Emerging technologies and sustainable strategies for municipal solid waste valorization: Challenges of circular economy implementation

TG Ambaye, R Djellabi, M Vaccari, S Prasad… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to an upsurge in urbanization and industrialization, huge amounts of municipal solid
waste (MSW) are accumulating on our planet. Waste generation has several negative …

[HTML][HTML] Global trends of waste-to-energy (WtE) technologies in carbon neutral perspective: Bibliometric analysis

W Cui, Y Wei, N Ji - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Waste-to-energy (WtE) technology is at the forefront of low-carbon municipal solid
waste (MSW) treatment. MSW has been favoured by researchers in recent years due to its …

[HTML][HTML] Life cycle assessment of plastic waste and energy recovery

A Vlasopoulos, J Malinauskaite, A Żabnieńska-Góra… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics are essential in our economy and everyday life. However, plastic pollution is a
global concern. To address this issue, the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular …

New developments in sustainable waste-to-energy systems

K Moustakas, M Loizidou, J Klemes, JL Hao… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This virtual special issue of ENERGY features 35 top-notch selected extended papers, which
were showcased at the CORFU 2022 9 th International Conference on Sustainable Solid …

Hybrid biochar production from biomass and pigmented plastic for sustainable waste-to-energy

AG Adeniyi, VT Amusa, EC Emenike, KO Iwuozor - Emergent Materials, 2023 - Springer
Municipal solid waste (MSW) management, which primarily consists of biomass and plastic,
is a global concern that every city faces. The concept of waste-to-energy is proposed as a …

Development of a quintuple renewable energy system utilizing heliostat and biodigester plants with hydrogen generation

M Sharifishourabi, I Dincer, A Mohany - Thermal Science and Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to develop a community based combined energy system driven by solar and
biomass sources in a clean manner. The developed system can produce quintuple useful …

Carbon feasibility of terminating plastic waste leakage by landfill mining: A case study based on practical projects in China

M Han, Y Wu, J Sun, X Geng, X Gao, T Zhou… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Over 900 million tons (Mt) of plastic waste (PW) are disposed in Chinese landfills, posing a
permanent risk of migration through environmental media. Landfill mining has emerged as a …

Performance assessment of a novel solar heliostat and digester-based multigeneration system with hydrogen production

M Sharifishourabi, I Dincer, A Mohany - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Renewable energy sources have the potential to mitigate environmental risks by replacing
fossil fuels. The aim of this study is firstly to consider the use of renewable energy sources to …

Effect of composition on anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid wastes: a review

K Parvez, MM Ahammed - Bioresource Technology Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion is an efficient and a viable option for treatment of organic fraction of
municipal solid wastes (OFMSW). The composition of OFMSW plays a vital role in its …

[HTML][HTML] Life cycle assessment of a micro-region Hungarian municipal solid waste: Evaluation of six waste-to-energy scenarios

VB Kovács, GT Hidegh, E Rácz, B Szücs… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Waste-to-energy technologies are key to a sustainable future. The non-recyclable share is
often converted to refuse-derived fuel (RDF) for energy utilization to landfill only about 10 …