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Dr. Elena Tamburini
University of Ferrara, Dept. of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Via L.Borsari, 46 Ferrara, Italy

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Published: 29 June 2021 in Applied Sciences
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The organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) is recognized as a suitable substrate for the anaerobic digestion (AD) process and is currently considered a mature technology. A promising strategy to enhance biogas yield and productivity is the co-digestion of OFMSW with other organic biomass, such as green waste (GW), a mixture of leaves, grass, and woody materials originated from private yards and public greenspace management. The main limitation to the use of GW for biogas production is the high percentage of the lignocellulosic fraction, which makes necessary a pretreatment of delignification to dissolve the recalcitrant structure. In this study, a new strategy of sustainable bio-delignification using the white-rot fungi Bjerkandera adusta (BA) in comparison with other chemical pretreatments were investigated. Untreated and treated GW were, respectively, submitted to anaerobic co-digestion with OFMSW. AD processes were carried out in a lab-scale plant for 30 days in thermophilic conditions (55 °C). Biogas cumulative production was increased by about 100% in the case of treated GW compared with that of just OFMSW, from 145 to 289 Nm3 CH4/ton SV, and productivity almost doubled from 145 to 283 Nm3/ton FM * day. The measured average methane content values in the cumulative biogas were 55% from OFMSW and 54% from GW. Moreover, over 95% of the biogas was produced in 20 days, showing the potential opportunity to reduce the AD time.

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Bruno Semeraro; Daniela Summa; Stefania Costa; Federico Zappaterra; Elena Tamburini. Bio-Delignification of Green Waste (GW) in Co-Digestion with the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (OFMSW) to Enhance Biogas Production. Applied Sciences 2021, 11, 6061 .

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Bruno Semeraro, Daniela Summa, Stefania Costa, Federico Zappaterra, Elena Tamburini. Bio-Delignification of Green Waste (GW) in Co-Digestion with the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (OFMSW) to Enhance Biogas Production. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11 (13):6061.

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Bruno Semeraro; Daniela Summa; Stefania Costa; Federico Zappaterra; Elena Tamburini. 2021. "Bio-Delignification of Green Waste (GW) in Co-Digestion with the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (OFMSW) to Enhance Biogas Production." Applied Sciences 11, no. 13: 6061.

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Published: 01 May 2021 in Ecological Modelling
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Agro-ecosystems have large potentials for supporting human well-being and local development, also by providing large amounts of organic matter for bioenergy generation. The use of agricultural residues was proposed as a possible solution to support energy transition, while avoiding conflicts for the use of agricultural land destined to food production. The present work uses an Ecosystem Services (ES) approach to map and estimate the potential availability of agricultural residues (potential ES supply) in the Emilia-Romagna region (Italy), where high productive croplands are present. The map was overlapped with the bioenergy plants currently present in the region (ES demand) that could be sustained by residues, considering a buffer area of 10 km radius for a sustainable supply chain and under the assumption of using only the 25% of total residues. Additionally, suitable areas for bioenergy development were mapped by means of a hotspot analysis. The results showed that the Emilia-Romagna region has a large availability of agricultural residues to be potentially used for bioenergy generation. The 82.4% of the total installed power of biogas plants and the whole installed power of those using woody biomasses may be supported by using agricultural residues. When considering buffer areas for sustainable supply chains, agricultural residues could meet the 95% and 50% of total demand from biogas and solid biomasses plants, respectively. However, competition for agricultural residues among bioenergy plants could arise because of the overlap of their buffer zones. Moreover, hotspot analysis revealed large suitable areas for the development of environmental and cost-effective biogas plants. Contrasting ES supply and demand may unveil unexplored forms of sustainable development in agro-ecosystems, thus contributing to a more rational use of agricultural production which supports renewable energies without competing for the agricultural land.

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Gaglio Mattias; Tamburini Elena; Castaldelli Giuseppe; Fano Elisa Anna. Modeling the ecosystem service of agricultural residues provision for bioenergy production: A potential application in the Emilia-Romagna region (Italy). Ecological Modelling 2021, 451, 109571 .

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Gaglio Mattias, Tamburini Elena, Castaldelli Giuseppe, Fano Elisa Anna. Modeling the ecosystem service of agricultural residues provision for bioenergy production: A potential application in the Emilia-Romagna region (Italy). Ecological Modelling. 2021; 451 ():109571.

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Gaglio Mattias; Tamburini Elena; Castaldelli Giuseppe; Fano Elisa Anna. 2021. "Modeling the ecosystem service of agricultural residues provision for bioenergy production: A potential application in the Emilia-Romagna region (Italy)." Ecological Modelling 451, no. : 109571.

