Fossil fuels have provided humans with an enormous and stable primary energy source to
rapidly develop advanced technologies, increasingly efficient machines and industries, as …

Climate change and environmental deterioration have spurred a blue carbon economic
model in which fuel and food may be produced from marine ecosystems through the …

Plastics have become an integral part of human life. Single-use plastics (SUPs) are
disposable plastics designed to be used once then promptly discarded or recycled. This …

Plastic recycling rate in Europe is low, urging developments in recycling technology and
strategies to increase circularity. Mechanical recycling (MR) has been the reference …

Each year, more than 330 million tons of plastic are produced worldwide. The main
consumers of plastics are the packaging (40%), building (20%) and automotive (8%) …

The use of lignocellulosic biomass pyrolysis to produce renewable fuels and high value-
added chemicals can help alleviate the energy and resource crisis facing the world today …

Microplastic defines as a tiny plastic particle that has a size of less than 5 mm and is
ubiquitous in the environment. Due to the tiny size, this microplastic adversely affected the …

Plastic pollution on land and in oceans is currently a pressing environmental issue. The
accumulation of waste has caused severe, irreversible impacts and consequences on …

Confronted with serious environmental problems caused by the growing mountains of
plastic packaging waste, the prevention and control of plastic waste has become a major …

Plastic or microplastic pollution is a global threat affecting ecosystems, with the current
generation reaching as much as 400 metric tons per/year. Soil ecosystems comprising …