Waste Management

Papers
(The TQCC of Waste Management is 18. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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Trustworthy and Human Centric neural network approaches for prediction of landfill methane emission and sustainable waste management practices195
Recovery and recycling of silica fabric from waste printed circuit boards to develop epoxy composite for electrical and thermal insulation applications184
Techno-economic and scalability analysis of nitrogen plasma gasification of medical waste171
Editorial Board168
Enhanced lactic acid production from household food waste under hyperthermophilic conditions: Mechanisms and regulation165
Efficient conversion of waste-to-SNG via hybrid renewable energy systems for circular economy: Process design, energy, and environmental analysis149
Physico-chemical and multielemental traits of anaerobic digestate from Mediterranean agro-industrial wastes and assessment as fertiliser for citrus nurseries139
Influence of long-term natural degradation processes on near-infrared spectra and sorting of post-consumer plastics137
Quantitative water content estimation in landfills through joint inversion of seismic refraction and electrical resistivity data considering surface conduction134
Innovative hydrothermal technique in efficient disengagement of waste solar panels130
Biochemical, hydrological and mechanical behaviors of high food waste content MSW landfill: Numerical simulation analysis of a large-scale experiment120
Contaminants of concern (CoCs) pivotal in assessing the fate of MSW incineration bottom ash (MIBA): First results from India and analogy between several countries118
What activities reduce plastic waste the most? – The path to a circular economy for Japan’s manufacturing industry118
Preferential and efficient extraction of lithium under the combined action of reduction of herb-medicine residue and leaching of oxalic acid114
A comparative pyrolysis study of different waste wind turbine blade parts: Kinetics, product distribution and evolution, and economics108
Soil flushing for remediation of landfill leachate-contaminated soil: A comprehensive evaluation of optimal flushing agents and influencing factors105
Develop spinel structure and quantify phase transformation for nickel stabilization in electroplating sludge99
Low-carbon and high-value utilization of hazardous industrial organic waste: From molecular mechanism to application95
Natural and recyclable alginate hydrogels as extracting media for recovering valuable metals of spent lithium-ion batteries from a deep eutectic solvent93
High-rate in-vessel continuous composting of olive mill byproducts92
Composition and selected properties of bio-waste collected in towns from single- and multi-family housing and in rural areas92
Evaluating the impact of drying on leaching from a solidified/stabilized waste using a monolithic diffusion model90
Earthworms and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) cooperate to promote the biodegradation of tetracycline residues in livestock manure90
Thermal and mechanical characterization of composite materials from industrial plastic wastes and recycled nylon fibers for floor paving tiles application86
A novel subcritical water synergistic co-treatment of brominated epoxy resin and copper-based spent catalysts: debromination, phenol production, and copper recovery86
Coagulation studies on photodegraded and photocatalytically degraded polystyrene microplastics using polyaluminium chloride85
How microplastics affect sludge pyrolysis behavior: Thermogravimetry-mass spectrum analysis and biochar characteristics84
Insight into SO4(-II)- dependent anaerobic methane oxidation in landfill: Dual-substrates dynamics model, microbial community, function and metabolic pathway80
Social Hotspot analysis of the e-waste sector in Ghana and Nigeria78
Machine learning-aided unveiling the relationship between chemical pretreatment and methane production of lignocellulosic waste77
Techno-economic and environmental assessments for sustainable bio-methanol production as landfill gas valorization76
Identifying plastic materials in post-consumer food containers and packaging waste using terahertz spectroscopy and machine learning73
Quantification of indicator and pathogenic bacteria in manures and digestates from three agricultural biogas plants over a one-year period72
Energy effective utilization of circulating fluidized bed fly ash to prepare silicon-aluminum composite aerogel and gypsum72
High hydrophobic silanized paper: Material characterization and its biodegradation through brown rot fungus72
Leaching behavior and release mechanism of pollutants from different depths in a phosphogypsum stockpile71
Circular waste management: Superworms as a sustainable solution for biodegradable plastic degradation and resource recovery71
The development of China's Circular Economy: From the perspective of environmental regulation69
