Global NEST Journal
ISSN numbers
1790-7632
2241-777X
Issue 1
Climate change and air pollution
Spatiotemporal evolution pattern of carbon emission performance in Asian countries
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
Due to extensive energy consumption and industrial production activities, Asian countries have become the largest sources of global carbon emissions, with emerging economies like China and India contributing significantly. Against the backdrop of increasing global climate change, carbon emissions...
A Critical probation for potentiality of bio-fuel with exquisite concoction of natural anti-oxidant additive in engines for pollutants reduction
Air Quality
Considering the present global fuel scenario, it becomes highly inevitable to opt for biofuel. Yet the use of biodiesel had increased pollutants which are emitted to the atmosphere such as Carbon monoxide, Unburnt Hydrocarbon, Nitrogen oxides and Smoke density in the combustion products. For this...
air pollution
Palm oil
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Smooth nickel - a suitable anodic material in new alkaline fuel cells sulphite/oxygen
Sustainable Energy
The anodic oxidation of sulphite ions was studied by voltammetric techniques on a nickel electrode in alkaline solution at various concentration of sulphite and polarization rate. The kinetic parameters of the electrode process have been determined using Tafel plots method and a mechanism of the...
anodic sulphite oxidation
voltammetric techniques
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A new method of nowcasting wildfires and impacts: a case study for the USA
Ecology, environmental change and management
In recent years, there has been a steady increase in the intensity and frequency of wildfires worldwide mainly due to the escalating climate crisis and land-use change. Wildfires result in a decline in air quality and cause damage to property, crops, resources, wildlife, and human lives. Since...
Environment
fire ecology
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Research on Performance Assessment of High Quality Development in Urban Green and Low Carbon Transformation
Ecological effects of Environmental change
In order to study the effective methods of green and low-carbon transformation in Chinese cities, this paper takes Rizhao City, Shandong Province, China, as the object of study. Based on the analysis of the research background and the literature review, and taking into account the characteristics of...
Green transformation，Green transformation empowerment，High-quality development performance，Overall assessment，Rizhao City
Trace Metals Pollution in Ambient Air of Urban and Rural Coastal Environments
Environmental data analysis and modelling
Air pollution in coastal areas will have a different pattern from mountainous areas due to different wind patterns during the day and night. The city of Semarang, as a representation of urban areas, and Jepara Regency, as a representation of the rural regions, were chosen for this sampling. 24-h...
air pollution
coastal
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Air Pollution Monitoring Approach using Atomic Orbital Search Algorithm with Deep Learning Driven
Air Quality
Air pollution is a major reason for health-related issues and weather changes, one of humanity's most dangerous problems. It is the most crucial environmental issue in the 21st century and has attracted global attention. These challenges are exacerbated by an overabundance of automobiles, industrial...
air pollution
Deep learning
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Harvesting of Dunaliella salina using electrocoagulation with helix electrode and producing HHO gas as promising Hydrogen fuel
Environmental data analysis and modelling
Biofuels obtained from renewable sources are the only alternative in the global economy from a sustainable point of view. Microalgae have shown tremendous potential as a major source of biomass production that can be used as biofuels. At the same time, gas hydrogen is a non-polluting energy source...
Dunaliella salina
Electrocoagulation
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Circular economy
Investigation on Tensile and Flexural Behaviour of Fibre Reinforced Concrete Using Artificial Neural Network
Solid Waste Management
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact that using marble sludge powder as a partial replacement for cement in concrete can have. Experiments were conducted to investigate a variety of characteristics of fiber-reinforced concrete using both fresh concrete and concrete that had been...
Fibre Reinforced Concrete
Polypropylene 3s
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Enhancing Solid Waste Sustainability with Iroko Wooden Sawdust and African Oil Bean Shell Particle-Strengthened Epoxy Composites
Solid Waste Management
Bio-composite materials are gaining traction in various industries as sustainable alternatives to synthetic fiber-reinforced composites. This study investigated the impact of fine powders loading on the tensile, transverse, and compressive characteristics of hybrid composites composed of Iroko...
