Plastic waste and microplastics (MPs) formation: Management, migration, and environmental impact

Y Yang, M Jalalah, SA Alsareii, FA Harraz… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastics are one of the essential human needs and their production expanded from 2.00
million tons (Mt) in 1950 to 459.75 Mt in 2019. However, its manufacture inevitably …

[HTML][HTML] Nano/micro-plastic, an invisible threat getting into the brain

A Kaushik, A Singh, VK Gupta, YK Mishra - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to weather and working/operational conditions, plastic degradation produces toxic and
non-biodegradable nano and microplastics (N/M-Ps, ranging from 10 nm to 5 mm), and over …

Performances of concrete with binder and/or aggregates replacement by all-solid waste materials

J Wang, C Ren, T Huang, X Li, W Cao, Y Zhu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aiming for an all-solid waste concrete, a quaternary solid waste binder (SWBs) system
comprising blast furnace slag, fly ash, desulfurization gypsum, and Bayer red mud was …

Pioneering aromatic generation from plastic waste via catalytic thermolysis: a minireview

MN Akhtar, S Riaz, N Ahmad, EA Jaseer - Energy & Fuels, 2024 - ACS Publications
Pyrolysis is an important process to mitigate the issues of plastic waste accumulation and
fossil energy resource exhaustion as it can convert plastic waste into value-added …

A review on sustainable graphene production from rice husks: Strategies and key considerations

FEC Othman, NAHM Nordin, N Ismail, HS Zakria… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this review, the history of the graphene and their excellent structure and properties were
briefly explained. The form of graphene in different allotropes and derivatives were also …

Poly (vinyl chloride)(PVC): an updated review of its properties, polymerization, modification, recycling, and applications

GI Edo, W Ndudi, ABM Ali, E Yousif… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Poly (vinyl chloride)(PVC) has been a fascinating subject for polymer science
research. Its characteristics are heightened by its inherent structural faults resulting from …

Microwave-assisted co-pyrolysis of rice straw pellets and plastic packaging wastes for value-added products and energy recovery

M Tiwari, R Vinu - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2024 - Elsevier
The sustainable utilization of agricultural residues and waste plastics to mitigate
environmental pollution, while generating renewable energy through pyrolysis has achieved …

Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of biomass-derived polyhydroxyurethane and nonisocyanate polythiourethane production and reprocessing

C Liang, Y Jadidi, Y Chen… - ACS Sustainable …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nonisocyanate polyurethanes (NIPUs) show promise as more sustainable alternatives to
conventional isocyanate-based polyurethanes (PUs). In this study, polyhydroxyurethane …

Genetic modifications in bacteria for the degradation of synthetic polymers: a review

D Martín-González, C de la Fuente Tagarro… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Synthetic polymers, commonly known as plastics, are currently present in all aspects of our
lives. Although they are useful, they present the problem of what to do with them after their …

Addressing the relevance of polystyrene nano-and microplastic particles used to support exposure, toxicity and risk assessment: implications and recommendations

T Gouin, R Ellis-Hutchings, M Pemberton… - Particle and fibre …, 2024 - Springer
Background There has been an exponential increase in the number of studies reporting on
the toxicological effects associated with exposure to nano and microplastic particles (NMPs) …