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Challenges in implementing the extended producer responsibility in developing economy: WEEE management in Serbia

by Marinković Tijana Tošić Nikolina Berežni Isidora Stanisavljević Nemanja Batinić Bojan

Solid Waste Management

In Serbia, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE or e-waste) is classified as hazardous waste, mandated to be collected separately from other waste streams. Despite several laws and regulations governing e-waste management, the rate of properly collected and recycled equipment remains low...

extended producer responsibility MCDA +4 more
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Upregulate Soil Health and Wheat Yield: Conversion of Organic Waste into Bio-activated Zn-Enriched Compost for Deficient Soils

by Naeem Muhammad Iqbal Zafar Hussain Azhar Jamil Moazzam Ahmad Hafiz Tanvir Ismail Ahmed Mahmoud El-Mogy Mohamed El Ganainy Sherif El-Beltagi Hossam Hadid Maha Loutfi

Solid Waste Management

Soil zinc (Zn) deficiency is a major constraint limiting wheat productivity and nutritional quality, particularly in degraded agricultural lands. Sustainable organic waste management through composting presents an eco-friendly approach to enhancing soil health while mitigating environmental...

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Ammonium nitrate enhances salinity stress tolerance by inducing physiological and phy-tohormonal regulation changes in Vigna radiata L.

by Fu Shilin Iqbal Babar Alahmadi Tahani Awad Ansari Mohammad Javed Jalal Arshad Nazir Muhammad Junaid Li Guanlin Du Daolin

Issue 6

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

Mungbean is a key leguminous crop species highly regarded for its nutritious properties. However, soil salinity greatly reduced its growth and yield. Our study investigated whether applying exogenous nitrogen (N) (ammonium nitrate; AN) could improve salinity tolerance in mungbean seedlings by...

abiotic stresses salinization +3 more
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Assessing the impact of inbound tourism on carbon emissions: Evidence from the Belt and Road Initiative countries

by Ma Wei Ma Xiayi Zhuang Daoyuan Shi Xiangchen Gao Yue

Issue 6

Environmental management and policy

As an important vehicle for implementing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), inbound tourism not only promotes economic growth among participating countries but also plays a significant role in optimizing the flow of production factors and enhancing green low-carbon cooperation. Based on the panel...

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Phytochemical Analysis, GC–MS Profile and Determination of Biological Activities of Quercus canariensis L. Leaf Extracts

by Tebbal Nesrine Hadj Rabia Samia Zahnit Wafa Debib Aicha Cherifa Chaouia Moualhi Noussaiba Fodili Assia

Issue 6

Circular Economy and Bioeconomy

The current study was conducted to characterize the chemical composition of Quercus canariensis L. leaf extracts from Algeria and to evaluate their biological activities. The extraction was performed using solid-liquid extraction with two solvents: acetone and ethanol. The chemical profile was...

Quercus canariensis, polyphenols, antibacterial activity, antifungal activity, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry.
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Adsorption-desorption of doxycycline using pyrophosphoric acid-modified biochar derived from sesame stalk

by Murtaza Ghulam Usman Muhammad Javied Sabiha Algarni Tahani saad Al-Mohaimeed AmalM Ahmad Shabir Iqbal Javed Gurbanova Lala Iqbal Rashid

Issue 6

Circular Economy and Bioeconomy

The knowledge of the adsorption-desorption behavior of doxycycline on pyrophosphoric acid modified biochar derived from sesame is limited. In this study, we examined the doxycycline sorption on pyrophosphoric acid modified-sesame stalk biochar. The isotherm and kinetic sorption data showed...

Hazardous waste Adsorption
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Advanced Characterization of Binuclear Azo Polymeric Resins for Enhanced Metal Ion Uptake and Antibacterial Applications

by Arumugam Dhivya Thananjayan Kaliyappan

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

An acyclic dinuclear metal complex with O4 donor coordination site was prepared and isolated. A polymethacrylate anchored coordination compound turned out to be designed by the combination of azo compound derived from 3-formyl salicylic acid and diazonium salt of 4-aminophenol with methacryloyl...

