Exploring the prospects of macadamia nutshells for bio-synthetic polymer composites: A review

MS Khan, MM Islam, J Epaarachchi, S Shibata - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The global production of macadamia nuts has witnessed a significant increase, resulting in
the accumulation of large quantities of discarded nutshells. These nutshells possess the …

Marble waste characterization and reinforcement in low density polyethylene composites via injection moulding: Towards improved mechanical strength and thermal …

A Khan, R Patidar, A Pappu - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Enormous amount of accumulated waste is a matter of concern for environmental safety as it
influences other precarious issues such as air pollution, land degradation, in addition to …

Hydrophobic thermal insulation material designed from hazelnut shells, pinecone, paper and sheep wool

J Erkmen, M Sari - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to produce a construction composite material that is environmentally
friendly, easily accessible, inexpensive and renewable and provides thermal and water …

Assessment of the composition of forest waste in terms of its further use

M Bożym, A Gendek, G Siemiątkowski, M Aniszewska… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the results of the analysis of the chemical composition and content of
heavy metal contamination in forest logging residues, in order to assess the possibility for …

Sustainable foam concrete development: Enhancing durability and performance through pine cone powder and fly ash incorporation in alkali-activated geopolymers

OY Bayraktar, HB Özel, A Benli, MU Yılmazoğlu… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Pine cone powder (PCP) as a fine aggregate in geopolymers is an emerging concept that
focuses on utilizing agricultural or plant-based waste materials to enhance the sustainability …

The role of carbon nanotubes on flexural strength and dielectric properties of water sustainable fly ash polymer nanocomposites

AK Chaturvedi, MK Gupta, A Pappu - Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present work, carbon nanotubes (CNT) reinforced industrial waste fly ash-based
polymer nanocomposites are fabricated. Strong interfacial bonding between CNT-fly ash …

Synthesis dielectric and mechanical properties of paddy straw derived graphene quantum dots-stone waste nanocomposite

AK Chaturvedi, A Pappu, AK Srivastava, MK Gupta - Materials Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
In present work, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) was synthesized from paddy straw using
the cost effective hydrothermal method. High strength and moisture resistant GQDs …

Repurposing the jarosite waste as a novel nanofiller for the preparation of biocomposites

VK Singh, SS Pattnaik, D Behera, S Swain… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
Jarosite is an inorganic byproduct waste produced during the purification and refining of zinc
in the industry. Recycling such waste as a filler in biocomposites could be a sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Moisture resistant stones waste based polymer composites with enhanced dielectric constant and flexural strength

R Sahu, MK Gupta, R Chaturvedi, SS Tripaliya… - Composites Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Moisture resistant and high strength industrial stone waste powder based hybrid polymer
composites are prepared using simple and cost effective compressive casting technique …

Green extraction of natural antibacterial cellulose-based nanofibers from pine cone

X Chen, Y Li, Y Wang, F Tang, M Mu, J Tang - Cellulose, 2023 - Springer
Nanocellulose-based antibacterial materials, which hold excellent biocompatibility and
dispersion stability, are attractive candidates to replace traditional antibacterial materials in …