Technology development and challenges for the transformation of municipal solid waste into sustainable energy production

T Raj, S Sompura, K Chandrasekhar, SK Singh… - Biomass and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal methods that are not under control, such as open
burning, unrestricted incineration, landfilling and dum** into water bodies, pose a severe …

Life cycle assessment of end-of-life options for cellulose-based bioplastics when introduced into a municipal solid waste management system

G Gadaleta, C Ferrara, S De Gisi, M Notarnicola… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The partial degradation of cellulose-based bioplastics in industrial treatment of organic
fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) opened to the investigation of further disposal …

[HTML][HTML] Degradation of thermoplastic cellulose acetate-based bioplastics by full-scale experimentation of industrial anaerobic digestion and composting

G Gadaleta, S De Gisi, ZK Chong… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ability of full-scale industrial plants to degrade bioplastics waste must be verified to
exclude any negative effects on the quality of the process outputs. This study aims to assess …

Co-digestion of food waste and cellulose-based bioplastic: From batch to semi-continuous scale investigation

A Kosheleva, G Gadaleta, S De Gisi, J Heerenklage… - Waste management, 2023 - Elsevier
Only few studies on the behaviour of bioplastics in anaerobic co-digestion could be found in
literature and most of them are conducted in batch mode. Despite the fact that continuous …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of methane production, disintegration, and biodegradation potential of bioplastic waste in anaerobic digestion systems

G Gadaleta, S De Gisi, C Picuno, J Heerenklage… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The suitability of bioplastics for treatment in anaerobic digestion and composting plants is
not always clear despite their increasing popularity as an alternative to oil-based polymers …

Effect of cellulose-based bioplastics on current LDPE recycling

G Gadaleta, S De Gisi, A Sorrentino, L Sorrentino… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increased use of bioplastics in the market has led to their presence in municipal solid
waste streams alongside traditional fossil-based polymers, particularly low-density …

Metataxonomic characterization of the microbial community involved in the production of biogas with microcrystalline cellulose in pilot and laboratory scale

FN Luiz, MRZ Passarini, FE Magrini, J Gaio… - World Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Biogas, produced in anaerobic digestion, is a sustainable alternative for generating energy
from agro-industrial and municipal waste. Information from the microbiota active in the …

Treatment technologies of cellulose-based bio-plastic waste: an experimental and theoretical investigation

G Gadaleta - 2023 - tesidottorato.depositolegale.it
The contribution aims to evaluate the effect of a cellulose-based bio-plastic waste (cellulose
acetate) on the current Italian Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management system. Three …