Microbial community assembly and chemical dynamics of raw brewers’ spent grain during inoculated and spontaneous solid-state fermentation68
Prediction of metal recovery potential of end-of-life NEV batteries in China based on GRA-BiLSTM68
Efficient recovery of valuable metals from cathode materials of spent LiCoO2 batteries via co-pyrolysis with cheap carbonaceous materials68
Plastics to fuel or plastics: Life cycle assessment-based evaluation of different options for pyrolysis at end-of-life67
Incinerator ash characterization – Implications for elevated temperature landfills67
Waste LCA and the future66
On the use of plastic precursors for preparation of activated carbons and their evaluation in CO2 capture for biogas upgrading: a review63
Green illusions in self-reporting? Reassessing the intention-behavior gap in waste recycling behaviors62
Advanced data augmentation techniques to enhance instance segmentation dataset for construction and demolition waste management61
Sulfuric acid leaching of ball-milling activated FePO4 residue after lithium extraction from spent lithium iron phosphate cathode powder61
Charting the electric vehicle battery reuse and recycling network in North America61
Frequent export of pig slurry for outside storage reduced methane but not ammonia emissions in cold and warm seasons61
Insights on dissolved organic matter and bacterial community succession during secondary composting in residue after black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens L.) bioconversion for food waste treatm60
Real-time construction demolition waste detection using state-of-the-art deep learning methods; single–stage vs two-stage detectors60
Environmental sustainability of an integrate anaerobic digestion-composting treatment of food waste: Analysis of an Italian plant in the circular bioeconomy strategy60
Effects of different conditions tested “in vitro” on the phosphorus runoff potential of livestock manure59
Structural study and metal speciation assessments of waste PCBs and environmental implications: Outlooks for choosing efficient recycling routes59
Prototype of AI-powered assistance system for digitalisation of manual waste sorting59
Microwave absorbent enhancement of multi-thermal field effect: Pyrolysis of waste printed circuit boards59
Recovery of aluminum, magnetic ferrous metals and glass through enhanced industrial-scale treatment of different MSWI bottom ashes58
Fast co-pyrolysis behaviors and synergistic effects of corn stover and polyethylene via rapid infrared heating58
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Current state of building demolition and potential for selective dismantling in Vietnam57
Efficient hydrogen production in single-chamber microbial electrolysis cell with a fermentable substrate under hyperalkaline conditions57
Towards automatic waste containers management in cities via computer vision: containers localization and geo-positioning in city maps56
Geotechnical characterization of municipal solid waste via cone penetration testing – A case study from landfills in Delhi, India56
pXRF on printed circuit boards: Methodology, applications, and challenges56
Synthesis of sodium silicate using industrial by-products glauber’s salt and microsilica: Effective reuse of the waste56
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Efficient extraction of refractory Cr from stainless steel dust by sodium persulfate oxidation roasting55
Recycling of hazardous jarosite residues based on hydrothermal crystal transformation55
Meta-analysis of ecological and phylogenetic biomass maturity metrics55
Retraction notice to “Impact of different schemes for treating landfill leachate” [Waste Manage. 71 (2018) 255–266]55
New powder reuse schema in laser-based powder bed fusion of polymers54
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Can torrefaction be a suitable method of enhancing shredder fines recycling?53
Secondary aluminum dross self-heating enhances hazardous waste vitrification53
Thermal conductivity of dry fly ashes with various carbon and biomass contents53
Exploring incentives to move up the food waste Hierarchy: A case study of the Australian cheese manufacturing sector53
Fermentation broth of food waste: A sustainable electron donor for perchlorate biodegradation52
Lean-circular maturity model (LCMM) for companies' self-assessment in terms of process, product and life cycle thinking52
Numerical simulation on the deposition characteristics of MSWI fly ash particles in a cyclone furnace52
Recovery, separation and production of fuel, plastic and aluminum from the Tetra PAK waste to hydrothermal and pyrolysis processes52
Numerical simulation to optimize passive aeration strategy for semi-aerobic landfill52
Ceramic shell waste valorization: A new approach to increase the sustainability of the precision casting industry from a circular economy perspective51
Soil concentrations, compositional profiles, sources and bioavailability of polychlorinated dibenzo dioxins/furans, polychlorinated biphenyls and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in open municipal dum51
