Upcycling Glass Waste into Porous Microspheres for Wastewater Treatment Applications: Efficacy of Dye Removal by Sabrin A. Samad, Abul Arafat, Edward Lester, Ifty Ahmed

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Design and Fabrication of Multifunctional E-Textiles by Upcycling Waste Cotton Fabrics through Carbonization by Wicaksono, Irmandy, Maheshwari, Aditi, Haddad, Don Derek, Paradiso, Joseph, Danielescu, Andreea

“…Instead, we demonstrate an eco-design approach to upcycle waste cotton fabrics into functional textile elements through carbonization without the need for additional materials. …”
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Upcycling of exhausted reverse osmosis membranes into value-added pyrolysis products and carbon dots by Liang, Lili, Veksha, Andrei, Muhammad Zahin Mohamed Amrad, Snyder, Shane Allen, Lisak, Grzegorz

“…It is imperative to find a feasible way to upcycle end-of-life RO membrane modules into valuable products. …”
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Upcycling spent cathode materials from Li-ion batteries to precursors: challenges and opportunities by Verma, Vivek, Joseph, Jegan Roy, Chaudhary, Richa, Srinivasan, Madhavi

“…Efficient routes are urgently needed to address these problems for upcycling cathode materials from spent LIBs into precursors for manufacturing new LIB cathode materials. …”
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Upcycling animal waste into hydrogen and multi-walled carbon nanotubes: effects of feedstock and catalysts by Loh, Adrian Wen Jun

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Solar‐driven photoelectrochemical upcycling of polyimide plastic waste with safe green hydrogen generation by Zhao, Hu, Zhao, Xin, Zhang, Jiajia, Anandita, Shafira, Liu, Wen, Koh, See Wee, Yu, Shuyan, Li, Congju, Chen, Zhong, Xu, Rong, Zou, Zhigang, Tu, Wenguang, Li, Hong

“…This proof-of-concept demonstration provides a new viewpoint for designing decentralized photoelectrochemical system for simultaneous plastic waste upcycling and renewable fuel synthesis, critical for a sustainable plastic economy. …”
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Recycling behaviour of Malaysian urban households and upcycling prospects / Carol Boon-Chui Teo by Teo, Carol Boon-Chui

“…Findings had implications on policy making and implementation of recycling programs. Upcycling prospects highlighted proactive roles of households to convert useless wastes into quality and marketable products to benefit the environment.…”
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Proteomes reveal metabolic capabilities of Yarrowia lipolytica for biological upcycling of polyethylene into high-value chemicals by Caleb Walker, Max Mortensen, Bindica Poudel, Christopher Cotter, Ryan Myers, Ikenna O. Okekeogbu, Seunghyun Ryu, Bamin Khomami, Richard J. Giannone, Siris Laursen, Cong T. Trinh

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Influence of drying methods on health indicators of brewers spent grain for potential upcycling into food products by Sandy Thai, Roberto J. Avena-Bustillos, Priscila Alves, James Pan, Alex Osorio-Ruiz, Jackie Miller, Christina Tam, Matthew R. Rolston, Eli Teran-Cabanillas, Wallace H. Yokoyama, Tara H. McHugh

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From “Out of fashion” to Upcycling. How Art and the Fashion Industry Have Resemantized the Word “Recycling” by Eleonora Chiais

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Upcycling rice yield trial data using a weather-driven crop growth model by Hiroyuki Shimono, Akira Abe, Chyon Hae Kim, Chikashi Sato, Hiroyoshi Iwata

“…The YpCGM method can upcycle accumulated yield data for use in genetic-gain analysis and genome-wide-association studies to guide future breeding programs for developing new cultivars suitable for the world’s changing climate.…”
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From Hemp Waste to Bioactive Nanofiber Composites: Deep Eutectic Solvents and Electrospinning in Upcycling Endeavors by Cláudia Mouro, Ana P. Gomes, Isabel C. Gouveia

“…Thus, this innovative research to venture new upcycling pathways is focused on the fabrication of composite nanofibers by electrospinning of a gel-based blend of Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and hemp agro-waste (HW) dissolved into choline chloride (ChCl):Glycerol (1:2) and ChCl:Urea (1:2) DES mixtures. …”
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Building upcycling or building reconstruction? The ‘Global Benefit’ perspective to support investment decisions for sustainable cities by Elena Fregonara

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Sustainable Solution for Plastic Pollution: Upcycling Waste Polypropylene Masks for Effective Oil-Spill Management by Junaid Saleem, Zubair Khalid Baig Moghal, Rana Abdul Shakoor, Gordon McKay

“…The use of Polypropylene PP in disposable items such as face masks, gloves, and personal protective equipment has increased exponentially during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing significantly to microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment. Upcycling of waste PP provides a useful alternative to traditional thermal and mechanical recycling techniques. …”
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Consumer Acceptance and Physicochemical Properties of a Yogurt Beverage Formulated with Upcycled Yogurt Acid Whey by Viral Shukla, Marcela Villarreal, Olga I. Padilla-Zakour

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Author Correction: Upcycling fish scales through heating for steganography and Rhodamine B adsorption application by Malcolm Miao Geng Sow, Zheng Zhang, Chorng Haur Sow, Sharon Xiaodai Lim

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VISUAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CULTURAL MEANING AND FUNCTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. A CASE STUDY IN UPCYCLING DESIGN by Alexandra Stefana Ghioc, Radu Bogdan Carnariu

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Synthesis of Silicon Nitride Nanoparticles by Upcycling Silicon Wafer Waste Using Thermal Plasma Jets by Tae-Hee Kim, Seungjun Lee, Dong-Wha Park

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Upcycling of Whey Permeate through Yeast- and Mold-Driven Fermentations under Anoxic and Oxic Conditions by Justin Fisk Marcus, Timothy A. DeMarsh, Samuel David Alcaine

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Synthesis of Ferroalloys via Mill Scale-Dross-Graphite Interaction: Implication for Industrial Wastes Upcycling by Praphaphan Wongsawan, Weerayut Srichaisiriwech, Somyote Kongkarat

“…These results provide evidence for carbothermic reduction of the Fe₂O₃-Al₂O₃-SiO₂ system at 1550 °C and show the novel method to upcycling aluminum dross and mill scale toward a circular economy.…”
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