Waste Management

Papers
(The TQCC of Waste Management is 18. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
Detection of degraded high-density polyethylene via near-infrared hyperspectral imaging237
Insight into SO4(-II)- dependent anaerobic methane oxidation in landfill: Dual-substrates dynamics model, microbial community, function and metabolic pathway227
Machine learning-aided unveiling the relationship between chemical pretreatment and methane production of lignocellulosic waste223
Incinerator ash characterization – Implications for elevated temperature landfills215
Editorial Board193
Low-carbon and high-value utilization of hazardous industrial organic waste: From molecular mechanism to application168
Physicochemical properties of carbon-based materials enhance in situ biomethanation performances under organic overload166
Energy effective utilization of circulating fluidized bed fly ash to prepare silicon-aluminum composite aerogel and gypsum164
Biochemical, hydrological and mechanical behaviors of high food waste content MSW landfill: Numerical simulation analysis of a large-scale experiment156
Frequent export of pig slurry for outside storage reduced methane but not ammonia emissions in cold and warm seasons141
High hydrophobic silanized paper: Material characterization and its biodegradation through brown rot fungus122
Identifying plastic materials in post-consumer food containers and packaging waste using terahertz spectroscopy and machine learning122
Deep eutectic solvent as a solution for polyester/cotton textile recycling112
Soil flushing for remediation of landfill leachate-contaminated soil: A comprehensive evaluation of optimal flushing agents and influencing factors109
Quantitative water content estimation in landfills through joint inversion of seismic refraction and electrical resistivity data considering surface conduction107
Structural study and metal speciation assessments of waste PCBs and environmental implications: Outlooks for choosing efficient recycling routes107
Sulfuric acid leaching of ball-milling activated FePO4 residue after lithium extraction from spent lithium iron phosphate cathode powder105
Composition and selected properties of bio-waste collected in towns from single- and multi-family housing and in rural areas94
BIM-driven transformation of waste management toward enhanced reduction and circularity in the built environment94
Environmental sustainability of an integrate anaerobic digestion-composting treatment of food waste: Analysis of an Italian plant in the circular bioeconomy strategy92
High-rate in-vessel continuous composting of olive mill byproducts91
Techno-economic and environmental assessments for sustainable bio-methanol production as landfill gas valorization90
Plastics to fuel or plastics: Life cycle assessment-based evaluation of different options for pyrolysis at end-of-life88
Influence of long-term natural degradation processes on near-infrared spectra and sorting of post-consumer plastics87
Earthworms and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) cooperate to promote the biodegradation of tetracycline residues in livestock manure87
Quantification of indicator and pathogenic bacteria in manures and digestates from three agricultural biogas plants over a one-year period83
Innovative hydrothermal technique in efficient disengagement of waste solar panels82
On the use of plastic precursors for preparation of activated carbons and their evaluation in CO2 capture for biogas upgrading: a review82
Prediction of metal recovery potential of end-of-life NEV batteries in China based on GRA-BiLSTM80
Leaching behavior and release mechanism of pollutants from different depths in a phosphogypsum stockpile79
Microbial community assembly and chemical dynamics of raw brewers’ spent grain during inoculated and spontaneous solid-state fermentation79
Thermal and mechanical characterization of composite materials from industrial plastic wastes and recycled nylon fibers for floor paving tiles application79
Natural and recyclable alginate hydrogels as extracting media for recovering valuable metals of spent lithium-ion batteries from a deep eutectic solvent76
Insights on dissolved organic matter and bacterial community succession during secondary composting in residue after black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens L.) bioconversion for food waste treatm75
Preferential and efficient extraction of lithium under the combined action of reduction of herb-medicine residue and leaching of oxalic acid75
Migration and transformation of sulfur during pyrolysis of waste tires for high-value utilization of poly-generation products75
Strategies for industrial residue valorization through metal recovery, use in construction, or CO2 mineralization72
Trustworthy and Human Centric neural network approaches for prediction of landfill methane emission and sustainable waste management practices72
How microplastics affect sludge pyrolysis behavior: Thermogravimetry-mass spectrum analysis and biochar characteristics71
