transition toward a circular economy is a complex and long process due to the existence of technical, economic, social and regulatory barriers. These existing barriers are critical challenges for a modern and sustainable WWTP concept. The recovery of resources must be considered a strategic target from the earliest process-design phase. In this context, the European Union\uffe2\uff80\uff99s Horizon 2020 project \uffe2\uff80\uff9cAchieving wider uptake of water-smart solutions\uffe2\uff80\uff94WIDER UPTAKE\uffe2\uff80\uff9d aims to overcome the existing barriers (technological, regulatory, organizational, social and economic) toward the transition from a linear to a circular economy model for WWTPs. This study is aimed at increasing the awareness of the existing barriers to a circular economy and summarizes the key contributions of the WIDER UPTAKE project in terms of water reuse, sludge reuse and nutrient recovery.

", "keywords": ["VDP::Teknologi: 500", "wastewater treatment", "Circular economy", "smart water", "13. Climate action", "circular economy", "11. Sustainability", "Smart water", "Wastewater treatment", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "12. Responsible consumption"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/7/946/pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/7/946/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/w13070946"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Water", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/w13070946", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/w13070946", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/w13070946"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-03-30T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5071/30theubce2022-3bo.6.3", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:21:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "title": "Halophytes Used in an Integrated Biorefinery with the Extraction of Bioactive Compounds", "description": "Open AccessFacing the challenge of growing demands for food and energy with a simultaneous decrease in arable land, alternative sources have to be focused on. Second-generation, lignocellulosic biorefineries are being established within the European Union to reduce the dependency on fossil resources by biofuel and bioenergy production. But to cover the demand for sustainably produced foods, energy, and nutraceutical products of biorefineries, the biomass supply needs to be diversified and enlarged.Research is refocusing on existing halophytic plants, which thrive in saline environments. The additional extraction of bioactive compoundscan ensures the economic viability of the integrated biorefinery. This review provides an overview of opportunities and challenges faced in the design of integrated halophyte biorefineries, which combine the production of foods and bioenergy with the coproduction of value-added bioactive compounds from lignocellulosic biomass.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "biochemicals", "second generation", "13. Climate action", "circular economy", "agricultural residues", "biorefining", "Biomass", "bioenergy", "15. Life on land", "7. Clean energy", "12. Responsible consumption"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5071/30theubce2022-3bo.6.3"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/30th%20EUBCE%202022", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5071/30theubce2022-3bo.6.3", "name": "item", "description": "10.5071/30theubce2022-3bo.6.3", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5071/30theubce2022-3bo.6.3"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.10276094", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:21:33Z", "type": "Report", "title": "PROMISCES - Preventing Recalcitrant Organic Mobile Industrial chemicalS for Circular Economy in the Soil sediment water system", "description": "PROMISCES' Poster presented at 25th symposium 'Strategien zur Boden- und Grundwassersanierung' ('Strategies for the remediation of Soil & Groundwater') .", "keywords": ["13. Climate action", "PFAS", "Circular Economy", "PROMISCES", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Jurewicz, Aleksandra, Bagheri, Lara, Heine, Nicole, Lions, Julie, Miehe, Ulf,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10276094"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.10276094", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.10276094", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.10276094"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-11-27T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.11448325", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:21:47Z", "type": "Report", "title": "PROMISCES - Preventing Recalcitrant Organic Mobile Industrial chemicalS for Circular Economy in the Soil sediment water system", "description": "General presentation about the PROMISCES project.", "keywords": ["PFAS", "H2020", "Circular Economy", "PROMISCES", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Jurewicz, Aleksandra, Heine, Nicole, Lions, Julie, Miehe, Ulf,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11448325"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.11448325", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.11448325", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.11448325"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-11-08T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.11448706", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:21:47Z", "type": "Other", "title": "General video about the PROMISCES project - Preventing Recalcitrant Organic Mobile Industrial chemicalS for Circular Economy in the Soil sediment water system", "description": "General video presentation about the PROMISCES project.", "keywords": ["PFAS", "H2020", "Circular