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Municipal Solid Waste Generation Trend and Bioenergy Recovery Potential: A Review

open access: yesEnergies, 2023
Finding sustainable solutions to the increasing waste generation in Ghana has received a lot of attention in recent years. Through several waste-to-energy processes, the energy potential of municipal solid waste has recently witnessed significant ...
James Darmey   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

COST OF INCINERATION

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Public Health, 1914
At the meeting of the American Public Health Association held in Richmond in 1909, the subject of my paper was "Utilization in Connection with Incineration." In the course of the paper it was predicted that we would be doing street lighting and furnishing electric power for general purposes.
openaire   +4 more sources

The Use of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Ash in Various Building Materials: A Belgian Point of View

open access: yesMaterials, 2018
Huge amounts of waste are being generated, and even though the incineration process reduces the mass and volume of waste to a large extent, massive amounts of residues still remain.
A. Joseph   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Environmental Sustainability of Natural Biopolymer‐Based Electrolytes for Lithium Ion Battery Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Twenty‐one biopolymer electrolytes including membrane‐liquid electrolytes, gel electrolytes, and solid electrolytes are synthesized to analyze their electrochemical properties and environmental impacts through life cycle assessment. This consistent and comparable study demonstrates the significant functional and environmental benefits of biopolymer ...
Jing Huang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergy Evaluation of the Urban Solid Waste Handling in Liaoning Province, China

open access: yesEnergies, 2013
Waste management is a distinct practice aimed at reducing its effects on health and the environment and increasing energy and material recovery. The urban waste management industry has been slow to adopt new technologies, such as sanitary landfills and ...
Lixiao Zhang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Nanocomposite Combustion Aerosols on A549 Cells and a 3D Airway Model

open access: yesNanomaterials, 2021
The use of nanomaterials incorporated into plastic products is increasing steadily. By using nano-scaled filling materials, thermoplastics, such as polyethylene (PE), take advantage of the unique properties of nanomaterials (NM).
Matthias Hufnagel   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recycling and the Environment: a Comparative Review Between Mineral-based Plastics and Bioplastics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Since their conception in the 1950s, mineral-based plastics have completely revolutionised our society with production reaching record highs year upon year.
Aziz, Z.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

High‐Performance Electrocatalysts of Potassium Lactate Oxidation for Hydrogen and Solid Potassium Acetate Production

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, Volume 37, Issue 13, April 2, 2025.
Potassium lactate, produced from polylactic acid plastic waste, is oxidized to potassium acetate on an anode using Ni(Co)OOH as the electrocatalyst, while hydrogen is simultaneously generated at the cathode, through a highly efficient industrial‐scale electrolysis system.
Jun Hu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A fine balance: A review of incinerators for menstrual waste and recommendations for policy and practice

open access: yesJournal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development
Menstrual health and hygiene is a public health and human rights issue. Amid growing access to menstrual health products and education, there is limited focus on end-of-life management and environmental impact of single-use products.
Alison Z. Weber   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Waste Management: Valorisation Is the Way

open access: yesFoods, 2021
Waste management is one of the great problems in the world today. This study aims to analyse how scientific research has evolved in recent years in the field of waste management and what will be the key issues in the coming years, mainly in terms of ...
German Gemar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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