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223 Citations
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31 Pages

6 September 2023

Heavy metal contamination in wastewater is a significant concern for human health and the environment, prompting increased efforts to develop efficient and sustainable removal methods. Despite significant efforts in the last few decades, further rese...

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63 Citations
28,697 Views
26 Pages

Waste Gasification Technologies: A Brief Overview

  • Santa Margarida Santos,
  • Ana Carolina Assis,
  • Leandro Gomes,
  • Catarina Nobre and
  • Paulo Brito

17 December 2022

This paper aims to briefly overview gasification technologies of biomass and heterogeneous wastes as a means for syngas production. For this purpose, an overview of the existing technologies, their main advantages, limitations, and costs, as well as...

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28 Citations
25,929 Views
21 Pages

A Concise Review of Catalytic Synthesis of Methanol from Synthesis Gas

  • Guanfu Liu,
  • Helena Hagelin-Weaver and
  • Bruce Welt

11 January 2023

Regenerative Robust Gasification promises to convert unsorted organic waste, including all plastic waste, into the fungible, primary feedstock chemical methanol. As the backbone of the C1 chemical industry, methanol has broad application in circular...

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47 Citations
25,699 Views
25 Pages

11 April 2023

The annual volume of waste generated in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) increased from 81 million tonnes to 174 million tonnes per year between 2012 and 2016 and is projected to reach 269 million tonnes in 2030. In 2018, SSA’s municipal solid waste (M...

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16 Citations
20,490 Views
29 Pages

14 November 2022

The waste management field in Middle Eastern and North African countries suffers from multiple drawbacks and chronic problems that require strategic solutions and collaboration among various institutions. Due to a lack of data, a financial deficit, l...

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40 Citations
14,325 Views
24 Pages

Mechanical Recycling of Thermoplastics: A Review of Key Issues

  • Alae Lamtai,
  • Said Elkoun,
  • Mathieu Robert,
  • Frej Mighri and
  • Carl Diez

4 October 2023

During the last decade, the consumption of plastics has increased highly in parallel with plastic waste. The transition towards a circular economy is the only way to prevent the environment from landfilling and incineration. This review details the r...

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33 Citations
13,511 Views
21 Pages

Valorization of Fruit and Vegetable Waste into Sustainable and Value-Added Materials

  • Maria Râpă,
  • Raluca Nicoleta Darie-Niță and
  • George Coman

27 July 2024

This review aims to streamline the approach to assessing the most used valorization methods for fruit and vegetable waste (FVW) that are eco-friendly, cost-effective, and sustainable within a circular economy framework. Green processing technologies...

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17 Citations
13,495 Views
19 Pages

15 June 2023

Plastic pollution has received unprecedented attention globally, and there are increasing calls to control it. Despite this, the uptrends of plastic consumption and mismanaged plastic waste show little sign of reversal. This review aims to examine th...

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11 Citations
11,300 Views
13 Pages

8 December 2022

In view of the increasing amount of plastic waste due to a yearly rise in production volume, mechanical recycling of post-industrial waste offers a way to use the scarce resources on earth more efficiently in addition to reducing the global warming p...

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10 Citations
10,945 Views
37 Pages

Value Chain Analysis of Rice Industry by Products in a Circular Economy Context: A Review

  • W. A. M. A. N. Illankoon,
  • Chiara Milanese,
  • Maria Cristina Collivignarelli and
  • Sabrina Sorlini

4 April 2023

The quantity of organic waste generated by agricultural sectors is continually increasing due to population growth and rising food demand. Rice is the primary consumable food in Asia. However, many stakeholders follow a linear economic model such as...

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