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Life cycle sustainability assessment of short chain carboxylic acid produced from municipal bio-wastes Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 E. Lizasoain-Arteaga, A. Sáez-de-Guinoa, M.M. Parascanu, M. Isasa
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Chromoproduct approach to achieve environmentally sound management of e-waste plastics: Colombian project case Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Andrés Ramírez Restrepo, Brenda Natalia López Niño, Edwin Camelo Martínez, Carolina Ramírez García
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Fine-tuning DETR: Toward holistic process in plastic waste sorting system Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Tri Thanh Nguyen, Thanh Tung Luu, Phuoc Thanh An Tong
Every year human discharges about 350 million tons of plastic waste into the environment and can be projected to triple in 2060 without any attempts to change situation. From 1970 to 2019, an estimation of 130 million tons of plastic waste was accumulated into the rivers, lakes and sea, while only 27 % is recycled and utilized. Moreover, waste treatment plants in most places around the world are using
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Preparation and characterization of furfural residue derived char-based catalysts for biomass tar cracking Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Jing Bai, Zheng He, Luying Yang, Xianyun Wei, Junhao Hu, Pan Li, Zhenli Yan, Zhijuan Chen, Chun Chang
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Waste-derived catalysts for tar cracking in hot syngas cleaning Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Francesco Parrillo, Filomena Ardolino, Carmine Boccia, Vincenzo Arconati, Giovanna Ruoppolo, Umberto Arena
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Resource recovery and regeneration strategies for spent lithium-ion batteries: Toward sustainable high-value cathode materials Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Kunhong Gu, Chiharu Tokoro, Yutaro Takaya, Jiang Zhou, Wenqing Qin, Junwei Han
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A novel subcritical water synergistic co-treatment of brominated epoxy resin and copper-based spent catalysts: debromination, phenol production, and copper recovery Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Fu-Rong Xiu, Haipeng Zhou, Yingying Qi, Wenting Shao
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Synergistic interaction between scrap tyre and plastics for the production of sulphur-free, light oil from fast co-pyrolysis Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Wahyu Narulita Dewi, Qiaoqiao Zhou, Mamun Mollah, Sasha Yang, I.M.S.K. Ilankoon, Alan Chaffee, Lian Zhang
Fast co-pyrolysis offers a sustainable solution for upcycling polymer waste, including scrap tyre and plastics. Previous studies primarily focused on slow heating rates, neglecting synergistic mechanisms and sulphur transformation in co-pyrolysis with tyre. This research explored fast co-pyrolysis of scrap tyre with polypropylene (PP), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), and polystyrene (PS) to understand
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Microwave hydrothermal sulfuric acid leaching of spent cathode carbon from aluminum electrolysis for high efficiency removal of insoluble calcium fluoride Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Zhangbiao Xu, Lei Xu, Qun Wei, Shifu Shen, Jianhua Liu, Yanli Zhu
Toxic substances, like fluoride salts present in spent cathode carbon (SCC), have been a great risk to the environment and public health. Our approach involves alkali leaching to eliminate soluble fluoride, followed by microwave hydrothermal acid leaching to efficiently remove insoluble CaF from SCC. The optimized conditions, including a temperature of 353 K, a solid–liquid ratio of 1:20, and a 60-minute
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Green separation and decomposition of crystalline silicon photovoltaic module’s backsheet by using ethanol Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Pengxin Su, Yaqun He, Jie Wang, Yi Feng, Qiuyue Wan, Yuchen Zhang, Zhibo Pang
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Environmental sustainability assessment of a new food waste anaerobic digestion and pyrolysis hybridization system Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Solomon Inalegwu Okopi, Jianfei Zeng, Xuetong Fan, Jiaxin Lu, Jiahao Cui, Yang Hu, Jiayu Wang, Jiaxin Chen, Oraléou Sangué Djandja, Yingqun Ma, Lei Che, Gu Zhaolin, Fuqing Xu
This research conducted an environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) to evaluate an anaerobic digestion-co-pyrolysis (ADCo-Py) system in which pyrolysis was added to traditional food waste (FW) anaerobic digestion (AD) systems to treat the solid fraction and impurities separated from FW. The solid fraction, including impurities such as wooden chopsticks, plastics, eggshells, and bones, is usually incinerated
