[HTML][HTML] Review of polymer technologies for improving the recycling and upcycling efficiency of plastic waste

H Jung, G Shin, H Kwak, LT Hao, J Jegal, HJ Kim… - Chemosphere, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Human society has become increasingly reliant on plastic because it allows for convenient
and sanitary living. However, recycling rates are currently low, which means that the majority …

“Functional upcycling” of polymer waste towards the design of new materials

O Guselnikova, O Semyonov, E Sviridova… - Chemical Society …, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Diversification of polymer waste recycling is one of the solutions to improve the current
environmental scenario. Upcycling is a promising strategy for converting polymer waste into …

Advances in green triboelectric nanogenerators

T Du, Z Chen, F Dong, H Cai, Y Zou… - Advanced Functional …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), an emerging energy conversion technology, offers
innovative pathways for energy harvesting and self‐powered sensing. To achieve superior …

Recent advances on porous materials and structures for high-performance triboelectric nanogenerators

MM Rastegardoost, OA Tafreshi, Z Saadatnia… - Nano Energy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Since the introduction of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs), a variety of dielectric and
electrode materials have been developed to improve the TENGs output performance …

Sustainable triboelectric nanogenerators based on recycled materials for biomechanical energy harvesting and self-powered sensing

Y Wang, Z Li, H Fu, B Xu - Nano Energy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are widely used as a novel kind of sustainable
energy harvesting technique. The materials used for TENGs are diverse that include …

Revolutionizing waste-to-energy: harnessing the power of triboelectric nanogenerators

KU Kumar, S Hajra, G Mohana Rani, S Panda… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2024‏ - Springer
Recently, there has been a lot of focus on develo** new waste-to-energy technologies
because they help us to provide sustainable energy solutions for future generations. This …

Yeast biomass ornamented macro-hierarchical chitin nanofiber aerogel for enhanced adsorption of cadmium (II) ions

I Shahzadi, Y Wu, H Lin, J Huang, Z Zhao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
There is an urgent need to develop sustainable, renewable, and environment-friendly
adsorbents to rectify heavy metals from water. In the current study, a green hybrid aerogel …

[HTML][HTML] Waste to sustainable energy based on TENG technology: A comprehensive review

AA Ahmed, TF Qahtan, TO Owolabi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The generation of waste materials is an inevitable byproduct of various human and
ecological activities. Inadequate management of waste materials can have detrimental …

PVDF nanofibers for body-area triboelectric generators

W Gong, W Yang, F Fu, X Liu, J Wang, XQ Wang… - Nano Energy, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In the past decade, body-area flexible electronics based on triboelectricity technology have
gained widespread applications such as portable flexible energy, personal healthcare, and …

High performance porous triboelectric nanogenerator based on silk fibroin@ MXene composite aerogel and PDMS sponge

X Tan, S Wang, Z You, J Zheng, Y Liu - ACS Materials Letters, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
In this work, we fabricated a high-performance and biocompatible porous triboelectric
nanogenerator (TENG) with friction layers made by silk fibroin (SF)@ MXene composite …