Characterization of mineral wool waste chemical composition, organic resin content and fiber dimensions: Aspects for valorization51
Chicken manure-based bioponics: Effects of acetic acid supplementation on nitrogen and phosphorus recoveries and microbial communities51
Subcritical hydrothermal oxidation of semi-dry ash from iron ore sintering flue gas desulfurization: Experimental and kinetic studies50
The fate of bromine during microwave-assisted pyrolysis of waste printed circuit boards50
Co-composting of kitchen waste with agriculture and forestry residues and characteristics of compost with different particle size: An industrial scale case study50
Gaseous elemental mercury emissions from informal E-Waste recycling facilities in Pakistan50
The influence of bio-plastics for food packaging on combined anaerobic digestion and composting treatment of organic municipal waste50
Eco-efficiency assessment of municipal solid waste services: Influence of exogenous variables50
Carbon and hydrogen dynamic isotope equations are used to describe the dominant processes of waste biodegradation: Effect of aeration in methanogenic phase of the landfill49
Effects of pyrolysis and incineration on the phosphorus fertiliser potential of bio-waste- and plant-based materials49
Enabling the twin transition of the textile industry: A systematic literature review49
A picture of pharmaceutical pollution in landfill leachates: Occurrence, regional differences and influencing factors49
Safe utilization of bioresources in gentamicin mycelial residues by thermal treatment: Antibiotic degradation, resistance gene inactivation and available nutrients promotion49
The relationship between retail price promotions and household-level food waste: Busting the myth with behavioural data?48
Towards the implementation of hydrothermal carbonization for nutrients, carbon, and energy recovery in centralized biogas plant treating sewage sludge48
Estimation of spontaneous waste ignition time for prevention and control of landfill fire48
Characterization of methanotrophic community and activity in landfill cover soils under dimethyl sulfide stress48
Biochar amendment to cattle slurry reduces NH3 emissions during storage without risk of higher NH3 emissions after soil application of the solid fraction47
Environmental assessment of phosphorus recovery from dairy sludge: A comparative LCA study47
Evaluating the capability of municipal solid waste separation in China based on AHP-EWM and BP neural network47
The need to consider the service life of all components of a modern MSW landfill liner system47
Multi-faceted analysis of thermophilic anaerobic biodegradation of poly(lactic acid)-based material47
Relationship between Leachate Pollution Index and growth response of two willow and poplar hybrids: Implications for phyto-treatment applications47
Simultaneous adsorption of ciprofloxacin and Cu2+ using Fe and N co-doped biochar: Competition and selective separation47
Discussion about suitable applications for biodegradable plastics regarding their sources, uses and end of life47
Emission of volatile sulphur compounds during swine manure composting: Source identification, odour mitigation and assessment46
Machine learning modeling of thermally assisted biodrying process for municipal sludge46
Ni-FeOx synergy induced by metal-support interaction on Ni-impregnated incineration bottom ash for effective tar reforming46
Reuse of straw in the form of hydrochar: Balancing the carbon budget and rice production under different irrigation management46
Integration of mesophilic biogas plant in the animal slaughter process under real limitations: Techno-economic evaluation of a colombian bovine slaughterhouse45
Automated gradation design of natural waste gravel soil stabilized by composite soil stabilizer based on a novel DNNSS-APDM-PFC model45
Conversion of waste cork to N-doped porous carbons by urea-assisted hydrothermal method for enhanced VOC capture45
From waste to Innovation: Silver-Doped silicate ink coating from waste coal fly ash for hydrophobic antimicrobial fabric and Water-Oil separation45
The effect of reactor scale on biochars and pyrolysis liquids from slow pyrolysis of coffee silverskin, grape pomace and olive mill waste, in auger reactors45
A simple mass balance tool to predict carbon and nitrogen fluxes in anaerobic digestion systems45
Familiarity breeds acceptance: Predictors of residents’ support for curbside food waste collection in a city with green bin and a city without44
Pyrolysis of mixed contaminated plastic wastes: Assessing the influence of polymers composition, temperature and residence time44
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Effects of cornstalk and sawdust coverings on greenhouse gas emissions during sheep manure storage44
Process efficiency in relation to enzyme pre-treatment duration in black soldier fly larvae composting44