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Two-stage thermal pyrolysis of plastic solid waste: Set-up and operative conditions investigation for gaseous fuel production Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Letizia Marchetti, Mariangela Guastaferro, Federica Annunzi, Leonardo Tognotti, Cristiano Nicolella, Marco Vaccari
In response to the escalating global challenge of mounting plastic waste and the imperative to adopt more sustainable practices for resource utilization, our study focuses on the utilization of plastic solid waste (PSW) through a two-stage thermal pyrolysis process. This aims to demonstrate its potential as a high-performance alternative to existing two-stage catalytic pyrolysis methods. The experimentation
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The effect of particle geometry (size & shape) on the recovery of gold and copper metallic particles from end-of-life random access memory cards by flotation Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Beyzanur Keleş, Nazlım İlkyaz Dinç, Halide Nur Dursun, Fırat Burat, Ugur Ulusoy
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Environmental impacts of valorisation of crude glycerol from biodiesel production – A life cycle perspective Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Marco Tomatis, Harish Kumar Jeswani, Adisa Azapagic
Biodiesel production produces significant quantities of impure crude glycerol as a by-product. Recent increases in the global biodiesel production have led to a surplus of crude glycerol, rendering it a waste. As a result, different methods for its valorisation are currently being investigated. This paper assesses the life cycle environmental impacts of an emerging technology for purification of crude
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Leaching behavior of metals from asphalt mixtures modified with crumb rubber from scrap tires Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Angela Farina, Barbara Ruffino, Emin Kutay, Annick Anctil
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Distribution of residence time in rotary-drum composting and implications for hygienization Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Dayanand Sharma, Ibrahim Saadi, Shlomi Oazana, Ran Lati, Yael Laor
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Novel method for recovering valuable metals from Sn ash: Vacuum carbothermal reduction-directional condensation Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Huan Zhang, Pan Cao, Kai Wang, Yi Liu, Yifu Li, Bin Yang, Xiumin Chen, Baoqiang Xu
Sn ash recycling is an industry with positive development prospects, as it provides better-protected resources, promotes sustainable development, and lays a solid foundation for future development. In this study, an innovative vacuum carbothermal reduction-directional condensation process was developed. The thermodynamic analysis results indicated that the initial reaction pressure and temperature
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The FOODRUS index: Assessing suitability for effective food loss and waste prevention management under an integral perspective Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Manuel Amador-Cervera, Juan S. Angarita-Zapata, Alberto de la Calle Vicente, Ainhoa Alonso-Vicario
The impact of food loss and waste (FLW) generation on food supply chains' (FSC) sustainability represents a challenge embodied in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12.3. This problem requires a methodology to measure such an impact in a rigorous, holistic, and standardized way that can be applied to any FSC. This paper aims to develop and validate a single index to assess the readiness of FSCs
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Recovery of aluminum from plastic packages containing aluminum by gasification Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Khoa Doan Nguyen Dang, Quoc Nguyen Ngo, Phung K. Le, Kung-Yuh Chiang, Thi Ngoc Lan Thao Ngo
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Analysis of latrine fecal odor release pattern and the deodorization with composited microbial agent Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Qingyang Lyu, Zhaozhuo Feng, Yang Liu, Jialing Wang, Lishan Xu, Xueping Tian, Zhiying Yan, Gaosheng Ji
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Categorization of leaching behaviors of elements from commercially treated incineration bottom ash in Singapore Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Wei Wei, Qian Liu, Zhibo Zhang, Grzegorz Lisak, Ke Yin, Xunchang Fei
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The influence of using different types of modified vermiculite cover on ammonia mitigation from animal slurry storage: The role of sulfuric acid Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Yue Wang, Shunli Wang, Ji-Qin Ni, Shengwei Shi, Xiaoli Su, Jingyu Zhang, Zhiping Zhu, Hongmin Dong