Oil bean shell
sawdust
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Effectiveness of corn stalk biochar in amending the contaminated soil attributes and enhancing the sustainable grass growth
Environmental Management and Policies
It is important to rapidly amend the hostile rural soil fertility and quality to develop green land verdure. In this research, cornstalk-derived biochar was added (sequence proportions 0, 1, 5, 10, 20, and 50 % in the mass ratio) into hostile rural soil and then the grass was grown in the pots. The...
Biochar
Corn Stalk
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Influence of Utilizing Prosopis Juliflora Ash as Cement on Mechanical Properties of Cement Mortar and Concrete
Ecology, environmental change and management
The infrastructure of the country heavily depends on the construction material concrete. The primary ingredient in conventional concrete is cement, fly ash, or another cementitious substance. The need to explore alternative sources is driven by the challenges posed by global environmental warming...
Prosopis Juliflora Ash
Mechanical Properties
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Effect of coconut shell ash as an additive on the properties of green concrete
Solid Waste Management
Concrete is the broadly adopted composite material in the construction arena. The growing need for cost-effective housing is resulting in the depletion of environmental resources such as river sand and gravel, which are essential components in the manufacture of concrete. However, the manufacturing...
coconut shell ash
Green Concrete
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Solid waste management
Assessment of biomarker-based ecotoxic effects in combating microplastic pollution - A review
Environmental Health
Microplastics, found in various environments oceans, freshwater systems, soil, and the atmosphere, can enter ecosystems through various pathways, including the degradation of macroplastic parts or direct release from consumer products. By polluting terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems...
Biomarker
Ecosystem
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Synergistic effects of microbes and plant for remediation of chromium contaminated soil
Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation
The contamination of soil is a serious issue to the environment caused by the human activities in the form of improper disposal methods. There are several contaminated dumpsites in India where, hazardous and other wastes contains heavy metal were dumped historically, which subsequently results in...
Heavy metal
chromium
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Kinetic Model of Anaerobic Digestion from Chicken Manure and Thai Rice Noodle Wastewater in Continuous Reactors
Environmental data analysis and modelling
A kinetic model was used to describe the anaerobic co-digestion of chicken manure (CM) and Thai rice noodle wastewater (TRNW) in continuous reactors. This research investigated the effects of mixing interval and hydraulic retention time (HRT) on methane production and other related kinetic...
Kinetic Model
Anaerobic digestion
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Improving heavy metal removal efficiency from steel sludge: Application of the coupled ultrasonic-bioleaching treatment
Water and Wastewater Treatment
This study assessed the efficiency of Fe, Al, Ni and Sr removal from the steel sludge using the coupled bioleaching with Thiobacillus thiooxidans and ultrasonic waves. Growth conditions were optimized using the surface response method. The bacterium was adapted successively to three heavy metal...
Bioleaching
Heavy metals
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Efficiency of Food Waste Activated Carbon in Treating Biodiesel Plant Effluent: Impact on Process Conditions and NaOH Recovery
Water and Wastewater Treatment
In work illustrated, the mixed food reject was carbonized and further activated with zinc chloride for biodiesel washwater treatment experiments. Biodiesel washwater is one of the significant side streams generated during biodiesel production from waste cooking oil. The food waste activated carbon...
Biodiesel washwater
Activated carbon
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Anaerobic Digestion of Corn Stover Pretreated with Sulfuric Acid in Different Soaking Durations
Biowaste
The biogas production of pretreated corn stover has been determined in different soaking durations. Batch anaerobic digestion applies three different soaking durations in sulfuric acid pretreatment under room temperature. The study aimed to probe the effect of soaking durations during sulfuric acid...
acid pretreatment
Biogas
+3 more
Water and wastewater
Transport of alumina nanoparticles in natural waters and water saturated porous media- an analysis of the effect of various environmental parameters
Water Quality
To control the use and disposal of products containing nanoparticles and lessen the risks they pose to soil and aquatic ecosystems, it is essential to understand the fate and transport of Al2O3 NPs. The stability, settling, retention, and transport of Al2O3 NPs in aqueous environments and saturated...
