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Municipal Solid Waste Generation Trend and Bioenergy Recovery Potential: A Review
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
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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.
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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
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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
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Emergy Evaluation of the Urban Solid Waste Handling in Liaoning Province, China
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
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Impact of Nanocomposite Combustion Aerosols on A549 Cells and a 3D Airway Model
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
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Recycling and the Environment: a Comparative Review Between Mineral-based Plastics and Bioplastics [PDF]
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
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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
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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
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Waste Management: Valorisation Is the Way
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
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