Imperative assessment on the current status of rubber wastewater treatment: Research development and future perspectives

W Wijerathna, TIP Wimalaweera, DR Samarajeewa… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The environment has been significantly impacted by the rubber industry through the release
of large quantities of wastewater during various industrial processes. Therefore, it is crucial …

Financial and environmental sustainability in manufacturing of crepe rubber in terms of material flow analysis, material flow cost accounting and life cycle assessment

P Dunuwila, VHL Rodrigo, N Goto - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
The natural rubber (NR) processing industry plays a critical role in the economies of many
developing countries, particularly in Asia. Among the different types of NR, crepe rubber …

Unveiling the Environmental Impacts of Concentrated Latex Manufacturing in Sri Lanka through a Life Cycle Assessment

P Dunuwila, VHL Rodrigo, I Daigo, N Goto - Resources, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sri Lanka is a top producer of premium quality concentrated latex (CL), which becomes a
base material for dipped rubber products such as gloves and condoms. The processing of …

Reusing the generated sludge as Fe source in Fenton process for treating crepe rubber wastewater

D Gamaralalage, O Sawai, T Nunoura - Journal of Material Cycles and …, 2019 - Springer
Sludge recycling in Fenton oxidation was performed following the simplest procedure for
studying the reaction phenomena and the role of Fe using methanol as the model …

Combined use of ecotoxicity tools and physicochemical analysis for evaluating potential toxicity of treated natural rubber processing effluents and receiving waters

AD Karunarathne, A Pathiratne - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Potential toxicity of treated effluents of selected natural rubber processing industries was
evaluated by integrating physicochemical analysis with Daphnia magna and Poecilia …

[PDF][PDF] Palm oil mill effluent as alternate carbon source for ammonia removal in wastewater treatment

LM Loh, Y YAN, PW Yap, R Nadarajan, ASH Ong - Sains Malaysiana, 2019 - ukm.my
To address high demand in searching for carbon sources alternatives in ammonia
wastewater treatment, comparison among various carbon sources in term of pollutants …

[PDF][PDF] Revealing the Environmental Footprint of Crepe Rubber Production: A Comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment of a Crepe Rubber Factory in Sri Lanka

P Dunuwila, VHL Enoka Munasinghe, W Gong, I Daigo… - 2024 - preprints.org
Natural rubber, a renewable material with unique properties, is crucial for various products
on the modern market. Crepe rubber, a versatile form of natural rubber, is widely used in …

Environmental Lifecycle Assessment to Address the Hotspots in Natural Rubber Manufacturing; a Case Study with Information Gathered from Concentrated Latex …

P Dunuwila, VHL Rodrigo, I Daigo, N Goto - 2023 - preprints.org
Sri Lanka is a top producer of premium quality concentrated latex (CL), which becomes a
base material for dipped rubber products such as gloves and condoms. The processing of …

Sludge reuse in Fenton oxidation of crepe rubber wastewater and palm oil mill effluent

D Gamaralalage, O Sawai, T Nunoura - Proceedings of the Annual …, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Natural rubber and oil palm are two major productions in south and south-east Asia with
their increasing global demands and growth of 6.8 to 12.3 million tons of natural rubber and …

[PDF][PDF] WEALTH CREATION FROM BIOCONVERSION OF WASTES: A

KA Fasina, JE Idomeh, CK Fasina, K Akinola… - researchgate.net
Bioconversion involving microorganisms breaks down wastes and transforms them into
useful products such as potable water, electricity, biofuels (bioethanol, biodiesel, biogas …