Utilization of Palm Oil Fuel Ash as Binder in Lightweight Oil Palm Shell Geopolymer Concrete by Michael Yong Jing Liu, Choon Peng Chua, U. Johnson Alengaram, Mohd Zamin Jumaat

“…The utilization of palm oil industrial waste materials known as palm oil fuel ash (POFA) and oil palm shell (OPS) that are abundantly available in South East Asia as binder and coarse aggregate in geopolymer concrete would give an added advantage in both the environmental and economic aspects. …”
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Effect of Frying Combined with Roasting on the Quality of Roasted Green Tea by ZHANG Rongxiang, DU Yaru, ZHANG De, DONG Zhijie, NI Dejiang, ZHENG Shibing, YU Zhi

“…Compared with green tea samples without roller frying treatment, the sensory scores for appearance, aroma, taste and waste of roasted green tea with roller frying were higher, and the astringency was reduced. …”
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Kinetic Insights into Solar-Assisted Fabrication and Photocatalytic Performance of CoWO4/NCW Heterostructure by Ali Abed Hassan, Ibtehal Kareem Shakir

“…New nanocomposite prepared from Nano cellulose (NCW) by hydrolysis cotton waste (CW) by nitric acid and cobalt tungstate (CoWO4) prepared from sodium tungstate and cobalt chloride by wet chemical method and characterized through XRD, FTIR, EDX, and FE-SEM analyses. …”
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A holistic exploration of porous asphalt mixtures: From durability and permeability to low-temperature and functional properties by Yue Zhou, Zhiqiang Cheng, Xiaoguang Zheng, Tao Wang, Xiaoliang Wu, Xiaoxiao Yu, Shengjia Xie

“…Researching factor interactions, building a model, exploring industrial waste use to cut costs, reduce pollution and promote its environmental application for diverse traffic and environment needs.…”
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Study on Hydraulic Characteristic of Unsteady Flow at Huangchigou Water Distribution Hub by Observing Instantaneous Water Level Based on Single-Camera and Fixed-Scale Compensation... by Weihua Ding, Lin Zhu, Hu Li, Bin Hou, Fan Yang, Xinhong Wang

“…It plays a decisive role in ensuring the safety of downstream water transport, allocating water reasonably and reducing the waste of abandoned water. The study on its unsteady-flow hydraulic characteristics is of key significance in the formulation for the opening and closing rules of the hub gates. …”
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Application of Box-Behnken Design in Optimization of Glucose Production from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Cellulose by Satriani Aga Pasma, Rusli Daik, Mohamad Yusof Maskat, Osman Hassan

“…Oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber (OPEFB) is a lignocellulosic waste from palm oil mills. It contains mainly cellulose from which glucose can be derived to serve as raw materials for valuable chemicals such as succinic acid. …”
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New Sustainable Biosorbent Based on Recycled Deoiled Carob Seeds: Optimization of Heavy Metals Remediation by M. Farnane, A. Machrouhi, A. Elhalil, M. Abdennouri, S. Qourzal, H. Tounsadi, N. Barka

“…In this study, an efficient biosorbent was developed from deoiled carob seeds, a agroindustrial waste. The biosorption efficiency was evaluated for cadmium and cobalt ions removal from aqueous solution under various parameters such as treating agent, solution pH, biosorbent dosage, contact time, initial metal ions concentration, and temperature. …”
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Effectiveness of Extractants for Bioavailable Phosphorus in Tropical Soils Amended with Sewage Sludge by Roberta Corrêa Nogueirol, Wanderley José de Melo, Edna Ivani Bertoncini, Luís Reynaldo Ferracciú Alleoni

“…Urban wastes such as sewage sludge can be an economically viable alternative source for providing macro- and micronutrients to plants in tropical conditions. …”
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Ecological Network Analysis for a Low-Carbon and High-Tech Industrial Park by Yi Lu, Meirong Su, Gengyuan Liu, Bin Chen, Shiyi Zhou, Meiming Jiang

“…The ecological structure develops well as an approximate pyramidal structure, and the carbon metabolism of BDA proves self-mutualistic and sustainable. Construction and waste management were found to be two active sectors impacting carbon metabolism, which was mainly regulated by internal and external environment.…”
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Mechanism of mineral phase transformation in preparing aluminum alloy by electrolysis of molten salt from aluminum alloy dross by Zhengping Zuo, Wenfen Wu, Jianbo Zhang, Zhanbing Li, Fengqin Liu, Shaopeng Li

