• Inhibitory mechanisms on dry anaerobic digestion: Ammonia, hydrogen and propionic acid relationship 

  Rocamora, Ildefonso; Wagland, Stuart T.; Hassard, Francis; Villa, Raffaella; Peces, Miriam; Simpson, Edmon W.; Fernández, Oliver; Bajón-Fernández, Yadira (Elsevier, 2023-02-28)

  Inhibitory pathways in dry anaerobic digestion are still understudied and current knowledge on wet processes cannot be easily transferred. This study forced instability in pilot-scale digesters by operating at short retention ...
• Microbial behavior and influencing factors in the anaerobic digestion of distiller: a comprehensive review 

  Li, Gang; Xu, Fuzhuo; Yang, Tenglun; Wang, Xiqing; Lyu, Tao; Huang, Zhigang (MDPI, 2023-02-21)

  Anaerobic digestion technology is regarded as the most ideal technology for the treatment of a distiller in terms of environmental protection, resource utilization, and cost. However, there are some limitations to this ...
• Spectral soil analysis for fertilizer recommendations by coupling with QUEFTS for maize in East Africa: A sensitivity analysis 

  Asrat, Tadesse Gashaw; Sakrabani, Ruben; Corstanje, Ronald; Breure, Timo; Hassall, Kirsty L.; Kebede, Fassil; Haefele, Stephan M. (Elsevier, 2023-02-24)

  Laboratory analysis of soil properties is prohibitively expensive and difficult to scale across the soils in sub-Saharan Africa. This results in a lack of soil-specific fertilizer recommendations, where recommendation can ...
• Microfluidics for rapid detection of live pathogens 

  Spatola Rossi, Carla; Coulon, Frederic; Ma, Shaohua; Zhang, Yu Shrike; Yang, Zhugen (Wiley, 2023-03-15)

  Rapid, sensitive, and selective detection of live pathogens remains a key priority for quality control and risk assessment. While conventional methods often require complicated workflows, costly reagents, lab equipment, ...
• Advancement in design and failure analysis of aluminium foam-filled honeycomb crash absorbers 

  Valente, G.; Ghasemnejad, Hessam; Srimanosaowapak, S.; Watson, James W. (Springer, 2023-03-01)

  Honeycomb structures are frequently used as energy absorption devices in the automotive and aerospace industry. Many studies have been conducted to optimise these structures and improve crashworthiness behaviour. This paper ...
• Evidence of collaborative opportunities to ensure long-term sustainability in African farming 

  El Fartassi, Imane; Milne, Alice E.; El Alami, Rafiq; Rafiqi, Maryam; Hassall, Kirsty L.; Waine, Toby W.; Zawadzka, Joanna; Diarra, Alhousseine; Corstanje, Ron (Elsevier, 2023-02-17)

  Farmers face the challenge of increasing production to feed a growing population and support livelihoods, whilst also improving the sustainability and resilience of cropping systems. Understanding the key factors that ...
• Effect of different organic amendments on actual and achievable yields in a cereal-based cropping system 

  Albano, Xavier; Whitmore, Andrew P.; Sakrabani, Ruben; Thomas, Cathy L.; Sizmur, Tom; Ritz, Karl; Harris, Jim; Pawlett, Mark; Watts, Chris; Haefele, Stephan M. (Springer, 2023-02-27)

  Soil fertility is at risk in intensive cropping systems when using an exclusive regime of inorganic fertilisers without returning sufficient organic matter to the soil. Our objective was to evaluate the long-term effects ...
• Chapter 19: Social and ethical considerations for agricultural robotics 

  Ayris, Kirsten; Rose, David Christian (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, 2023-09-01)

  The scaling of agricultural robotics could help us to achieve sustainable agricultural transitions around the world, solving production, environmental, and socio-political challenges. Yet, for all the promises, there are ...
• Exploration of actinobacteria communities in seawater and sediments of mediterranean basin from Algerian coast displays hight diversity with new taxa and antibacterial potential 

  Matmoura, Amina; Yekkour, Amine; Boufadi, Mokhtaria Yasmina; Bouras, Noureddine; Zitouni, Abdelghani; Mokrane, Salim; Meklat, Atika; Verheecke-Vaessen, Carol (Springer, 2023-02-20)

  The biodiversity of actinobacteria in the Mediterranean Sea habitat has drawn limited attention compared to that paid to terrestrial habitats. The work presented here focused on the biodiversity of culturable marine ...
• Influence of abiotic factors on kinetics of viable populations of biocontrol agents in the phyllosphere of lettuce and strawberry leaves 

