Volume 26
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Exploring the Role of Microbial Fuel Cells in Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Energy Generation
Water and wastewater reuse
Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) offers a promising solution for addressing both waste water treatment and challenges in renewable energy production. This study aims to explore the integration of MFCs with adsorption/bio-oxidation (AB) process to tackle wastewater management difficulties while generating...
A Silica Nano-Additive's Impact on the Performance and Emissions of a Diesel Engine Using DTBP Blended Low Viscous Waste Orange Peel Oil
Biowaste
In the current study, the effect of silicon dioxide (SiO2) nano-additive mixed with Orange peel oil (OPO) as Biodiesel was investigated in relation to the operation and emission characteristics of a diesel engine. Orange peel oil was extracted from the orange Peel waste by using steam distillation...
Antifungal potential of essential oil of Mentha spicata (L) in the biological control against phytopathogenic fungi
Environmental Health
Mentha species are commonly used in traditional medicine for their several pharmacological properties. They are also used as spice and are known for their bactericidal, antiviral and fungicidal properties. The objective of this study is to evaluate the antifungal activity of Mentha spicata essential...
Assessment of Innovative Technologies for Hazardous Waste Treatment and Remediation Review: A Sustainable Approach for Environmental Protection
Water and Wastewater Treatment
The management of hazardous waste is a critical environmental challenge that requires innovative and sustainable solutions to mitigate adverse impacts on ecosystems and human health. This research project aims to assess and evaluate cutting-edge technologies for the treatment and remediation of...
Improvement of the photo-Fenton performance at near neutral pH by the addition of tannic acid from tea leaves waste as a complexing agent in the Pb(II) photo-oxidation
Advanced Oxidation Processes
IIntroducing tannic acid from tea leaves waste as a complexing agent of Fe(III) into photo-Fenton process to prevent Fe(OH)3 precipitation at pH 7, and further to increase photo-Fenton activity in the near neutral pH for Pb(II) photo-oxidation is systematically addressed. The photo-Fenton process...
Rheology of binary cement paste system blended with silica fume and alccofine
Circular economy
The flow properties of the binary cement paste system added with supplementary cementitious materials, effect of polycarboxylate based superplasticizer dosage and their influence on the yield stress and the plastic viscosity were studied. The cementitious materials under the study are silica fume...
Research on Carbon Emission Peaks in Large Energy Production Region in China —Based on the Open STIRPAT Model
Environmental Management and Policies
The interdependence between different regions within a country has an important impact on the prediction of regional carbon emission peaks. In this paper, taking Shanxi Province, a large energy producing region in China, as an example, we select the driving factors to construct an open STIRPAT model...
Improving the energy efficiency and carbon dioxide reduction of a long-haul bus through aerodynamic design optimization
Global Environmental Change
Exhaustion of fossil fuel resources, inconsistent fuel costs and the difficulty of adopting electric vehicle technology in commercial vehicles support the idea that there is an opportunity for research in public transit regarding the correlation between energy efficiency and aerodynamic drag. The...
Exploration of Composting Strategies for Sustainable Organic Waste Management in Urban Environments
Solid Waste Management
The management of organic waste in urban environments poses significant challenges due to the high volume of waste generated and limited disposal options. Composting is a promising technique for converting organic waste into valuable compost that can be used to improve soil health and reduce the...
Air Pollution Prediction using Attention Module With CNN -OptBiLSTM
Air Quality
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...