Process of transformation to net zero steelmaking: Decarbonisation scenarios based on the analysis of the Polish steel industry

B Gajdzik, R Wolniak, W Grebski - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The European steel industry is experiencing new challenges related to the market situation
and climate policy. Experience from the period of pandemic restrictions and the effects of …

Design of aluminum eco-composite for sustainable engineering application by the valorization of municipal wastes: Experimental and response surface analysis

AA Akinwande, HK Talabi, OS Adesina… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Reprocessing municipal wastes into useful engineering components is one way to reduce
their environmental impact. This paper presents a report on an alternative experimental …

Iron-fortified water: a new approach for reducing iron deficiency anemia in resource-constrained settings

C Noubactep, JF Kenmogne-Tchidjo, S Vollmer - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
A new approach for fortification of drinking water is presented for combating iron deficiency
anemia (IDA) worldwide. The idea is to leach Fe from a bed containing granular metallic iron …

A novel low‐energy approach to leucoxene concentrate desiliconization by ammonium bifluoride solutions

A Smorokov, A Kantaev, D Bryankin… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Despite the large reserves of titanium ores, their treatment by basic
approaches to obtain titanium products is not always economically feasible due to various …

Paperbricks produced from wastes: Modeling and optimization of compressive strength by response surface approach

AA Akinwande, DO Folorunso, OA Balogun… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The high cost of building materials occasioned by the increased cost of constituent materials
has contributed immensely to the problem of housing deficit faced in Africa and major …

Recycling of fine fraction of spent foundry sands into fireclay bricks

V Zalyhina, V Cheprasova, V Romanovski - Journal of Material Cycles and …, 2024 - Springer
The most large-scale foundry waste is burnt molding earth, which is formed at the stage of
knocking out castings from foundry molds. The properties of burnt molding earth (humidity …

Utilizing bottom ash from municipal solid waste incineration as a sustainable replacement for natural aggregates in epoxy mortar production: a feasibility study

I Ennahal, Y Abriak, M Benzerzour, F Becquart… - Journal of Material …, 2024 - Springer
In this scientific investigation, we explore the potential of bottom ash from municipal solid
waste incineration (MSWI), hereafter referred to as BA-MSWI, as an alternative to natural …

High strength anhydrite cement based on lime mud from water treatment process: one step synthesis in water environment, characterization and technological …

M Kamarou, H Tan, D Moskovskikh… - Engineering …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
In the process of water treatment from surface water sources, lime mud as waste is formed.
This waste contains CaO, Ca (OH) 2, and CaCO3. The article proposes a comprehensive …

Recovery of Zinc from Metallurgical Slag and Dust by Ammonium Acetate Using Response Surface Methodology

X Zheng, J Li, A Ma, B Liu - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Metallurgical slag and dust (MSD) are abundant Zn-containing secondary resources that
can partially alleviate the shortage of zinc minerals, with hazardous characteristics and a …

High-strength gypsum binder with improved water-resistance coefficient derived from industrial wastes

M Kamarou, D Moskovskikh, K Kuskov… - Waste Management …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The article presents the possibility of increasing the water resistance of gypsum binders
(GBs) obtained based on synthetic gypsum by introducing additives derived from industrial …