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Photocatalytic Upcycling of Plastic Waste: Mechanism, Integrating Modus, and Selectivity

open access: yesSmall Structures, 2023
Plastics are ubiquitous and indispensable in our daily life because of their low cost, portability, durability, and processability. However, due to the overuse, short service life, and chemical inert character, the accumulated discarded plastics pose a ...
Li Wang   +6 more
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Downcycling and Upcycling in Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse of Pre-Existing Buildings: Re-Designing Technological Performances in an Environmental Perspective

open access: yesEnergies, 2021
The abandonment of the built heritage, as a result of functional or technological obsolescence or as a consequence of cultural, social, and economic trends, is steadily increasing.
Antonello Monsù Scolaro   +1 more
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A review on upcycling as a strategic marketing tool for sustainability in the fashion industry [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Responsible Production and Consumption
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to present a mini-integrated review on upcycling as a marketing strategy used by brands in promoting sustainability.
Emmanuel Abankwah Ofori   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

TEXTILE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: ADDING VALUE AND UNIQUENESS THROUGH DESIGN [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of the University of Oradea: Fascicle of Textiles, Leatherwork, 2023
The global fashion industry is highly energy-consuming, polluting, and wasteful: both production and consumption. The industry is mainly spurred by small and medium enterprises (SME) which have the competitive advantage of recovering textile solid waste,
NJERU Sophia. N.
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VISUAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CULTURAL MEANING AND FUNCTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. A CASE STUDY IN UPCYCLING DESIGN

open access: yesJournal of Industrial Design and Engineering Graphics, 2019
This paper explains the contemporary Design dynamics and shows how specific design processes influence and modify user behaviour and production narrative in the material culture of a transforming society.
Alexandra Stefana GHIOC   +1 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Retrofitting Municipal Wastewater and Sludge Treatment Facility toward a Greener and Circular Economy

open access: yesChemical Engineering Transactions, 2020
The conventional wastewater treatment facilities (WWTFs) are designed with the prime directive of simply purifying sewage by solids, pathogens, and nutrients removal.
Xueyu Tian, Fengqi You
doaj   +1 more source

Clothing Upcycling, Textile Waste and the Ethics of the Global Fashion Industry

open access: yesZoneModa Journal, 2019
This article addresses the fashion movement referred to as ‘clothing upcycling’ and the observations of textile practitioners and designers in Otago, New Zealand utilising these methods to further understand the upcycling movement and how these local ...
Kirsten Koch
doaj   +1 more source

Upcycling plastic waste for the development of construction materials

open access: yesTechne, 2021
Consideration of plastic waste as a secondary raw material obtainable by means of upcycling presents fresh possibilities in the search for new construction and architectural materials.
Alexandre Carbonnel   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Upcycling for repurposing waste into creative products

open access: yesCreativity Studies
Upcycling is the process of repurposing non-used materials or products to make them more valuable or usable, with increased quality and value. However, truly little research has been conducted on the design process and/or creative ideation of upcycling ...
Jong Boonpracha   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Laser‐Induced Graphene from Waste Almond Shells

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Almond shells, an abundant agricultural by‐product, are repurposed to create a fully bioderived almond shell/chitosan composite (ASC) degradable in soil. ASC is converted into laser‐induced graphene (LIG) by laser scribing and proposed as a substrate for transient electronics.
Yulia Steksova   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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