Recent trends in treatment and fabrication of plant-based fiber-reinforced epoxy composite: a review

AH Birniwa, SS Abdullahi, M Ali… - Journal of Composites …, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Natural fiber (NF) is one of the many resources that nature has provided. NFs decompose
quickly and are biodegradable, renewable, and cost-effective. It may be scavenged from a …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive overview of the utilization of recycled waste materials and technologies in asphalt pavements: towards environmental and sustainable low …

NSA Yaro, MH Sutanto, L Baloo, NZ Habib, A Usman… - Processes, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Given the prevailing concerns about greenhouse gas emissions, global warming, and the
growing demand for renewable resources, the pavement industry, among others, is actively …

Enhancing aged SBS-modified bitumen performance with unaged bitumen additives

K Shi, F Ma, Z Fu, R Song, D Yuan… - Construction and Building …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This study investigated the performance of SBS-modified bitumen (SBSMB) after aging and
rejuvenation by utilizing macroscopic performance and microscopic characterization …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling and optimization of asphalt content, waste palm oil clinker powder and waste rice straw ash for sustainable asphalt paving employing response …

NSA Yaro, MH Sutanto, NZ Habib, M Napiah, A Usman… - Cleaner Materials, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Waste management is becoming increasingly important around the world, and incorporating
agro-waste into the pavement industry represents a promising strategy for achieving …

Biochar-based geopolymer nanocomposite for COD and phenol removal from agro-industrial biorefinery wastewater: kinetic modelling, microbial community, and …

AH Jagaba, IM Lawal, AA Ghfar, AK Usman, NSA Yaro… - Chemosphere, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Agro-industrial biorefinery effluent (AIBW) is considered a highly polluting source
responsible for environmental contamination. It contains high loads of chemical oxygen …

[HTML][HTML] Anthracene degradation by Achromobacter xylosoxidans strain BUK_BTEG6 isolated from petrochemical contaminated soil

S Usman, HM Yakasai, MY Gimba, D Shehu… - Case Studies in …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In recent years, the degradation of pollutants by microorganisms has emerged as a feasible
and cost-effective strategy for restoring the quality of the environment. Anthracene is an …

[HTML][HTML] Pretreated palm oil clinker as an attached growth media for organic matter removal from synthetic domestic wastewater in a sequencing batch reactor

BNS Al-dhawi, SRM Kutty, AAS Ghaleb… - Case Studies in …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Attached-growth systems are biological wastewater treatment processes with biomass
attached to a media for organic matter and nutrient removal from wastewater. In this regard …

[HTML][HTML] Lithium adsorption from aqueous solution using aluminum hydroxide: characterization, optimization by response surface methodology, kinetic modelling, and …

BNS Al-dhawi, SRM Kutty, L Baloo, AM Alawag… - Case studies in …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The growing need for Lithium (Li) chemicals for industrial application demands finding
affordable and environmentally friendly ways of producing them beyond conventional land …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization and invitro toxicity assay of bio-reduced hexavalent chromium by Acinetobacter sp. isolated from tannery effluent

AF Abdulmalik, HM Yakasai, S Usman… - Case Studies in …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Chromium, a transition metal element widely distributed in the earth's crust, with the valence
from− 2 to+ 6, but exists mainly in the form of trivalent and hexavalent states. Hexavalent …

Adsorptive removal of boron by DIAION™ CRB05: characterization, kinetics, isotherm, and optimization by response surface methodology

BNS Al-dhawi, SRM Kutty, G Hayder, BME Elnaim… - Processes, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
A significant issue for the ecosystem is the presence of boron in water resources, particularly
in produced water. Batch and dynamic experiments were used in this research to extract …