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Process and systematic study of gold recovery from flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs) using a choline chloride–ethylene glycol system Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Ruixue Wang, Guoliang Fan, Chenglong Zhang
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CO2 sequestration in microbial electrolytic cell-anaerobic digestion system combined with mineral carbonation for sludge hydrolysate treatment Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Wanying He, He Liu, Bo Fu, Chongjun Chen, Chao Zhang, Jing Li
The combination of microbial electrolytic cells and anaerobic digestion (MEC-AD) became an efficient method to improve CO capture for waste sludge treatment. By adding CaCl and wollastonite, the CO sequestration effect with mineral carbonation under 0 V and 0.8 V was studied. The results showed that applied voltage could increase dissolved chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) degradation efficiency and biogas
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Comparison of classification methods performance for defining the best reuse of waste wood material using NIR spectroscopy Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Manuela Mancini, Veli-Matti Taavitsainen, Åsmund Rinnan
Recycling of post-consumer waste wood material is becoming an increasingly appealing alternative to disposal. However, its huge heterogeneity is calling for an assessment of the material characteristics in order to define the best recycling option and intended reuse. In fact, waste wood comes into a variety of uses/types of wood, along with several levels of contamination, and it can be divided into
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Insights into plastic food packaging waste sorting behaviour: A focus group study among consumers in Germany Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Ellen Mielinger, Ramona Weinrich
Despite international efforts to foster the circular economy, plastic waste remains a major environmental problem. In the circular economy, the success of a waste management system depends, inter alia, on consumers properly sorting their plastic waste. Yet mis-sorting of plastic food packaging waste happens routinely. We sought to find out why and to outline the ways consumers prefer to receive information
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Bioponic systems with biochar: Insights into nutrient recovery, heavy metal reduction, and microbial interactions in digestate-based bioponics Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Sumeth Wongkiew, Satja Aksorn, Suchana Amnuaychaichana, Chongrak Polprasert, Pongsak Lek Noophan, Vorapot Kanokkantapong, Thammarat Koottatep, K.C. Surendra, Samir Kumar Khanal
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A sustainable approach toward mechanical recycling unsortable post-consumer WEEE: Reactive and non-reactive compatibilization Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 I. Belyamani, S. Bourdon, J.-M. Brossard, L. Cauret, L. Fontaine, V. Montembault, J. Maris
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Use of semi-permeable bag materials to facilitate on-site treatment of biological agent-contaminated waste Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Paul Lemieux, Abderrahmane Touati, Jonathan Sawyer, Denise Aslett, Shannon Serre, Behnam Pourdeyhimi, Pierre Grondin, Timothy McArthur, Ahmed Abdel-Hady, Mariela Monge
Clean up following the wide-area release of a persistent biological agent has the potential to generate significant waste. Waste containing residual levels of biological contaminants may require off-site shipment under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (US DOT) solid waste regulations for Category A infectious agents, which has packaging and size limitations that do not accommodate large quantities
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Physical pretreatment of three biowastes to improve black soldier fly larvae bioconversion efficiency Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Daniela A. Peguero, Moritz Gold, Laura Velasquez, Mutian Niu, Christian Zurbrügg, Alexander Mathys
Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL (L.)) are recognized for efficient biowaste reduction while yielding valuable proteins and fats for animals. However, lignocellulosic fibers in biowastes are difficult to digest by biowaste and larval digestive tract microorganisms as well as the larvae themselves. This study investigated two biowaste physical pretreatments (thermal, mechanical) for improving BSFL processing
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Multi-sensor characterization for an improved identification of polymers in WEEE recycling Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Andréa de Lima Ribeiro, Margret C. Fuchs, Sandra Lorenz, Christian Röder, Johannes Heitmann, Richard Gloaguen
Polymers represent around 25% of total waste from electronic and electric equipment. Any successful recycling process must ensure that polymer-specific functionalities are preserved, to avoid downcycling. This requires a precise characterization of particle compounds moving at high speeds on conveyor belts in processing plants. We present an investigation using imaging and point measurement spectral
