A critical review and future perspective of plastic waste recycling

R Tiwari, N Azad, D Dutta, BR Yadav… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic waste is increasing rapidly due to urbanisation and globalization. In recent decades,
plastic usage increased, and the upward trend is expected to continue. Only 9% of the 7 …

Advanced technologies on the sustainable approaches for conversion of organic waste to valuable bioproducts: Emerging circular bioeconomy perspective

V Ashokkumar, G Flora, R Venkatkarthick… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapid population growth and other human activities have generated massive waste from
various sectors in recent decades. Studies revealed that by 2050, global solid waste …

Catalytic pyrolysis of plastic waste: A review

R Miandad, MA Barakat, AS Aburiazaiza… - Process Safety and …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the progress and challenges of the catalytic pyrolysis of plastic waste
along with future perspectives in comparison to thermal pyrolysis. The factors affecting the …

Changes in global trends in food waste composting: Research challenges and opportunities

SK Awasthi, S Sarsaiya, MK Awasthi, T Liu, J Zhao… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing food waste (FW) generation has put significant pressure on the environment and
has increased the global financial costs of its appropriate management. Among the …

Effect of plastic waste types on pyrolysis liquid oil

R Miandad, MA Barakat, AS Aburiazaiza… - International …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper aims to examine the effect of different plastic waste types such as polystyrene
(PS), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) on the …

Municipal solid waste (MSW) pyrolysis for bio-fuel production: A review of effects of MSW components and catalysts

AT Sipra, N Gao, H Sarwar - Fuel processing technology, 2018 - Elsevier
With the realization of fossil fuels depletion, research has been started on the alternate
energy sources. Biomass is a renewable energy source, from which bio-fuels can been …

Plastic waste to liquid oil through catalytic pyrolysis using natural and synthetic zeolite catalysts

R Miandad, MA Barakat, M Rehan, AS Aburiazaiza… - Waste Management, 2017 - Elsevier
This study aims to examine the catalytic pyrolysis of various plastic wastes in the presence of
natural and synthetic zeolite catalysts. A small pilot scale reactor was commissioned to carry …

Development of biochar as fuel and catalyst in energy recovery technologies

M Waqas, AS Aburiazaiza, R Miandad, M Rehan… - Journal of cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study aims to (1) convert agricultural waste to biochar through pyrolysis,(2) examine its
physiochemical characteristics, and (3) investigate its potential role as fuel and catalyst in …

Optimization of food waste compost with the use of biochar

M Waqas, AS Nizami, AS Aburiazaiza… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper aims to examine the influence of biochar produced from lawn waste in
accelerating the degradation and mineralization rates of food waste compost. Biochar …

[HTML][HTML] Vermicomposting: A management tool to mitigate solid waste

F Alshehrei, F Ameen - Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Solid waste management is a serious ecological problem in Saudi Arabia due to rapid
industrialization, population growth and urbanization. Recycling and sorting are in their …