Our society currently faces three challenges, including resource depletion, waste
accumulation and environmental degradation, leading to rapidly escalating raw material …

The US annually produces 79 million dry tons of liquid organic waste including sewage
sludge. Anaerobic digestion can only reduce the sludge volume by 50% in mass, leaving the …

Effectively conserving biodiversity with limited resources requires scientifically informed and
efficient strategies. Guidance is particularly needed on how many living plants are …

This paper aims to investigate the alternative solid fuel production from paper sludge
employing hydrothermal treatment (HTT) in a lab-scale facility for implementation of the pilot …

Producing durable and efficient solid biofuels should be an important consideration in
Nigeria's present economy due to the numerous advantages associated with it. It offers the …

Polyvinylchloride (PVC) is the major halogen source in municipal solid waste (MSW) and its
recycling is problematic. PVC can not only cause various environmental problems by …

Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is known as a thermochemical process that used for
converting wet biomass into a coal-like solid fuel (hydrochar). Hydrochar is easily crumbled …

Featured Application This study provides a pathway to remove chlorine from the solid
wastes, and to produce low-cost solid fuels with enhanced properties for power applications …

In this study, the dechlorination of two kinds of incineration bottom ashes containing NaCl,
CaCl 2 and MgCl 2 was investigated under various superheated steam temperatures …

An experimental study on converting municipal solid waste (MSW) into chlorine-free solid
fuel using a combination of hydrothermal processing and water-washing has been …