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New insights into biochar ammoniacal nitrogen adsorption and its correlation to aerobic degradation ammonia emissions Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Matheus Vieira Firmino, Anne Trémier, Annabelle Couvert, Anthony Szymczyk
One of the technical barriers to the wider use of biochar in the composting practices is the lack of accurate quantification linking biochar properties to application outcomes. To address this issue, this paper investigates the use of ammonia nitrogen adsorption capacity by biochar as a predictor of ammonia emission during composting in the presence of biochar. With this in mind, this work investigated
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Phage lysate can regulate the humification process of composting Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Meihua Zhao, Zhibin Luo, Yueqiang Wang, Hanpeng Liao, Zhen Yu, Shungui Zhou
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Addressing the gaseous and odour emissions gap in decentralised biowaste community composting Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Daniel González, Raquel Barrena, Javier Moral-Vico, Ignacio Irigoyen, Antoni Sánchez
Composting has demonstrated to be an effective and sustainable technology to valorise organic waste in the framework of circular economy, especially for biowaste. Composting can be performed in various technological options, from full-scale plants to community or even individual composters. However, there is scarce scientific information about the potential impact of community composting referred to
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Composition of public waste - a case study from Austria Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-25 Veronika Kladnik, Sabine Dworak, Therese Schwarzböck
Waste from public places like parks, pedestrian zones or sidewalks is a visible yet unexploited waste stream. Publications and information on the amounts and makeup of this waste flow are very scarce. To evaluate the resource potential and enable waste management planning, this study aims to assess the quality and quantity of public waste in a detailed waste characterisation campaign. For the first
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Preparation of geopolymer based on municipal solid waste incineration fly ash-phosphorus slag and its function for solidification of heavy metals Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 An Sai, Wang Baomin, Chen Wenxiu, Yu Ze, Fan Chengcheng
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Temperature-driven carboxylic acid production from waste activated sludge and food waste: Co-fermentation performance and microbial dynamics Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 N. Perez-Esteban, J. Vives-Egea, M. Peces, J. Dosta, S. Astals
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Machine-learning intervention progress in the field of organic waste composting: Simulation, prediction, optimization, and challenges Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Li-ting Huang, Jia-yi Hou, Hong-tao Liu
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Life cycle assessment of secondary use and physical recycling of lithium-ion batteries retired from electric vehicles in China Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Hanxue Yang, Xiaocheng Hu, Guanhua Zhang, Binlin Dou, Guomin Cui, Qiguo Yang, Xiaoyu Yan
With the rapid development of the global new energy vehicle industry, how to minimize the environmental impact of the recovery has become a common concern and urgent concern. China is a major production and consumption market for electric vehicles, there are no specific and extensive resource and environmental assessment system for batteries. In this paper, the retired Electric vehicles lithium-ion
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When solid recovered fuel (SRF) production and consumption maximize environmental benefits? A life cycle assessment Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Navarro Ferronato, Chiara Giaquinta, Fabio Conti, Vincenzo Torretta
Solid recovered fuel (SRF) from non-recyclable waste obtained from source separation and mechanical treatments can replace carbon coke in cement plants, contributing to the carbon neutrality. A life cycle assessment (LCA) of the SRF production from non-recyclable and selected waste was conducted in an Italian mechanical treatment plant to estimate the potential environmental impacts per ton of SRF
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Effective stabilization of heavy metals in solid waste and sludge pyrolysis using intercalated-exfoliated modified vermiculite: Experiment and simulation study Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Yuxuan Yang, Zhaoping Zhong, Baosheng Jin, Bo Zhang, Haoran Du, Qian Li, Xiang Zheng, Renzhi Qi, Pengkun Ren, Zhaoying Li
