LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF CASTOR-BASED CONSTRUCTED WETLAND SYSTEMS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON BIO-DIESEL AND ERI-SILK COCOON PRODUCTION FOR SUSTAINABLE RICE-MILL WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
Constructed wetlands (CWs) offer a sustainable method for treating nutrient-rich rice mill wastewater while enabling biomass valorization. This study uses Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to compare two castor-based CW models—for biodiesel and eri-silk cocoon production—across key impact categories such as human health, ecosystem quality, resource use, energy, water footprint, and compost sustainability.
Authors
- Ashutosh Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9647-2525)
- Ramalingam Sathya
Institutions
- Tamil University (IN)
- PRIST University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal on Environmental Sciences
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.53390/ijes.2025.16203
- Primary Topic
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00