Towards environmentally sustainable management: a review on the generation, degradation, and recycling of polypropylene face mask waste

L Lyu, M Bagchi, N Markoglou, C An, H Peng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
There has been a considerable increase in the use of face masks in the past years.
Managing face mask waste has become a global concern, as the current waste …

Review on waste-to-energy approaches toward a circular economy in developed and develo** countries

S Rezania, B Oryani, VR Nasrollahi, N Darajeh… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
International interest in using waste-to-energy (WtE) technology toward a circular economy
(CE) is develo**, spurred by environmental challenges such as inefficient solid waste …

Floating microplastics pollution in the Central Atlantic Ocean of Morocco: Insights into the occurrence, characterization, and fate

MR Abelouah, M Ben-Haddad, S Hajji… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work presents preliminary results about abundance, distribution, characteristics,
sources, and fate of microplastics (MPs) in the Central Atlantic Ocean (CAO) of Morocco. The …

The influence of outdoor thermal comfort on acoustic comfort of urban parks based on plant communities

N Mohammadzadeh, A Karimi, RD Brown - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
As human beings live in an environment where various factors interact and integrate, it
seems vital to examine the effects of these factors on environmental perceptions. Outdoor …

Special features of polyester-based materials for medical applications

RN Darie-Niță, M Râpă, S Frąckowiak - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
This article presents current possibilities of using polyester-based materials in hard and soft
tissue engineering, wound dressings, surgical implants, vascular reconstructive surgery …

AI-driven waste management systems: a comparative review of innovations in the USA and Africa

ZQS Nwokediegwu, ED Ugwuanyi, MA Dada… - Engineering Science & …, 2024 - fepbl.com
The burgeoning challenges of waste management have propelled the integration of artificial
intelligence (AI) into waste management systems, aiming to enhance efficiency …

Healthcare waste management in Nigeria: a review

OB Ezeudu, TS Ezeudu, UC Ugochukwu, IT Tenebe… - Recycling, 2022 - mdpi.com
Healthcare waste management has become an important aspect of medical care delivery
globally. This is simply because of its hazardous and infectious components that have …

Streptomyces at the heart of several sectors to support practical and sustainable applications: A review

O Beroigui, F Errachidi - Progress In Microbes & Molecular …, 2023 - hh-publisher.com
This article emphasizes the various contributions of actinobacteria to the well-being of
human life on our planet. Agrarian virtues begin with the substitution of chemical fertilizers …

Decentralized composting of food waste: a perspective on scientific knowledge

A Sánchez - Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Composting has been demonstrated to be an effective and sustainable technology to treat a
wide variety of organic wastes. A particular aspect of composting is the number of …

A techno-economic assessment on biomass waste-to-energy potential in Cameroon

NR Longfor, L Dong, J Wang… - Environmental Research …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Biomass waste-to-energy (WtE) offers a critical solution to carbon neutrality through
improving the resource recycling and recovery. This study comprehensively assessed how …