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...     

Life cycle approach applied to the production of ceramic materials incorporated with ornamental stone wastes

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The use of the ornamental stone wastes, such as the originated from granite or marble, has been the subject of technological studies that evaluated...     

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...     

Ag recovery from waste printed circuit boards of cell phone for synthesis of Ag nanoparticles and their antibacterial activity

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - The increase in technology has increased the consumption and waste of electrical and electronic equipment, especially cell phones (smartphones)....     

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...     

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...