The development of China's Circular Economy: From the perspective of environmental regulation71
Green illusions in self-reporting? Reassessing the intention-behavior gap in waste recycling behaviors70
A comparative pyrolysis study of different waste wind turbine blade parts: Kinetics, product distribution and evolution, and economics70
Microwave absorbent enhancement of multi-thermal field effect: Pyrolysis of waste printed circuit boards70
Social Hotspot analysis of the e-waste sector in Ghana and Nigeria69
Charting the electric vehicle battery reuse and recycling network in North America69
A novel subcritical water synergistic co-treatment of brominated epoxy resin and copper-based spent catalysts: debromination, phenol production, and copper recovery69
Recovery and recycling of silica fabric from waste printed circuit boards to develop epoxy composite for electrical and thermal insulation applications68
Efficient conversion of waste-to-SNG via hybrid renewable energy systems for circular economy: Process design, energy, and environmental analysis68
Evaluating the impact of drying on leaching from a solidified/stabilized waste using a monolithic diffusion model68
Techno-economic and scalability analysis of nitrogen plasma gasification of medical waste68
Real-time construction demolition waste detection using state-of-the-art deep learning methods; single–stage vs two-stage detectors67
Coagulation studies on photodegraded and photocatalytically degraded polystyrene microplastics using polyaluminium chloride67
Advanced data augmentation techniques to enhance instance segmentation dataset for construction and demolition waste management66
Circular waste management: Superworms as a sustainable solution for biodegradable plastic degradation and resource recovery65
What activities reduce plastic waste the most? – The path to a circular economy for Japan’s manufacturing industry65
Efficient recovery of valuable metals from cathode materials of spent LiCoO2 batteries via co-pyrolysis with cheap carbonaceous materials64
Waste LCA and the future64
Enhanced lactic acid production from household food waste under hyperthermophilic conditions: Mechanisms and regulation64
Conversion and migration of iron and nitrogen under co-hydrothermal carbonization of pomelo peel and dyeing sludge63
Retraction notice to “Impact of different schemes for treating landfill leachate” [Waste Manage. 71 (2018) 255–266]63
Terahertz-based identification of waste paper for improved recycling in Japan63
Gaseous elemental mercury emissions from informal E-Waste recycling facilities in Pakistan62
Subcritical hydrothermal oxidation of semi-dry ash from iron ore sintering flue gas desulfurization: Experimental and kinetic studies62
Relationship between Leachate Pollution Index and growth response of two willow and poplar hybrids: Implications for phyto-treatment applications62
Towards automatic waste containers management in cities via computer vision: containers localization and geo-positioning in city maps62
Editorial Board62
Effects of different conditions tested “in vitro” on the phosphorus runoff potential of livestock manure61
Fermentation broth of food waste: A sustainable electron donor for perchlorate biodegradation61
Ceramic shell waste valorization: A new approach to increase the sustainability of the precision casting industry from a circular economy perspective61
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Numerical simulation on the deposition characteristics of MSWI fly ash particles in a cyclone furnace60
pXRF on printed circuit boards: Methodology, applications, and challenges59
Exploring incentives to move up the food waste Hierarchy: A case study of the Australian cheese manufacturing sector58
New powder reuse schema in laser-based powder bed fusion of polymers57
Geotechnical characterization of municipal solid waste via cone penetration testing – A case study from landfills in Delhi, India57
Develop intelligent waste bin prototype based on fusion feature recognition of sounds and RGB images56
Chicken manure-based bioponics: Effects of acetic acid supplementation on nitrogen and phosphorus recoveries and microbial communities56
Transforming waste into value: High-performance hollow fiber adsorbents from municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash56
Carbon and hydrogen dynamic isotope equations are used to describe the dominant processes of waste biodegradation: Effect of aeration in methanogenic phase of the landfill56
A review on end-of-life waste toner powder: recovery, utilization and upcycling56
Secondary aluminum dross self-heating enhances hazardous waste vitrification55
Machine learning modeling of thermally assisted biodrying process for municipal sludge55
Meta-analysis of ecological and phylogenetic biomass maturity metrics54
Fast co-pyrolysis behaviors and synergistic effects of corn stover and polyethylene via rapid infrared heating54