“…The results of this study provide theoretical support for developing similar electrochemical disposal techniques for solid waste.…”
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Occurrence of β-Lactamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacterial Isolates in Water Sources in Cali City, Colombia by Monica Chavez Vivas, Luz Dary Caicedo, Jorge Enrique Castillo

“…Pollution by domestic, industrial, and hospital wastes of the artificial and natural waters of the city of Cali led us to investigate the presence of Gram-negative bacteria resistant to antibiotics in these aquatic ecosystems. …”
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Advanced Deep Learning Algorithms for Energy Optimization of Smart Cities by Izabela Rojek, Dariusz Mikołajewski, Krzysztof Galas, Adrianna Piszcz

“…These algorithms analyze real-time data from sensors and IoT devices to predict energy demand, enabling dynamic load balancing and reducing waste. Reinforcement learning models optimize power distribution by learning from historical patterns and adapting to changes in energy usage in real time. …”
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Characterisation of plastic-based sanitary personal protective equipment following supercritical CO₂ sterilisation: A reuse strategy by Helga K. Ruiz, José M. Gómez-Salazar, Lourdes Calvo, Albertina Cabañas

“…Additionally, the disposal of PPE is costly, as it is classified as biological waste. In this study, sanitary PPE components were sterilized using supercritical CO2 at 40°C and 10 MPa, with the addition of small amounts of additives (<0.1 %). …”
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Influence of Fuel Moisture Content and Reactor Temperature on the Calorific Value of Syngas Resulted from Gasification of Oil Palm Fronds by Samson Mekbib Atnaw, Shaharin Anwar Sulaiman, Suzana Yusup

“…Biomass wastes produced from oil palm mills and plantations include empty fruit bunches (EFBs), shells, fibers, trunks, and oil palm fronds (OPF). …”
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Effects of PET Fibers on Pumpability, Shootability, and Mechanical Properties of Wet-Mix Shotcrete by Xiangfei Cui, Guoming Liu, Cheng-long Wang, Yudong Qi

“…Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fiber from waste plastic bottles is an environmentally friendly fiber that can improve the mechanical properties of wet-mix shotcrete. …”
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Characterization of Heavy Metal Ions Removal from Water by Improved Cuttlebone Powder with Magnetic Fe3O4 Nanoparticle as a Bioadsorbent by Aida Didaran, Mahnaz Sadat Sadeghi, Parisa Nejatkhah Manavi, Mohammad Rabbani

“…In light of this, this study investigates the potential of utilizing a naturally available and sustainable bio‐waste material, Sepia pharaonis cuttlebone Powder (SCP), as an exceptionally effective adsorbent for the adsorption of Ni (II), Pb (II), Cu (II), and Fe (II) ions. …”
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Degradation of aflatoxins in weakly alkaline conditions by Natalie Sandlin, Jiu Lee, Marco Zaccaria, Marek Domin, Babak Momeni

“…Known chemical strategies have used strong acids and bases to remove contaminating AF, but these methods often lead to undesired ecological waste issues downstream. In this study, the application of weaker acidic and alkaline conditions to removes two types of AFs, AFB1 and AFG2, is investigated. …”
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Optimization Model and Algorithm of Empty Pallets Dispatching under the Time-Space Network of Express Shipment by Kang Zhou, Shiwei He, Rui Song, Xiaole Guo, Kaiming Li

“…Relying on the express freight network, the dispatching of empty pallets based on the pallet pool mode is studied to reuse pallets with the minimum transport cost, enhance the pallet utilization rate, reduce the waste of resources, and save the cost of logistics. …”
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Life cycle assessment of laboratory-scale chitosan production: comparison of high-pressure processing-assisted and conventional methods by Bashir Bashiri, Ana Cristina De Aguiar Saldanha Pinheiro, Silvia Tappi, Pietro Rocculi, Aleksei Kaleda, Raivo Vilu

“…Conventional chemical extraction methods of chitosan are harsh, require strong acids and bases, and produce toxic waste products. High-pressure processing (HPP)-assisted chemical extraction of chitosan has the potential to result in a higher production yield. …”
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Mechanical Interpretation of Effects of Aeolian FineSands on Coal Fly Ash in Northern Shaanxi Province, China by Xin Wei, Chongyang Gao, Keyu Ai, Jun Zhao, Ling Xu

“…The coal fly ash (CFA) is massively produced as a consequence of coal source residues in Northern Shaanxi Province, China. Since disposing the waste materials in mountainous gully widely distributed in the same area is one of the possibilities, the high compressibility and low strength of CFA become a severe problem for the stacking. …”
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