Rheological benefits of biomass fly ash as filler replacement in cement-based materials by Yannick Vanhove, Joella Grâce Dossa, Jonathan Page, Chafika Djelal

“…Biomass Fly Ash (BFA) represents a significant waste, which needs to find a new way of recovery. …”
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Arsenic Removal from Water Using Industrial By-Products by Branislava M. Lekić, Dana D. Marković, Vladana N. Rajaković-Ognjanović, Aleksandar R. Đukić, Ljubinka V. Rajaković

“…IMOCS was found to be a good and inexpensive sorbent for arsenic, while BFS and modified slag showed the highest affinity towards arsenic. All examined waste materials exhibited better sorption performances for As(V). …”
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A Dynamic Evaluation of the Use of Natural Resources in Crop Rotation in Family Farming Production Units by Dayhanna Stephania Vargas, Juan Carlos Osorio, Juan José Bravo

“…Agricultural activity uses 70% of the world’s freshwater, and due to the intensive use of agrochemical inputs and energy, a high percentage of greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, and waste are generated. With the increase in population and fluctuating consumption trends, it is necessary to increase crop production and productivity to meet present and future demands. …”
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Investigation of the Performance of the Ecofriendly Fiber-Reinforced Asphalt Mixture as a Sustainable Pavement Material by Bowen Guan, Jianan Liu, Jiayu Wu, Jingyi Liu, Haitao Tian, Tengbin Huang, Chengcheng Liu, Tao Ren

“…Compared with the conventional asphalt mixture, the CSWF asphalt mixture not only utilized power plant waste effectively to preserve ecosystems but also improved the performance of the pavement, which is suggested to be used in sustainable pavement construction and rehabilitation.…”
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Fabrication of bendable and narrow bandgap Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 for tandem photovoltaics by Sarallah Hamtaei, Alice Debot, Romain Scaffidi, Guy Brammertz, Estelle Cariou, Sean M. Garner, Aranzazu Aguirre, Jef Poortmans, Phillip J. Dale, Bart Vermang

“…We also report on conventional and alternative device fabrication methods with very low waste and toxicity footprints. Champion solar cells are fabricated based on absorbers with a graded bandgap between 1.05 and 1.1 eV, and an open circuit voltage approaching 600 mV. …”
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Material Cost and Benefit Analysis for Dust Injection Technology in EAF Steelmaking Process and EAF Dust Treatment with CaO Addition by Shunsuke Koide, Akira Tsubone, Shusei Kubota, Kazuyoshi Yamaguchi, Tetsuya Nagasaka

“…Therefore, it is necessary to determine the appropriate value of the amount of dust injection by balancing the waste treatment cost and the amount of metal resource recovery.…”
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Signal theory based encryption of faster-than-Nyquist signals for fiber and wireless transmission by Abhinand Venugopalan, Karanveer Singh, Janosch Meier, Thomas Schneider

“…Therefore, the encryption has to be simple, fast and spectrally efficient, so that the power consumption and latency are low and the scarce bandwidth is not wasted. Various encryption schemes, based on mathematical algorithms, quantum theory, chaos communication or spectral spreading below the noise level have been explored. …”
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Research on Dynamic Stability Optimization of Rock Spreader considering Prevention of Geological Subsidence and Local Collapse in Reclamation Area by Baofu Kou, Pengliang Huo, Xin Shi

“…The uneven stacking of waste rock materials caused by the dynamic instability of rock spreaders cannot be ignored for geological subsidence and local collapse in reclamation areas. …”
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Analysis of parameter sensitivity and rainfall protection of vegetated concrete slab wall design on ecological slope by Kunrong Rao, Yiyan Liang, Wencan Jiao, Zhaojian Hu, Xiaofei Liu, Zhen Huang

“…Through indoor tests and numerical simulations, the mechanical properties and water permeability characteristics of recycled aggregate concrete produced from waste gravel are evaluated, and the correlation between the sensitivity and deformation laws of the slab wall parameters and slope stability are analyzed, as well as the role of the slab wall in achieving rainfall protection. …”
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Fracture characteristics of slag-based geopolymer mortars with recycled aggregates under mode I and mode II Loading by Poleboyana Rohit, T. D. Gunneswara Rao, M. Chandrasekhar

