Techno-Economic Analysis of Thermochemical Conversion of Waste Masks Generated in the EU during COVID-19 Pandemic into Energy Products

During the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 24 billion pieces of surgical mask waste (WM) were generated in the EU region, with an acute shortage of their management and recycling. Pyrolysis and gasification are among the most promising treatments that were proposed to dispose of WMs and convert them in...

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Main Authors: Samy Yousef, Vidas Lekavičius, Nerijus Striūgas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/9/3948