[HTML][HTML] A critical review on plastic waste life cycle assessment and management: Challenges, research gaps, and future perspectives

H Jiao, SS Ali, MHM Alsharbaty, T Elsamahy… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The global production and consumption of plastics, as well as their deposition in the
environment, are experiencing exponential growth. In addition, mismanaged plastic waste …

Biomass pre-treatment techniques for the production of biofuels using thermal conversion methods–a review

A Ramos, E Monteiro, A Rouboa - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
This review aims to compile and discuss the pre-processing procedures utilized previously
to biomass thermal conversion techniques, in order to promote the sustainable production of …

Waste biomass valorization for the production of biofuels and value-added products: A comprehensive review of thermochemical, biological and integrated processes

JA Okolie, EI Epelle, ME Tabat, U Orivri… - Process Safety and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Waste biomass can be converted to green fuels and value-added products via
thermochemical and biological conversion processes. The thermochemical processes …

Machine learning methods for modelling the gasification and pyrolysis of biomass and waste

S Ascher, I Watson, S You - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past two decades, the use of machine learning (ML) methods to model biomass
and waste gasification/pyrolysis has increased rapidly. Only 70 papers were published in …

Upcycling of decommissioned wind turbine blades through pyrolysis

W Yang, KH Kim, J Lee - Journal of cleaner production, 2022 - Elsevier
The worldwide installed capacity of wind power currently stands at 743 GW to offset 1.1
billion tons of CO 2 emissions. However, extensive wind energy usage has led to the …

Sustainable management of municipal solid waste through waste-to-energy technologies

S Varjani, H Shahbeig, K Popat, Z Patel, S Vyas… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing municipal solid waste (MSW) generation and environmental concerns have
sparked global interest in waste valorization through various waste-to-energy (WtE) to …

Co-pyrolysis technology for enhancing the functionality of sewage sludge biochar and immobilizing heavy metals

Z Fan, X Zhou, Z Peng, S Wan, ZF Gao, S Deng, L Tong… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge (SS) is a frequent and challenging issue for countries with big populations,
due to its massive output, significant hazard potential, and challenging resource utilization …

Machine learning-enabled analysis of product distribution and composition in biomass-coal co-pyrolysis

A Shafizadeh, H Shahbeik, S Rafiee, Z Fardi, K Karimi… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Co-pyrolysis of biomass and coal presents a promising opportunity for large-scale biomass
utilization while reducing fossil fuel consumption. However, this process is highly complex …

Exergetic sustainability analysis of municipal solid waste treatment systems: A systematic critical review

S Soltanian, SA Kalogirou, M Ranjbari, H Amiri… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The growing volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated worldwide often undergoes
open dum**, landfilling, or uncontrolled burning, releasing massive pollutants and …

Characterizing sludge pyrolysis by machine learning: towards sustainable bioenergy production from wastes

H Shahbeik, S Rafiee, A Shafizadeh, D Jeddi, T Jafary… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Sludge pyrolysis has sparked the interest of researchers because of its capability to dispose
of hazardous residues while producing valuable bioproducts. Numerous expensive and …