Pyrolysis of polypropylene plastic waste into carbonaceous char: Priority of plastic waste management amidst COVID-19 pandemic

MM Harussani, SM Sapuan, U Rashid… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
COVID-19 global pandemic, originated from Wuhan, resulted in a massive increase in the
output of polypropylene (PP)-based personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare …

[HTML][HTML] Nanotechnology-based approaches for food sensing and packaging applications

F Mustafa, S Andreescu - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The rapid advancement of nanotechnology has provided opportunities for the development
of new sensing and food packaging solutions, addressing long-standing challenges in the …

[HTML][HTML] Review of underwater sensing technologies and applications

K Sun, W Cui, C Chen - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
As the ocean development process speeds up, the technical means of ocean exploration
are being upgraded. Due to the characteristics of seawater and the complex underwater …

[HTML][HTML] Recent development of extremophilic bacteria and their application in biorefinery

D Zhu, WA Adebisi, F Ahmad, S Sethupathy… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The biorefining technology for biofuels and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass has
made great progress in the world. However, mobilization of laboratory research toward …

[HTML][HTML] Updated perceptions on polymer-based enhanced oil recovery toward high-temperature high-salinity tolerance for successful field applications in carbonate …

AM Hassan, EW Al-Shalabi, MA Ayoub - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aging of the existing reservoirs makes the hydrocarbon extraction shift toward newer
reserves, and harsh conditioned carbonates, which possess high temperature and high …

[HTML][HTML] Promising performance of chemically exfoliated Zr-doped MoS 2 nanosheets for catalytic and antibacterial applications

M Ikram, R Tabassum, U Qumar, S Ali, A Ul-Hamid… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanostructured materials incorporated with biological reducing agents have shown
significant potential for use in bactericidal applications. Such materials have also …

[HTML][HTML] A review of patents and innovative biopolymer-based hydrogels

S Ilić-Stojanović, L Nikolić, S Cakić - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biopolymers represent a great resource for the development and utilization of new functional
materials due to their particular advantages such as biocompatibility, biodegradability and …

[HTML][HTML] Catalytic fast pyrolysis of poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) with zeolite and nickel chloride

H Jia, H Ben, Y Luo, R Wang - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The pyrolysis of poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) in the presence of ZSM-5 zeolite and
NiCl2 as a catalyst was studied at different temperatures under N2 atmosphere. Quantitative …

[HTML][HTML] Blockchain mechanism and symmetric encryption in a wireless sensor network

AE Guerrero-Sanchez, EA Rivas-Araiza… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
The Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm allows the connection and exchange of information
between millions of smart devices. This paradigm grows and develops exponentially as do …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of crumb rubber, fly ash, and nanosilica on the properties of self-compacting concrete using response surface methodology

NI Rahim, BS Mohammed, I Abdulkadir, M Dahim - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Producing high-strength self-compacting concrete (SCC) requires a low water-cement ratio
(W/C). Hence, using a superplasticizer is necessary to attain the desired self-compacting …