Recognizing the challenges of anaerobic digestion: Critical steps toward improving biogas generation

M Rasapoor, B Young, R Brar, A Sarmah, WQ Zhuang… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is one of the most promising technologies that can break the
complex organic substrate into biogas. However, biogas production from biomass waste and …

Biogas reforming to syngas: a review

X Zhao, B Joseph, J Kuhn, S Ozcan - IScience, 2020 - cell.com
Interest in novel uses of biogas has increased recently due to concerns about climate
change and greater emphasis on renewable energy sources. Although biogas is frequently …

Municipal solid waste generation, composition, and management: the global scenario

KD Sharma, S Jain - Social responsibility journal, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Due to the increasing population and prosperity, the generation rate of municipal
solid waste (MSW) has increased significantly, resulting in serious problems on public …

Overview of municipal solid waste generation, composition, and management in India

KD Sharma, S Jain - Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
India has drawn the world's attention due to the high-paced growth of industrialization,
urbanization, and population. However, another aspect of higher economic development …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in waste management systems: a review of analytical methods, challenges and prospects

A Rafiq, JL Xu - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have reported the presence of microplastics (MPs) in waste collection
and disposal systems. However, current scientific studies on measuring MP occurrence in a …

Methane emissions from landfills differentially underestimated worldwide

Y Wang, M Fang, Z Lou, H He, Y Guo, X Pi… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Landfill methane (CH4) emissions account for~ 10% of all anthropogenic CH4 emissions
globally, amounting to~ 50 Tg per year. The current emission inventories utilize a first-order …

Methane emissions as energy reservoir: context, scope, causes and mitigation strategies

X Chai, DJ Tonjes, D Mahajan - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2016 - Elsevier
Methane (CH 4) is now considered a bridge fuel between present fossil (carbon) economy
and desired renewables and this energy molecule is projected to play an important role in …

Masses and size distributions of mechanically fragmented microplastics from LDPE and EPS under simulated landfill conditions

X Lu, H He, Y Wang, Y Guo, X Fei - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Landfills contain significant amounts of plastic waste (PW) and microplastics (MPs).
However, the contributions of various PW fragmentation processes to the quality and …

The distribution, behavior, and release of macro-and micro-size plastic wastes in solid waste disposal sites

X Fei, H He, X Pi, X Lu, Q Chen, J Ma… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Sanitary landfills and uncontrolled dumpsites are plastic wastes (PWs) reservoirs
containing∼ 60% of all the plastics ever made, amounting to 5,000× 106 tons as of 2017 …

Exploring the role of Black Soldier Fly Larva technology for sustainable management of municipal solid waste in developing countries

M Salam, F Alam, S Dezhi, G Nabi, A Shahzadi… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
A rapid increase in population causes quantitative municipal solid wastes (MSW) in
Pakistan, leading to serious public health and environmental impacts. Pakistan has social …