Smart-sight: Video-based waste characterization for RDF-3 production43
Co-firing characteristic prediction of solid waste and coal for supercritical CO2 power cycle based on CFD simulation and machine learning algorithm43
Multivariate and multi-interface insights into carbon and energy recovery and conversion characteristics of hydrothermal carbonization of biomass waste from duck farm43
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Laser flash pyrolysis of face mask waste to vinylidene-terminated PP wax and further functionalized as compatibilizer43
Impacts of regional socioeconomic statuses and global events on solid waste research reflected in six waste-focused journals43
Efficient recovery of valuable metals from electroplating sludge smelting soot via a combined alkali roasting and acid-free aluminum salts leaching methods43
Utilization of polyethylene sleeves with forced aeration for composting of broiler carcasses on mass depopulation events: Laboratory-scale simulations and sensitivity analyses43
Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) in the United States: Operations, revenue, and the impact of scale43
Performance of fish sludge solubilization and phototrophic bioconversion by purple phototrophic bacteria for nutrient recovery in aquaponic system42
Carbon filter layer for respirator derived from acrylic filter felt42
Prediction of landfill gases concentration based on Grey Wolf Optimization – Support Vector Regression during landfill excavation process42
Investigating the influencing factors of incentive-based household waste recycling using structural equation modelling41
Reducing the climate impact of residual waste treatment: A German case study on carbon management strategies41
Mechanisms and effects of novel ammonifying microorganisms on nitrogen ammonification in cow manure waste composting41
Exploring the potential of chemical recycling using a distributed model in the UK – A life cycle assessment perspective41
Understanding the mechanisms of household and stakeholder engagement in a recycling ecosystem: The SDL perspective40
Process modeling, environmental and economic sustainability of the valorization of whey and eucalyptus residues for resveratrol biosynthesis40
Process and systematic study of gold recovery from flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs) using a choline chloride–ethylene glycol system40
Thermo-catalytic conversion of waste plastics into surrogate fuels over spherical activated carbon of long-life durability40
Recycling of waste denim: A stepwise utilisation strategy for clean decolourisation, opening and degradation40
Investigation of nitrogen loss during laboratory scale fixed-bed drying of digestate40
Efficient and high-selective lithium extraction from waste LiMn2O4 batteries by synergetic pyrolysis with polyvinyl chloride39
The effectiveness of inter-municipal cooperation for integrated sustainable waste management: A case study in Ecuador39
Calcium enhances phosphorus reclamation during biochar formation: Mechanisms and potential application as a phosphorus fertilizer in a paddy soil39
Life cycle sustainability assessment of short chain carboxylic acid produced from municipal bio-wastes39
Life cycle assessment: Sustainability of biodiesel production from black soldier fly larvae feeding on thermally pre-treated sewage sludge under a tropical country setting39
A comprehensive assessment on sludge conditioning by pyrite acid eluent-activated peroxymonosulfate based on dewaterability, heavy metals risk and ore recovery39
Optimization of heterogeneous Fenton-like process with Cu-Fe@CTS as catalyst for degradation of organic matter in leachate concentrate and degradation mechanism research38
Integrated cost and environmental impact assessment of management options for dredged sediment38
Meta-analysis addressing the potential of antibiotic resistance gene elimination through aerobic composting38
Assessing and predicting the illegal dumping risks in relation to road characteristics38
Sustainable reprocessing of lithium iron phosphate batteries: A recovery approach using liquid-phase method at reduced temperature38
Characterization of hatchery residues for on farm implementation of circular waste management practices38
Co-hydrothermal carbonization of swine manure and lignocellulosic waste: A new strategy for the integral valorization of biomass wastes38
Restoring the incentives for eco-design in extended producer responsibility: The challenges for eco-modulation38
A modeling methodology to predict the generation of wasted plastic pesticide containers: An application to Greece38
Compositional and functional succession of bacterial and fungal communities is associated with changes in abiotic properties during pig manure composting38
Anaerobic digestate management, environmental impacts, and techno-economic challenges38
Environmentally sustainable and cost-effective recycling of Mn-rich Li-ion cells waste: Effect of carbon sources on the leaching efficiency of metals using fungal metabolites38
