A review on plastic waste valorisation to advanced materials: Solutions and technologies to curb plastic waste pollution

GR Mong, H Tan, DDCV Sheng, HY Kek… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastic's low cost, versatile and durable nature has rendered it a popular material in the
market. Such inevitable high demand has resulted in overwhelming production on a global …

Effect of physical and thermal pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass on biohydrogen production by thermochemical route: A critical review

R Singh, R Kumar, PK Sarangi, AA Kovalev… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy demands and immense environmental degradation have extorted for production of
low-carbon and carbon–neutral fuels. Abundantly available lignocellulosic biomass is …

Recent advances in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) recycling

Z Ait‐Touchente, M Khellaf, G Raffin… - Polymers for …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) recycling is crucial for mitigating the environmental impact of PVC
wastes, which take decades to decompose in landfills. This review examines the current …

A comprehensive overview of the continuous torrefaction method: Operational characteristics, applications, and challenges

A Javanmard, MFA Patah, A Zulhelmi… - Journal of the Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Throughout the history, the whole world have been concerned with the supply of energy and
fuel. Today, technological advancements and the depletion of fossil fuel reserves have …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of biomass solid fuels: Biomass sources, processing methods, and morphological and microstructural properties

SE Ibitoye, RM Mahamood, TC Jen, C Loha… - Journal of Bioresources …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomass solid fuel (BSF) has emerged as a promising renewable energy source, but its
morphological and microstructural properties are crucial in determining their physical …

Sources, distribution, and incipient threats of polymeric microplastic released from food storage plastic materials

S Aslam, A Khurram, R Hussain, A Qadir… - Environmental Monitoring …, 2023 - Springer
The present study aimed to find out the source, distribution, quantity, and incipient threats of
the microplastics (MPs) released by food-packing plastic materials, plastic bags, bottles, and …

Exploring the Properties of the Torrefaction Process and Its Prospective in Treating Lignocellulosic Material

M Ivanovski, A Petrovič, D Goričanec, D Urbancl… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The main objective of this review is to present the latest research results regarding the
importance of the torrefaction process for different biomass materials in the last 12-year …

Agro-residual biomass and disposable protective face mask: a merger for converting waste to plastic-fiber fuel via an integrative carbonization-pelletization framework

BRA Moreira, VH Cruz, MR Barbosa Junior… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
Incineration and landfilling offer possibilities for addressing high-rate management of COVID-
waste streams. However, they can be costly and environmentally unsustainable. In addition …

Characterizing biomass pellets produced from torrefied biowaste and waste medical plastic pyrolysis oil

S Ramalingam, S Vijayaraj - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2024 - Springer
The saw-milling residues are biowaste generated during the sawing of logs into lumber, and
they may be lucrative when turned into biowaste pellets. Using biowaste as a renewable fuel …

Particle agglomeration of biomass and plastic waste during their thermochemical fixed-bed conversion

I Donskoy - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The article provides state-of-the-art research on agglomeration processes during fixed-bed
combustion and gasification of low-grade fuels such as biomass and waste (primarily plastic …