A review on plastic waste valorisation to advanced materials: Solutions and technologies to curb plastic waste pollution

GR Mong, H Tan, DDCV Sheng, HY Kek… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastic's low cost, versatile and durable nature has rendered it a popular material in the
market. Such inevitable high demand has resulted in overwhelming production on a global …

From sustainable macro debris chemical recycling to microplastic reclamation: Overview, research challenges, and outlook

X Zhao, F You - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
The current surge in plastic waste generation from human activities has led to environmental
hazards associated with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 (Clean Water and …

The effect of cellulose on the combustion characteristics of coal slime: TG-FTIR, principal component analysis, and 2D-COS

Z Ni, Z Song, H Bi, C Jiang, H Sun, Z Qiu, L He, Q Lin - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Facing the severe environmental and energy crisis, how to use solid waste cleanly and
efficiently is imminent. In this study, coal slime and cellulose are used for co-combustion …

Pyrolysis behaviour of ultrafiltration polymer composite membranes (PSF/PET): Kinetic, thermodynamic, prediction modelling using artificial neural network and …

S Yousef, J Eimontas, N Striūgas, A Mohamed… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to explore the feasibility of managing ultrafiltration polymer composite
membranes (UPCM) waste and converting it into valuable chemicals and energy products …

Portfolios of sustainable practices for packaging in the circular economy: an analysis of Italian firms

A Cozzolino, P De Giovanni - The International Journal of Logistics …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This study analyzes sustainable practices adopted by Italian firms to enhance the
circularity of packaging and related results in terms of environmental improvements …

Investigation on the interaction mechanism during co-combustion of sewage sludge and coal slime: The effect of coal slime type and pretreatment method

Y Wang, L Jia, B Guo, J Li, T Bai, Z **, Y ** - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Co-combustion of sewage sludge (SS) and coal slime (CS) is the preferred method for
mitigating their environmental impact and increasing their added value. However, the …

A review on co-pyrolysis of agriculture biomass and disposable medical face mask waste for green fuel production: recent advances and thermo-kinetic models

MXJ Wee, BLF Chin, A Saptoro, CL Yiin… - Frontiers of Chemical …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is blessed with agricultural resources,
and with the growing population, it will continue to prosper, which follows the abundance of …

Processes simulation and environmental evaluation of biofuel production via Co-pyrolysis of tropical agricultural waste

W Mo, Z **ong, H Leong, X Gong, L Jiang, J Xu, S Su… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Co-pyrolysis of various biomasses is beneficial by offering advantages such as better quality
and yield of synthetic fuels due to synergistic effects. Furthermore, considering the lack of …

Application of neural networks in the prediction of the circular economy level in agri-food chains

EG Muñoz-Grillo, N Sablón-Cossío… - … Journal of Industrial …, 2024 - sp.ftn.uns.ac.rs
The objective of the work is to predict the level of circular economy in the agri-food chain
through an empirical neural network approach. The research methodology includes the …

Importance of balanced distribution of metallic sites and acidic sites in Co/Ni-based catalysts for selective conversion of polycarbonate plastic into valuable chemicals

Y Shao, C Song, M Fan, K Sun, G Gao, C Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2025 - Elsevier
Recycling waste polycarbonate (PC) plastic via hydrogenolysis and hydrogenation to
specific chemicals, such as bisphenol A, 4, 4′-isopropylidenedicyclohexanol, and propane …