Perspective review on Municipal Solid Waste-to-energy route: Characteristics, management strategy, and role in circular economy

AT Hoang, PS Varbanov, S Nižetić, R Sirohi… - Journal of cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The proper handling of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is critical due to its high generation
rate and the potential to minimise environmental impacts by simultaneously reducing …

Circular economy approach in solid waste management system to achieve UN-SDGs: Solutions for post-COVID recovery

HB Sharma, KR Vanapalli, B Samal… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing socioeconomic crisis has impeded progress
towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs). This paper investigates the …

Emerging technologies and sustainable strategies for municipal solid waste valorization: challenges of circular economy implementation

TG Ambaye, R Djellabi, M Vaccari, S Prasad… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to an upsurge in urbanization and industrialization, huge amounts of municipal solid
waste (MSW) are accumulating on our planet. Waste generation has several negative …

Transport fuel from waste plastics pyrolysis–A review on technologies, challenges and opportunities

MI Jahirul, MG Rasul, D Schaller, MMK Khan… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite extensive research in recent years and great potential to help with energy and
waste management issues, thermochemical conversion technologies of mixed waste …

Valorisation of agro-industrial wastes: circular bioeconomy and biorefinery process–a sustainable symphony

MS Wagh, S Sowjanya, PC Nath, A Chakraborty… - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the quest for a sustainable future, the bio-economy and biorefineries have emerged as
pivotal agents of transformation. This review paper offers an accessible and comprehensive …

Production, activation, and applications of biochar in recent times

AK Sakhiya, A Anand, P Kaushal - Biochar, 2020 - Springer
Biomass is a green energy source and is available in abundance. Biochar is a carbon-rich
material derived from a wide range of biomass or organic waste through the thermochemical …

Refining biomass residues for sustainable energy and bio-products: An assessment of technology, its importance, and strategic applications in circular bio-economy

MK Awasthi, S Sarsaiya, A Patel, A Juneja… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the circular bio-economy, effective biomass valorization through the strategic use of
resources is essential in terms of generating valuable products, sustainable development …

A comprehensive review on pyrolysis from the circular economy point of view and its environmental and social effects

A Andooz, M Eqbalpour, E Kowsari… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rising volume of waste created worldwide due to industrialization and commercial
activity necessitates a method of waste management that is both effective and efficient …

Progress in microwave pyrolysis conversion of agricultural waste to value-added biofuels: a batch to continuous approach

S Ge, PNY Yek, YW Cheng, C **a, WAW Mahari… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microwave pyrolysis (MP) has emerged as a promising technique to valorize agricultural
wastes (AW) into biofuels, comprising biochar, bio-oil, and syngas. To fill the research gap …

Sustainability of biomass-based insulation materials in buildings: Current status in France, end-of-life projections and energy recovery potentials

C Rabbat, S Awad, A Villot, D Rollet… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Concerns over climate change have driven the decarbonization of the building sector, the
largest energy consumer in France. This consumption is primarily dedicated to heating and …