Transformation of mixtures of olive mill stone waste and oat bran or Lathyrus clymenum pericarps into high added value products using solid state fermentation37
Improved energy recovery from food waste through hydrothermal carbonization and anaerobic digestion37
Syngas biomethanation: In a transfer limited process, is CO inhibition an issue?37
Biomass gasification ash reutilization: Recirculation reusability and mechanism analysis37
Fungal community diversity and their contribution to nitrogen cycling in in-situ aerated landfills: Insights from field and laboratory studies37
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Study of the variation law of the airflow resistance and related physical parameters of the pile throughout compost process with cattle manure37
Separation of cathode particles and aluminum current foil in lithium-ion battery by high-voltage pulsed discharge Part II: Prospective life cycle assessment based on experimental data37
First principles insights into the interaction mechanism of iron doped thermally activated kaolinite with Cd and Pb pollutants in organic solid waste incineration flue gas37
Testing data envelopment analysis models on the performance of European Union regions in sustainable waste management36
A weakly acidic and reductive deep eutectic solvent used for one-step efficient separation of Li and Co from spent lithium-ion batteries36
Catalytic pyrolysis of oxygen-containing waste polycarbonate for the preparation of carbon nanotubes and H2-rich syngas36
An explainable machine learning system for efficient use of waste glasses in durable concrete to maximise carbon credits towards net zero emissions36
Using nanosecond laser pulses to debond the glass-EVA layer from silicon photovoltaic modules36
Enhanced biohydrogen production from high loads of unpretreated cattle manure by cellulolytic bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor bescii at 75 °C36
Machine learning-assisted assessment of municipal solid waste thermal treatment efficacy via rapid image recognition and visual analysis36
Detailed estimation of generated woody biomass ash for use as fertilizer material36
An attempt to study the photoreduction rate of divalent mercury in landfill cover soils using experimental control systems36
PbSO4 reaction mechanism in oxygen and reduction atmospheres during co-smelting process with primary lead material36
Chemical profiling of paper recycling grades using GC-MS and LC-MS: An exploration of contaminants and their possible sources35
Recognition on characteristics and applicability of typical modes for manure & sewage management in pig farming: A case study in Hebei, China35
Leaching behavior of inert waste landfills35
Mathematical optimization of waste management systems: Methodological review and perspectives for application35
Immobilization of Cr in a heavily Cr(VI)-contaminated soil using alkali-activated blast furnace slag and calcium polysulfide: Remediation efficiency and mechanism35
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Does exposure enhance interest? An analysis of composting exposure on interest in household waste management35
Glass waste derived silicon carbide synthesis via direct current atmospheric arc plasma35
Impact of bioplastic contamination on the mechanical recycling of conventional plastics34
Exploring consistency between stated and revealed preferences for the plastic bag ban policy in Chile34
Facilitating anaerobic digestion of kitchen waste through diatomite-mediated spatial ecological niches construction34
Maximal fines and corruption: An experimental study on illegal waste disposal34
Wheat straw biochar as an additive in swine manure Composting: An in-depth analysis of mixed material particle characteristics and interface interactions34
BTEX recovery from waste rubbers by catalytic pyrolysis over Zn loaded tire derived char34
Losses and emissions in polypropylene recycling from household packaging waste34
Performance and methane potential of up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket treating thermal hydrolyzed sludge dewatering liquor34
Higher heating value estimation of wastes and fuels from ultimate and proximate analysis by using artificial neural networks34
Filling in the gaps in biowaste biorefineries: The use of the solid residue after enzymatic hydrolysis for the production of biopesticides through solid-state fermentation34
Assessing the economic and ecological viability of generating electricity from oil derived from pyrolysis of plastic waste in China34
A cleaner route of biodiesel production from waste frying oil using novel potassium tin oxide catalyst: A smart liquid-waste management34
Methacrylic acid in situ modified steel converter slag/natural rubber composites: Resourceful utilization of steelmaking solid wastes34
Parameter-sensitive life cycle assessment of sludge incineration technologies integrating energy balance model34
Performance of nano zero-valent iron activated peroxydisulfates prepared by carbothermal reduction using various bagasse components34
