Waste cooking oil (WCO) is largely generated and disposed into the environment, especially
in China and India, making it one of the largest pollutants in the environment. The disposal …

The recycling of any kind of plastic to convert it in valuable products is one of the main
challenges of today's society. Besides, if the recycling process is itself green, then it would …

Commercially available polyurethane foams are produced mainly from raw materials of
petrochemical origin. Vegetable oils have the potential to be inexpensive and widely …

Waste cooking oil (WCO) is generated after frying or cooking food with vegetable oils. It can
be obtained from domestic sources, fast-food places, and industries. The continuous reuse …

In recent years, research on the epoxidation of fatty acids has attracted a great deal of
attention due to the increased need for eco-friendly epoxides generated from vegetable oils …

Agricultural rice straw (RS), often discarded as waste in farmlands, represents a vast and
underutilized resource. This study explores the valorization of RS as a potential feedstock for …

Used cooking oil after the thermal processing of food constitutes a difficult-to-degrade waste
product, the quantities of which are increasing yearly due to the increasing pace of life and …

In this study, gutter oil biodiesel-based polyols (GOBP) and a reactive-type flame retardant
named diethyl bis (2-hydroxyethyl)-aminomethylphosphonate (BHAPE) were both …

This study propounds a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based polyurethane (PU)
foams, aiming to curtail this nonrenewable resource's continued and uncontrolled use …

Used frying oil (UFO) is a byproduct of edible vegetable oil which is utilised as a medium to
fry food. The disposal of UFO is a global and major environmental issue due to the …