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Volume 26

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Global NEST Journal

ISSN numbers
1790-7632
2241-777X

Volume

Volume number
26
Publication year
2024

Exploring the Role of Microbial Fuel Cells in Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Energy Generation

by

Prashant Sharma et al. View all

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...

wastewater treatment Renewable Energy +5 more

A Silica Nano-Additive's Impact on the Performance and Emissions of a Diesel Engine Using DTBP Blended Low Viscous Waste Orange Peel Oil

by Banerji C. Roji S.S.S. Kannan T.R. Kanthavelkumaran N.

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...

Orange Peel Oil DTBP Enhancer +3 more

Antifungal potential of essential oil of Mentha spicata (L) in the biological control against phytopathogenic fungi

by Djekoun M. Boughendjioua H. Sofiane Boubekeur M. Djekoun M. Benaliouche F.

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...

Mentha spicata essential oil +2 more

Assessment of Innovative Technologies for Hazardous Waste Treatment and Remediation Review: A Sustainable Approach for Environmental Protection

by

Prashant Sharma et al. View all

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...

Hazardous waste treatment Remediation technologies +3 more

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

by Tri Wahyuni E. Kuncoro H. Zahwa Alharrisa E. Suratman A.

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...

Photo-Fenton near neutral pH +3 more

Rheology of binary cement paste system blended with silica fume and alccofine

by Renisha M. Sakthieswaran N.

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...

Flowability setting time +1 more

Research on Carbon Emission Peaks in Large Energy Production Region in China —Based on the Open STIRPAT Model

by Wang Z. Wu Q. Ma S.

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...

open STIRPAT model,carbon peaking,forecasting, scenario analysis approach

Improving the energy efficiency and carbon dioxide reduction of a long-haul bus through aerodynamic design optimization

by Sunil S. Arunachalam K.

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...

Aerodynamic drag Carbon dioxide emissions +3 more

Exploration of Composting Strategies for Sustainable Organic Waste Management in Urban Environments

by Sharma P. Nagabhooshanam N. Kumar R. Sharma K. Vani S.

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...

composting Organic waste management +4 more

Air Pollution Prediction using Attention Module With CNN -OptBiLSTM

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

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...

air pollution Air Quality Index Prediction +2 more