Publications related to Municipal solid waste

Agroresidues are the waste by-products of agricultural crops and agroindustries. The generation of these waste materials poses disposal issues that lead to environmental and economic concerns. These issues could be addressed by utilizing these waste materi ...

Elsevier2019

Transforming Phosphogypsum Waste into Products with Market Value

Vast amounts of phosphogypsum (PG) which is a by-product of phosphorous acid production from apatite rock using sulphuric acid, are deposited in large piles at many locations worldwide. PG materials are added at rates of the order of megatonnes (Mt) per an ...

Paul Scherrer Institute, World Resources Forum2019

Wastewater management towards a sustainable futureDairy production: a study case

François Maréchal, Ivan Daniel Kantor, Rafael Amorim Leandro De Castro Amoedo, Anna Sophia Wallerand, Hür Ebuzer Bütün

The increasing demand for heat, electricity, fuels and chemicals is pushing naturalresources towards a non-reversible situation. Current solutions have to be adapted,and alternative (desirably sustainable) sources have to be found. With growth as-sured due ...

Institute of Thermal Technology, Silesian University of Technology2019

Hospital climate actions and assessment tools: a scoping review protocol

Nicola Mary Banwell

Introduction Health and climate change are inexorably linked through the exacerbation of health risks and the contribution of the health sector to greenhouse gas emissions. Climate action in healthcare settings is critical to reduce risks and impacts of cl ...

BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP2019

Assessing the contribution of Circular Economy to Urban Sustainability: an analysis based on the use of indicators

Claudia Rebeca Binder Signer, Ivo Philippe Baur, Valeria Superti

Currently our world is becoming increasingly urban, with around 50% of its population living in cities. Whereas cities produce 80% of the worldwide GDP and are places with high innovation, they also consume 75% of worldwide resources and produce 80% of CO2 ...

2019

Refining Biomass Residues for Sustainable Energy and Bioproducts: Technology, Advances, Life Cycle Assessment and Economics

Edgard Gnansounou, Jegannathan Kenthorai Raman

Refining Biomass Residues for Sustainable Energy and Bioproducts: Technology, Advances, Life Cycle Assessment and Economics is a one-stop reference on the biorefinery of various kinds of residue and waste feedstock for the sustainable production of biofuel ...

Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc2019

Biorecovery of Precious Metal Nanoparticles From Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipments

Amarasinghage Tharindu Dasun Perera

The accelerating rate of accumulation of electronic waste or waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is a global problem due to the environmental and health consequences. Recycling of WEEE is a sustainable solution to overcome this problem. Use of ...

Elsevier2019

Exploration of spatial structures made from reused elements and the design of optimal kits-of-parts

Corentin Jean Dominique Fivet, Gennaro Senatore, Jan Friedrich Georg Brütting

Reuse reduces raw material use, waste generation and energy consumption caused by building construction. A substantial share of these impacts is contributed by load-bearing systems be-cause of their mass- and energy-intensive production process. Therefore, ...

Taylor & Francis Group2019

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Municipal solid waste

Agroresidue-based biorefineries

Transforming Phosphogypsum Waste into Products with Market Value

Wastewater management towards a sustainable futureDairy production: a study case

Hospital climate actions and assessment tools: a scoping review protocol

Assessing the contribution of Circular Economy to Urban Sustainability: an analysis based on the use of indicators

Refining Biomass Residues for Sustainable Energy and Bioproducts: Technology, Advances, Life Cycle Assessment and Economics

Etude de faisabilité d’un processus de biolixiviation pour le recyclage des métaux et terres rares contenus dans les téléphones portables.

Biorecovery of Precious Metal Nanoparticles From Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipments

Exploration of spatial structures made from reused elements and the design of optimal kits-of-parts

High-Fidelity Determination of Nuclide Inventories for Radioactive Waste Disposal

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Transforming Phosphogypsum Waste into Products with Market Value

Etude de faisabilité d’un processus de biolixiviation pour le recyclage des métaux et terres rares contenus dans les téléphones portables.

Biorecovery of Precious Metal Nanoparticles From Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipments

Assessing the contribution of Circular Economy to Urban Sustainability: an analysis based on the use of indicators

Wastewater management towards a sustainable futureDairy production: a study case

Hospital climate actions and assessment tools: a scoping review protocol

Agroresidue-based biorefineries

Refining Biomass Residues for Sustainable Energy and Bioproducts: Technology, Advances, Life Cycle Assessment and Economics

Exploration of spatial structures made from reused elements and the design of optimal kits-of-parts

High-Fidelity Determination of Nuclide Inventories for Radioactive Waste Disposal