Recycling Expanded Polystyrene with a Biodegradable Solvent to Manufacture 3D Printed Prototypes and Finishing Materials for Construction

Journal of Polymers and the Environment - The amount of plastic waste generated is causing damage to the environment, such as sea and soil pollution, and one of the alternatives for disposing of...     

Sustainable banking: a systematic review of concepts and measurements

Environment, Development and Sustainability - The banking sector has a fundamental role in promoting sustainable development. Due to its performance as an intermediary, it can influence the pace...     

Biogas production from malt bagasse from craft beer industry: kinetic modeling and process simulation

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - In this work, biogas was synthesized from malt enriched-craft beer bagasse with the objective to generate clean energy. Thus, a kinetic model based...     

Statistical analysis in estimating probable concentrations of representative chemical species in leachate: a solution for the source term of new or unmonitored landfills

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - Leakage modeling can be crucial for environmental management and control of waste landfills. However, defining boundary conditions for these models...     

Chronic exposure to lead acetate promotes changes in the alveolar bone of rats: microstructural and physical–chemical characterization

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - There are a few data relating to the effects of lead (Pb) exposure on the alveolar bone, which has very distinct morphophysiological characteristics...     

Annealing Effect on Pla/Eva Blends Performance

Journal of Polymers and the Environment - PLA has aroused industrial and scientific interest in recent years, mainly due to its biodegradable character. However, PLA is brittle and displays low...     

Completely Green Synthesis of Antimicrobial Nanocomposites Based on Hydrogels Containing Silver Nanoparticles for 3D Biofabrication of Smart Scaffolds

Journal of Polymers and the Environment - Lack of biomaterials feasible for three-dimensional (3D) biofabrication and the limited capability to sterilize some of these items are current gaps that...     

Mass balance and characterization of bio-oil from sludge pyrolysis generated in the treatment of effluent from the biodiesel industry

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - The present work produced bio-oil from the pyrolysis of sludge from the biodiesel processing industry in a fixed bed reactor, aiming at industrial...     

Treatment of residual lubricating oil using rice husk-based material as ecological adsorbent

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - One of the most significant environmental problems the world population faces is the inadequate disposal of petroleum derivatives. Lubricant oil is...