Novel biopolymer-based sustainable composites for food packaging applications: A narrative review

MY Khalid, ZU Arif - Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 2022 - Elsevier
In the contemporary era of nutrition science, food industries are facing myriad challenges in
assuring quality food with extended shelf life and long-term preservation. Biopolymer-based …

Biopolymeric sustainable materials and their emerging applications

ZU Arif, MY Khalid, MF Sheikh, A Zolfagharian… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Advancements in polymer science and engineering have helped the scientific community to
shift its attention towards the use of environmentally benign materials for reducing the …

Decarbonization in waste recycling industry using digitalization to promote net-zero emissions and its implications on sustainability

TA Kurniawan, MHD Othman, X Liang, HH Goh… - Journal of environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Digitalization and sustainability have been considered as critical elements in tackling a
growing problem of solid waste in the framework of circular economy (CE). Although …

Recycling of wind turbine blades through modern recycling technologies: A road to zero waste

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, M Hossain, R Umer - Renewable Energy Focus, 2023 - Elsevier
Wind is a clean, efficient, fastest-growing, renewable energy source, which is extensively
applied for power generation. The expected design lifetime of a wind turbine lies between …

Sustainability of using composting and vermicomposting technologies for organic solid waste biotransformation: recent overview, greenhouse gases emissions and …

SL Lim, LH Lee, TY Wu - Journal of cleaner production, 2016 - Elsevier
Organic solid waste poses a serious threat to the environment as the world struggles to keep
up with its rapid generation. Biological waste treatment technologies such as composting …

Concept of sustainable waste management in the city of Zagreb: Towards the implementation of circular economy approach

B Ribić, N Voća, B Ilakovac - Journal of the Air & Waste …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Improvement of the current waste management is one of the main challenges for most
municipalities in Croatia, mainly due to legal obligations set in different European Union …

Future improvements on performance of an EU landfill directive driven municipal solid waste management for a city in England

D Wang, YT Tang, G Long, D Higgitt, J He… - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Sustainable municipal solid waste (MSW) management is regarded as one of the key
elements for achieving urban sustainability via mitigating global climate change, recycling …

Efficiency of a pilot scheme for the separate collection of the biowaste from municipal solid waste in Spain

A Gallardo, FJ Colomer-Mendoza… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
According to EU regulations, member states shall take measures to encourage the recycling
of biowaste in a way that fulfils a high level of environmental protection. In Spain, the …

Composting versus mechanical–biological treatment: Does it really make a difference in the final product parameters and maturity

MD Vaverková, J Elbl, S Voběrková, E Koda… - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
One of crucial waste management problems is the management of organic waste. This
activity employs the composting. In case of green waste, its application seems reasonable …

Role of biogas recirculation in enhancing petrochemical wastewater treatment efficiency of continuous stirred tank reactor

NI Siddique, MSA Munaim, ZA Wahid - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2015 - Elsevier
Although the co-digestion of petrochemical wastewater (PWW) with activated manure (AM)
is providing an improved production of bio-methane, still several researches are going on …