Medical waste treatment technologies for energy, fuels, and materials production: A review

G Giakoumakis, D Politi, D Sidiras - Energies, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The importance of medical waste management has grown during the COVID-19 pandemic
because of the increase in medical waste quantity and the significant dangers of these …

Can we create a circular pharmaceutical supply chain (CPSC) to reduce medicines waste?

A Alshemari, L Breen, G Quinn, U Sivarajah - Pharmacy, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Background: The increase in pharmaceutical waste medicines is a global phenomenon and
financial burden. The Circular Economy, as a philosophy within the pharmaceutical supply …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of gaseous and solid pollutants emitted from waste tire combustion at different temperatures

D Mentes, CE Tóth, G Nagy, G Muránszky, C Póliska - Waste Management, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Consumer society requires the continuous evolution of products, thus generating a lot of
waste. The automotive industry has also undergone significant development, generating 1.5 …

Insight into chlorine evolution during hydrothermal carbonization of medical waste model

D Ma, Q Feng, B Chen, X Cheng, K Chen… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
In order to reveal the chlorine behavior during hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of medical
waste, polyvinyl chloride and medical waste model (MW) were respectively treated by HTC …

Numerical investigation on the heat transfer of plastic waste pyrolysis in a rotary furnace

M Zhang, Y Zhang, D Ma, A Li, W Fu, G Ji… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The increasing plastic wastes have become a serious concern to the environment. Plastic
wastes could be efficiently converted to fuel via pyrolysis. In the process of plastic pyrolysis …

Implication of nanotechnology to reduce the environmental risks of waste associated with the COVID-19 pandemic

GS El-Sayyad, D Elfadil, MS Gaballah, DM El-Sherif… - RSC …, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The COVID-19 pandemic is the largest global public health outbreak in the 21st century so
far. It has contributed to a significant increase in the generation of waste, particularly …

Hazardous waste incineration in a rotary kiln: a review

X Jiang, Y Li, J Yan - Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy, 2019‏ - Springer
Hazardous waste output in the world is increasing every year. To achieve higher efficiency
and lower pollution, the incineration technology for hazardous waste needs to be studied …

Characterization of carbon materials and differences from activated carbon particle (ACP) and coal briquettes product (CBP) derived from coconut shell via rotary kiln

K Promdee, J Chanvidhwatanakit, S Satitkune… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Biomass carbon production is currently a large industrial source of energy conversion. This
study describes the conversion process of coconut shells, using a rotary kiln, into activated …

Combatting medical plastic waste through visual elicitation: Insights from healthcare professionals

L Xu, Y Kong, M Wei, Y Wang, M Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
In spite of the focus on improving treatment methods and determining the economic and
environmental impacts of medical waste management, little research has been conducted to …

Advanced CFD modelling of air and recycled flue gas staging in a waste wood-fired grate boiler for higher combustion efficiency and greater environmental benefits

B Rajh, C Yin, N Samec, M Hriberšek, F Kokalj… - Journal of environmental …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Grate-fired boilers are commonly used to burn biomass/wastes for heat and power
production. In spite of the recent breakthrough in integration of advanced secondary air …