  Tut, Gurkan; Magan, Naresh; Xu, Xiangming (Wiley, 2023-02-28)

  There is little information on the effect of temperature, relative humidity (RH) and vapour pressure deficit (VPD) on the viable populations of two commercial biocontrol strains, Bacillus subtilis QST 713 (recently classified ...
• An exploration of customers’ satisfaction with water and wastewater services in the UK 

  Tian, Kang; Goodwin, Daniel; Gallagher, Elaine; Smith, Heather (World Scientific, 2023-02-03)

  In this research, we examine the relationship between customer satisfaction with water and wastewater services, demographic factors, communication with the utility, and perceived trustworthiness. Through a survey of the ...
• Highly efficient capture of mercury from complex water matrices by AlZn alloy reduction-amalgamation and in situ layered double hydroxide 

  Fang, Yetian; Li, Fangyuan; Chao, Jingbo; Tang, Yang; Coulon, Frederic; Krasucka, Patrycja; Oleszczuk, Patryk; Hu, Qing; Yang, Xiao Jin (Taylor & Francis, 2023-02-13)

  Mercury pollution is a critical, worldwide problem and the efficient, cost-effective removal of mercury from complex, contaminated water matrices in a wide pH range from strongly acidic to alkaline has been a challenge. ...
• Fats, oils and grease management in separators. 

  Fairley, Martin (2017-03)

  The fat, oil and grease (FOG) problem may be the 21st Century’s ‘perfect storm’: an outcome of urbanisation, population and economic growth, compounded by changing weather patterns causing inundation and exceedance of ...
• Farming wellbeing through and beyond COVID-19: stressors, gender differences, and landscapes of support 

  Rose, David Christian; Budge, Hannah; Carolan, Michael; Hall, Jilly; Hammersley, Conor; Knook, Jorie; Lobley, Matt; Nye, Caroline; O'Reilly, Alexis; Shortland, Faye; Wheelier, Rebecca (Wiley, 2023-02-17)

  Although there has been a recent surge in research on drivers of poor farmer wellbeing and mental health, there is still a limited understanding of the state of wellbeing in farming communities around the world and how it ...
• Inflow turbulent effects of tidal turbines, experimental and numerical study. 

  Camosi, Luca (2018-04)

  Hydrokinetic tidal turbines are devices for which the relative importance of the incoming flow on fatigue life is higher when compared to wind generators. This is due to the difference in density between the two fluids and ...
• Scalable fabrication of graphene-assembled multifunctional electrode with efficient electrochemical detection of dopamine and glucose 

  Ji, Xiaodong; Zhao, Xin; Zhang, Zixin; Si, Yunfa; Qian, Wei; Fu, Huaqiang; Chen, Zibo; Wang, Zhe; Jin, Zhugen; He, Daping (Springer, 2023-02-22)

  Conventional glassy carbon electrodes (GCE) cannot meet the requirements of future electrodes for wider use due to low conductivity, high cost, non-portability, and lack of flexibility. Therefore, cost-effective and wearable ...
• The circular economy transformation of airports: an alternative model for retail waste management 

  Tjahjono, Michelle; Ünal, Enes; Tran, Trung Hieu (MDPI, 2023-02-20)

  Airport terminals worldwide generate approximately 6 million tons of passenger waste annually. Increased awareness of climate change and global interventions for environmental sustainability requires a reassessment of ...
• Ammonium and phosphorus removal and recovery from wastewater through the ion exchange process. 

  Guida, Samuela (2020-07)

  Challenges to implement circular economy principles in the wastewater cycle are connected to the need of reducing nutrients (ammonium as NH₄⁺-N, and phosphorus as PO₄-P) in treated effluent whilst enabling their recovery ...
• Influence of sediment quality and microbial community on the functioning capacity of a constructed wetland treating alkaline leachate after 5.5 years in operation 

  Hudson, A.; Murnane, J. G.; O'Dwyer, T.; Pawlett, Mark; Courtney, R. (Elsevier, 2023-01-12)

  Constructed wetlands (CWs) have been demonstrated as a cost-effective alternative to chemical treatment systems for mine waters, with the microbial communities attributed to promoting carbonation and aiding pH neutralization. ...
• The EPSRC's responsible innovation framework: to what extent does it influence innovation in research settings? 

  Rose, David Christian; Shortland, Faye; Smith, Rachel; Schillings, Juliette (2023-02-22)

  The world is on the cusp of a technology revolution in which radical technologies (e.g. AI, robotics, drones) offer the potential to transform society. The UK Government has committed to driving this through their Industrial ...

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