[HTML][HTML] Plastic wastes derived carbon materials for green energy and sustainable environmental applications

Z Chen, W Wei, BJ Ni, H Chen - Environmental Functional Materials, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Plastic waste has become a serious environmental issue and has attracted increasing
attention. Various treatment technologies have been developed for the remediation of this …

Chemical recycling of plastic waste via thermocatalytic routes

J Lee, EE Kwon, SS Lam, WH Chen, J Rinklebe… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The use of plastics is closely associated with modern life. However, plastics are very slowly
degraded in nature, and current recycling of used plastic materials is inefficient, which raises …

Supercapacitors production from waste: a new window for sustainable energy and waste management

SA Bhat, V Kumar, S Kumar, AE Atabani, IA Badruddin… - Fuel, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This article deals with the general concepts of new developments in production of high-
value activated porous carbon from various types of wastes for use in supercapacitors …

[HTML][HTML] One-step green synthesis of biomass-derived graphene quantum dots as a highly selective optical sensing probe

A Abbas, S Rubab, A Rehman, S Irfan… - Materials Today …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have gained a significant amount of research interest due
to their good biocompatibility, low toxicity, incredible fluorescence, and intriguing …

Sustainable valorization of waste plastic into nanostructured materials for environmental, energy, catalytic and biomedical applications: A review

A Kapoor, M Raghunathan, B Lal, P Kumar… - Chemosphere, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The extensive production and utilization of plastic products are inevitable in the current
scenario. However, the non-degradable nature of waste plastic generated after use poses a …

Microbial electrosynthesis: carbonaceous electrode materials for CO 2 conversion

GS Lekshmi, K Bazaka, S Ramakrishna… - Materials …, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) is a sustainable approach to address greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions using anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) as a building block to create …

Upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic wastes into carbon-based nanomaterials: Current status and future perspectives

V Soni, DA Dinh, K Poonia, R Kumar, P Singh… - European Polymer …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
To date, the prevalence of commonly used plastics like Polyethylene terephthalate (PET),
polylactic acid (PLA), and polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) extends across diverse …

Conversion of municipal sewage sludge into biogenic multi-walled carbon nanotubes and hydrogen using X-Mo/MgO (X= Co, Fe, Ni) catalysts through pyrolysis …

J Lu, A Veksha, G Lisak - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Utilization of municipal sewage sludge as a feedstock for synthesizing biogenic multi-walled
carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and recovering H 2 via pyrolysis-chemical vapor deposition …

From trash to treasure: crafting electrochemical supercapacitors with recycled waste materials

B Padha, S Verma, A Ahmed, MP Chavhan… - Progress in …, 2024‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Over the past few decades, there has been a massive increase in research focused on the
global need for renewable energy sources. Numerous studies and reports in the literature …

Sustainable energy and waste management: How to transform plastic waste into carbon nanostructures for electrochemical supercapacitors

EP da Silva, VH Fragal, EH Fragal, T Sequinel… - Waste Management, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Plastic waste consumption increases exponentially every year, mainly in the last three years
due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The rapid growth of plastic products has exceeded the …