ISSN (print) - 0131-7652

ISSN (online) - 2686-7605

Vol. 55 No. 3 (2025)
ECOLOGY AND ECONOMY

Biotech Opportunities for Development of Circular Economy: Wastewater Treatment

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  • N.A. Kravchenko,
  • N.A. Isaeva
N.A. Kravchenko
Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, SB RAS
N.A. Isaeva
Novosibirsk State University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30680/ECO0131-7652-2025-3-227-243

Published 2025-06-06

Keywords

  • biotechnology; wastewater treatment; circular economy; wastewater treatment technologies; cost-benefit assessment

How to Cite

1.
Kravchenko Н, Isaeva Н. Biotech Opportunities for Development of Circular Economy: Wastewater Treatment. ECO [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 6 [cited 2025 Sep. 23];55(3):227-43. Available from: https://ecotrends.ru/index.php/eco/article/view/4874

Abstract

The authors analyze the potential of biotechnology in circular economy development applied to water use, namely, treatment of used (polluted) water effluents. The paper considers the state of the problem in Russia; the main technologies used in this sphere; emphasizes the role, prospects and advantages of biotechnology in wastewater treatment systems; highlights the main institutional and economic barriers preventing their wider application. The authors summarize the main approaches to the economic evaluation of costs and benefits of biotechnologies in wastewater treatment.
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