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Achieving sustainable production and consumption of virgin plastic polymers
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) recently adopted a resolution with a mandate to negotiate a new international legally binding instrument (a treaty) on plastic pollution.
Tim Grabiel +3 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Intelligent radiative cooling devices, adaptable to various weather conditions, have the potential for year‐round energy savings. This study introduces a sustainable dual‐mode film made from polycaprolactone nanofibers and upcycled chip bags for effective thermal management.
Qimeng Song +4 more
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The challenge of plastic pollution in Nigeria
, 2020 Blue Charter Fellowship, Association of Commonwealth ...
Dumbili, E, Henderson, L
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Plastic pollution fosters more microbial growth in lakes than natural organic matter
Nature Communications, 2022 Plastic debris widely pollutes freshwaters. Abiotic and biotic degradation of plastics releases carbon-based substrates that are available for heterotrophic growth, but little is known about how these novel organic compounds influence microbial ...
Eleanor A Sheridan +6 more
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High Thermoelectric Performance in Low‐Cost Cu8SiSxSe6‐x Argyrodite
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This study discovers the great potential of Cu8SiSxSe6‐x argyrodites as new, low‐cost, Te‐free thermoelectric materials. The proposed defect scheme suppresses the phase transition, enhances the weighted mobility and optimizes the grain boundary contacts.
Taras Parashchuk +7 more
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Transportation fate and removal of microplastic pollution – A perspective on environmental pollution
Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 2020 With ever-increasing environmental pollution concerns, at large, and microplastic pollution, in particular, a sustainable quantification and redefining of plastic pollution is required urgently.
Muhammad Bilal, Hafiz M.N. Iqbal
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Cu‐based catalysts as a cornerstone in advancing sustainable energy technologies are fully reviewed in this manuscript, highlighting their potential in photo‐ and electrocatalysis. It includes metallic copper, copper oxides, copper sulfides, copper halide perovskites, copper‐based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), and covalent organic frameworks (COFs),
Jéssica C. de Almeida +16 more
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Governance Solutions to the Tragedy of the Commons That Marine Plastics Have Become
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 Plastic pollution has become the new millennium's tragedy of the commons. This is particularly true with the marine debris plastic pollution issue, which has seen significant global interest recently.
Joanna Vince, Britta D. Hardesty
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A review of the cost and effectiveness of solutions to address plastic pollution
Environmental science and pollution research international, 2022 Plastic usage increases year by year, and the growing trend is projected to continue. However as of 2017, only 9% of the 9 billion tons of plastic ever produced had been recycled leaving large amounts of plastics to contaminate the environment, resulting
J. Nikiema, Zipporah Asiedu
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Transforming Cellulose Into Functional Three‐Dimensional Structures
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Cellulose is promising for replacing synthetic polymers due to its excellent mechanical properties and low cost. This review highlights the recent advancements in transforming cellulose into functional 3D structures, including liquid gels and porous materials.
Xia Sun +5 more
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