Aluminium oxide nanoparticle
transport
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Evaluation of the response of dynamic changes in the natural attenuation of chloride-polluted groundwater via high-throughput sequencing: Degradation characteristics and environmental changes
Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation
Due to its cost-effectiveness and absence of secondary pollution, the biological approach for eradicating chloride pollution has attracted widespread interest. However, numerous obstacles, including the limited presence of degrading microbes and a substantial impact from environmental variables...
natural attenuation
chloride pollution
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The effect of temperature on the U-232 and Am-241 adsorption by PN6 microplastics in aqueous solutions.
Microplastics in the marine environment
The effect of temperature on the adsorption of U-232 and Am-241 by PN6 has been investigated in laboratory and environmental water samples (e.g. seawater and waste water) in the picomolar concentration range. Generally, increasing temperature favors radionuclide adsorption, indicating that...
uranium
americium
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Vigna stipulacea mediated Fe nanoparticles synthesis: A greener approach for sequestration of Pb2+ from aqueous environment
Water and Wastewater Treatment
The greener approach offers a viable, sustainable and eco-friendly way to synthesize nanoparticles. This study used the seed extract of Vigna stipulacea (VS) as a bioreducing agent to synthesize iron nanoparticles (VS-Fe). The VS seed extract contains polyphenols and lignin content that acted as a...
Fe nanoparticles
green synthesis
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Diatom records in sediments for eutrophication process of Lake Xian'nv, China since the mid-20th century
Ecological effects of Environmental change
To well understand the eutrophication process for inland lakes where more lands had been used for agriculture and industry without adequate environmental protections, 9 surface sediments and 1 core sediment in Lake Xian’nv which was located in the middle of Jiangxi Province were chosen. Combined...
Diatom community
sediments
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Spatiotemporal variability of heavy metals concentration in an industrialized estuarine-bay ecosystem in Northern Persian Gulf
Ecological effects of Environmental change
This study aimed to evaluate the pollution level of Ni, Pb, Cd, V, and Hg in the sediments of Musa Estuary and its four main tributaries namely Majidieh, Zangi, Semaili, and Merimos (collectively known as Mahshahr estuaries) in summer and winter 2019 using sediment quality indices. In each tributary...
Mahshahr estuaries
spatio-temporal analysis
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Green Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles Using Moringa Oleifera Leaf Extract for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Dyes
Water and Wastewater Treatment
In this research, we provide a method for synthesizing ZnO nanoparticles using Moringa Oleifera Leaf (M.O Leaf) Extract. UV-VIS Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, EDS, X-ray diffraction and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) were used to create and characterize ZnO nanoparticles...
Biosynthesis
M.O Extract
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Solar still desalination techniques for the minimization of operational time and cost: a review
Desalination
This current, comprehensive study of the literature provides a full review of recent developments in a variety of various kinds of solar stills. This review looks at studies on double-slope, hybrid solar stills, single-slope, with a condenser unit, and other particular types of solar stills. To make...
solar still
Desalination
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Biosorption of crystal violet and methylene blue dyes using coconut shell powder
Water and Wastewater Treatment
In this study, coconut shell biosorbent was synthesized through chemical processes and activated using concentrated sulfuric acid to serve as an organic adsorbent for the effective removal of dye molecules, particularly Crystal Violet (CV) and Methylene Blue (MB), from wastewater. The biosorbent's...
Biosorption
Coconut shells
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Facile Prepared Fe3O4 Nanoparticles as a Nano-Catalyst on photo-Fenton process to remediation of methylene blue dye from water: Characterisation and Optimization
Nanomaterials in the environment: applications and effects
In this research, a simple method for the preparation of Fe3O4 nanoparticles (Fe3O4NPs) with an average size of 38.05 nm via co-precipitation was investigated. X-ray diffraction (DRX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) were used to characterize obtained Fe3O4...
Fe3O4Nps
structural characterization
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Effect of Zeolux and Filters Backwash Water (FBWW) on Plant Growth and Yield of Sage (Salvia Officinalis) Plant
Water and wastewater reuse
Jordan is one of the few countries with constricted water resources, having one of the lowest per capita water levels in the world (Ministry of Agriculture, 2015). Jordan's available water resources per person are predicted to fall from less than 160 m3/capita/year to roughly 90 m3/capita/year by...
FBWW
Filters Backwash Water
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