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Efficient hydrogen production in single-chamber microbial electrolysis cell with a fermentable substrate under hyperalkaline conditions54
Simultaneous Extraction and Separation of Phosphorus and Heavy Metals from Freshwater Sediments using Electrodialysis – Influence by Sediment Characteristics54
Current state of building demolition and potential for selective dismantling in Vietnam53
Efficient extraction of refractory Cr from stainless steel dust by sodium persulfate oxidation roasting53
Copper-catalyzed VOCs formation and combustion control during pyrolysis of waste polyester-imide enameled wires52
Evaluating the capability of municipal solid waste separation in China based on AHP-EWM and BP neural network52
The fate of bromine during microwave-assisted pyrolysis of waste printed circuit boards52
The need to consider the service life of all components of a modern MSW landfill liner system52
The influence of bio-plastics for food packaging on combined anaerobic digestion and composting treatment of organic municipal waste50
Environmental assessment of phosphorus recovery from dairy sludge: A comparative LCA study50
Estimation of spontaneous waste ignition time for prevention and control of landfill fire50
Upcycling onion peels for enhanced gas barrier and antioxidant bioplastics based on starch from potato processing slurries50
Emission of volatile sulphur compounds during swine manure composting: Source identification, odour mitigation and assessment49
Recovery of aluminum, magnetic ferrous metals and glass through enhanced industrial-scale treatment of different MSWI bottom ashes48
Reuse of straw in the form of hydrochar: Balancing the carbon budget and rice production under different irrigation management48
Lean-circular maturity model (LCMM) for companies' self-assessment in terms of process, product and life cycle thinking47
Biochar amendment to cattle slurry reduces NH3 emissions during storage without risk of higher NH3 emissions after soil application of the solid fraction47
The relationship between retail price promotions and household-level food waste: Busting the myth with behavioural data?47
Towards the implementation of hydrothermal carbonization for nutrients, carbon, and energy recovery in centralized biogas plant treating sewage sludge47
Co-composting of kitchen waste with agriculture and forestry residues and characteristics of compost with different particle size: An industrial scale case study47
Characterization of methanotrophic community and activity in landfill cover soils under dimethyl sulfide stress47
Simultaneous adsorption of ciprofloxacin and Cu2+ using Fe and N co-doped biochar: Competition and selective separation47
Enabling the twin transition of the textile industry: A systematic literature review47
Discussion about suitable applications for biodegradable plastics regarding their sources, uses and end of life46
Recycling of hazardous jarosite residues based on hydrothermal crystal transformation46
Multi-faceted analysis of thermophilic anaerobic biodegradation of poly(lactic acid)-based material46
Safe utilization of bioresources in gentamicin mycelial residues by thermal treatment: Antibiotic degradation, resistance gene inactivation and available nutrients promotion46
Numerical simulation to optimize passive aeration strategy for semi-aerobic landfill46
A picture of pharmaceutical pollution in landfill leachates: Occurrence, regional differences and influencing factors46
Effects of pyrolysis and incineration on the phosphorus fertiliser potential of bio-waste- and plant-based materials46
Prototype of AI-powered assistance system for digitalisation of manual waste sorting46
Recovery, separation and production of fuel, plastic and aluminum from the Tetra PAK waste to hydrothermal and pyrolysis processes46
Carbon filter layer for respirator derived from acrylic filter felt45
RETRACTED: From waste to Innovation: Silver-Doped silicate ink coating from waste coal fly ash for hydrophobic antimicrobial fabric and Water-Oil separation45
Comprehensive assessment of environmental and economic impacts of the entire EU waste management system45
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Impacts of regional socioeconomic statuses and global events on solid waste research reflected in six waste-focused journals45
A review of landfill odors assessment: Advancing from stationary measurement to spatiotemporal monitoring45
Efficient recovery of valuable metals from electroplating sludge smelting soot via a combined alkali roasting and acid-free aluminum salts leaching methods45
Process modeling, environmental and economic sustainability of the valorization of whey and eucalyptus residues for resveratrol biosynthesis44
Sustainable physical recycling of rigid PVC waste: A biobased solvent approach for the recovery of PVC, TiO2, and CaCO344