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Published: 17 March 2021 in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) introduced in the 1960s and widely used as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic. In its acid form, the solubility of 21 mg/L greatly limits its bioavailability. Since the bioavailability of a drug product plays a critical role in the design of oral administration dosage, this study investigated the enzymatic esterification of ibuprofen as a strategy for hydrophilization. This work proposes an enzymatic strategy for the covalent attack of highly hydrophilic molecules using acidic functions of commercially available bioactive compounds. The poorly water-soluble drug ibuprofen was esterified in a hexane/water biphasic system by direct esterification with sorbitol using the cheap biocatalyst porcine pancreas lipase (PPL), which demonstrated itself to be a suitable enzyme for the effective production of the IBU-sorbitol ester. This work reports the optimization of the esterification reaction.

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Federico Zappaterra; Maria Rodriguez; Daniela Summa; Bruno Semeraro; Stefania Costa; Elena Tamburini. Biocatalytic Approach for Direct Esterification of Ibuprofen with Sorbitol in Biphasic Media. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2021, 22, 3066 .

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Federico Zappaterra, Maria Rodriguez, Daniela Summa, Bruno Semeraro, Stefania Costa, Elena Tamburini. Biocatalytic Approach for Direct Esterification of Ibuprofen with Sorbitol in Biphasic Media. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021; 22 (6):3066.

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Federico Zappaterra; Maria Rodriguez; Daniela Summa; Bruno Semeraro; Stefania Costa; Elena Tamburini. 2021. "Biocatalytic Approach for Direct Esterification of Ibuprofen with Sorbitol in Biphasic Media." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, no. 6: 3066.

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Published: 09 March 2021 in Environmental Research
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Nowadays, the most important tool to evaluate the environmental impact of both petro-plastics and bioplastics is the life cycle analysis (LCA). LCA determines the overall impact on the environment by defining, calculation and analyzing all the input and output directly related to production, utilization, and disposal of a product or a process. In this work, a LCA (cradle to grave) of bottles for drinking water was developed on three scenarios: polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, as conventional packaging material for outdoor drinking water, polylactic acid (PLA) bottles, as alternative and innovative biodegradable packaging and aluminum bottle, as reusable and almost infinitely refilling packaging. As a result of LCA, ten impacts categories have been accounted for, among which the global warming potential (GWP, measured as kgCO2 eq), the eutrophication potential (EP, measured as kgPO4 eq.), human and eco-toxicity (HTP and ETP, measured as kg 1,4-DB eq.). The average drinking water consumption in Italy has been estimated in 1.5 L per day, corresponding to three 500 ml-plastic bottles and 1 refillable aluminum bottle. LCA has been firstly applied to a single bottle production and use, then to the daily and annual bottles consumption. PET bottles production and use assure the lower environmental impacts compared to PLA bottles, burdened by agricultural phase for corn cultivation, and to aluminum bottles, when the every-day washing with hot water or water and soap is comprehended. Moreover, including the end-of-life options into the analysis, PET recycling permits to reduce up to about 30% the GWP, whereas PLA composting does not lead to any GWP savings. In this study, aluminum bottle has been considered reusable for 2.5 years. The microbiological quality of water in one-way PET and PLA bottles has been compared with the refillable bottle rinsing with hot water and soap and only hot water, highlighting that the level of contamination is alarmingly increased in the latter case.

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Elena Tamburini; Stefania Costa; Daniela Summa; Letizia Battistella; Elisa Anna Fano; Giuseppe Castaldelli. Plastic (PET) vs bioplastic (PLA) or refillable aluminium bottles – What is the most sustainable choice for drinking water? A life-cycle (LCA) analysis. Environmental Research 2021, 196, 110974 .

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Elena Tamburini, Stefania Costa, Daniela Summa, Letizia Battistella, Elisa Anna Fano, Giuseppe Castaldelli. Plastic (PET) vs bioplastic (PLA) or refillable aluminium bottles – What is the most sustainable choice for drinking water? A life-cycle (LCA) analysis. Environmental Research. 2021; 196 ():110974.

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Elena Tamburini; Stefania Costa; Daniela Summa; Letizia Battistella; Elisa Anna Fano; Giuseppe Castaldelli. 2021. "Plastic (PET) vs bioplastic (PLA) or refillable aluminium bottles – What is the most sustainable choice for drinking water? A life-cycle (LCA) analysis." Environmental Research 196, no. : 110974.

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Published: 24 December 2020 in Fermentation
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Lactic acid (LA) obtained by fermentation of carbohydrates is well-known and widely used in the food sector. This process is as an alternative to the chemical synthesis and ensures several advantages especially in terms of environmental sustainability. In particularly, the opportunity to use agro-food residues as fermentable raw materials could improve the overall process sustainability, without considering the indisputable advantages in terms of waste reduction and residual biomass valorization, in a bio- and circular economy perspective. This research deals with the study and development of the fermentation processes of various waste biomasses from the agro-food industries, including milk whey (MW), ricotta cheese whey (RCW), pear processing residues (PPR), potato pomace (PP), tomato pomace (PT), in order to obtain an experimental protocol applicable to the production of LA. Lactobacillus casei DSM 20011 (ATCC 393), a homofermentative L(+)-LA producing bacterium has been used, starting from small-scale tests to verify of the microorganism to grow in complex medium with different carbon sources and the possible presence of potentially toxic substances for microbial growth. Yields from 27.0 ± 0.3% to 46.0 ± 0.7% have been obtained. Then, a scaling-up was performed in a 1 L batch fermenter, using a mixed medium of RCW and PPR in different ratio. The best LA yield was 78.3% with a volumetric productivity of 1.12 g/L·h in less than 60 h.

