Solid waste: An overlooked source of microplastics to the environment

H Golwala, X Zhang, SM Iskander, AL Smith - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics pollution is one of the most pressing environmental problems of the 21st
century. While microplastics are pervasive throughout various environmental compartments …

Insight into metal-impregnated biomass based activated carbon for enhanced carbon dioxide adsorption: A review

J Gopalan, A Buthiyappan, AAA Raman - Journal of Industrial and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, biomass has been understood and investigated to develop adsorbents for carbon
dioxide (CO 2) adsorption due to their non-hazardous nature, availability, low disposal cost …

A review on municipal solid waste pyrolysis of different composition for gas production

Y Du, T Ju, Y Meng, T Lan, S Han, J Jiang - Fuel processing technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Much research has focused on improving the treatment of municipal solid waste (MSW) to
obtain usable energy. Pyrolysis technology can not only reduce the volume of MSW, but also …

COVID-19 and industrial waste mitigation via thermochemical technologies towards a circular economy: A state-of-the-art review

CB Felix, AT Ubando, WH Chen, V Goodarzi… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing awareness of waste circular economy has motivated valorization strategies
for minimizing resource consumption and waste production in the private sector. With the …

Extraction and characterization of microplastics in Landfill-Mined-Soil-like-Fractions: A novel methodology

VSNS Goli, DN Singh - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Utilization of Landfill-mined-soil-like-fractions (LFMSF), a major constituent of landfill mined
residues and resembles organic soil, is essential for landfill mining activity to be a …

Possibilities of RDF Pyrolysis Products Utilization in the Face of the Energy Crisis

M Skrzyniarz, M Sajdak, M Zajemska, A Biniek-Poskart… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The main goal of the study was to assess the possibility of practical use of products of
pyrolysis of refuse-derived fuel (RDF), ie, pyrolysis gas, biochar and pyrolysis oil, as an …

Valorization of landfill mined plastic waste and soil-like fractions in polymer composites–A comprehensive solution for sustainable landfill mining

VSNS Goli, DN Singh - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Utilization of Landfill-Mined Plastic Waste (LMPW) and LandFill-Mined-Soil like-
Fractions (LFMSF), which together contribute to≈ 85–90% of the landfill residues, read as …

[HTML][HTML] Selective recycling of BTX hydrocarbons from electronic plastic wastes using catalytic fast pyrolysis

H Shafaghat, S Gulshan, AC Johansson… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Non-catalytic and catalytic pyrolysis of two waste electrical and electronic equipment
(WEEE) fractions, with two different copper contents (low-and medium-grade WEEE named …

[HTML][HTML] Pyrolysis and in-line catalytic decomposition of excavated landfill waste to produce carbon nanotubes and hydrogen over Fe-and Ni-based catalysts …

K Jagodzińska, PG Jönsson, W Yang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Undeniably, non-sanitary landfills existing worldwide pose considerable environmental risks
related to air, water and soil pollution. Despite that, the landfill mining concept does not …

Circularity in waste management: a research proposal to achieve the 2030 Agenda

R González-Sánchez, S Alonso-Muñoz… - Operations Management …, 2023 - Springer
Waste management is the main challenge in the transition away from the linear" take-make-
dispose" economy. Incorporating the principles of circularity in waste management would …