Utilization of polyethylene sleeves with forced aeration for composting of broiler carcasses on mass depopulation events: Laboratory-scale simulations and sensitivity analyses44
Integration of mesophilic biogas plant in the animal slaughter process under real limitations: Techno-economic evaluation of a colombian bovine slaughterhouse44
First principles insights into the interaction mechanism of iron doped thermally activated kaolinite with Cd and Pb pollutants in organic solid waste incineration flue gas44
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Effects of cornstalk and sawdust coverings on greenhouse gas emissions during sheep manure storage44
Smart-sight: Video-based waste characterization for RDF-3 production44
Investigating the influencing factors of incentive-based household waste recycling using structural equation modelling43
The effect of reactor scale on biochars and pyrolysis liquids from slow pyrolysis of coffee silverskin, grape pomace and olive mill waste, in auger reactors43
Restoring the incentives for eco-design in extended producer responsibility: The challenges for eco-modulation43
Exploring the potential of chemical recycling using a distributed model in the UK – A life cycle assessment perspective43
Life cycle sustainability assessment of short chain carboxylic acid produced from municipal bio-wastes43
Automated gradation design of natural waste gravel soil stabilized by composite soil stabilizer based on a novel DNNSS-APDM-PFC model43
Performance of fish sludge solubilization and phototrophic bioconversion by purple phototrophic bacteria for nutrient recovery in aquaponic system42
Recycling of waste denim: A stepwise utilisation strategy for clean decolourisation, opening and degradation42
Laser flash pyrolysis of face mask waste to vinylidene-terminated PP wax and further functionalized as compatibilizer42
Pyrolysis of mixed contaminated plastic wastes: Assessing the influence of polymers composition, temperature and residence time42
Meta-analysis addressing the potential of antibiotic resistance gene elimination through aerobic composting42
Process and systematic study of gold recovery from flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs) using a choline chloride–ethylene glycol system42
Conversion of waste cork to N-doped porous carbons by urea-assisted hydrothermal method for enhanced VOC capture42
Efficient and high-selective lithium extraction from waste LiMn2O4 batteries by synergetic pyrolysis with polyvinyl chloride42
Calcium enhances phosphorus reclamation during biochar formation: Mechanisms and potential application as a phosphorus fertilizer in a paddy soil42
Development of silica-modified biochar for sustainable and efficient stabilization of heavy metals in municipal solid waste incineration fly ash42
A comprehensive assessment on sludge conditioning by pyrite acid eluent-activated peroxymonosulfate based on dewaterability, heavy metals risk and ore recovery42
The effectiveness of inter-municipal cooperation for integrated sustainable waste management: A case study in Ecuador41
Study of the variation law of the airflow resistance and related physical parameters of the pile throughout compost process with cattle manure41
Ni-FeOx synergy induced by metal-support interaction on Ni-impregnated incineration bottom ash for effective tar reforming41
Characterization of hatchery residues for on farm implementation of circular waste management practices41
Process efficiency in relation to enzyme pre-treatment duration in black soldier fly larvae composting41
Prediction of landfill gases concentration based on Grey Wolf Optimization – Support Vector Regression during landfill excavation process41
Assessing and predicting the illegal dumping risks in relation to road characteristics41
Sustainable reprocessing of lithium iron phosphate batteries: A recovery approach using liquid-phase method at reduced temperature41
Mechanisms and effects of novel ammonifying microorganisms on nitrogen ammonification in cow manure waste composting41
Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) in the United States: Operations, revenue, and the impact of scale41
Life cycle assessment: Sustainability of biodiesel production from black soldier fly larvae feeding on thermally pre-treated sewage sludge under a tropical country setting41
Multivariate and multi-interface insights into carbon and energy recovery and conversion characteristics of hydrothermal carbonization of biomass waste from duck farm40
Co-hydrothermal carbonization of swine manure and lignocellulosic waste: A new strategy for the integral valorization of biomass wastes40
Thermo-catalytic conversion of waste plastics into surrogate fuels over spherical activated carbon of long-life durability40
Corrigendum to “Effect of alkali additives on desulfurization of syngas during supercritical water gasification of sewage sludge” [Waste Manag. 131 (2021) 394–402]40
Syngas biomethanation: In a transfer limited process, is CO inhibition an issue?40
