Focused on uncoated ceramics, this tutorial paper is divided into two main sections. The first
section deals with the operational phases required prior to firing (drying, piling, fuel supply) …

In the last years, uncontrolled fires are frequently occurring in forest and agricultural areas
as an indirect effect of the rising aridity and global warming or caused by intentional illegal …

CO 2 capture and utilisation (CCU) is a promising strategy to effectively mitigate the adverse
greenhouse effects caused by CO 2 emissions at an industrial scale. Through a process …

Red mud (RM) and municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash (MSWIBA) are continually
generated in large amounts all over the world. In this study, RM and MSWIBA were made …

The safety and feasibility of directly treating hyperaccumulators with heat is constrained by
the substantial presence of volatile heavy metals (HMs) within these plants. The combination …

Engineered cementitious composites (ECC) is an advanced fiber-reinforced cementitious
composite with high tensile ductility. However, the binder and fiber system in ECC incur high …

Improving bitumen properties to withstand traffic loads and environmental conditions is
essential for prolonging pavement life. Given that nanomaterials stand as potential …

The current work has examined the pyrolytic properties, product formation mechanisms,
biochar properties, and heavy metal (HMs) safety of biochar during food waste digestate …

Municipal inorganic waste material (eggshell), which was chosen as the source of calcium
carbonate, was utilized to synthesize two industrially valuable inorganic compounds …

Chitin, as one of the most abundant biopolymers in the world, has promising applications in
various fields. However, critical challenges still remain in the extraction and value-added …