Published in Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry
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Published in Current opinion in green and sustainable chemistry
Medical waste has increased in the past 3 years as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This condition is expected to exacerbate due to the growing healthcare markets and aging population, posing health threats to the public via environmental footprints. To alleviate these impacts, there is an urgent need for medical waste ...
Published in Current opinion in green and sustainable chemistry
Food waste reduction is fundamental for sustainable development and pursuing this goal, recycling and the valorization of used cooking oil (UCO) can play a major contribution. Although it has been traditionally used for biofuel production, the oleochemical potential of UCOs is vast. UCOs can be used as feedstock for a large variety of value-added g...
Published in Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry
In recent years, ozonation combined with ultrasound (US/O3 process) has been actively researched as a promising method of advanced oxidation processes. Comparing with ozonation or ultrasound alone, it appears to be more effective and uses less energy, and it has the advantages of being nonselective, leading to no secondary pollution, and being part...
Published in Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry
The present article constitutes an objective review and a constructive analysis of the main bibliographic results regarding the production of hydrogen using ultrasound. In spite of clear trends showing the efficiency of sonolysis for H2 production, as compared to conventional techniques, reported by several authors, many debates are still opened re...
