Biomass-based carbon microspheres for removing heavy metals from the environment: a review

Y Fang, L Liu, H **ang, Y Wang, X Sun - Materials Today Sustainability, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy-metal residues in the environment that harm organisms can be removed using
various methods. Carbon microsphere materials can be effectively used for heavy metal …

Upcycling of plastic waste to carbon nanomaterials: a bibliometric analysis (2000–2019)

SL Wong, GR Mong, BB Nyakuma, N Ngadi… - Clean Technologies and …, 2022 - Springer
Due to the rapidly escalating generation of plastic wastes, the development of an effective
management strategy is vital to reduce their adverse effects on the environment. The …

Catalytic fabrication of graphene, carbon spheres, and carbon nanotubes from plastic waste

E Salama, S Mohamed, M Samy, K Mensah… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, we reported sustainable and economical upcycling methods for utilizing
plastics such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene (PP) compiled from the …

MnO2@ polypyrrole composite with hollow microsphere structure for electrode material of supercapacitors

C Wang, Z Liu, Q Wang, J Guo, Q Zhao, Y Lu - Journal of Electroanalytical …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, a new MnO 2@ polypyrrole mesoporous composite with hollow microsphere
structure is synthesized using PS (polystyrene) beads as the hard template. In 1 M Na 2 SO …

Facile and environmentally friendly synthesis of ultramicroporous carbon spheres: A significant improvement in CVD method

S Khodabakhshi, S Kiani, Y Niu, AO White, W Suwaileh… - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
A new and environmentally friendly non-caustic route to synthesize ultramicroporous carbon
spheres (CS) via a simple one-step non-catalytic and activation-free chemical vapor …

Influence of surface interaction between drug and excipient in binary mixture for dry powder inhaler applications

N Varun, A Dutta, C Ghoroi - Advanced Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study documents the drug-excipient incompatibility in the physical mixtures and
its influence on bulk homogeneity and flowability for dry powder inhalers (DPI) applications …

The role of oxygen in a carbon source (castor oil versus paraffin oil) in the synthesis of carbon nano-onions

A Makhongoana, BJ Matsoso, TH Mongwe… - …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The role of a carbon source containing oxygen groups on the physicochemical properties of
carbon nano-onions (CNOs) was investigated. Two oils, castor oil (with O groups) and …

Methods for Production of Functional Carbon Nanostructures from Biomass

A Roy, K Manna - Biomass-Based Functional Carbon Nanostructures for …, 2023 - Springer
Biomass is high abundant, easily available, and renewable in nature. Thus this chapter
explores the suitability of biomass as a source for the synthesis of various carbonaceous …

Waste to Wealth: Upcycling of Solid Waste Plastics

M Pathak, BS Bohra, NG Sahoo - Waste-to-Wealth, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Solid waste generated day-by-day worldwide includes agriculture waste, plant waste, plastic
waste, industrial waste, chemical waste and food waste, out of which plastic waste consists …

Advances in the recycling of polymer-based plastic materials

MK Shahid, A Kashif, Y Choi - Urban Mining for Waste …, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
The improper distribution of plastic waste is one of the major environmental concerns.
Plastics or polymer materials pervade everyday life as clothing, packaging, biomedical …