“Functional upcycling” of polymer waste towards the design of new materials

O Guselnikova, O Semyonov, E Sviridova… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Diversification of polymer waste recycling is one of the solutions to improve the current
environmental scenario. Upcycling is a promising strategy for converting polymer waste into …

Circular economy and sustainability of the clothing and textile industry

X Chen, HA Memon, Y Wang, I Marriam… - Materials Circular …, 2021 - Springer
Textiles are essential to humans in a variety of ways, especially clothing. However, the
speed at which they end up in landfills is astonishing (one garbage truck per second) …

Recent advancements in plastic packaging recycling: A mini-review

V Beghetto, R Sole, C Buranello, M Al-Abkal… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Today, the scientific community is facing crucial challenges in delivering a healthier world for
future generations. Among these, the quest for circular and sustainable approaches for …

Strategies and progress in synthetic textile fiber biodegradability

J Egan, S Salmon - SN Applied Sciences, 2022 - Springer
The serious issue of textile waste accumulation has raised attention on biodegradability as a
possible route to support sustainable consumption of textile fibers. However, synthetic textile …

[HTML][HTML] Electrospun nanofibers for medical face mask with protection capabilities against viruses: State of the art and perspective for industrial scale-up

A Cimini, E Imperi, A Picano, M Rossi - Applied Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Face masks have proven to be a useful protection from airborne viruses and bacteria,
especially in the recent years pandemic outbreak when they effectively lowered the risk of …

Novel nano-ferromagnetic activated graphene adsorbent extracted from waste for dye decolonization

K Mensah, H Mahmoud, M Fujii, H Shokry - Journal of Water Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste was converted into graphene by pyrolysis, and the
synthesized graphene (SG) was modified into activated graphene (AG) by potassium …

Research progress on sustainability of key tire materials

S Deng, R Chen, S Duan, Q Jia, X Hao, L Zhang - SusMat, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, countries worldwide have engaged actively in the research and
development of green and sustainable materials in the face of the increasing depletion of …

Applications of waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) based nanostructured materials: A review

X Bian, G Xia, JH Xin, S Jiang, K Ma - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
While polyethylene terephthalate (PET) has enjoyed widespread use, a large volume of
plastic waste has also been produced as a result, which is detrimental to the environment …

[HTML][HTML] Structural performance of recycled coarse aggregate concrete beams containing waste glass powder and waste aluminum fibers

M Elsayed, SR Abd-Allah, M Said… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The main goal of this paper is to evaluate the flexural and shear performance of reinforced
concrete (RC) beams containing recycled coarse aggregate (RCA), waste aluminum fiber …

Application of machine learning to predict the mechanical characteristics of concrete containing recycled plastic-based materials

S Rezvan, MJ Moradi, H Dabiri, K Daneshvar… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
One of the practical ways to overcome the adverse environmental effects of plastic bottle
waste is to implement bottles into concrete, one of the most widely used materials in the …