Blockchain technology applications in waste management: Overview, challenges and opportunities
Rapid population growth and urbanisation have accelerated waste generation, and effective
waste management has become a major challenge worldwide. With advances in technology …
waste management has become a major challenge worldwide. With advances in technology …
Sustainable approach for valorization of solid wastes as a secondary resource through urban mining
The incessant population has increased the production and consumption of plastics, paper,
metals, and organic materials, which are discarded as solid waste after their end of life. The …
metals, and organic materials, which are discarded as solid waste after their end of life. The …
Characterizing sludge pyrolysis by machine learning: towards sustainable bioenergy production from wastes
Sludge pyrolysis has sparked the interest of researchers because of its capability to dispose
of hazardous residues while producing valuable bioproducts. Numerous expensive and …
of hazardous residues while producing valuable bioproducts. Numerous expensive and …
Operationalizing Digitainability: Encouraging mindfulness to harness the power of digitalization for sustainable development
S Gupta, J Campos Zeballos, G del Río Castro… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Digitalization is globally transforming the world with profound implications. It has enormous
potential to foster progress toward sustainability. However, in its current form, digitalization …
potential to foster progress toward sustainability. However, in its current form, digitalization …
Maternal exposure to polystyrene nanoparticles retarded fetal growth and triggered metabolic disorders of placenta and fetus in mice
Microplastics can enter the human body via direct body contact or the food chain, increasing
the likelihood of adverse impacts on pregnancy and fetal development. We investigated the …
the likelihood of adverse impacts on pregnancy and fetal development. We investigated the …
Microplastics altered contaminant behavior and toxicity in natural waters
T Ding, L Wei, Z Hou, J Li, C Zhang, D Lin - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have received an increasing attention because of their ubiquitous
presence and aquatic toxicity associated with MPs and MP-bound contaminants in the …
presence and aquatic toxicity associated with MPs and MP-bound contaminants in the …
Life cycle assessment of microplastics reveals their greater environmental hazards than mismanaged polymer waste losses
Concern about microplastic pollution sourced from mismanaged plastic waste losses to
drainage basins is growing but lacks relevant environmental impact analyses. Here, we …
drainage basins is growing but lacks relevant environmental impact analyses. Here, we …
[HTML][HTML] Global projections of plastic use, end-of-life fate and potential changes in consumption, reduction, recycling and replacement with bioplastics to 2050
M Dokl, A Copot, D Krajnc, Y Van Fan… - Sustainable Production …, 2024 - Elsevier
Excessive production, indiscriminate consumption, and improper disposal of plastics have
led to plastic pollution and its hazardous environmental effects. Various approaches to …
led to plastic pollution and its hazardous environmental effects. Various approaches to …
Prediction of organic contaminant rejection by nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes using interpretable machine learning models
T Zhu, Y Zhang, C Tao, W Chen, H Cheng - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficiency improvement in contaminant removal by nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis
(RO) membranes is a multidimensional process involving membrane material selection and …
(RO) membranes is a multidimensional process involving membrane material selection and …
Forecasting heterogeneous municipal solid waste generation via Bayesian-optimised neural network with ensemble learning for improved generalisation
Future projections of municipal solid waste (MSW) generation trends can resolve data
inadequacy in formulating a sustainable MSW management framework. Artificial neural …
inadequacy in formulating a sustainable MSW management framework. Artificial neural …