“…Abstract This study investigates the fracture characteristics of slag-based geopolymer mortars (SGPM) incorporating recycled fine aggregates (RFA) from construction demolition waste. The research examines both tensile (mode I) and shear (mode II) fracture behaviors, analyzing the effects of different notch-to-depth ratios (0.20, 0.25, 0.30) and varying RFA replacement levels (10%, 20%, 30%, 40%). …”
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For Loan Processing a Fuzzy Process Mining by İbrahim Ethem Yazıcı, Orhan Engin

“…Process mining has been used extensively in recent years to develop the steps of the business and it is an important technique to remove waste and reduce process costs. The aims of this study indicate congestion, workflow which lived a long time, and stuff or system statistics in the banking real estate transaction process. …”
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Effects of an Applied Load on the Chloride Penetration of Concrete with Recycled Aggregates and Recycled Powder by Zhiming Ma, Zhenhua Duan, Guangzhong Ba

“…Recycled aggregate (RA) and recycled powder (RP) are the primary products of the reclamation of construction and demolition (C&D) wastes, and the question of how to use them to prepare recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) and recycled powder concrete (RPC) has been a hot topic in the construction industry in China. …”
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Review on mushroom mycelium-based products and their production process: from upstream to downstream by Hyun-Jae Shin, Hyeon-Su Ro, Moriyuki Kawauchi, Yoichi Honda

“…These applications aim to replace animal husbandry and recycle agricultural waste for use in construction and electrical materials. …”
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A Hybrid Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for Multi-Compartment Vehicle Routing Problem by Ning Guo, Bin Qian, Rong Hu, Huai P. Jin, Feng H. Xiang

“…The multi-compartment vehicle routing problem (MCVRP) has been applied in fuel or food delivery, waste collection, and livestock transportation. Ant colony optimization algorithm (ACO) has been recognized as an efficient method to solve the VRP and its variants. …”
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Enhancing the performance of iron-based binders with seawater and CO2 sequestration by V Chandralega, M Shanmugasundaram, David Stone

“…This study explores CO₂ mineralization and sequestration in a sustainable iron-based binder formulated with industrial wastes such as iron dust, fly ash, calcium carbonate, and metakaolin, along with oxalic acid variations of 0 %, 2 %, and 4 % to form complex iron carbonates. …”
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Chemical Composition of Liquid Smoke from Mangrove Leaves: Potential Aphrodisiac Effects and Implications for Coastal Ecosystem Sustainability by Ratnani Rita D., Mulangsri Dewi A. K., Muhyi Ahmad, Meilani Dwi, Muhaimin Wahid, Arifan Fahmi, Steven Soen, Arianti Forita D.

“…From a sustainability perspective, utilizing mangrove leaves for liquid smoke production can aid in coastal ecosystem conservation by reducing organic waste and enhancing the economic value of mangrove-based products. …”
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A System for Robotic Extraction of Fasteners by Austin Clark, Musa K. Jouaneh

“…Automating the extraction of mechanical fasteners from end-of-life (EOL) electronic waste is challenging due to unpredictable conditions and unknown fastener locations relative to robotic coordinates. …”
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Fast Partial Shading Detection on PV Modules for Precise Power Loss Ratio Estimation Using Digital Image Processing by Eko Adhi Setiawan, Muhammad Fathurrahman, Radityo Fajar Pamungkas, Samsul Ma’arif

“…One of the common PV faults which decreases PV power output is a hot spot which is caused by a prolonged local partial shading from objects, such as dust piles or animal waste. To prevent it, an enormous effort for PV inspection is needed especially for large solar power plants. …”
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Messel Pit UNESCO World Heritage Fossil Site in the UNESCO Global Geopark Bergstrasse-Odenwald, Germany – Challenges of Geoscience Popularisation in a Complex Geoheritage Context by Marie-Luise Frey, Pascal Schmitz, Jutta Weber

“…Despite its paleontological importance, the Messel Pit was under threat to become a waste disposal site, and its eventual designation as the first Natural World Heritage UNESCO geosite in Germany followed an intense fight in which numerous principles of geoheritage and geoscience popularization were explored. …”
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Education for sustainability: The role of reuse and conversion concepts for youth by Alexandra Șoica, Răzvan Bogdan Itu, Ioan Bogdan Marc

“…Reuse focuses on extending the life of products by utilizing them multiple times without reprocessing, whereas conversion involves transforming waste or unwanted materials into new products with added value. …”
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