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Bio-based fertilizers: A practical approach towards circular economy

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Chojnacka, Katarzyna, Moustakas, Konstantinos, Witek-Krowiak, Anna·2020·Bioresource Technology

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Although for the past 100 years, fertilizer technologies have increasingly used renewable resources, the majority of manufactured products are still based on mineral deposits and fossil fuels. The European Commission has set a goal of 30% reduction of non-renewable resources in fertilizer production. This can only be accomplished if there are incentives for wastes valorization and fines for making use of non-renewable raw materials. This will enable the reduction of eutrophication of surface waters due to the presence of nitrogen and phosphorus, originating from agricultural fields fertilizers. The use of biological waste is a practical solution to recover valuable fertilizer components. In order to effectively implement technologies based on biological resources, it is necessary to construct small wastes solubilization or fertilizer installations at the site of waste generation, which will solve the problem of waste transport or sanitary hazards.

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  • Bio-based fertilizers and additives for farming and gardening are a safe alternative to valorize biological wastes across different biorefinery platforms.

    “The production of bio-based fertilizers and additives for farming and gardening is a safe alternative to valorize biological wastes across different biorefinery platforms (Chojnacka et al., 2020).”

    From Biorefineries: Achievements and challenges for a bio-based economy (2022) · cites this paper as Chojnacka et al., 2020

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Authors
Chojnacka, K., Moustakas, K., & Witek-Krowiak, A.
Affiliations
  • Wrocław University of Science and Technology (PL)
  • National Technical University of Athens (GR)
Corresponding author
Chojnacka, Katarzyna
Venue
Bioresource Technology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-01
Volume
295
Pages
122223
ISSN
0960-8524 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2978382868
Cited by
545
References
116
Citations by year
2026: 70 · 2025: 97 · 2024: 108 · 2023: 92 · 2022: 84 · 2021: 71 · 2020: 23
FWCI
3.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Bioresource Technology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Phosphorus and nutrient management
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
Keywords
bio-based fertilizers, circular economy, renewable raw materials, eutrophication, nitrogen and phosphorus, waste transportation, agricultural waste
MeSH terms
Fertilizers, Minerals, Nitrogen, Phosphorus

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