Towards high-quality petrochemical feedstocks from mixed plastic packaging waste via advanced recycling: The past, present and future

M Kusenberg, A Eschenbacher, L Delva… - Fuel Processing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Advanced plastic waste recycling via pyrolysis and subsequent steam cracking of pyrolysis
oils has the potential to partly close the cycle between the petrochemical production of …

Comparative life-cycle assessment of pyrolysis processes for producing bio-oil, biochar, and activated carbon from sewage sludge

C Huang, BA Mohamed, LY Li - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aimed to determine the feasibility of pyrolysis scenarios as sewage sludge
treatment processes through cradle-to-gate life-cycle assessment and additional energy …

A novel approach for the recovery and cyclic utilization of valuable metals by co-smelting spent lithium-ion batteries with copper slag

G Qu, B Li, Y Wei - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Achieving efficient and low-cost recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is of great
significance to the sustainable development of the clean energy industry and energy metal …

Efficient separation and recovery of lithium through volatilization in the recycling process of spent lithium-ion batteries

G Qu, Y Wei, C Liu, S Yao, S Zhou, B Li - Waste Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) comprise different kinds of valuable metals with recovery
and reuse value. Aiming to address the difficulty of recycling lithium from spent LIBs through …

The influence of chlorination additives on metal separation during the pyrometallurgical recovery of spent lithium-ion batteries

G Qu, Y Wei, B Li, H Wang - Waste Management, 2024 - Elsevier
The difficulty of separating Li during pyrometallurgical smelting of spent lithium-ion batteries
(LIBs) has limited the development of pyrometallurgical processes. Chlorination enables the …

Research and innovation needs for the waste-to-energy sector towards a net-zero circular economy

A Dal Pozzo, M Lucquiaud, J De Greef - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
This perspective article aims to identify key research priorities to make the waste-to-energy
sector compatible with the societal goals of circularity and carbon neutrality. These priorities …

Assessment of cross-media effects deriving from the application of lower emission standards for acid pollutants in waste-to-energy plants

A Dal Pozzo, S Abagnato, V Cozzani - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The recent release of the new European Commission reference document on the Best
Available Techniques (BAT) for waste incineration has set ambitious targets for the control of …

[HTML][HTML] Techno-economic impact of lower emission standards for waste-to-energy acid gas emissions

A Dal Pozzo, S Capecci, V Cozzani - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Acid gas removal is one of the main drivers of operating costs in the flue gas cleaning lines
of waste-to-energy (WtE) plants. In the light of updated technical and normative references …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of Safety Barrier Performance in Environmentally Critical Facilities: Bridging Conventional Risk Assessment Techniques with Data-Driven …

N Tamascelli, A Dal Pozzo, GE Scarponi… - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The failure of emission control systems in industrial processes undergoing emission
regulations can cause severe harm to the environment. In this context, safety engineering …

High-temperature corrosion mechanism analysis of 310S alloy in typical MSWI flue gas environment at 460–580° C

X Liu, Y Duan, L Zheng, L Long, Z Khalid… - Journal of Material …, 2024 - Springer
To reveal the high-temperature corrosion mechanism of heating surfaces in the typical flue
gas environment in the municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) system, samples of 310S …