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Khawaja MK, Alkayyali K, Almanasreh M, Alkhalidi A. Waste-to-energy barriers and solutions for developing countries with limited water and energy resources. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 926:172096. [PMID: 38556009 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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The environmental risks of conventional waste disposal methods, along with the resource and energy value of waste, have formed the foundation for waste-to-energy (WtE) technology. WtE systems that work on recovering energy present a suitable solution to generate energy and sustainably manage waste. This type of waste management system in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is still considered underutilized as WtE technology is rarely used due to a lack of experience in their specific local conditions, lack of qualified competencies, and the absence of an appropriate regulatory and legislative structure. This study reviews the existing WtE policies and regulations, and it investigates the potential of WtE techniques in the MENA region. Moreover, sustainability in water consumption is critical; therefore, various water-conservation techniques were reviewed and considered when selecting regulatory actions. The radiative sky cooling technique was recommended to reduce water consumption. Barriers to implementing WtE and solutions for developing countries were presented to enable proper WtE implementation.
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- Mohamad K Khawaja
- Energy Engineering Department, German Jordanian University, Amman 11180, Jordan.
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- Energy Engineering Department, German Jordanian University, Amman 11180, Jordan
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- Energy Engineering Department, German Jordanian University, Amman 11180, Jordan
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- Energy Engineering Department, German Jordanian University, Amman 11180, Jordan; Sustainable and Renewable Energy Department, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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Huang P, Xiong Y, Ge Y, Wen Y, Zeng X, Zhang J, Wang P, Wang Z, Chen S. Magnetic Fe 3O 4 nanoparticles decorated phosphorus-doped biochar-attapulgite/bismuth film electrode for smartphone-operated wireless portable sensing of ultra-trace multiple heavy metal ions. Mikrochim Acta 2023; 190:94. [PMID: 36806986 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-023-05672-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Pollution caused by both forestry wastes and heavy metals has increasingly drawn attention owing to environmental safety concerns. After essential oil is extracted from Cinnamomum camphoras (L.), the branches are used as forestry wastes to prepare a phosphorus-doped biochar-attapulgite/bismuth film electrode decorated with magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles (MBA-BiFE). The smartphone-operated wireless portable sensor is employed for the simultaneous ultratrace voltammetric detection of multiple heavy metal ions (Cd2+, Pb2+, and Hg2+). Cd2+, Pb2+, and Hg2+ exhibit excellent electrochemical responses in linear ranges of 0.1 nM-5 μM, 0.01 nM-7 μM, and 0.1 nM-3 μM with limits of detection equal to 0.036, 0.003, and 0.011 nM, respectively. The recoveries of MBA-BiFE for Cd2+, Pb2+, and Hg2+ are 93.6-109.9%, 86.0-107.5%, and 94.8-104.6%, respectively, and the RSD values for repeated measurements of Cd2+, Pb2+, and Hg2+ are 4.2%, 2.8%, and 3.3%, respectively. A machine learning model based on an artificial neural network algorithm is constructed to enable a smart determination of ultratrace hazardous multiple metal ions. The portable sensor based on the screen-printed integrated three-electrode sensor modified using MBA-BiFE demonstrates advantages and practicability in outdoor detection, compared with conventional sensors based on MBA-BiFE. This study provides a smartphone-operated wireless portable sensing technique for high-potential applications in environmetallomics or agrometallomics using forestry waste-derived biochar as substrate for electrode preparation. HIGHLIGHTS: • Fe3O4 decorated phosphorus-doped biochar-attapulgite/bismuth film electrode. • A smartphone-operated sensor for analysis of multiple heavy metal ions. • An Artificial neural network model for smart analysis of Cd2+, Pb2+, and Hg2+.