Fungal community diversity and their contribution to nitrogen cycling in in-situ aerated landfills: Insights from field and laboratory studies40
Environmentally sustainable and cost-effective recycling of Mn-rich Li-ion cells waste: Effect of carbon sources on the leaching efficiency of metals using fungal metabolites40
Fluoride removal from NMC black mass leachates during Lithium-Ion battery recycling via aluminum sulfate precipitation40
Reducing the climate impact of residual waste treatment: A German case study on carbon management strategies40
Integrated cost and environmental impact assessment of management options for dredged sediment39
EPA model estimates and waste characterization studies: US paper disposal dynamics39
Co-firing characteristic prediction of solid waste and coal for supercritical CO2 power cycle based on CFD simulation and machine learning algorithm39
Improved energy recovery from food waste through hydrothermal carbonization and anaerobic digestion39
Understanding the mechanisms of household and stakeholder engagement in a recycling ecosystem: The SDL perspective39
Anaerobic digestate management, environmental impacts, and techno-economic challenges39
National evaluations of pharmaceutical and personal care products in Chinese landfill leachate: non-negligible socio-economic and rainfall status39
Habit-based interventions for maintaining reduction in disposable cutlery usage: A longitudinal experiment38
Filling in the gaps in biowaste biorefineries: The use of the solid residue after enzymatic hydrolysis for the production of biopesticides through solid-state fermentation38
Mechanisms on nitrogen amendment stimulating methane oxidation in landfill cover soils38
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Maximal fines and corruption: An experimental study on illegal waste disposal38
Facilitating anaerobic digestion of kitchen waste through diatomite-mediated spatial ecological niches construction37
Does exposure enhance interest? An analysis of composting exposure on interest in household waste management37
Impacts of advanced metals recovery on municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash: aggregate characteristics and performance in portland limestone cement concrete37
Transformation of mixtures of olive mill stone waste and oat bran or Lathyrus clymenum pericarps into high added value products using solid state fermentation37
Performance and methane potential of up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket treating thermal hydrolyzed sludge dewatering liquor37
Phage display screening for highly specific nickel- and cobalt-binding peptides for bio-recovery of metals37
Plasma gasification as a potential solution for waste minimization and clean energy production: A critical review on techno-economic-environmental assessment and modelling approaches37
Thermal plasma processing of high temperature insulation wools36
Glass waste derived silicon carbide synthesis via direct current atmospheric arc plasma36
Microbial mercury methylation potential in a large-scale municipal solid waste landfill, China36
Influence of social capital on rural household garbage sorting and recycling behavior: The moderating effect of class identity36
Chemical profiling of paper recycling grades using GC-MS and LC-MS: An exploration of contaminants and their possible sources36
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Wheat straw biochar as an additive in swine manure Composting: An in-depth analysis of mixed material particle characteristics and interface interactions36
Exploring consistency between stated and revealed preferences for the plastic bag ban policy in Chile36
Recycling PCBs for nanoparticles production with potential applications in cosmetics, cement manufacturing, and CO2 capture36
PCDD/Fs, PAHs and HCl emissions from co-combustion of lignite and chicken manure in a circulating fluidized bed boiler with compact refractory casting36
Assessing the economic and ecological viability of generating electricity from oil derived from pyrolysis of plastic waste in China36
Enhanced biohydrogen production from high loads of unpretreated cattle manure by cellulolytic bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor bescii at 75 °C36
Methacrylic acid in situ modified steel converter slag/natural rubber composites: Resourceful utilization of steelmaking solid wastes36
Detailed estimation of generated woody biomass ash for use as fertilizer material36
BOF slag as a new alkalizing agent for the stabilization of sewage sludge36
An attempt to study the photoreduction rate of divalent mercury in landfill cover soils using experimental control systems36
Using nanosecond laser pulses to debond the glass-EVA layer from silicon photovoltaic modules35
Catalytic hydrothermal conversion of polypropylene at sub-critical conditions with Ni-supported zeolites35
Determination of risk of spontaneous waste ignition and leachate quality for open municipal solid waste dumpsite35
