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Bioremediation of MP-polluted Waters Using Bacteria Bacillus licheniformis, Lysinibacillus massiliensis, and Mixed Culture of Bacillus sp. and Delftia acidovorans [PDF]
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly, 2021 Microplastic particles (MPs) are widely distributed pollutants in the environment. While a growing number of studies have shown that MPs are toxic to plant and animal life, systemic efforts to reduce their presence have been scarce.
D. Kučić Grgić +10 more
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International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 2021 The aim of this study was to utilise a top-lit updraft biomass conversion reactor with retort heating for the production of biochar from dry almond (Terminalia catappa) leaves and Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) waste (biomass-plastic mass ratio of 35:1).
Joshua O. Ighalo +2 more
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Evaluation of Biodegradation Efficiency of Xylene Pretreated Polyethylene Wastes by Isolated Lysinibacillus fusiformis [PDF]
Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 2022 The ability of the bacterial degradation of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) waste by Lysinibacillus fusiformis isolated from hydrocarbon-contaminated soil was investigated in the present study. The potential of the bacterial isolate to utilize LDPE waste
Arun Kalia and M. S. Dhanya
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NON-BIODEGRADATION OF POLYMERIZED POLYETHYLENE RADICALS AT SELECTED DUMPSITES IN KEFFI, NASARAWA STATE NIGERIA [PDF]
Journal CleanWAS, 2023 Polythene and plastic bags pollutes the soil because these are non-biodegradable, and so, they cannot be degraded by the action of the microbes. Therefore, they remain in the soil and will pollute the soil.
Sufiyan I., Salamatu A. E., Alkali M
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Water Science and Technology, 2023 Microplastics (MPs) are an issue of prime environmental concern globally. The abundance of MP particles in the informal open solid waste landfill soil was evaluated showing 180–1120 MP particles per kg of soil.
S. Mahesh +2 more
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Improvement of Locally Produced Low- Density Polyethylene [PDF]
Engineering and Technology Journal, 2008 In the present work, a polymer composite was fabricated by mixing LDPEwith different wt% of pigment (Fe2O3 and TiO2) to obtain desirable properties infabrication single screw-extruder was utilized , this mixing machine operated at atemperature between ...
Najat .J.saleh, Zanaib Y.shnean
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Liquefied fuel from plastic wastes using nitro cracking method with refinery distillation bubble cap plate column [PDF]
Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly, 2022 Development and modernization have resulted in an immense increase in the production of all kinds of goods, which indirectly produce waste to the globe.
Sundarraj M., Meikandan M.
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INFLUENCE OF RESIDENCE TIME TO THE PROPERTIES OF LIQUID PRODUCT FROM PLASTIC WASTE PYROLYSIS
Multitek Indonesia, 2020 Pirolisis adalah sebuah metode daur ulang yang digunakan untuk mengurangi dampak lingkungan dari sampah plastik di Indonesia. Dalam penelitian ini, karakteristik dari produk minyak pirolisis sampah plastik jenis Low Density Poly Ethylena
Muhammad Sigit Cahyono +2 more
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Production of Fuels From HDPE and LDPE Plastic Waste via Pyrolysis Methods [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2019 This study to calculate and composition of fuels from polyethylene waste production per litre. Production method with pyrolysis at 450-621°C without catalyst, and quantitative method with GC-MS.
Istoto Enggar Hero +2 more
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Journal of Fungi, 2023 Low density polyethylene (LDPE) has been widely used commercially for decades; however, as a non-degradable material, its continuous accumulation has contributed to serious environmental issues. A fungal strain, Cladosporium sp.
Zhu Gong +8 more
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