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Smart-sight: Video-based waste characterization for RDF-3 production Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Junaid Tahir, Zhigang Tian, Pablo Martinez, Rafiq Ahmad
A material recovery facility (MRF) can transform municipal solid waste (MSW) into a valued commodity called refuse-derived fuel (RDF) as a promising solution to waste-to-energy conversion. The quality of the produced RDF significantly relies on the composition of in-feed waste and waste characterization method applied for auditing purposes, a process that is both time-consuming and fraught with potential
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Recovery of Zn and Cu from municipal solid waste incineration fly ash by integrating ammonium leaching and ammonia removal Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Pengfei Li, Takayuki Shimaoka
This study introduces an environmentally friendly process for recovering zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) from municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash using ammonium chloride leaching and ammonia removal. The leaching rates for Zn and Cu were 54.39% and 86.23%, respectively, with total recovery rates reaching 52.21% and 85.28%, respectively. The recovered precipitate demonstrated significant Zn
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Quality comparison of plastic packaging waste from different separation systems: Result enhancement with non-negative matrix factorization of FTIR spectra Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Pia Klingenberg, Robert Brüll, Tanja Fell, Bastian Barton, Michael Soll, Ton Emans, Freek Bakker, Guru Geertz
Whether plastic packaging waste is disposed of in different bins (source separation, S) or in a single bin (post source separation, P) is generally assumed to impact the waste stream’s quality. To elucidate this question, we evaluated the quality of LDPE, HDPE, and PP plastic waste from both separation systems (S and P) through a concise analytical strategy. The materials received similar treatment
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Efficient purification and high-quality regeneration of graphite from spent lithium-ion batteries by surfactant-assisted methanesulfonic acid Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Guangyun Liu, Liwen Ma, Xiaoli Xi, Zuoren Nie
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Coupling dechlorination and catalytic pyrolysis to produce carbon nanotubes from mixed polyvinyl chloride and polyethylene Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Yang Yang, Guocheng Wang, Shuaishuai Lei, Haoyu Xiao, Haiping Yang, Hanping Chen
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A comprehensive study of settlement during the filling and post-closure phases at a landfill in Québec, Canada: Field data and TMB modelling Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Wameed Alghazali, Paul J. Van Geel, Shawn Kenny
In Northern climates, waste placed curbside the evening before waste collection can lead to partially frozen waste at placement, which delays biodegradation and biodegradation-induced settlement. A 12-year settlement dataset collected during the filling and post-closure phases at a landfill in Québec, Canada was analyzed. The dataset showed a delay in biodegradation-induced settlement due to the first
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Effect of feeding frequency on the anaerobic digestion of berry fruit waste Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Arinze Hycienth Ezieke, Antonio Serrano, Miriam Peces, William Clarke, Denys Villa-Gomez
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Mechanical activation induced treatment for the synergistic recovery of valuable elements from spent NdFeB magnets Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Jian Wu, Dong Wang, Zhihan Zhang, Chunlin Ye, Zhi Wang, Xiaojun Hu
The efficient and sustainable recovery of rare earth resources from spent NdFeB magnets has received considerable and increasing attention. However, the currently prevalent NdFeB magnets recovery techniques focus only on the recovery for rare earth elements (REEs), some of which also recover cobalt (Co) or boron (B). Herein, a simple mechanochemical strategy was proposed to recover REE, Co, and B from
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DSYOLO-trash: An attention mechanism-integrated and object tracking algorithm for solid waste detection Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Wanqi Ma, Hong Chen, Wenkang Zhang, Han Huang, Jian Wu, Xu Peng, Qingqing Sun
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Transformation pathways of the carbon-containing group compounds during municipal sludge pyrolysis treatment Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Tianxue Yang, Yi Xiao, Xin Zhao, Dongyang Li, Zhifei Ma, Wenxuan Li, Tiancheng Gong, Ting Zhang, Nannan Huang, Beidou Xi.