Insights into leachate reduction in landfill with different ventilation Rates: Balance of Water, waste physicochemical Properties, and microbial community35
Recognition on characteristics and applicability of typical modes for manure & sewage management in pig farming: A case study in Hebei, China35
Leaching behavior of inert waste landfills35
Beyond the runway – Quantifying the climate impact of international catering waste35
Lessons learned from a UAV survey and methane emissions calculation at a UK landfill35
Performance of nano zero-valent iron activated peroxydisulfates prepared by carbothermal reduction using various bagasse components35
Isolation and characterization of cellulose from spent ground coffee (Coffea Arabica L.): A comparative study35
Mathematical optimization of waste management systems: Methodological review and perspectives for application35
Biomass gasification ash reutilization: Recirculation reusability and mechanism analysis35
Effects of calcium, sodium and potassium on ash fusion temperatures of solid recovered fuels (SRF)35
Immobilization of Cr in a heavily Cr(VI)-contaminated soil using alkali-activated blast furnace slag and calcium polysulfide: Remediation efficiency and mechanism35
Losses and emissions in polypropylene recycling from household packaging waste35
Retention time and organic loading rate as anaerobic co-digestion key-factors for better digestate valorization practices: C and N dynamics in soils34
Parameter-sensitive life cycle assessment of sludge incineration technologies integrating energy balance model34
Water-heat balance characteristics of the sewage sludge bio-drying process in a full-scale bio-drying plant with circulated air34
The physical encapsulation and chemical fixation of Zn during thermal treatment process of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash34
Testing data envelopment analysis models on the performance of European Union regions in sustainable waste management34
Viability and removal assessment of Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. by real-time PCR with propidium monoazide in the hygienization of sewage sludge using three anaerobic processes34
Exploring the chemistry of waste eggshells and its diverse applications34
Machine learning-assisted assessment of municipal solid waste thermal treatment efficacy via rapid image recognition and visual analysis34
Catalytic pyrolysis of oxygen-containing waste polycarbonate for the preparation of carbon nanotubes and H2-rich syngas34
A weakly acidic and reductive deep eutectic solvent used for one-step efficient separation of Li and Co from spent lithium-ion batteries33
Microbial safety of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) reared on food waste streams33
An explainable machine learning system for efficient use of waste glasses in durable concrete to maximise carbon credits towards net zero emissions33
PbSO4 reaction mechanism in oxygen and reduction atmospheres during co-smelting process with primary lead material33
Impact of bioplastic contamination on the mechanical recycling of conventional plastics33
Higher heating value estimation of wastes and fuels from ultimate and proximate analysis by using artificial neural networks33
Evaluating the potential of hydrochar as a soil amendment33
How can the recycling of power batteries for EVs be promoted in China? A multiparty cooperative game analysis33
Investigating the sustainable development goals derived due to adoption of circular economy practices33
Economic viability analysis of recycling waste plastic as aggregates in green sustainable concrete33
Fate and effects of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) microplastics during anaerobic digestion of alkaline-thermal pretreated sludge33
Review of inventory data for the thermal treatment of sewage sludge33
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Effectiveness of flue gas desulfurization gypsum in reducing phosphorus solubility in poultry litter when applied as an in-house amendment32
Surface emission determination of selected trace gases from an active municipal solid waste dumpsite under the surface physicochemical heterogeneity32
The impact of population size and waste bin structure on the cost of municipal solid waste (MSW) management: Evidence from Sweden and Norway32
Valorization of strawberry extrudate waste: Recovery of phenolic compounds by direct-hydrothermal treatment and subsequent methane production by mesophilic semi-continuous anaerobic digestion32
Comparative assessment of solvent chemical delamination of end-of-life solar panels32
Towards circularity in the wind industry: Optimal reverse supply network design under various policy scenarios32
N2O emission factors in bubbling fluidized bed incineration of municipal sewage sludge: The China case32
Hydraulic conductivity of geosynthetic clay liners to trona ash leachate: Effects of mass per unit area, bundles of fiber existence, and prehydration conditions32
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