Economy", "PROMISCES"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Jurewicz, Aleksandra, Heine, Nicole, Lions, Julie, Miehe, Ulf,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11448706"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.11448706", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.11448706", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.11448706"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-11-08T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.11448707", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:21:47Z", "type": "Other", "title": "General video about the PROMISCES project - Preventing Recalcitrant Organic Mobile Industrial chemicalS for Circular Economy in the Soil sediment water system", "description": "General video presentation about the PROMISCES project.", "keywords": ["PFAS", "H2020", "Circular Economy", "PROMISCES"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Jurewicz, Aleksandra, Heine, Nicole, Lions, Julie, Miehe, Ulf,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11448707"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.11448707", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.11448707", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.11448707"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-11-08T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.15118283", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:22:20Z", "type": "Report", "title": "Deliverable D6.10 - PROMISCES CEN Workshop Business Plan", "description": "The deliverable \u201cD6.10 CEN Workshop Business Plan\u201d provides the structured framework for the establishment and management of a CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA), ensuring that the Workshop operates effectively, engages relevant stakeholders, and ultimately achieves its intended goals in the development of documents.", "keywords": ["CWA", "Circular economy", "H2020", "PROMISCES"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Bagheri, Lara", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15118283"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.15118283", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.15118283", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.15118283"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-10-31T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.4650290", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:22:45Z", "type": "Journal Article", "title": "Circular economy in the dairy industry: Processing wastes to P-rich bio-based fertilisers", "description": "Sergio Pons\u00e1 talks about the valorization of the wastes generated by the dairy industry to recover phosphorous, a relevant macronutrient for plant growth that currently depends on a critical raw material. REFLOW, an interdisciplinary cross-sectoral H2020 European Training Network project, will develop and provide a solid economic and environmental alternative to inorganic fertilizers by delivering cost-effective, nutritive and safe standardised Bio Based Fertilizers (BBF) products. In accordance with the circular economy framework, new fertilizer products will increase, or at least maintain, actual production yields while avoiding environmental impacts in the dairy processing industry.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Bio Based Fertlizers", "Waste Management", "13. Climate action", "Phosphorus", "Circular Economy", "Dairy Industry", "7. Clean energy", "12. Responsible consumption"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Salas, Sergio Pons\u00e1", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4650290"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Open%20Access%20Government", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.4650290", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.4650290", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.4650290"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-12-15T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5281/zenodo.5795200", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-07-28T16:22:48Z", "type": "Report", "title": "Factors affecting farmers' adoption decision of innovative circular farming practices and solutions in EU.", "description": "Abstract: The agricultural and livestock sectors are facing several challenges to achieve the current EU environmental objectives. Reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and ensuring that a great share of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium coming from renewable sources is one of the major policy goals. In this context, farmers are continuously looking to adopt innovative technologies and solutions that may ensure sustainable food production systems. The adoption process of innovations at the farm level based on the circular economy concept may improve resource efficiency, allow the reuse and recovery of nutrients, and reduce the negative effect of emissions on soils, water, and air. The farmers\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd decision to accept and adopt the innovative solutions depends mainly on the initial investments and return, benefits and costs, farm structure, farmers\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd socio-economic characteristics, farmers\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd attitudes, opinions and behavior and, external markets conditions among other determinant reasons. This study aims at identifying the determinant factors and barriers that affect farmers\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd adoption of several Circular Agronomy Solutions using a semi-structured questionnaire on an exploratory sample of farmers in 5 EU countries. Preliminary results showed that the level of acceptance of the proposed innovations is highly related to farmers\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd economic motivations and objectives. The cost of the investment, the return rate, the institutional support, risk, and environmental attitude play a relevant role in the adoption decision. Results of the adoption preferences may assist policy-makers in designing more specific and efficient measures and tools that may help farmers to face the current environmental challenges and social needs.