Municipal sludge contains abundant amounts of carbon, with contents ranging from 14 % to 38 %. The various carbon-containing group compounds can be converted into beneficial products, but pollutants and greenhouse gases are also released through the municipal sludge pyrolysis process. Ascertaining the pathways by which carbon-containing group compounds is converted and transformed is crucial for addressing
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CODD: A benchmark dataset for the automated sorting of construction and demolition waste Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Demetris Demetriou, Pavlos Mavromatidis, Michael F. Petrou, Demetris Nicolaides
This study presents the Construction and Demolition Waste Object Detection Dataset (CODD), a benchmark dataset specifically curated for the training of object detection models and the full-scale implementation of automated sorting of Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW). The CODD encompasses a comprehensive range of CDW scenarios, capturing a diverse array of debris and waste materials frequently
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Enhanced lactic acid production from household food waste under hyperthermophilic conditions: Mechanisms and regulation Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Liang Song, Chenhang Cai, Chunxiang Lin, Yuancai Lv, Yifan Liu, Xiaoxia Ye, Minghua Liu, Xiaohu Dai
An annual production of about 500 million tons of household food waste (HFW) has been documented, resulting in significant implications for human health and the environment in the absence of appropriate treatment. The anaerobic fermentation of HFW in an open system offers the potential to recover high value-added products, lactic acid (LA), thereby simultaneously addressing waste treatment and enhancing
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Aeration pre-treatment role in improving the performance of bio-conditioning dewatering of food waste anaerobic digestate Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Bo Zhou, Guangliang Zhao, Cheng Yan, Yan Dong, Dianzhan Wang, Jianru Liang, Mingjiang Zhang, Dejin Zhang, Yujun Zhou, Jiansheng Li, Lixiang Zhou
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Monetary evaluation in LCA of WM: Everything engineers always wanted to know about it (but were afraid to ask) Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Antonio Massarutto
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Medium chain Fatty acids production from Food Waste via homolactic fermentation and lactate/ethanol elongation: Electron balance and thermodynamic assessment Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Daniele Montecchio, Giulio Gazzola, Agata Gallipoli, Andrea Gianico, Camilla M. Braguglia
This study explored the potential of Food Waste (FW) extract as a suitable substrate for Medium Chain Fatty Acids (MCFAs) production, in a single-phase reactor, where both fermentation and Chain Elongation (CE) processes occurred simultaneously. A continuous experiment was conducted with an Organic Loading Rate (OLR) = 20 gCOD L d and was fed in batch mode twice a week with pH = 6. In addition, four
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Dynamic optimization of battery recycling e-platforms under non-equalizing supply and demand: Recycling price and service commissions Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Haonan He, Chaojia Zhang, Shanyong Wang, Jiaxin Sun, Fei Ma, Qipeng Sun
With the rapid advancement of electric vehicles (EVs), the burgeoning increase in used power batteries necessitates the development of efficient battery recycling e-platforms. A key challenge in this field is the mismatch between supply and demand. In response, a dynamic optimization model is proposed to capture the non-equalizing supply–demand relationship and its linkage over continuous periods to
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Selective breeding of cold-tolerant black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae: Gut microbial shifts and transcriptional patterns Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Chong Ma, Zhijun Huang, Xingbao Feng, Fareed Uddin Memon, Ying Cui, Xinyu Duan, Jianfeng Zhu, Gianluca Tettamanti, Wenfeng Hu, Ling Tian
The larvae of black soldier fly (BSFL) convert organic waste into insect proteins used as feedstuff for livestock and aquaculture. BSFL production performance is considerably reduced during winter season. Herein, the intraspecific diversity of ten commercial BSF colonies collected in China was evaluated. The Bioforte colony was subjected to selective breeding at 12 °C and 16 °C to develop cold-tolerant
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Japanese public perceptions on smart bin potential to support PAYT systems Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Chaoxia Shan, Andante Hadi Pandyaswargo, Akihisa Ogawa, Ryota Tsubouchi, Hiroshi Onoda
Smart bins can increase transparency and accuracy in monitoring waste characteristics such as weight, volume, and disposal times. This information can aid in enforcing waste reduction policies, including the pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) system. However, the public's response to this technology remains uncertain. Despite Japan's reputation for high waste separation compliance and collection rates, it has
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Characteristics of industrialized hydrothermal cracking solid organic fertilizer and its effects on fresh corn growth Waste Manag. (IF 8.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Jue Wang, Rui Xia, Chunfang Xu, Xiaoxiao Yang, Yanming Li, Qinghai Li, Tao Zhang, Qing Chen, Hui Zhou, Yanguo Zhang
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