Current research trends on emerging contaminants pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs): A comprehensive review

M Kumar, S Sridharan, AD Sawarkar, A Shakeel… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical and personnel care products (PPCPs) from wastewater are a potential
hazard to the human health and wildlife, and their occurrence in wastewater has caught the …

Biochar application for greenhouse gas mitigation, contaminants immobilization and soil fertility enhancement: A state-of-the-art review

K Abhishek, A Shrivastava, V Vimal, AK Gupta… - Science of The Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Rising global temperature, pollution load, and energy crises are serious problems, recently
facing the world. Scientists around the world are ambitious to find eco-friendly and cost …

Various additive release from microplastics and their toxicity in aquatic environments

Y Yu, M Kumar, S Bolan, LP Padhye, N Bolan, S Li… - Environmental …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Additives may be present in amounts higher than 50% within plastic objects. Additives in
plastics can be gradually released from microplastics (MPs) into the aquatic environment …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of biodegradable materials in food packaging: A review

J Cheng, R Gao, Y Zhu, Q Lin - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in biodegradable
materials for sustainable food packaging applications. Biodegradable polymers offer an …

Assessment of biodegradation of lignocellulosic fiber-based composites–A systematic review

L Rajeshkumar, PS Kumar, M Ramesh… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic fiber-reinforced polymer composites are the most extensively used modern-
day materials with low density and better specific strength specifically developed to render …

Recent analytical techniques, and potential eco-toxicological impacts of textile fibrous microplastics (FMPs) and associated contaminates: A review

S Yadav, N Kataria, P Khyalia, PK Rose, S Mukherjee… - Chemosphere, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Despite of our growing understanding of microplastic's implications, research on the effects
of fibrous microplastic (FMPs) on the environment is still in its infancy. Some scientists have …

Adsorptive behavior of micro (nano) plastics through biochar: Co-existence, consequences, and challenges in contaminated ecosystems

R Kumar, A Verma, MRJ Rakib, PK Gupta… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The abundance of micro (nano) plastics in natural ecosystems is a crucial global challenge,
as these small-sized plastic particles originate from land-based and marine-based activities …

[HTML][HTML] Retrieving back plastic wastes for conversion to value added petrochemicals: opportunities, challenges and outlooks

M Kumar, S Bolan, LP Padhye, M Konarova, SY Foong… - Applied Energy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Plastic production and its unplanned management and disposal, has been shown to pollute
terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric environments. Petroleum-derived plastics do not …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradation of typical plastics: from microbial diversity to metabolic mechanisms

S Lv, Y Li, S Zhao, Z Shao - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Plastic production has increased dramatically, leading to accumulated plastic waste in the
ocean. Marine plastics can be broken down into microplastics (< 5 mm) by sunlight …

Current advances, challenges and strategies for enhancing the biodegradation of plastic waste

Y He, X Deng, L Jiang, L Hao, Y Shi, M Lyu… - Science of The Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Due to its highly recalcitrant nature, the growing accumulation of plastic waste is becoming
an urgent global problem. Biodegradation is one of the best possible approaches for the …