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N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine as an enhancer of salinity tolerance via modulating physiological and anatomical attributes in faba bean

by Ramadan Khaled Mohamed Hisham Al Hashedi Sallah Ghazzawy Hesham El-Beltagi Hossam El-Mogy Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed Saudy Hani Abdelkhalik Abdelsattar Abd El-Mageed Shimaa Mohamed Ibrahim Abd El-Mageed Taia

Hydrology and Water Resources Management

To meet the increasingly food demands, all environmental resources should be exploited in sustainable manner. Soil, a major component in agricultural for production, is subjected to salinization owing to climate changes. Growing crop plants in saline soil dramatically results in significant yield...

Lipid peroxidation osmo-protectants +5 more
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Alkali and Magnetite Modified Fly Ash as Granular Adsorbent for Removal of Naphthol AS Dye from Aqueous Solution

by Purbasari Aprilina Kusumawardani Restu Ariyanti Dessy Handayani Noer Abyor

Issue 6

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

The presence of dye pollutants in the aquatic environment, apart from causing aesthetic problems, can also cause health problems. Removal of dye pollutants in industrial wastewater can be done using the adsorption method, which is a simple, effective and low-cost process. Fly ash is a solid waste...

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Development of Eco-Friendly Brake Pads Using Oil Residue Materials: Assessment of Mechanical Properties, Biodegradation, and Environmental Impact

by Sunil Kumar Hemanth .M Edwin Raja Dhas .J

Issue 6

Environmental management and policy

Brake pads are the major automotive component that ensures safe braking by controlling the speed of vehicles. Conventional brake pads contain harmful materials like asbestos and heavy metals, adversely affecting human health and the environment. Conventionally, there is an increasing demand for eco...

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Influence of zinc nanoparticles on maize productivity under heat stress caused by climate variability

by Ahmad Naseer Shah Shahen Bayar Jalal Korany Shereen Magdy Ahmad Uzair Gul Atia Khan Waleed Jalal Arshad AAlsherif Emad Ali Nawab AAldailami Danyah Teixeira Filhoh Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Iqbal Babar

Issue 5

Climate change

Heat stress is among the most devastating abiotic stresses responsible for the reduction of maize yield. Therefore, the application of zinc nanoparticles (ZnNPs) is considered one of the precise and sustainable practices to meet the nutritional and food security demands of the global population. In...

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Feasibility Study of Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) Technology at Guheshwori Wastewater Treatment Plant, Nepal

by Ghimire Ashish Ojha Sateesh Kumar

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) technology is applicable for removing organic components and nitrogen from wastewater in the Guheshwori Wastewater Treatment Plant (GWWTP). A lab-scale single-staged aerobic batch MBBR (16L pure volume, 5L active working volume) was designed and initiated using...

Removal efficiencies Municipal wastewater treatment, +3 more
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Application of NaOH-Activated peanut shells as a low-cost adsorbent for the removal of cationic dyes

by Hamdache Farida Halet Farid Bekhti Saida Chergui Abdelmalek Yeddou Ahmed Reda Nadjemi Boubekeur

Issue 6

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the possibility of using a lignocellulosic residue, peanut shells after alkaline activation, as a low-cost adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue dye from aqueous solutions. Adsorption experiments were conducted by varying parameters such as the...

Adsorption methylene blue +4 more
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Seed priming of fenugreek seeds with silica nanoparticles: Enhanced growth economics and sustainable agricultural practices

by Nafisa Begam MN

Issue 5

Circular Economy and Bioeconomy

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of various concentrations of nano-silica on the germination process of fenugreek seeds. The agro-waste materials such as rice husk, corn cobs and bagasse were used as a precursor for synthesizing nano-silica. Moreover, their formation was confirmed...

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Air Pollution Prediction using Attention Module With CNN -OptBiLSTM

by Visu P Rajesh Khanna M. Sundara Rajulu Navaneethakrishnan Subramanian P.

Issue 6

Air pollution and health

Predicting air pollution using environmental data assessment parameters becomes increasingly significant amid growing fears about climate change and the sustainability of urban areas. The use of sophisticated deep learning (DL) methods to model the intricate relation among these variables represents...

air pollution Air Quality Index Prediction +2 more
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Amelioration of drought stress in wheat by using plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and biogas slurry

by Saleem A. Raza M.A.S Khan I.H. Tahir M.A. Iqbal R. Aslam M.U. Ejaz Z. Ditta A. AlMunqedhi B.M. Al Farraj D.A.

