A review of biodegradable plastics: chemistry, applications, properties, and future research needs

MS Kim, H Chang, L Zheng, Q Yan, BF Pfleger… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Environmental concerns over waste plastics' effect on the environment are leading to the
creation of biodegradable plastics. Biodegradable plastics may serve as a promising …

[HTML][HTML] Microalgae-based wastewater treatment: Mechanisms, challenges, recent advances, and future prospects

A Abdelfattah, SS Ali, H Ramadan, EI El-Aswar… - Environmental science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rapid expansion of both the global economy and the human population has led to a
shortage of water resources suitable for direct human consumption. As a result, water …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review on the treatment of dye-containing wastewater: Ecotoxicological and health concerns of textile dyes and possible remediation approaches for …

R Al-Tohamy, SS Ali, F Li, KM Okasha… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The synthetic dyes used in the textile industry pollute a large amount of water. Textile dyes
do not bind tightly to the fabric and are discharged as effluent into the aquatic environment …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic waste and its management strategies for environmental sustainability

N Evode, SA Qamar, M Bilal, D Barceló… - Case Studies in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The massive consumption of a wide range plastic products has generated a huge amount of
plastic waste. There is a need to provide awareness of their uses and routine management …

Microplastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystems: Global implications and sustainable solutions

A Zeb, W Liu, N Ali, R Shi, Q Wang, J Wang, J Li… - Journal of hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MPs) pollution has become a global environmental concern with significant
impacts on ecosystems and human health. Although MPs have been widely detected in …

Biotechnological methods to remove microplastics: a review

U Anand, S Dey, E Bontempi, S Ducoli… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Microplastics pollution is major threat to ecosystems and is impacting abiotic and biotic
components. Microplastics are diverse and highly complex contaminants that transport other …

A comprehensive review on the potential of microbial enzymes in multipollutant bioremediation: Mechanisms, challenges, and future prospects

M Narayanan, SS Ali, M El-Sheekh - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Industrialization and other human activity represent significant environmental hazards. Toxic
contaminants can harm a comprehensive platform of living organisms in their particular …

Plastic wastes biodegradation: Mechanisms, challenges and future prospects

SS Ali, T Elsamahy, R Al-Tohamy, D Zhu… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The growing accumulation of plastic wastes is one of the main environmental challenges
currently faced by modern societies. These wastes are considered a serious global problem …

On the degradation of (micro) plastics: Degradation methods, influencing factors, environmental impacts

L Liu, M Xu, Y Ye, B Zhang - Science of the total environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastics and microplastics are difficult to degrade in the natural environment due to their
hydrophobicity, the presence of stable covalent bonds and functional groups that are not …

Plastic waste as pyrolysis feedstock for plastic oil production: a review

SH Chang - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Turning plastic waste into plastic oil by pyrolysis is one of the promising techniques to
eradicate plastic waste pollution and accelerate the circular economy of plastic materials …