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- Peng Huang
- College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, East China Woody Fragrance and Flavor Engineering Research Center of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Nanchang, 330045, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Utilization of Plant Resources of Nanchang, Institute of Functional Materials and Agricultural Applied Chemistry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Utilization of Plant Resources of Nanchang, Institute of Functional Materials and Agricultural Applied Chemistry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Utilization of Plant Resources of Nanchang, Institute of Functional Materials and Agricultural Applied Chemistry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Utilization of Plant Resources of Nanchang, Institute of Functional Materials and Agricultural Applied Chemistry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, East China Woody Fragrance and Flavor Engineering Research Center of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Nanchang, 330045, People's Republic of China
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- College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, East China Woody Fragrance and Flavor Engineering Research Center of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Nanchang, 330045, People's Republic of China
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- College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, East China Woody Fragrance and Flavor Engineering Research Center of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Nanchang, 330045, People's Republic of China
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- College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, East China Woody Fragrance and Flavor Engineering Research Center of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Nanchang, 330045, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Utilization of Plant Resources of Nanchang, Institute of Functional Materials and Agricultural Applied Chemistry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, People's Republic of China
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- College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, East China Woody Fragrance and Flavor Engineering Research Center of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Nanchang, 330045, People's Republic of China.
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El Houari A, Carpenter M, Chaplin D, Golyshin P, McDonald JE. Lutispora saccharofermentans sp. nov., a mesophilic, non-spore-forming bacterium isolated from a lab-scale methanogenic landfill bioreactor digesting anaerobic sludge, and emendation of the genus Lutispora to include species which are non-spore-forming and mesophilic. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73. [PMID: 36748601 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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A novel anaerobic, mesophilic, non-spore-forming bacterium (strain m25T) was isolated from methanogenic enrichment cultures obtained from a lab-scale methanogenic landfill bioreactor containing anaerobic digester sludge. Cells were Gram-stain-negative, catalase-positive, oxidase-negative, rod-shaped, and motile by means of a flagellum. The genomic DNA G+C content was 40.11 mol%. The optimal NaCl concentration, temperature and pH for growth were 2.5 g l-1, 35 °C and at pH 7.0, respectively. Strain m25T was able to grow in the absence of yeast extract on glycerol, pyruvate, arginine and cysteine. In the presence of 0.2 % yeast extract, strain m25T grew on carbohydrates and was able to use glucose, cellobiose, fructose, raffinose and galactose. The novel strain could utilize glycerol, urea, pyruvate, peptone and tryptone. The major fatty acids were iso-C15 : 0, C14 : 0, C16 : 0 DMA (dimethyl acetal) and iso-C15 : 0 DMA. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the new isolate was closely related to Lutispora thermophila EBR46T (95.02 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). Genome relatedness was determined using both average nucleotide identity and amino acid identity analyses, the results of which both strongly supported that strain m25T belongs to the genus Lutispora. Based on its unique phylogenetic features, strain m25T is considered to represent a novel species within the genus Lutispora. Moreover, based on its unique physiologic features, mainly the lack of spore formation, a proposal to amend the genus Lutispora is also provided to include the non-spore-forming and mesophilic species. Lutispora saccharofermentans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of the species is m25T (=DSM 112749T=ATCC TSD-268T).
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- School of Natural Sciences, Environment Center Wales, Bangor University, UK
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- Centre for Environmental Biotechnology (CEB), Bangor University, UK
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- Centre for Environmental Biotechnology (CEB), Bangor University, UK
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- School of Natural Sciences, Environment Center Wales, Bangor University, UK.,Current address: School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Dal Pozzo A, Abagnato S, Cozzani V. Assessment of cross-media effects deriving from the application of lower emission standards for acid pollutants in waste-to-energy plants. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 856:159159. [PMID: 36191699 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The recent release of the new European Commission reference document on the Best Available Techniques (BAT) for waste incineration has set ambitious targets for the control of the emission of pollutants. However, an improved performance of the existing flue gas treatment systems in waste-to-energy (WtE) facilities is usually associated to an increase of cross-media effects, i.e., additional indirect environmental impacts related to the increased consumption of reactants and to the increased generation of process residues/wastewater in flue gas treatment. The present study introduces an innovative approach to assess cross-media effects deriving from more stringent acid gas emission standards in the WtE sector. By coupling simplified process modelling and life cycle analysis, the proposed methodology links the higher removal efficiency required for flue gas treatment to the impacts related to the reactants supply and waste disposal chain. An application to the Italian WtE sector exemplifies the potential of the method. The results evidence that, in case of HCl emission setpoints lower than 1 mg/Nm3, the reduction of acidifying emissions at the WtE stacks can be offset by the increase of global warming and smog formation impacts in the supply chain of flue gas cleaning reactants. In case of setpoints lower than 0.5 mg/Nm3, even within the acidification category the increase of indirect impacts more than compensates the decrease of WtE emissions. The net environmental benefit is strongly affected by the type of acid gas removal technology adopted, with dry systems typically associated with a larger increase of cross-media burdens when required to perform at higher removal efficiencies.