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Stefania Costa; Daniela Summa; Bruno Semeraro; Federico Zappaterra; Irene Rugiero; Elena Tamburini. Fermentation as a Strategy for Bio-Transforming Waste into Resources: Lactic Acid Production from Agri-Food Residues. Fermentation 2020, 7, 3 .

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Stefania Costa, Daniela Summa, Bruno Semeraro, Federico Zappaterra, Irene Rugiero, Elena Tamburini. Fermentation as a Strategy for Bio-Transforming Waste into Resources: Lactic Acid Production from Agri-Food Residues. Fermentation. 2020; 7 (1):3.

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Stefania Costa; Daniela Summa; Bruno Semeraro; Federico Zappaterra; Irene Rugiero; Elena Tamburini. 2020. "Fermentation as a Strategy for Bio-Transforming Waste into Resources: Lactic Acid Production from Agri-Food Residues." Fermentation 7, no. 1: 3.

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Published: 12 October 2020 in Sustainability
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Agro-ecosystems are intensively exploited environments which are both providers and consumers of ecosystem services. The improvement of both provisioning and regulating services in cultivated landscapes is crucial for the sustainable development of rural areas. Among the provisioning services offered, producing biogas from the anaerobic digestion of residual biomass is nowadays a promising option for decreasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, while avoiding the land use conflicts related to the use of dedicated crops. Based on the available quantitative data at a regional level, provisioning and regulating services provided by the use of agri-food waste, livestock waste and agricultural residues were assessed for the case of Emilia Romagna region, the second biggest biogas producer in Italy. One provisioning service, i.e., bioenergy generation, and three regulating services were considered: (i) air quality improvement by the reduction of odors derived from direct use of waste, (ii) regulation of soil nutrients by reducing organic load and digestate spreading, and (iii) global climate regulation by saving GHG emissions. A potential further generation of 52.7 MW electric power was estimated at the regional level. Digestate spreading on fields may reduce odor impact by more than 90%, while containing a higher percentage of inorganic nitrogen, which is readily available to plants. The estimated GHG emission savings were equal to 2,862,533 Mg CO2eq/yr, mainly due to avoided landfilling for agri-waste and avoided replacing of mineral fertilizers for livestock waste and agricultural residues. The results suggest that bioenergy generation from lignocellulosic, livestock and agro-industrial residues may improve some regulating services in agro-ecosystems, while helping to reach renewable energy targets, thus contributing to overcoming the provisioning vs. regulating services paradigm in human-managed ecosystems.

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Elena Tamburini; Mattias Gaglio; Giuseppe Castaldelli; Elisa Fano. Biogas from Agri-Food and Agricultural Waste Can Appreciate Agro-Ecosystem Services: The Case Study of Emilia Romagna Region. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8392 .

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Elena Tamburini, Mattias Gaglio, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Elisa Fano. Biogas from Agri-Food and Agricultural Waste Can Appreciate Agro-Ecosystem Services: The Case Study of Emilia Romagna Region. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (20):8392.

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Elena Tamburini; Mattias Gaglio; Giuseppe Castaldelli; Elisa Fano. 2020. "Biogas from Agri-Food and Agricultural Waste Can Appreciate Agro-Ecosystem Services: The Case Study of Emilia Romagna Region." Sustainability 12, no. 20: 8392.

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Published: 03 October 2020 in Fermentation
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Sorbic acid is the most commonly used preservative in the food industry. The antimicrobial inhibition of sorbic acid could be influenced by its lipophilic nature, which reduces its use in hydrophilic food formulations. Reactions between sorbic acid and glycerol catalyzed by lipases were studied in order to develop a novel sorbic acid derivate with a promising hydrophilic profile. The esterification reaction between sorbic acid and glycerol in a solvent-free system were performed with an immobilized lipase B from Candida antarctica (CALB). The glycerol sorbate product has been tested against S. griseus bacterium and Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast. Results indicate that the esterification of sorbic acid with glycerol does improve its antimicrobial properties against Saccharomyces cerevisie. The reported results demonstrate that esterification can be used as a strategy to improve the antimicrobial activity of sorbic acid.

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Federico Zappaterra; Daniela Summa; Bruno Semeraro; Raissa Buzzi; Claudio Trapella; Miguel Ladero; Stefania Costa; Elena Tamburini. Enzymatic Esterification as Potential Strategy to Enhance the Sorbic Acid Behavior as Food and Beverage Preservative. Fermentation 2020, 6, 96 .

