An assessment of hospital wastewater and biomedical waste generation, existing legislations, risk assessment, treatment processes, and scenario during COVID-19

VK Parida, D Sikarwar, A Majumder… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hospitals release significant quantities of wastewater (HWW) and biomedical waste (BMW),
which hosts a wide range of contaminants that can adversely affect the environment if left …

Sustainable management of plastic wastes in COVID-19 pandemic: The biochar solution

AD Igalavithana, X Yuan, CP Attanayake, S Wang… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
To prevent the COVID-19 transmission, personal protective equipment (PPE) and packaging
materials have been extensively used but often managed inappropriately, generating huge …

Investigation of antioxidant, antibacterial, antidiabetic, and cytotoxicity potential of silver nanoparticles synthesized using the outer peel extract of Ananas comosus (L …

G Das, JK Patra, T Debnath, A Ansari, HS Shin - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Currently, green nanotechnology-based approaches using waste materials from food have
been accepted as an environmentally friendly and cost-effective approach with various …

Nutritional, Functional, Textural and Sensory Evaluation of Spirulina Enriched Green Pasta: A Potential Dietary and Health Supplement

DK Koli, SG Rudra, A Bhowmik, S Pabbi - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
In house cultivated Spirulina powder was incorporated at 2 to 15% concentrations to enrich
pasta prepared from semolina. Spirulina incorporation led to development of green color …

Support based metal incorporated layered nanomaterials for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants

A Ahmad, A e Noor, A Anwar, S Majeed, S Khan… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
An effective approach to producing sophisticated miniaturized and nanoscale materials
involves arranging nanomaterials into layered hierarchical frameworks. Nanostructured …

A review of patents and innovative biopolymer-based hydrogels

S Ilić-Stojanović, L Nikolić, S Cakić - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biopolymers represent a great resource for the development and utilization of new functional
materials due to their particular advantages such as biocompatibility, biodegradability and …

[HTML][HTML] Unpacking the complexity of the polyethylene food contact articles value chain: A chemicals perspective

S Gerassimidou, B Geueke, KJ Groh, J Muncke… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyethylene (PE) is the most widely used type of plastic food packaging, in which chemicals
can potentially migrate into packaged foods. The implications of using and recycling PE from …

Effect of crumb rubber, fly ash, and nanosilica on the properties of self-compacting concrete using response surface methodology

NI Rahim, BS Mohammed, I Abdulkadir, M Dahim - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Producing high-strength self-compacting concrete (SCC) requires a low water-cement ratio
(W/C). Hence, using a superplasticizer is necessary to attain the desired self-compacting …

Spatiotemporal distribution and influencing factors of ecosystem vulnerability on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

H Li, W Song - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
As the “Third Pole”, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is threatened by environmental changes.
Ecosystem vulnerability refers to the sensitivity and resilience of ecosystems to external …

Natural products targeting inflammation-related metabolic disorders: A comprehensive review

F Nainu, A Frediansyah, SS Mamada, AD Permana… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Currently, the incidence of metabolic disorders is increasing, setting a challenge to global
health. With major advancement in the diagnostic tools and clinical procedures, much has …