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "11. Sustainability", "innovation; adoption; farmers decision; circular economy", "15. Life on land", "7. Clean energy", "12. Responsible consumption"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Ornelas, Selene, Kallas, Zein, Serebrennikov, Dmytro, Fern\ufffd\ufffdndez, Bel\ufffd\ufffdn, Mantovi, Paolo, Grassauer, Florian, Holba, Mark, McCarthy, Sinead, Riau, Victor,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5795200"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5281/zenodo.5795200", "name": "item", "description": "10.5281/zenodo.5795200", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5281/zenodo.5795200"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-09-09T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10261/352248", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:23:49Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-03-23", "title": "Long-term restoration with organic amendments is clearer evidenced by soil organic matter composition than by changes in microbial taxonomy and functionality", "description": "Open AccessPeer reviewed", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Organic residues", "Circular economy", "SOM molecular composition", "13. Climate action", "11. Sustainability", "Soil recovery", "Climate change", "Microbiome", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10261/352248"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Applied%20Soil%20Ecology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10261/352248", "name": "item", "description": "10261/352248", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10261/352248"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-06-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10261/369333", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:23:50Z", "type": "Report", "title": "Efectos de la aplicaci\u00f3n de compost vegetal y biochar de alperujo en la calidad del suelo, fisiolog\u00eda vegetal y din\u00e1mica del carbono en un olivar superintensivo", "description": "Open AccessUno de los mayores desaf\u00edos de la agricultura actual es garantizar el suministro de alimentos para una poblaci\u00f3n en crecimiento, mientras m\u00e1s del 40% de los suelos cultivables est\u00e1n degradados, aumentando la dependencia de la fertilizaci\u00f3n mineral. El reciclaje y la valorizaci\u00f3n de residuos agr\u00edcolas, como sustratos o enmiendas del suelo, se propone como una alternativa para recuperar la calidad del suelo y gestionar los residuos agr\u00edcolas. En la \u00faltima d\u00e9cada, el biochar, un producto s\u00f3lido rico en carbono org\u00e1nico derivado de la pir\u00f3lisis de biomasa, ha ganado atenci\u00f3n como enmienda para mejorar las propiedades del suelo, y almacenar carbono. Este ensayo compara el impacto del biochar de alperujo y el compost vegetal en las propiedades del suelo, la productividad del cultivo, la fisiolog\u00eda del olivo y las tasas de respiraci\u00f3n del suelo en una plantaci\u00f3n super-intensiva de arbequina bajo riego deficitario (30% demanda h\u00eddrica). Se aplicaron dosis equivalentes a 40 t/ha de biochar, compost y una mezcla de ambos (50% p/p), junto con parcelas no enmendadas (control), totalizando 96 parcelas de 1 m\u00b2 (24 por tratamiento). El biochar aument\u00f3 significativamente la capacidad de retenci\u00f3n de agua del suelo, redujo la compactaci\u00f3n y mejor\u00f3 el potencial h\u00eddrico de las plantas. Mejor\u00f3 la tasa de fotos\u00edntesis neta de los olivos en per\u00edodos pre-cosecha, la eficiencia del uso del agua y la tasa de transporte electr\u00f3nico en los \u00e1rboles, incrementando un 15% el rendimiento en peso del fruto. Sin embargo, el rendimiento neto de aceite por \u00e1rbol fue similar debido al mayor contenido de humedad en las aceitunas. En relaci\u00f3n a la din\u00e1mica del carbono, el biochar increment\u00f3 el contenido de carbono org\u00e1nico del suelo, principalmente carbono recalcitrante. Las tasas de respiraci\u00f3n del suelo aumentaron con la temperatura, siendo m\u00e1s elevadas en suelos tratados con compost durante el primer a\u00f1o, tendencia que no se observ\u00f3 en la mezcla de compost y biochar.", "keywords": ["Reciclado", "Enmiendas org\u00e1nicas", "Econom\u00eda circular", "Secuestro de carbono", "Materia org\u00e1nica del suelo", "Valorizaci\u00f3n"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Rosa Arranz, Jos\u00e9 M. de la, P\u00e9rez-Dal\u00ed, Sara, S\u00e1nchez-Mart\u00edn, \u00c1gueda M., M\u00e1rquez-Moreno, J., Campos D\u00edaz de Mayorga, Paloma, Miller, A. Z., Guti\u00e9rrez Patricio, S., Cubero, Beatriz, San Emeterio, Layla M., Osman, Jorge R., Jim\u00e9nez Morillo, N. T., Moreno Ortega, Jes\u00fas A., Gonz\u00e1lez-P\u00e9rez, Jos\u00e9 Antonio,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10261/369333"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10261/369333", "name": "item", "description": "10261/369333", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10261/369333"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10379/15858", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:23:53Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-12-17", "title": "Pyrolysed waste materials show potential for remediation of trichloroethylene-contaminated water", "description": "Trichloroethylene (TCE) is an Environmental Protection Agency priority pollutant associated with cancer in humans. With numerous industrial applications and regular landfill disposal, TCE is a common landfill leachate pollutant. In situ treatment barriers use costly fill materials such as granular activated carbon (GAC). Here, we show that while a range of untreated waste materials had little ability to adsorb TCE, waste-derived biochar showed excellent capacity for TCE adsorption. TCE removal efficiencies by spruce and oak-derived biochars were > 99.5 %, outperforming GAC (95 %) and herbal pomace biochar (93 %). A contact time of at least 32 h was required to reach equilibrium for all of these media. Assessment of pollution swapping potential