[HTML][HTML] Brewer's spent grains—valuable beer industry by-product

M Jackowski, Ł Niedźwiecki, K Jagiełło, O Uchańska… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The brewing sector is a significant part of the global food industry. Breweries produce large
quantities of wastes, including wastewater and brewer's spent grains. Currently, upcycling of …

[HTML][HTML] Waste tire rubber as low-cost and environmentally-friendly modifier in thermoset polymers–A review

A Hejna, J Korol, M Przybysz-Romatowska, Ł Zedler… - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Nowadays, waste tire rubber (WTR) management is a growing and serious problem.
Therefore, research works focused on the development of cost-effective and environmentally …

Green approaches in rubber recycling technologies: present status and future perspective

P Wiśniewska, JT Haponiuk, X Colom… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
As a consequence of massive production and consumption of rubbers, rubber blends, and
rubber composites for myriad applications, elastomeric products have enormously …

An overview on the recycling of waste ground tyre rubbers in thermoplastic matrices: Effect of added fillers

FN Archibong, OM Sanusi, P Médéric… - Resources, Conservation …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing generation and accumulation of waste tyres threaten the ecosystem. Waste
tyre landfills create potential fire hazards, environmental pollutions, and threats to human …

[HTML][HTML] Brewer's spent grains: Possibilities of valorization, a review

A Chetrariu, A Dabija - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
This review was based on updated research on how to use brewer's spent grains (BSG).
The use of BSG was considered both in food, as an ingredient or using value-added …

Effect of walnut shells and silanized walnut shells on the mechanical and thermal properties of rigid polyurethane foams

S Członka, A Strąkowska, A Kairytė - Polymer testing, 2020 - Elsevier
In the study walnut shells (WS) and silanized walnut shells (S_WS) were used as cellulosic
fillers for novel polyurethane (PU) composite foams. The impact of 1, 2 and 5 wt% of WS and …

Review on disposal, recycling and management of waste polyurethane foams: a way ahead

J Banik, D Chakraborty, M Rizwan… - Waste Management …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
With the burning issue of air, land and water pollution, the premonition of looking forward
towards a future devoid of any kind of oil and gas reserves has caused a paradigm shift …

Nutmeg filler as a natural compound for the production of polyurethane composite foams with antibacterial and anti-aging properties

S Członka, A Strąkowska, A Kairytė, A Kremensas - Polymer Testing, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyurethane (PU) composite foams were successfully reinforced with different
concentrations (1 wt%, 2 wt%, 5 wt%) of nutmeg filler. The effect of nutmeg filler …

Rigid polyurethane foams reinforced with industrial potato protein

S Członka, MF Bertino, K Strzelec - Polymer testing, 2018 - Elsevier
Potato protein (PP), the main product of thermal and acidic coagulation of potato juice
obtained from potatoes during starch production, was selected as a reinforcement filler in …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the environmental impact of a car tire throughout its lifecycle using the LCA method

K Piotrowska, W Kruszelnicka, P Bałdowska-Witos… - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
There are numerous threats to the natural environment that pose a significant risk both to the
environment and to human health, including car tires. Thus, there is a need to determine the …