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Federico Zappaterra, Daniela Summa, Bruno Semeraro, Raissa Buzzi, Claudio Trapella, Miguel Ladero, Stefania Costa, Elena Tamburini. Enzymatic Esterification as Potential Strategy to Enhance the Sorbic Acid Behavior as Food and Beverage Preservative. Fermentation. 2020; 6 (4):96.

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Federico Zappaterra; Daniela Summa; Bruno Semeraro; Raissa Buzzi; Claudio Trapella; Miguel Ladero; Stefania Costa; Elena Tamburini. 2020. "Enzymatic Esterification as Potential Strategy to Enhance the Sorbic Acid Behavior as Food and Beverage Preservative." Fermentation 6, no. 4: 96.

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Published: 08 August 2020 in Water
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Nitrate pollution remains an unsolved issue worldwide, causing serious effects on water quality and eutrophication of freshwater and brackish water environments. Its economic costs are still underestimated. To reduce nitrogen excess, constructed wetlands are usually recognized as a solution but, in recent years, interest has been raised in the role of ditches and canals in nitrogen removal. In this study, we investigated the environmental and economical sustainability of nitrogen removal capacity, using as a model study a lowland agricultural sub-basin of the Po River (Northern Italy), where the role of aquatic vegetation and related microbial processes on the mitigation of nitrate pollution has been extensively studied. Based on the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach and costs and benefits analysis (CBA), the effectiveness of two different scenarios of vegetation management, which differ for the timing of mowing, have been compared concerning the nitrogen removal via denitrification and other terms of environmental sustainability. The results highlighted that postponing the mowing to the end of the vegetative season would contribute to buffering up to 90% of the nitrogen load conveyed by the canal network during the irrigation period and would reduce by an order of magnitude the costs of eutrophication potential.

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Elena Tamburini; Elisa Soana; Mauro Monti; Elisa Fano; Giuseppe Castaldelli. Introducing Life Cycle Assessment in Costs and Benefits Analysis of Vegetation Management in Drainage Canals of Lowland Agricultural Landscapes. Water 2020, 12, 2236 .

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Elena Tamburini, Elisa Soana, Mauro Monti, Elisa Fano, Giuseppe Castaldelli. Introducing Life Cycle Assessment in Costs and Benefits Analysis of Vegetation Management in Drainage Canals of Lowland Agricultural Landscapes. Water. 2020; 12 (8):2236.

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Elena Tamburini; Elisa Soana; Mauro Monti; Elisa Fano; Giuseppe Castaldelli. 2020. "Introducing Life Cycle Assessment in Costs and Benefits Analysis of Vegetation Management in Drainage Canals of Lowland Agricultural Landscapes." Water 12, no. 8: 2236.

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Published: 29 June 2020 in Sustainability
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Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum, Adams and Reeve, 1850) farming is a quantitatively important and valuable form of aquaculture production worldwide but, to our best knowledge, no life cycle assessments (LCA) have been undertaken on it. However, being a filter feeder and producing a thick shell during the growing cycle, the capacity of Manila clam to remove nutrients, carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous from the marine environment potentially has some positive effects on the environment. This study was performed in the Sacca di Goro lagoon, located in the southernmost part of the Po River Delta, in the northwestern Adriatic Sea. The LCA of clam farming from a cradle-to-gate perspective have been carried out, including the production stages as seed procuring, sowing, harvesting, depuration and packaging to obtain 1 ton of fresh ready-to-sell clams. The results show that area preparation, fuel combustion and plastic bags were the main contributors to the environmental impacts. The potential capability as a carbon sink of 1 ton of clams has been calculated and the effects on eutrophication reduction by fixing nitrogen and phosphorous in shells, with a net sequestration of 444.55 kg of CO2, 1.54 kg of N and 0.31 kg of P per year.

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Edoardo Turolla; Giuseppe Castaldelli; Elisa Anna Fano; Elena Tamburini. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Proves that Manila Clam Farming (Ruditapes Philippinarum) Is a Fully Sustainable Aquaculture Practice and a Carbon Sink. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5252 .

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Edoardo Turolla, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Elisa Anna Fano, Elena Tamburini. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Proves that Manila Clam Farming (Ruditapes Philippinarum) Is a Fully Sustainable Aquaculture Practice and a Carbon Sink. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (13):5252.

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Edoardo Turolla; Giuseppe Castaldelli; Elisa Anna Fano; Elena Tamburini. 2020. "Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Proves that Manila Clam Farming (Ruditapes Philippinarum) Is a Fully Sustainable Aquaculture Practice and a Carbon Sink." Sustainability 12, no. 13: 5252.