revealed release of phosphate by all biochars. Analysis of media surface characteristics by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) predicted that GAC should have the highest ability to adsorb TCE, followed by Oak Biochar, Herbal Pomace Biochar 1, and Spruce Biochar 2, which was not in agreement with the experimental adsorption data. These data demonstrate the potential for pyrolysed waste material to be used as an alternative fill material for in situ remediation applications, thereby also addressing the European Circular Economy Strategy.", "keywords": ["Waste Products", "circular economy", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "02 engineering and technology", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "Water Purification", "Trichloroethylene", "12. Responsible consumption", "3. Good health", "Quercus", "Waste Disposal Facilities", "kinetic study", "adsorption", "13. Climate action", "Charcoal", "biochar", "Adsorption", "Picea", "Pyrolysis", "Water Pollutants", " Chemical", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10379/15858"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Hazardous%20Materials", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10379/15858", "name": "item", "description": "10379/15858", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10379/15858"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-05-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "11585/974866", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:24:08Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-07-17", "title": "Constructed wetland biomass for compost production: Evaluation of effects on crops and soil", "description": "This study investigates the suitability of Phragmites australis (reed) biomass deriving from a surface flow constructed wetland (CW) to produce three compost types: reed (RC), reed mixed + potato cuttings (PC) and reed + liquid anaerobic digestate (DC), to promote both resource circularity and soil carbon sequestration. The composts were tested over 60 days on lettuce at two levels in combination or not with NH4NO3 (at the same kg N ha\u22121 loading), along with NH4NO3 reference (Chem) and an unamended control (Ctrl). The plant tissue dry weight and N load was determined, and the N relative efficiency (N-RAE %) was calculated. On pot soil, total and labile carbon (TOC, CL), along with the carbon management index (CMI) and \u03b413C were evaluated. Pot test showed that PC100 yielded the best (g pot\u22121) lettuce biomass (3.0) > DC100 and RC100 (2.5 and 1.6) \u2248 chemical reference (3.8). A similar pattern was detected at 50% (g pot\u22121): PC50 (2.9) > DC50 (2.7) > RC50 (2.4). N-RAE (%) reflected this pattern: PC100 (60) > DC100 (21) > RC100 (10) and PC50 (76) > DC50 (53) > RC50 (52). Pot soil analyses showed composts well performed in TOC and CMI, in comparison to Ctrl (+42% and +13%), suggesting a positive impact on soil C amelioration. No significant differences were observed for \u03b413C distribution, suggesting the composts did not influence the microbic metabolism differently. These results indicated that the biomass harvested from the CWs can represent an interesting material for composting, combining carbon sequestration and nutrients recycling potential of these system, in addition to their wastewater treatment capacity.", "keywords": ["Soil amendment; Constructed wetland; Organic waste; Compost; Circularity; Recycling."], "contacts": [{"organization": "Francesco Chioggia, Marco Grigatti, Stevo Lavrnic\u0301, Attilio Toscano,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://cris.unibo.it/bitstream/11585/974866/1/1-s2.0-S0925857424001642-main.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/11585/974866"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecological%20Engineering", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "11585/974866", "name": "item", "description": "11585/974866", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/11585/974866"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-10-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "20.500.12556/RUL-153431", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:24:30Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-12-18", "title": "Microalgae Production on Biogas Digestate in Sub-Alpine Region of Europe\u2014Development of Simple Management Decision Support Tool", "description": "

In a one-and-a-half-year study conducted in the ALS6 region in Europe (Ljubljana, Slovenia), the cultivation of microalgae in anaerobic digestate from food waste, mainly Scenedesmus dimorphus and Scenedesmus quadricauda, was investigated in three ponds (1260 L each) under a greenhouse. The effects of changing digestate quality and quantity as well as seasonal fluctuations on the productivity of the microalgae were investigated in three stages: Learning/Design (SI), Testing (SII), and Verification/Calibration (SIII). A decision support tool (DST) was developed using easy-to-measure parameters such as pH, temperature, electrical conductivity, mineral nitrogen forms and physical, biological parameters (OD, delayed fluorescence intensity). To control optimal pond operation, we proposed the photosynthetic culture index (PCI) as an early indicator for necessary interventions. Flocculation and nitrite levels (above 3 mg NO2-N L\u22121) were signals for the immediate remediation of the algae culture. Under optimal conditions in summer SIII, an average algal biomass production of 11 \u00b1 1.5 g m\u22122 day\u22121 and a nitrogen use efficiency of 28 \u00b1 2.6 g biomass/g N-input were achieved with the developed DST. The developed DST tool was, in this study, successfully implemented and used for the cultivation of microalgae consortia predominated by Scenedesmus dimorphus and S. quadricauda with biogas digestate. DST offers the possibility to be modified according to producers\u2019 specific needs, facility, digestate and climate conditions, and as such, could be used for different microalgae cultivation processes with biogas digestate as a food source.

