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Energies, 2019 Exergy analysis is one of the useful decision-support tools in assessing the environmental impact related to waste emissions from fossil fuel. This paper proposes a thermodynamic-based design to estimate the exergy quantity and losses during the ...
Maryam Ghodrat +3 more
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Biomass DNA: An Emerging Building Block for Advanced Materials
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Biomass DNA is rapidly emerging from its traditional role as a genetic blueprint to serve as a versatile abundant, highly programmable polymeric building block. This review highlights the transformation of macroscopic bulk biomass DNA into next generation of functional materials, spanning from dynamic hydrogels, sustainable bioplastics, and high ...
Yuwei Hu, Itamar Willner, Li Niu
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Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsThe rapid increase in global e-waste generation, coupled with the shortening life cycles of electronic products, has intensified the environmental challenges associated with household e-waste.
Xueying Yu +3 more
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Journal of Engineering, 2017 In the Netherlands, waste electric and electronic equipment (e-waste) is an important point for discussion on the circular economy agenda. This paper shows the Dutch example of how “waste” can be turned into a resource, and the climate change benefits ...
Laura Golsteijn, Elsa Valencia Martinez
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Informal electronic waste recycling in Pakistan
, 2016 The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is growing dramatically all over the world. The fast growth and diffusion of ICTs, their early obsolescence and short life have made electronic waste (e-waste) to the fastest growing waste ...
Anderberg, Stefan, +4 more
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Photocatalytic Water Splitting on the Lunar Surface: Prospects for In Situ Resource Utilization
Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.Water has been found in craters on the moon nearby locations which are illuminated >80% of the time. Photocatalysis uses energy from sunlight to drive chemical reactions such as water splitting to produce oxygen and hydrogen. It is a scalable technology that requires lighter equipment and utilizes resources available on the moon. ABSTRACT The discovery
Ranjani Kalyan +6 more
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Recycling Waste in Biological Methods and Physical Treatment: Review
Wasit Journal for Pure SciencesBackground: Waste recycling using biological methods has received great interest from researchers, with a focus on environmental remediation and the promotion of sustainable practices.
Zahraa A. Abdul Muhsin +2 more
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Willingness to pay for kerbside recycling the Brisbane Region [PDF]
Waste policy in Australia has a strong focus on kerbside recycling. This has a range of costs and benefits to the community, including non-market benefits.
Gillespie, Robert, Bennett, Jeffrey W.
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.A two‐step thermal upcycling process converts flexible printed circuit board waste into high‐purity copper nanoparticles using polymer degradation and arc discharge. The synthesized nanoparticles exhibit controlled morphology and high metal purity.
Bikesh S. Ghinangju +2 more
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Recycling of E-waste and Green Electronic Manufacturing [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThe rapid growth of the electronics industry has led to an increase in electronic waste (e-waste), posing significant environmental and health risks. Recycling of electronic waste and the formulation of environmental friendly electronic manufacturing ...
Divyasri +3 more
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