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Published: 07 May 2020 in Sustainability
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Molluscan shellfish aquaculture is considered a “green” industry because of the limited presence of chemicals and risk of pathogens during farming in licensed areas, which provide a safe, nutritive and healthy food source. Moreover, the environmental impact of their production is lower than all other fish animal per unit of protein. In particular, mussels’ production was the first organized mollusk aquaculture in Europe and is now one of the most extended. Italy is the second main European producer of mussels. Taking into account the relevance of the sector, Italian Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) aquaculture has been considered for a life cycle assessment (LCA), from a cradle-to-gate perspective. The mussel farms were located in the northern Adriatic Sea, close to the Po River Delta, a region traditionally vocated to bivalve aquaculture. Results have shown that the growing and harvesting phases are the most critical life cycle stages (“hotspots”) due to the production and use of boats, and the great quantity of non-recyclable high-density polyethylene (HDPE) socks used during the yearly productive cycle. Several improvement potentials have been identified and estimated by means of a sensitivity analysis. Furthermore, regarding the principal exporting countries to Italy (Spain and Chile), the transport factors in an overall sustainability assessment have been considered, in order to compare the local and global mussels supply chain.

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Elena Tamburini; Edoardo Turolla; Elisa Anna Fano; Giuseppe Castaldelli. Sustainability of Mussel (Mytilus Galloprovincialis) Farming in the Po River Delta, Northern Italy, Based on a Life Cycle Assessment Approach. Sustainability 2020, 12, 3814 .

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Elena Tamburini, Edoardo Turolla, Elisa Anna Fano, Giuseppe Castaldelli. Sustainability of Mussel (Mytilus Galloprovincialis) Farming in the Po River Delta, Northern Italy, Based on a Life Cycle Assessment Approach. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (9):3814.

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Elena Tamburini; Edoardo Turolla; Elisa Anna Fano; Giuseppe Castaldelli. 2020. "Sustainability of Mussel (Mytilus Galloprovincialis) Farming in the Po River Delta, Northern Italy, Based on a Life Cycle Assessment Approach." Sustainability 12, no. 9: 3814.

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Published: 17 April 2020 in Sustainability
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Bioenergies are considered sustainable alternatives to fossil energy sources in the European Union (EU) renewable energy targets for 2030. However, their performances in terms of greenhouse gases (GHG) savings may be affected by indirect emissions related to the required land-use-change (LUC) that should be taken into account when modelling their sustainability. The European Renewable Energy Directive (RED) introduced a number of GHG emission criteria, in comparison with fossil fuels, that bioenergy deriving from agricultural biomasses must comply with. The Emilia-Romagna region (North-Eastern Italy), the second largest Italian biogas producer, has recently issued its Regional Energy Plan (REP), which set an ambitious increase of about 40% of the current installed electric power from biogas up to 2030. The aim of this study is to assess the sustainability of Emilia-Romagna REP accounting for the required indirect land-use-change (ILUC), due to the bioenergy crop expansion, potentially needed to reach the targets. Based on regional data available on biogas production, the amount of land used for maize silage to be destined to biogas production (as a model agricultural feedstock) has been calculated for the actual state-of-the art and towards 2030 scenarios provided by the REP. Starting from average GHG emissions associated with biogas production from 100% maize silage of 35 gCO2 eq/MJ, a further contribution of 8–18.5 gCO2 eq/MJ due to LUC has been found. Our findings indicate that it is difficult to assess the global GHG savings from the bioenergy targets fixed by regional energy plans when LUC effects are considered. Careful analysis is necessary in each case to avoid creating negative impacts.

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Elena Tamburini; Mattias Gaglio; Giuseppe Castaldelli; Elisa Anna Fano. Is Bioenergy Truly Sustainable When Land-Use-Change (LUC) Emissions Are Accounted for? The Case-Study of Biogas from Agricultural Biomass in Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy. Sustainability 2020, 12, 3260 .

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Elena Tamburini, Mattias Gaglio, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Elisa Anna Fano. Is Bioenergy Truly Sustainable When Land-Use-Change (LUC) Emissions Are Accounted for? The Case-Study of Biogas from Agricultural Biomass in Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (8):3260.

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Elena Tamburini; Mattias Gaglio; Giuseppe Castaldelli; Elisa Anna Fano. 2020. "Is Bioenergy Truly Sustainable When Land-Use-Change (LUC) Emissions Are Accounted for? The Case-Study of Biogas from Agricultural Biomass in Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy." Sustainability 12, no. 8: 3260.

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Published: 30 October 2019 in Resources
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Oysters represent an important portion of the world’s total aquaculture production. In recent years, in Italy, oyster farming has progressively increased its role in the economic growth of the aquaculture sector and still has great potential for growth. As in any other production, oyster farming generates environmental impacts over an oyster’s life cycle, due to material, energy, fuel, and water use. The aim of this work was to carry out a cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment (LCA) of 1 kg of fresh oysters of commercial size produced in the Po delta area, northern Italy. Two scenarios were considered. The current scenario provides for oyster seed purchasing from France and transport to Italy, whereas the alternative scenario includes in situ seed production in order to realize a complete local and traceable supply chain. Eco-indicator® 99-H and ReCiPe® midpoint (H) v.1.12 were used to perform the impact assessments. The overall impacts of the two scenarios were very similar and indicated that the main hotspots were the fattening and prefattening phases of farming, which were common in both scenarios. Focusing the analysis on the first stages, transport from France had a greater impact than did local seed production, emphasizing the importance of a short supply chain in aquaculture production.