", "keywords": ["anaerobic digestion", "2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "decision support tool", "anaerobna presnova", "circular economy", "orodja za podporo odlo\u010danju", "15. Life on land", "7. Clean energy", "01 natural sciences", "microalgae Scenedesmus", "6. Clean water", "open ponds", "kro\u017eno gospodarstvo", "digestat \u017eivilskih odpadkov", "mikroalge", "13. Climate action", "\u017eivilski odpadki", "food waste digestate", "info:eu-repo/classification/udc/63", "odprti ribniki", "Scenedesmus", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/24/16948/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/20.500.12556/RUL-153431"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Sustainability", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "20.500.12556/RUL-153431", "name": "item", "description": "20.500.12556/RUL-153431", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/20.500.12556/RUL-153431"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-12-18T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "2805867715", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-28T16:24:49Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-05-29", "title": "Resolving molecule-specific information in dynamic lipid membrane processes with multi-resonant infrared metasurfaces", "description": "Abstract

A multitude of biological processes are enabled by complex interactions between lipid membranes and proteins. To understand such dynamic processes, it is crucial to differentiate the constituent biomolecular species and track their individual time evolution without invasive labels. Here, we present a label-free mid-infrared biosensor capable of distinguishing multiple analytes in heterogeneous biological samples with high sensitivity. Our technology leverages a multi-resonant metasurface to simultaneously enhance the different vibrational fingerprints of multiple biomolecules. By providing up to 1000-fold near-field intensity enhancement over both amide and methylene bands, our sensor resolves the interactions of lipid membranes with different polypeptides in real time. Significantly, we demonstrate that our label-free chemically specific sensor can analyze peptide-induced neurotransmitter cargo release from synaptic vesicle mimics. Our sensor opens up exciting possibilities for gaining new insights into biological processes such as signaling or transport in basic research as well as provides a valuable toolkit for bioanalytical and pharmaceutical applications.Microplastics, an emerging pollutant, have garnered widespread attention due to potential repercussions on human health and the environment. Given the critical role of seafood in food security, growing concerns about microplastics might be detrimental to meeting future global food demand. This study employs a discrete choice experiment to investigate Chilean consumers' preferences for technology aimed at mitigating microplastic levels in mussels. Using a between-subjects design with information treatments, we examined the impact of informing consumers about potential human health and environmental effects linked to microplastics pollution on their valuation for the technology. We found that the information treatments increased consumers\uffe2\uff80\uff99 willingness to pay for them. Specifically, consumers\uffe2\uff80\uff99 willingness to pay for mussels with a 90% depuration efficiency certification is around US$ 4. The provision of health impact information increased the price premium by 56%, while the provision of environmental information increased it by 21%. Furthermore, combined health and environmental information significantly increased the probability of non-purchasing behavior by 22.8% and the risk perception of microplastics for human health by 5.8%. These results emphasize the critical role of information in shaping consumer preferences and provide evidence for validating investment in research and development related to microplastic pollution mitigation measures.A multitude of biological processes are enabled by complex interactions between lipid membranes and proteins. To understand such dynamic processes, it is crucial to differentiate the constituent biomolecular species and track their individual time evolution without invasive labels. Here, we present a label-free mid-infrared biosensor capable of distinguishing multiple analytes in heterogeneous biological samples with high sensitivity. Our technology leverages a multi-resonant metasurface to simultaneously enhance the different vibrational fingerprints of multiple biomolecules. By providing up to 1000-fold near-field intensity enhancement over both amide and methylene bands, our sensor resolves the interactions of lipid membranes with different polypeptides in real time. Significantly, we demonstrate that our label-free chemically specific sensor can analyze peptide-induced neurotransmitter cargo release from synaptic vesicle mimics. Our sensor opens up exciting possibilities for gaining new insights into biological processes such as signaling or transport in basic research as well as provides a valuable toolkit for bioanalytical and pharmaceutical applications.