Utilization of fruit and vegetable waste as an alternative feed resource for sustainable and eco-friendly sheep farming34
Exploring the chemistry of waste eggshells and its diverse applications33
Review of inventory data for the thermal treatment of sewage sludge33
Retention time and organic loading rate as anaerobic co-digestion key-factors for better digestate valorization practices: C and N dynamics in soils33
Microbial safety of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) reared on food waste streams33
Impacts of advanced metals recovery on municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash: aggregate characteristics and performance in portland limestone cement concrete33
Investigating the sustainable development goals derived due to adoption of circular economy practices33
Evaluating the potential of hydrochar as a soil amendment33
Fate and effects of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) microplastics during anaerobic digestion of alkaline-thermal pretreated sludge33
Effects of calcium, sodium and potassium on ash fusion temperatures of solid recovered fuels (SRF)33
Water-heat balance characteristics of the sewage sludge bio-drying process in a full-scale bio-drying plant with circulated air33
Closing global P cycles: The effect of dewatered fish sludge and manure solids as P fertiliser33
Isolation and characterization of cellulose from spent ground coffee (Coffea Arabica L.): A comparative study32
Microbial mercury methylation potential in a large-scale municipal solid waste landfill, China32
Insights into leachate reduction in landfill with different ventilation Rates: Balance of Water, waste physicochemical Properties, and microbial community32
BOF slag as a new alkalizing agent for the stabilization of sewage sludge32
Recycling PCBs for nanoparticles production with potential applications in cosmetics, cement manufacturing, and CO2 capture32
Determination of risk of spontaneous waste ignition and leachate quality for open municipal solid waste dumpsite32
Characteristic properties and recyclability of the aluminium fraction of MSWI bottom ash32
Thermal plasma processing of high temperature insulation wools32
Economic viability analysis of recycling waste plastic as aggregates in green sustainable concrete32
Production of hydrogen-rich gases in the recycling process of residual carbon fiber reinforced polymers by pyrolysis32
Is composting of packaging real recycling?32
Influence of social capital on rural household garbage sorting and recycling behavior: The moderating effect of class identity32
Viability and removal assessment of Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. by real-time PCR with propidium monoazide in the hygienization of sewage sludge using three anaerobic processes32
The physical encapsulation and chemical fixation of Zn during thermal treatment process of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash32
Lessons learned from a UAV survey and methane emissions calculation at a UK landfill32
PCDD/Fs, PAHs and HCl emissions from co-combustion of lignite and chicken manure in a circulating fluidized bed boiler with compact refractory casting32
How can the recycling of power batteries for EVs be promoted in China? A multiparty cooperative game analysis32
Corrigendum to “Influence of operating conditions on the persistence of E. coli, enterococci, Clostridium perfringens and Clostridioides difficile in semi-continuous mesophilic anaerobic reactors” [Wa31
Mitigating ash-related alkali and heavy metals emissions in rotary kiln through oxygen-carrier-aided combustion of waste31
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Optimised design of concrete recycling networks: The case of North Rhine-Westphalia31
Corrigendum to “Impact of temperature on immediate and secondary compression of MSW with high and low food contents” [Waste Manage. 118 (2020) 258–269]31
Mixed-method approach incorporating Geographic information system (GIS) tools for optimizing collection costs and convenience of the biowaste separate collection31
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Editorial: Challenges on end-of-life battery recycling of electric vehicles31
Landfill gas collection efficiency: Categorization of data from existing in-situ measurements31
Machine learning constructs the microstructure and mechanical properties that accelerate the development of CFRP pyrolysis for carbon-fiber recycling31
Sustainable biomass processing: Optimizing energy efficiency through ash waste heat recovery for fuels dewatering30
Towards circularity in the wind industry: Optimal reverse supply network design under various policy scenarios30
Effectiveness of flue gas desulfurization gypsum in reducing phosphorus solubility in poultry litter when applied as an in-house amendment30
Treatment of copper converter slag with deep eutectic solvent as green chemical30
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