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Elena Tamburini; Elisa Anna Fano; Giuseppe Castaldelli; Edoardo Turolla. Life Cycle Assessment of Oyster Farming in the Po Delta, Northern Italy. Resources 2019, 8, 170 .

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Elena Tamburini, Elisa Anna Fano, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Edoardo Turolla. Life Cycle Assessment of Oyster Farming in the Po Delta, Northern Italy. Resources. 2019; 8 (4):170.

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Elena Tamburini; Elisa Anna Fano; Giuseppe Castaldelli; Edoardo Turolla. 2019. "Life Cycle Assessment of Oyster Farming in the Po Delta, Northern Italy." Resources 8, no. 4: 170.

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Published: 02 April 2019 in Resources
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The need to reduce the environmental impacts of the food industry is increasing together with the dramatic increment of global food demand. Circulation strategies such as the exploitation of self-produced renewable energy sources can improve ecological performances of industrial processes. However, evidence is needed to demonstrate and characterize such environmental benefits. This study assessed the environmental performances of industrial processing of maize edible oil, whose energy provision is guaranteed by residues biomasses. A gate-to-gate Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach was applied for a large-size factory of Northern Italy to describe: (i) the environmental impacts related to industrial processing and (ii) the contribution of residue-based bioenergy to their mitigation, through the comparison with a reference system based on conventional energy. The results showed that oil refinement is the most impacting phase for almost all the considered impact categories. The use of residue-based bioenergy was found to drastically reduce the emissions for all the impact categories. Moreover, Cumulative Energy Demand analysis revealed that the use of biomass residues increased energy efficiency through a reduction of the total energy demand of the industrial process. The study demonstrates that the exploitation of residue-based bioenergy can be a sustainable solution to improve environmental performances of the food industry, while supporting circular economy.

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Mattias Gaglio; Elena Tamburini; Francesco Lucchesi; Vassilis Aschonitis; Anna Atti; Giuseppe Castaldelli; Elisa Anna Fano. Life Cycle Assessment of Maize-Germ Oil Production and The Use of Bioenergy to Mitigate Environmental Impacts: A Gate-To-Gate Case Study. Resources 2019, 8, 60 .

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Mattias Gaglio, Elena Tamburini, Francesco Lucchesi, Vassilis Aschonitis, Anna Atti, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Elisa Anna Fano. Life Cycle Assessment of Maize-Germ Oil Production and The Use of Bioenergy to Mitigate Environmental Impacts: A Gate-To-Gate Case Study. Resources. 2019; 8 (2):60.

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Mattias Gaglio; Elena Tamburini; Francesco Lucchesi; Vassilis Aschonitis; Anna Atti; Giuseppe Castaldelli; Elisa Anna Fano. 2019. "Life Cycle Assessment of Maize-Germ Oil Production and The Use of Bioenergy to Mitigate Environmental Impacts: A Gate-To-Gate Case Study." Resources 8, no. 2: 60.

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Published: 09 November 2018 in Biomolecules
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Valuable biomass conversion processes are highly dependent on the use of effective pretreatments for lignocellulose degradation and enzymes for saccharification. Among the nowadays available treatments, chemical delignification represents a promising alternative to physical-mechanical treatments. Banana is one of the most important fruit crops around the world. After harvesting, it generates large amounts of rachis, a lignocellulosic residue, that could be used for second generation ethanol production, via saccharification and fermentation. In the present study, eight chemical pretreatments for lignin degradation (organosolv based on organic solvents, sodium hypochlorite, hypochlorous acid, hydrogen peroxide, alkaline hydrogen peroxide, and some combinations thereof) have been tested on banana rachis and the effects evaluated in terms of lignin removal, material losses, and chemical composition of pretreated material. Pretreatment based on lignin oxidation have demonstrated to reach the highest delignification yield, also in terms of monosaccharides recovery. In fact, all the delignified samples were then saccharified with enzymes (cellulase and beta-glucosidase) and hydrolysis efficiency was evaluated in terms of final sugars recovery before fermentation. Analysis of Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR) has been carried out on treated samples, in order to better understand the structural effects of delignification on lignocellulose. Active chlorine oxidations, hypochlorous acid in particular, were the best effective for lignin removal obtaining in the meanwhile the most promising cellulose-to-glucose conversion.

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Stefania Costa; Irene Rugiero; Christian Larenas Uria; Paola Pedrini; Elena Tamburini. Lignin Degradation Efficiency of Chemical Pre-Treatments on Banana Rachis Destined to Bioethanol Production. Biomolecules 2018, 8, 141 .