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- Alessandro Dal Pozzo
- Laboratory of Industrial Safety and Environmental Sustainability, Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, via Terracini n.28, 40131 Bologna, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Industrial Safety and Environmental Sustainability, Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, via Terracini n.28, 40131 Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratory of Industrial Safety and Environmental Sustainability, Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, via Terracini n.28, 40131 Bologna, Italy
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Closing of Carbon Cycle by Waste Gasification for Circular Economy Implementation in Poland. ENERGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/en15144983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Domestic coal and waste resources, which are valuable sources of carbon, can support efforts to transform a linear economy into a circular carbon economy. Their use, as an alternative to conventional, imported fossil resources (crude oil, natural gas) for chemical production, provides an opportunity for Poland to solve problems related to competitiveness, security of supply, and sustainable development in various industries. This is important for Poland because it can provide it with a long-term perspective of economic growth and development, taking into account global trends (e.g., the Paris Agreement) and EU legislation. The article presents a concept to support the transformation from linear toward a circular carbon economy under Polish conditions. The carried-out analyses showed that coal, RDF, and plastic waste fuels can be a valuable source of raw material for the development of the chemical industry in Poland. Due to the assumed availability of plastic waste and the loss of carbon in the production process, coal consumption is estimated at 10 million t/yr, both in the medium- and long-term. In case where coal consumption is reduced and an additional source of ‘green hydrogen’ is used, CO2 emissions could be reduced even by 98% by 2050. The presented results show the technical and economic feasibility of the proposed solution and could be the basis for development of the roadmap for transition of the linear to circular economy under Polish condition.
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Dongfang W, Ponce P, Yu Z, Ponce K, Tanveer M. The future of industry 4.0 and the circular economy in Chinese supply chain: In the Era of post-COVID-19 pandemic. OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT RESEARCH 2022. [PMCID: PMC9091149 DOI: 10.1007/s12063-021-00220-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The demand for new productive factors is increasingly required, exacerbated in a scenario in which a linear economy prevails. The circular economy (CE) adoption is a proposal to guarantee environmental sustainability and redirect an obsolete process such as the linear economy. Thus, one of the main factors that allow achieving sustainability is Industry 4.0 (I4.0). In addition, the research aims to evaluate the role of I4.0 during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. The literature review process defines ten future projections with potential for the CE's adoption. The two-round Delphi approach was developed with 54 CE experts to evaluate the projections. In both rounds, the probability of occurrence up to 2030, its impact on the CE and its desirability were evaluated. Likewise, the qualitative criteria of the experts were coded to evaluate the projections. From the ten projections, four are those with the highest probability of occurrence (EP > 70%), with high impact (I > 3.5) and desirability of occurrence (I > 3.5). Expert evaluations make it possible to identify that Industry 4.0 and the digital skills of workers, their financing, and the efficiency of Government policies have a high probability of occurrence in the adoption of the CE in 2030. This research responds to the special call of papers providing evidence favouring the implementation of I4.0 in the CE from a holistic approach to draw a roadmap towards adopting the CE practices.
