Recent trends in recycling and reusing techniques of different plastic polymers and their composite materials

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, W Ahmed, H Arshad - Sustainable Materials and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rising environmental concerns caused by the excess use of synthetic materials have
diverted the world's attention towards sustainable materials along with a circular economy …

Recycling waste materials to produce self-sensing concretes for smart and sustainable structures: A review

GH Nalon, RF Santos, GES de Lima… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The construction industry is currently facing the great challenge of applying sustainable
materials with suitable mechanical properties and durability performance. Among the …

Sustainable polymer composites manufacturing through 3D printing technologies by using recycled polymer and filler

D Fico, D Rizzo, V De Carolis, F Montagna… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last years, the excessive use of plastic and other synthetic materials, that are generally
difficult to dispose of, has caused growing ecological worries. These are contributing to …

[HTML][HTML] Valorization of a hazardous waste with 3D-printing: Combination of kaolin clay and electric arc furnace dust from the steel making industry

E Ordoñez, SN Monteiro, HA Colorado - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Electric arc furnace steel dust (EAFD) waste has been studied as a complementary
byproduct material for kaolin-based clays fabricated with additive manufacturing via the …

Sustainability and circular economy perspectives of materials for thermoelectric modules

M Castañeda, EI Gutiérrez-Velásquez, CE Aguilar… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The growing demand for energy and the environmental problems derived from this problem
are arousing interest throughout the world in the development of clean and efficient …

Efficient hydrogen evolution from NaBH4 using bimetallic nanoparticles (Ni–Co) supported on recycled Zn–C battery electrolyte paste

IM Junior, GH Sperandio, RP Lopes - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrolytic paste (EP) from used batteries was innovatively utilized as a support for Ni–Co
nanoparticles (Ni–Co NPs) to catalyze hydrogen evolution from NaBH 4. The materials …

[HTML][HTML] Use of the Arduino Platform for the Piezoresistivity Analysis in Self-Sensing Cement Composites

RCC Lintz, LA Gachet - Materials Research, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Concrete structures are susceptible to several factors during their life cycles, which can
cause various problems. This situation can be avoided in many cases if Structural Health …

Thermoelectric Generators System Made with Low-Cost Thermoelectric Modules for Low Temperature Waste Heat Recovery

M Castañeda, AA Amell, HA Colorado - TMS 2022 151st Annual Meeting & …, 2022 - Springer
One of the most common problems in industrial processes is the loss of energy in the form of
heat. In the search to recover this type of thermal energy, thermoelectric modules represent …