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Stefania Costa, Irene Rugiero, Christian Larenas Uria, Paola Pedrini, Elena Tamburini. Lignin Degradation Efficiency of Chemical Pre-Treatments on Banana Rachis Destined to Bioethanol Production. Biomolecules. 2018; 8 (4):141.

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Stefania Costa; Irene Rugiero; Christian Larenas Uria; Paola Pedrini; Elena Tamburini. 2018. "Lignin Degradation Efficiency of Chemical Pre-Treatments on Banana Rachis Destined to Bioethanol Production." Biomolecules 8, no. 4: 141.

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Published: 01 July 2018 in CATENA
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Giuseppe Castaldelli; Nicolò Colombani; Elena Tamburini; Fabio Vincenzi; Micòl Mastrocicco. Soil type and microclimatic conditions as drivers of urea transformation kinetics in maize plots. CATENA 2018, 166, 200 -208.

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Giuseppe Castaldelli, Nicolò Colombani, Elena Tamburini, Fabio Vincenzi, Micòl Mastrocicco. Soil type and microclimatic conditions as drivers of urea transformation kinetics in maize plots. CATENA. 2018; 166 ():200-208.

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Giuseppe Castaldelli; Nicolò Colombani; Elena Tamburini; Fabio Vincenzi; Micòl Mastrocicco. 2018. "Soil type and microclimatic conditions as drivers of urea transformation kinetics in maize plots." CATENA 166, no. : 200-208.

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Published: 01 April 2018 in Ecological Engineering
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Elisa Soana; Anna Gavioli; Elena Tamburini; Elisa Anna Fano; Giuseppe Castaldelli. To mow or not to mow: reed biofilms as denitrification hotspots in drainage canals. Ecological Engineering 2018, 113, 1 -10.

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Elisa Soana, Anna Gavioli, Elena Tamburini, Elisa Anna Fano, Giuseppe Castaldelli. To mow or not to mow: reed biofilms as denitrification hotspots in drainage canals. Ecological Engineering. 2018; 113 ():1-10.

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Elisa Soana; Anna Gavioli; Elena Tamburini; Elisa Anna Fano; Giuseppe Castaldelli. 2018. "To mow or not to mow: reed biofilms as denitrification hotspots in drainage canals." Ecological Engineering 113, no. : 1-10.

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Published: 02 December 2017 in Water
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An investigation has been carried out to explore the lignin-degrading ability of white rot fungi, as B. adusta and P. crysosporium, grown in different media containing (i) glucose and mineral salts; (ii) a dairy residue; (iii) a dairy residue and mineral salts. Both fungi were then used as inoculum to treat synthetic and industrial pulp-and-paper mill wastewater. On synthetic wastewater, up to 97% and 74% of lignin degradation by B. adusta and P. crysosporium, respectively, have been reached. On industrial wastewater, both fungal strains were able to accomplish 100% delignification in 8–10 days, independent from pH control, with a significant reduction of total organic carbon (TOC) of the solution. Results have confirmed the great biotechnological potential of both B. adusta and P. crysosporium for complete lignin removal in industrial wastewater, and can open the way to next industrial applications on large scale.

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Stefania Costa; Davide Gavino Dedola; Simone Pellizzari; Riccardo Blo; Irene Rugiero; Paola Pedrini; Elena Tamburini. Lignin Biodegradation in Pulp-and-Paper Mill Wastewater by Selected White Rot Fungi. Water 2017, 9, 935 .

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Stefania Costa, Davide Gavino Dedola, Simone Pellizzari, Riccardo Blo, Irene Rugiero, Paola Pedrini, Elena Tamburini. Lignin Biodegradation in Pulp-and-Paper Mill Wastewater by Selected White Rot Fungi. Water. 2017; 9 (12):935.

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Stefania Costa; Davide Gavino Dedola; Simone Pellizzari; Riccardo Blo; Irene Rugiero; Paola Pedrini; Elena Tamburini. 2017. "Lignin Biodegradation in Pulp-and-Paper Mill Wastewater by Selected White Rot Fungi." Water 9, no. 12: 935.

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Published: 17 October 2017 in Sensors
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Near-Infrared Spectroscopy is a cost-effective and environmentally friendly technique that could represent an alternative to conventional soil analysis methods, including total organic carbon (TOC). Soil fertility and quality are usually measured by traditional methods that involve the use of hazardous and strong chemicals. The effects of physical soil characteristics, such as moisture content and particle size, on spectral signals could be of great interest in order to understand and optimize prediction capability and set up a robust and reliable calibration model, with the future perspective of being applied in the field. Spectra of 46 soil samples were collected. Soil samples were divided into three data sets: unprocessed, only dried and dried, ground and sieved, in order to evaluate the effects of moisture and particle size on spectral signals. Both separate and combined normalization methods including standard normal variate (SNV), multiplicative scatter correction (MSC) and normalization by closure (NCL), as well as smoothing using first and second derivatives (DV1 and DV2), were applied to a total of seven cases. Pretreatments for model optimization were designed and compared for each data set. The best combination of pretreatments was achieved by applying SNV and DV2 on partial least squares (PLS) modelling. There were no significant differences between the predictions using the three different data sets (p < 0.05). Finally, a unique database including all three data sets was built to include all the sources of sample variability that were tested and used for final prediction. External validation of TOC was carried out on 16 unknown soil samples to evaluate the predictive ability of the final combined calibration model. Hence, we demonstrate that sample preprocessing has minor influence on the quality of near infrared spectroscopy (NIR) predictions, laying the ground for a direct and fast in situ application of the method. Data can be acquired outside the laboratory since the method is simple and does not need more than a simple band ratio of the spectra.

