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Circular Economy

High Open?Circuit Voltage Organic Solar Cells with 19.2% Efficiency Enabled by Synergistic Side?Chain Engineering
27/03/2024 - Restricted by the energy?gap law, state?of?the?art organic solar cells (OSCs) exhibit relatively low open?circuit voltage (VOC; 0.8–0.9 V) because of large nonradiative energy losses. Moreover, the...
Valorization of Chicken Viscera as Natural Raw Material Source: Application to Hydrolysis of Fatty Esters for Sewage Treatment
- Abstract â??Chicken visceraâ? constitutes very abundant domestic wastes interestingly investigated in the present paper. The efficiency of this crude slaughter co-product of...
Bacterial nanocellulose: A versatile biopolymer production using a cost?effective wooden disc based rotary reactor
25/03/2024 - Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) has various unique qualities, including high mechanical strength, crystallinity, and high water?holding capacity, which makes it appropriate for a wide range of...
Development of synthetic small regulatory RNA for Rhodococcus erythropolis
25/03/2024 - Graphical Abstract and Lay SummaryThe non?model Rhodococcus are an ideal chassis for biotransformation, biodegradation, and biosynthesis; however, engineering of Rhodococcus is challenging. In this...
CO2 photoreduction over semiconducting 2D materials with supported single atoms: recent progress and challenges
27/03/2024 - In the face of the growing energy crisis and environmental challenges, substantial efforts are now directed toward sustainable clean energy as a replacement for traditional fossil fuels. CO2...
MXene/silk fibroin strengthened PVA?based eutectogel with excellent self?healing ability and environmental adaptability: Design, synthesis, and sensing application
28/03/2024 - In order to solve typical problems of instability in a variety of environments, lack of self?healing ability and poor mechanical properties of traditional hydrogel materials, herein, a superelastic...
Establishment of compound database of emerging antioxidants and high-resolution mass spectrometry screening in lake sediment from Taihu Lake Basin, China
27/03/2024 - Antioxidants are ubiquitous in various environmental samples, leading to increasing concern regarding their potential risk to environments or humans. However, there is dearth of information...
Removal of high lead concentration by hydroponic cultures of normal and transformed plants of Scirpus americanus Pers.
27/03/2024 - Lead is a very toxic metal which affects human health. An alternative to remove it from contaminated water is the use of macrophytes, as Scirpus americanus Pers. This species is tolerant to salt...
Development of novel resistivity-chargeability statistical relationships for subsurface characterization at Langkawi, Kedah
27/03/2024 - The significance of resistivity-chargeability relationships has been acknowledged and applied in various geologic terrains and different environmental conditions. However, there remains an...
Evaluating hydrogeochemistry and heavy metal contamination of groundwater at Ranipet environs: employing multivariate statistics, agricultural indices, and health risk assessment
27/03/2024 - Water plays an essential role in sustaining life on Earth as an indispensable natural resource. In recent decades, dependence on groundwater for domestic and industrial purposes has become...
Research progress in water quality prediction based on deep learning technology: a review
27/03/2024 - Water, an invaluable and non-renewable resource, plays an indispensable role in human survival and societal development. Accurate forecasting of water quality involves early identification of...
Assessing the effects of extreme climate risk on urban ecological resilience in China
27/03/2024 - The frequent occurrence of extreme weather events has imparted significant pressure on urban ecosystem management. Evaluating the relationship between extreme climate risk (ECR) and urban...
Porous durian shell biochar modified by KMnO4 (Mn-DSB) as a highly selective adsorbent for Be(II)
27/03/2024 - The mining of uranium-beryllium ores has resulted in substantial beryllium (Be) contamination. In this study, agricultural waste durian shells were utilized as raw materials to prepare biochar,...
Congo red dye degradation using Fe-containing mineral as a reactive material derived from waste foundry dust
28/03/2024 - This study investigated the applicability of industrial waste. The high affinity of Fe-based products is widely used for industrial effluents because of their capability to oxidize contaminants....
Effective recovery of the nitritation process through hydrogen peroxide
28/03/2024 - This study successfully achieved stable nitritation by adding hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to the nitrification sludge whose nitritation stability had been destroyed. The batch experiment demonstrated...
Feasibility study of the use of concrete blocks produced from plastic marine garbage for use in civil construction
28/03/2024 - The pursuit of development in an economically sustainable and ecologically sound manner is a goal of modern society. It has been investing in products that minimize their environmental impact,...
A Sulfonic-Functionalized Cellulose Adsorbent for the Rapid Removal of Cerium (III) from Aqueous Solutions
28/03/2024 - The biodegradable biomass adsorbent (cellulose-g-PSS) was synthesized in LiCl/N, N-dimethyl acetamide by the free-radical grafting polymerization reaction between sodium styrene...