Bioprocess-based recycling of phosphogypsum for sustainable product development Yelizaveta Chernysh, Viktoriia Chubur, Ruslan Ostroha, Yevhen Bataltsev, Maksym Skydanenko, Ahmet Demirak, Nils Haneklaus, Jose Miguel Nieto, Katarzyna Kiegiel, Hynek Roubík Journal of Environmental Management, 2026 Phosphogypsum (PG) is a large-scale industrial by-product of phosphoric acid production, representing both a significant environmental burden and a potential secondary resource within circular bioeconomy frameworks. Despite growing interest in bioprocesses for PG valorization, comprehensive reviews integrating bioconversion pathways with sustainable product outcomes remain limited. This review provides a critical analysis of the current state of bioprocess-based PG recycling aimed at sustainable product development. This review provides a critical analysis of the current state of bioprocess-based PG recycling with a focus on sustainable product development. A structured review with bibliometric analysis of peer-reviewed literature indexed in Scopus and Web of Science was conducted using VOSviewer software to identify key research trends, dominant bioprocess routes, and major technological challenges associated with PG utilization. The role of PG-derived substrates in supporting microbial growth and bioproduction is analyzed in the context of ecosystem services and resource recovery, while current biotechnological applications are critically assessed with respect to performance limitations, process bottlenecks, and scale-up constraints. Based on the synthesis of available evidence, the most promising directions for integrating PG into bioprocess-based production systems are identified. The review further proposes a unified conceptual framework linking PG recycling, bioprocess engineering, and sustainable product development, and outlines future research priorities required to advance PG valorization from laboratory-scale studies toward industrial implementation.
Assessment of ecological safety and economic efficiency of biosorption technology for soil protection after hostilities Polina Skvortsova, Iryna Ablieieva, Anton Boiko, Yelizaveta Chernysh, Yevhen Bataltsev, Kristina Kuzomenska, Hynek Roubík Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 2025 • Military actions cause a high level of soil pollution with heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Pb). • Biocomposite from digestate and phosphogypsum was proved to immobilize heavy metals. • Digestate from chicken manure binds heavy metals stronger than from sewage sludge. • Risk assessment based on the Bayesian theorem showed a decrease from high to medium. • Biosorption technology was proved as economically feasible and ecologically safe. The problem of chemical soil pollution after military actions on the territory of Ukraine is becoming quite urgent in terms of ecological risks. The aim of the article was to establish the level of ecological safety of soils after the application of biosorption technology and to substantiate its ecological and economic feasibility. Within the scope of the study, three scenarios were set to evaluate the level of ecological risk under the condition of actual complex contamination of soils with five heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Cd) – Scenario 1 and in the case of biosorption technology application for soil protection – Scenarios 2 and 3. Scenarios 2 and 3 differed in the type of substrate for anaerobic digestion (chicken manure and sewage sludge, respectively) compatible with phosphogypsum to obtain a biocomposite. Innovative approach for ecological risk assessment was improved based on the Bayes’ theorem and developed set of qualitative and quantitative parameters. Based on the theoretical substantiation of the complex formation indicator and the fluorescent properties of digestate organic matter, the efficiency of heavy metal immobilisation in the soil was evaluated, which contributed to the reduction of ecological risk from moderate to low level for both scenarios. The results of the risk assessment based on Bayes’ theorem showed a decrease in the level of risk from high to medium. Ecological and economic efficiency was assessed according to methodology of ecological damage after hostilities. The economically effective technology developed can be recommended for the comprehensive soil restoration scheme due to the obtained results.
Development of the Turbulent Diffusion Model of Fine Suspended Substances in the Lower Atmosphere Layer Ivan KOZII, Leonid PLYATSUK, Tetyana ZHYLENKO, Larysa HURETS, Yevhen BATALTSEV, Dmytro SAYENKOV Medziagotyra, 2022 A promising direction for solving the problem of air pollution by fine substances is the use of numerical modeling in the development of mathematical models of the transport of pollutants in the atmosphere. An urgent problem in applying mathematical models with numerical algorithms and software is constructing a qualitative model that would meet both the physical parameters and fulfill all the optimal conditions of numerical analysis. The main objective of this study was to develop an algorithm of a mathematical model based on the equation of distribution of impurities in a turbulent medium. That allows considering the simultaneous influence of wind speed, turbulence of atmospheric air, pollution parameters, direction, and wind force on the size of scattering zones. The unique feature of the study is the use of the coordinate splitting equation of impurities distribution in a turbulent environment with subsequent normalization and parameterization of conditions. Finding integrands functions in the calculation algorithm allows obtaining a stable computational algorithm of the proposed propagation model of fine suspended particles. The solution of the function implemented in the Mathcad Prime 7 software. Distributions of concentrations and their levels for various values of turbulence of atmospheric air and dangerous wind speed are received. The most significant number of fine particles is at a distance of up to 4 km from the emission source. Still, there is also the transfer of contaminants at more than 5 km (up to 57 % of the initial emission concentration). The model has convenient software and algorithmic software, the time of calculation of graphic visualizations up to 20 minutes on medium-power computers. The obtained mathematical model can use in systems of forecasting man-caused load on the environment for the prompt solution of environmental problems.