Recent trends in recycling and reusing techniques of different plastic polymers and their composite materials

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, W Ahmed, H Arshad - Sustainable Materials and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rising environmental concerns caused by the excess use of synthetic materials have
diverted the world's attention towards sustainable materials along with a circular economy …

[HTML][HTML] End-of-life tyre conversion to energy: A review on pyrolysis and activated carbon production processes and their challenges

NH Zerin, MG Rasul, MI Jahirul, ASM Sayem - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The number of end-of-life waste tyres has increased enormously worldwide, which is one of
the non-biodegradable Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) piling up in an open space for a long …

[HTML][HTML] 3D concrete printing of eco-friendly geopolymer containing brick waste

K Pasupathy, S Ramakrishnan, J Sanjayan - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
The utilization of waste materials in the new emerging 3D concrete printing enables a
sustainable pathway to reduce environmental-related issues. This study investigates alkali …

A review on landfill system for municipal solid wastes: Insight into leachate, gas emissions, environmental and economic analysis

PR Yaashikaa, PS Kumar, TC Nhung, RV Hemavathy… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Landfill is one of the common processes for removing and disposing waste materials that
comprises the final method of disposing municipal solid waste. Disposal of municipal solid …

Recent advances in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) recycling

Z Ait‐Touchente, M Khellaf, G Raffin… - Polymers for …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) recycling is crucial for mitigating the environmental impact of PVC
wastes, which take decades to decompose in landfills. This review examines the current …

[HTML][HTML] Upcycling of waste polyolefins in natural fiber and sustainable filler-based biocomposites: A study on recent developments and future perspectives

MK Singh, AK Mohanty, M Misra - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The interest in sustainable materials and technologies has increased significantly due to
environmental issues triggered by using plastics and their associated wastes. Every year …

Waste glass powder as a high temperature stabilizer in blended oil well cement pastes: Hydration, microstructure and mechanical properties

T Dai, C Fang, T Liu, S Zheng, G Lei, G Jiang - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recycling waste glass for diversified utilization has received increasing attention in recent
years. This work aimed to reuse waste glass powder (GP) as a high temperature stabilizer to …

Towards full recyclability of end-of-life tires: Challenges and opportunities

MS Abbas-Abadi, M Kusenberg, HM Shirazi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
End-of-life tires are discarded on a daily basis but even at present limited action has been
taken towards boosting their recyclability as most of the tires are either incinerated or …

[HTML][HTML] Natural fibers as an alternative to synthetic fibers in reinforcement of geopolymer matrices: A comparative review

ARG de Azevedo, ASA Cruz, MT Marvila… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Geopolymer materials have been gaining ground in the civil construction sector not only for
having superior physical properties when compared to conventional cement, but also for …

[HTML][HTML] Possibilities for the application of agro-industrial wastes in cementitious materials: A brief review of the Brazilian perspective

ARG de Azevedo, M Amin, M Hadzima-Nyarko… - Cleaner materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Brazil is a country of continental dimensions and characteristics with enormous biodiversity
of fauna and flora which confers a prominent role in the sector of extraction of agricultural …