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Nature Communications, 2023 The widespread use of polyolefin plastics in modern societies generates huge amounts of plastic waste. With a view toward sustainability, researchers are now seeking novel and low-cost strategies for recycling and valorizing polyolefin plastics.
Yingxuan Miao +5 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 Biotransformation of plastics or their depolymerization monomers as raw materials would offer a better end-of-life solutions to the plastic waste dilemma. 1,4-butanediol (BDO) is one of the major depolymerization monomers of many plastics polymers.
Xiujuan Qian +6 more
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Molecules, 2023 This study explores the electrochemical reduction in CO2 using room temperature ionic liquids as solvents or electrolytes, which can minimize the environmental impact of CO2 emissions.
Feng Wu +6 more
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Recycling Waste Tires into Ground Tire Rubber (GTR)/Rubber Compounds: A Review
Journal of Composites Science, 2020 Recycling and recovery of waste tires is a serious environmental problem since vulcanized rubbers require several years to degrade naturally and remain for long periods of time in the environment.
Ali Fazli, D. Rodrigue
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Global plastic waste recycling and extended producer responsibility laws.
Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 In the USA, 8.66% of municipal solid waste (MSW) plastic was recycled and 75.9% landfilled (2018). Some critical challenges in widespread adoption of post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic include high collection costs, sortation complexity, inconsistent ...
Khairun Tumu +2 more
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, 2020 Waste tyres and their accumulation is a global environmental concern; they are not biodegradable, and, globally, an estimated 1.5 billion are generated annually.
A. Mohajerani +10 more
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Recent advances in recycling technologies for waste textile fabrics: a review
Textile research journal, 2023 The fast fashion trends in the textile industry have resulted in high consumption of fiber with concomitant generation of waste. Awareness of environmental pollution resulting from textile production and disposal has increased significantly.
R. B. Baloyi +3 more
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A novel and efficient ammonia leaching method for recycling waste lithium ion batteries
, 2020 Effective recycling waste lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are of great economic and environmental benefits. This study proposes a novel and efficient ammonia leaching method for recovering Co and Li from waste LIBs.
Ya-Ping Qi +7 more
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Enhanced Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether Removal by Mixed Consortium: Performance and Adaptability
Applied Sciences, 2023 Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is widely used as a gasoline additive with toxicity and carcinogenicity, and has caused environmental pollution worldwide. Biodegradation is a promising method for the removal of MTBE from contaminated sites. In this paper,
Tingyu Hua +3 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 Understanding the molecular mechanism of magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticle synthesis in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans BYM is particularly important for the commercial development of biogenic Fe3O4 nanoparticles.
Jiani Yang +6 more
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