Environment

Frost & Sullivan estimates the global lighting controls market to grow by 4.7% in 2021 after experiencing a 6.3% growth decline in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The market is expected to reach pre-COVID-19 growth rates in 2023 and achieve $11.82 billion in revenue by 2028, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 7.5% from 2021 to 2028. T...

The homes and buildings industry is expected to continue its post-pandemic recovery in 2022, after the reopening of economic activities in 2021. The lighting, HVAC, refrigeration, facility management, and smart homes markets have already had strong comebacks due to robust customer demand combined with business transformation initiatives by industry...

This edition of the Industrial Bioprocessing TOE features information on the use of ketone salt based brain fuel supplements for treating migraines and neurological disorders, use of supplements based on omega-3 ingredients derived from algae to enhance human health and the use of nicotinamide based phytochemical supplements to enhance cellular met...

Water utilities across the globe are under pressure to improve the resilience of their infrastructure to water stress, drought, and flooding-related events that are occurring due to climate change. Policy makers are implementing new strategies to ensure long-term sustainability through extensive replacement and rehabilitation plans to modernise the...

This edition of the Industrial Bioprocessing TOE features information on the use of plant-based natural coagulants to enhance wastewater treatment and the use of innovative sequential batch-based surge anoxic mix reactors for sludge reduction and wastewater treatment. The TOE covers innovations based on the use of modular devices for direct air car...

The application of nuclear fission technology typically in nuclear power generation, produces a by-product that is called as radioactive waste. The produced waste has to be managed properly to ensure minimal impact on the environment and to prevent it from harming human beings. Public and private companies are extremely concerned in improving radi...

The growing demand for high quality agricultural output for the rising population needs to be met with improvisations in the current agricultural practices. Therefore, utilization of updated precision agricultural practices which enhances the decision making system of the farmers needs to be adopted so as to increase the productivity yield per unit...

Piling up of millions of tons of plastics in landfills and other suitable environment results in the release of harmful contaminants in to the soil and groundwater. Leaching of hazardous contaminants in to the soil reduces the fertility of the soil required for agriculture and excessive seepage of leachates also spoils the quality of groundwater. T...

This edition of the Industrial Bioprocessing TOE features trends and innovations in production of a tubular photobioreactor (PBR) for algae-biomass cultivation, and soot-reducing biofuels and fuel additives. The TOE also focuses on developments in water treatment technologies, such as a low-cost high-performance thin-film composite forward osmosis ...