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Elena Tamburini; Fabio Vincenzi; Stefania Costa; Paolo Mantovi; Paola Pedrini; Giuseppe Castaldelli. Effects of Moisture and Particle Size on Quantitative Determination of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) in Soils Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Sensors 2017, 17, 2366 .

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Elena Tamburini, Fabio Vincenzi, Stefania Costa, Paolo Mantovi, Paola Pedrini, Giuseppe Castaldelli. Effects of Moisture and Particle Size on Quantitative Determination of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) in Soils Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Sensors. 2017; 17 (10):2366.

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Elena Tamburini; Fabio Vincenzi; Stefania Costa; Paolo Mantovi; Paola Pedrini; Giuseppe Castaldelli. 2017. "Effects of Moisture and Particle Size on Quantitative Determination of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) in Soils Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy." Sensors 17, no. 10: 2366.

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Published: 01 June 2017 in JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC
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Stefania Costa; Irene Rugiero; Paola Pedrini; Tatiana Bernardi; Elena Tamburini. Simultaneous quantification of carbohydrates and metabolites in multicomponent fermentation broths by means of high-performance thin-layer chromatography. JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC 2017, 30, 170 -174.

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Stefania Costa, Irene Rugiero, Paola Pedrini, Tatiana Bernardi, Elena Tamburini. Simultaneous quantification of carbohydrates and metabolites in multicomponent fermentation broths by means of high-performance thin-layer chromatography. JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC. 2017; 30 (3):170-174.

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Stefania Costa; Irene Rugiero; Paola Pedrini; Tatiana Bernardi; Elena Tamburini. 2017. "Simultaneous quantification of carbohydrates and metabolites in multicomponent fermentation broths by means of high-performance thin-layer chromatography." JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC 30, no. 3: 170-174.

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Published: 11 April 2017 in Sensors
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A great interest has recently been focused on lycopene and β-carotene, because of their antioxidant action in the organism. Red-flesh watermelon is one of the main sources of lycopene as the most abundant carotenoid. The use of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in post-harvesting has permitted us to rapidly quantify lycopene, β-carotene, and total soluble solids (TSS) on single intact fruits. Watermelons, harvested in 2013–2015, were submitted to near-infrared (NIR) radiation while being transported along a conveyor belt system, stationary and in movement, and at different positions on the belt. Eight hundred spectra from 100 samples were collected as calibration set in the 900–1700 nm interval. Calibration models were performed using partial least squares (PLS) regression on pre-treated spectra (derivatives and SNV) in the ranges 2.65–151.75 mg/kg (lycopene), 0.19–9.39 mg/kg (β-carotene), and 5.3%–13.7% (TSS). External validation was carried out with 35 new samples and on 35 spectra. The PLS models for intact watermelon could predict lycopene with R2 = 0.877 and SECV = 15.68 mg/kg, β-carotene with R2 = 0.822 and SECV = 0.81 mg/kg, and TSS with R2 = 0.836 and SECV = 0.8%. External validation has confirmed predictive ability with R2 = 0.805 and RMSEP = 16.19 mg/kg for lycopene, R2 = 0.737 and RMSEP = 0.96 mg/kg for β-carotene, and R2 = 0.707 and RMSEP = 1.4% for TSS. The results allow for the market valorization of fruits.

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Elena Tamburini; Stefania Costa; Irene Rugiero; Paola Pedrini; Maria Gabriella Marchetti. Quantification of Lycopene, β-Carotene, and Total Soluble Solids in Intact Red-Flesh Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Using On-Line Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Sensors 2017, 17, 746 .

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Elena Tamburini, Stefania Costa, Irene Rugiero, Paola Pedrini, Maria Gabriella Marchetti. Quantification of Lycopene, β-Carotene, and Total Soluble Solids in Intact Red-Flesh Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Using On-Line Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Sensors. 2017; 17 (4):746.

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Elena Tamburini; Stefania Costa; Irene Rugiero; Paola Pedrini; Maria Gabriella Marchetti. 2017. "Quantification of Lycopene, β-Carotene, and Total Soluble Solids in Intact Red-Flesh Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Using On-Line Near-Infrared Spectroscopy." Sensors 17, no. 4: 746.