Alba Bala
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Recent Articles
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Bouhzam I, Cantero R, Margallo M, Aldaco R, Bala A, Fullana-I-Palmer P, et al.
Sci Total Environ
. 2024 Oct;
955:177038.
PMID: 39437926
Deep eutectic solvents (DES) are gaining interest as eco-friendly alternatives for extracting bioactive compounds, but their environmental benefits remain unclear and need further evaluation. In this work, a case study...
2.
Arfelis S, Martin-Perales A, Nguyen R, Perez A, Cherubin I, Len C, et al.
Heliyon
. 2024 Aug;
10(14):e34655.
PMID: 39148985
The need to explore contemporary alternatives for industrial production has driven the development of innovative techniques that address critical limitations linked to traditional batch mechanochemistry. One particularly promising strategy involves...
3.
Campos C, Dias A, Quinteiro P, Gutierrez D, Villanueva-Rey P, Gallego M, et al.
Sci Total Environ
. 2024 Apr;
927:172230.
PMID: 38582111
The tourism industry, affected by COVID-19, must reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This study evaluated the environmental impact of three hotels in coastal and mountainous regions of Spain and Portugal using...
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Sazdovski I, Batlle-Bayer L, Bala A, Margallo M, Azarkamand S, Aldaco R, et al.
Heliyon
. 2024 Mar;
10(6):e27922.
PMID: 38509916
Sustainable packaging is a crucial focus in the context of circular economy efforts. This study evaluates the circularity of two secondary packaging systems used in Spanish fresh food produces: Reusable...
5.
Bouhzam I, Cantero R, Margallo M, Aldaco R, Bala A, Fullana-I-Palmer P, et al.
Foods
. 2023 Dec;
12(24).
PMID: 38137204
Given global coffee consumption, substantial quantities of spent coffee grounds (SCGs) are generated annually as a by-product of brewing coffee. SCG, although rich in bioactive compounds, is nowadays disposed of....
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Campos C, Gutierrez D, Dias A, Quinteiro P, Herrero A, Gallego M, et al.
Sci Total Environ
. 2023 Nov;
912:168964.
PMID: 38036139
The tourism sector after COVID-19 has raised different concerns that have lead to a development towards a more sustainable model of tourism. After the health crisis, the increase in environmental...
7.
Bouhzam I, Cantero R, Balcells M, Margallo M, Aldaco R, Bala A, et al.
Foods
. 2023 Feb;
12(4).
PMID: 36832852
This study aims to provide an overview of different extraction methods to obtain chlorogenic acid (CA) and caffeine (Caf) from spent coffee grounds (SCG). This overview shows that the quantity...
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Arfelis S, Malpartida I, Lair V, Caldeira V, Sazdovski I, Bala A, et al.
Sci Total Environ
. 2022 Dec;
866:161094.
PMID: 36566846
The world's energy transition from fossil to renewable energy is unthinkable without further research in energy storage. Decreasing the environmental impacts from the production of energy storage technologies is essential...
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Tetteh H, Bala A, Fullana-I-Palmer P, Balcells M, Margallo M, Aldaco R, et al.
Foods
. 2022 Nov;
11(22).
PMID: 36429306
Despite its relatively low environmental impact within the livestock sector, the poultry sector still faces its own environmental challenges that need to be addressed. The present paper uses life cycle...
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Fernandez-Rios A, Laso J, Amo-Setien F, Abajas-Bustillo R, Ortego-Mate C, Fullana-I-Palmer P, et al.
Foods
. 2022 Apr;
11(7).
PMID: 35407105
The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus has become a key concept to promote the cross-sectoral coordination toward sustainable development. In particular, understanding the interdependences of these pillars, as well as addressing a...