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Developing a Waste Management Start-Up as Efforts to Accelerate the Circular Economy
DinamisiaThe purpose of developing this start-up is to organize the collection of waste in the community, in the form of plastic and glass waste. This waste will be managed at the Self-Realization Waste Bank to become new, more valuable products.
Cut Rahmawati +3 more
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The anomaly of glass beads and glass beadmaking waste at Jiuxianglan, Taiwan [PDF]
, 2019 Glass beads and beadmaking waste have been excavated at the Iron Age site of Jiuxianglan (ca. third century BC–eighth century AD) in southeastern Taiwan. It was suggested that this site may be a production and exchange centre of glass beads in Iron Age
Chen, K.-T. +5 more
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Enhancing Mechanical Properties of Sands by Using Crushed Waste Glass as Reinforcement [PDF]
Journal of Rehabilitation in Civil EngineeringThe published researches on the mechanical behaviour of granular soils reinforced with crushed glass particles from recycled glass waste is notably limited compared to studies involving glass powder.
Mohammed Megrousse +3 more
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Journal of Engineering, 2022 The waste material problem in today's world has become a major topic affecting all sectors of human life. Researchers are interested in providing solutions for each kind of waste material. Waste glass is one of the waste materials whose amounts increase
Serwan Al Zahawi
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Effect of Technetium-99 sources on its retention in low activity waste glass [PDF]
, 2018 Small-scale crucible melting tests on simulated waste glass were performed with technetium-99 (Tc-99) introduced as different species in a representative low activity waste simulant. The glass saw an increase in Tc-99 retention when TcO2∙2H2O and various
Abramowitz +27 more
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Waste Glass Utilization in Cement-Based Materials for Sustainable Construction: A Review
Crystals, 2021 The construction industry has a significant environmental impact, contributing considerably to CO2 emissions, natural resource depletion, and energy consumption.
D. Qin, Yidan Hu, Xuemei Li
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Rethinking plastic waste: innovations in enzymatic breakdown of oil‐based polyesters and bioplastics
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Plastic pollution remains a critical environmental challenge, and current mechanical and chemical recycling methods are insufficient to achieve a fully circular economy. This review highlights recent breakthroughs in the enzymatic depolymerization of both oil‐derived polyesters and bioplastics, including high‐throughput protein engineering, de novo ...
Elena Rosini +2 more
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Enzymatic degradation of biopolymers in amorphous and molten states: mechanisms and applications
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.This review explains how polymer morphology and thermal state shape enzymatic degradation pathways, comparing amorphous and molten biopolymer structures. By integrating structure–reactivity principles with insights from thermodynamics and enzyme engineering, it highlights mechanisms that enable efficient polymer breakdown.
Anđela Pustak, Aleksandra Maršavelski
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FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.This review provides an overview of bio‐based polymer sources, their unique functional properties and their environmental impact, and addresses their role as sustainable alternatives. It discusses end‐of‐life options, including composting and anaerobic digestion for renewable energy.
Sabina Kolbl Repinc +8 more
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Applied Sciences, 2018 The development of electronic technology has accelerated in recent decades. Consequently, electronic wastes such as cathode ray tube (CRT) glass are accumulated, and hazardous wastes including heavy metals are generated. Simultaneously, natural resources
So Yeong Choi +3 more
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