Issue 8

Hydrology and Water Resources Management

Drought stress has a significant impact on cereal-based staple food production, particularly in developing countries like Pakistan. To ensure a sustainable and reliable food supply, it is essential to develop comprehensive production plans that incorporate various approaches to mitigate the effects...

PGPR drought +4 more
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Theoretical Investigation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Oriented to Automotive Applications

by Anandkumar G. Ramakrishnan S. Arivarasan N. Annamalai K.

Issue 5

Air pollution and health

Because of their efficiency and low environmental effect, proton exchange membrane fuel cells, or PEMFCs, are discussed in this abstract as a viable renewable energy source. The paper investigates PEMFCs theoretically, delving into their electrochemical mechanisms and developing a MATLAB simulation...

Fuel cells Electrodes +3 more
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Prediction of the effect of adsorption on the retention of organic compounds by NF/RO using QSPR-ANN

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merarsi nechoua et al. View all

Issue 5

Environmental data analysis and modelling

Understanding the retention of organic compounds (OCs) is critical for membrane applications in water recycling. The objective of this study was to create an optimized model using Artificial Neural Networks for Quantitative Structure-Property Relationship (QSPR-ANN) to predict the effect of...

Modelisation hydrophobic adsorption +6 more
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Composite electrospun membranes based on PET-PAN modified with LDH-hybrid as promising adsorbent for pollutants removal from wastewater

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Abdul Majeed Pirzada et al. View all

Issue 5

Circular Economy and Bioeconomy

The current work reveals the fabrication of a novel nanofiber composite membrane of PET-PAN modified with Mg-Al-LDH-PVA through electrospinning process. The nanocomposite membranes characterization was conducted with different techniques i.e. SEM, EDS, FTIR, XRD, and water contact angle to evaluate...

Electrospun membranes Nanocomposite polymers +3 more
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The modeling of the Organic Molecules Rejection using the Bootstrap Aggregated Neural Networks for the evaluation of the Forward Osmosis Process performance

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kratbi fouad et al. View all

Issue 5

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

The forward osmosis process is currently more studied to be a replacement for another consuming-energy process, for this, many works show up the rejection of different molecules, energy consumption, and modeling of different objectives related to FO process. Our study consists to model the rejection...

Modeling Organic molecules +3 more
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Study on the Initial Allocation of Carbon Emission Rights Applicable to China's National Conditions: from the Perspective of Comprehensive Principles

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Issue 5

Climate change

The scientific and reasonable allocation of initial carbon emission rights is the foundation of establishing and perfecting the carbon trading system, which is directly associated with the completion of carbon emission reduction targets. Guided by the rational distribution of China's carbon emission...

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Electrochemical Treatment for Real Hospital Wastewater and its Future Prospect

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Yudha Gusti Wibowo et al. View all

Issue 5

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

Purpose: This study investigates the efficacy of electrochemical remediation techniques in treating hospital wastewater, focusing on parameters including turbidity, color, BOD, COD, DO, coliform, and E. coli. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study conducts a comprehensive analysis of various...

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The influence of nZVI composites as immobilizing agents on the bioavailability of heavy metals and plant growth in mining metal-contaminated soil

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441106289@student.ksu.edu.sa et al. View all

Issue 4

Circular Economy and Bioeconomy

Under the greenhouse scale, nano zero valent iron (nZVI) have been evaluated evaluated by formulation with carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC-nZVI), chitosan (Ch-nZVI), biochar (BC-nZVI), and smectite (SC-nZVI) at rates of 0 and 0.5 and 1% (w/w). The properties of manufactured compounds and their impact...

nZVI based composite materials Heavy metal +3 more
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Chitosan-doped ZnO Nanoparticles for Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Food Preservation Applications

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Rashid Iqbal et al. View all

Issue 4

Circular Economy and Bioeconomy

Chitosan-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles (CS-ZnO NPs) were meticulously fabricated using the sol-gel methodology. The CS-ZnO NPs underwent comprehensive analytical assessments, employing advanced techniques, encompassing X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV visible (UV-Vis)...

Chitosan Nanoparticles +3 more
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