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Biogas Production Enhancement through Chicken Manure Co-Digestion with Pig Fat. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12094652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Chicken manure and pig fat are found abundantly around the globe, and there is a challenge to get rid of them. This waste has considerable energy potential to be recovered into fuel, but extracting this energy from some by-products, especially fat, isn’t an easy task. When anaerobic digestion technology stepped to the level of anaerobic co-digestion, the utilisation of hardly degradable waste became feasible. Our research was conducted on anaerobic co-digestion of chicken manure as the primary substrate with pig fat as a fat reach supplement in a semi-continuous mode at different organic load rates. The influence of fat waste on the process of biogas production from chicken manure and the composition of the obtained products was determined using an organic load rate of 3.0–4.5 kg VS·(m3·day)−1. A sturdy and continuously growing biogas production was observed at all organic load rates, implying the synergetic effect on chicken manure and pig fat co-digestion. The highest specific methane yield, 441.3 ± 7.6 L·kg VS−1, was observed at an organic load rate of 4.5 kg VS·(m3·day)−1. The research results showed that co-digestion of chicken manure with pig fat is an appropriate measure for fat utilisation and contributes to the increase in biogas yield, methane concentration, and overall methane yield at investigated organic load rates.
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A Novel Method for the Estimation of Higher Heating Value of Municipal Solid Wastes. ENERGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/en15072593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The measurement of the higher heating value (HHV) of municipal solid wastes (MSWs) plays a key role in the disposal process, especially via thermochemical approaches. An optimized multi-variate grey model (OBGM (1, N)) is introduced to forecast the MSWs’ HHV to high accuracy with sparse data. A total of 15 cities and MSW from the respective city were considered to develop and verify the multi-variant models. Results show that the most accurate model was POBGM (1, 5) of which the least error measured 5.41% MAPE (mean absolute percentage error). Ash, being a major component in MSW, is the most important factor affecting HHV, followed by volatiles, fixed carbon and water contents. Most data can be included by using the prediction interval (PI) method with 95% confidence intervals. In addition, the estimations indicated that the MAPE from estimating the HHV for various MSW samples, collected from various cities, were in the range of 3.06–34.50%, depending on the MSW sample.
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Ahmad AF, Zulkurnain N, Rosid SJM, Azid A, Endut A, Toemen S, Ismail S, Abdullah WNW, Aziz SM, Yusoff NM, Rosid SM, Nasir NA. Catalytic Transesterification of Coconut Oil in Biodiesel Production: A Review. CATALYSIS SURVEYS FROM ASIA 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10563-022-09358-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mostakim K, Arefin MA, Islam MT, Shifullah KM, Islam MA. Harnessing energy from the waste produced in Bangladesh: evaluating potential technologies. Heliyon 2021; 7:e08221. [PMID: 34729441 PMCID: PMC8545694 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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With the increasing trend of the urban population in Bangladesh, waste generation is also increasing. With 70% organic solid waste, the urban areas generate 23,688 tonnes of waste per day. This rapid enhancement in waste production has an adverse effect onlandfill resources and the day-to-day lifestyle. In this regard adopting waste to energy techniques can be considered good idea to overcome the current waste management problem. This WtE conversion technique solves the landfill resources problem and produces electricity and heat to be supplied. This study aims to investigate the current status of MSW management in Bangladesh and identify the major problems. Here, five fundamental methods such as pyrolysis, incineration, anaerobic digestion (AD), gasification, hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) are reviewed critically and discussed the feasibilities in Bangladesh to generate power. The analysis is done considering different types of parameters like moisture content, calorific value, and residence time. These analyses pertaining to MSW management may be fruitful for encouraging researchers and authorities to improve further.
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- Khodadad Mostakim
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi, 6204, Bangladesh
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi, 6204, Bangladesh
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi, 6204, Bangladesh
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi, 6204, Bangladesh
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi, 6204, Bangladesh
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My-Thao Nguyen T, Anh-Thu Nguyen T, Tuong-Van Pham N, Ly QV, Thuy-Quynh Tran T, Thach TD, Nguyen CL, Banh KS, Le VD, Nguyen LP, Nguyen DT, Dang CH, Nguyen TD. Biosynthesis of metallic nanoparticles from waste Passiflora edulis peels for their antibacterial effect and catalytic activity. ARAB J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2021.103096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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