Contribution of plastic and microplastic to global climate change and their conjoining impacts on the environment-A review

S Sharma, V Sharma, S Chatterjee - Science of the total environment, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Plastics are fossil fuel-derived products. The emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) during
different processes involved in the lifecycle of plastic-related products are a significant threat …

Microplastic materials in the environment: Problem and strategical solutions

W Tian, P Song, H Zhang, X Duan, Y Wei… - Progress in Materials …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Plastics are widely used in our daily life; however, poor management and disposal result in
their ubiquity throughout the biosphere. Increased accumulation of microplastic (MP) or even …

Waste biorefinery towards a sustainable circular bioeconomy: a solution to global issues

HY Leong, CK Chang, KS Khoo, KW Chew… - Biotechnology for …, 2021‏ - Springer
Global issues such as environmental problems and food security are currently of concern to
all of us. Circular bioeconomy is a promising approach towards resolving these global …

Co-pyrolysis of waste plastic and solid biomass for synergistic production of biofuels and chemicals-A review

Z Wang, KG Burra, T Lei, AK Gupta - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The amount of plastics disposed from modern lifestyles have increased sharply in recent
years. Solid biomass is an abundant energy resource that exists worldwide. Transformation …

The world's growing municipal solid waste: trends and impacts

DMC Chen, BL Bodirsky, T Krueger… - Environmental …, 2020‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Global municipal waste production causes multiple environmental impacts, including
greenhouse gas emissions, ocean plastic accumulation, and nitrogen pollution. However …

Biorenewable hydrogen production through biomass gasification: A review and future prospects

L Cao, KM Iris, X **ong, DCW Tsang, S Zhang… - Environmental …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Hydrogen is recognized as one of the cleanest energy carriers, which can be produced from
renewable biomass as a promising feedstock to achieve sustainable bioeconomy …

Resilient yet entirely degradable gelatin-based biogels for soft robots and electronics

M Baumgartner, F Hartmann, M Drack, D Preninger… - Nature Materials, 2020‏ - nature.com
Biodegradable and biocompatible elastic materials for soft robotics, tissue engineering or
stretchable electronics with good mechanical properties, tunability, modifiability or healing …

Future scenarios of global plastic waste generation and disposal

L Lebreton, A Andrady - Palgrave Communications, 2019‏ - nature.com
The accumulation of mismanaged plastic waste (MPW) in the environment is a global
growing concern. Knowing with precision where litter is generated is important to target …

[HTML][HTML] Toward integrated large-scale environmental monitoring using WSN/UAV/Crowdsensing: A review of applications, signal processing, and future perspectives

A Fascista - Sensors, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Fighting Earth's degradation and safeguarding the environment are subjects of topical
interest and sources of hot debate in today's society. According to the United Nations, there …

[HTML][HTML] Urbanisation and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of pathways and impacts

TG Sakketa - Research in Globalization, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This paper reviews the current state of literature on the impacts of urbanisation on rural
development in the context of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with special emphasis to the …