Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy

A rapid method for pixel-wise categorization and quantification of typical solid wastes using hyperspectral imaging and lightweight convolutional neural network

Pub Date : 2026-06-17 DOI: 10.1007/s42768-026-00307-z Tingwei Wu, Pinjing He, Dongying Lan, Fan Lü, Hua Zhang

Green conversion of coal gangue acid leaching residue into a K2Si4O9 fertilizer material: a sustainable strategy for solid waste upcycling

Pub Date : 2026-05-26 DOI: 10.1007/s42768-026-00306-0 Junli Zhang, Zhumei Sun, Yucen Gao, Ying Li, Rui Ma, Yanfang Chai, Haifang Wang

Valorization of waste cooking oil and coconut coir into bio-based phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications

Pub Date : 2026-05-21 DOI: 10.1007/s42768-026-00303-3 Sathish Thanikodi, Rathinasamy Saravanan, Murad Irshied Al-Maaitah, Jaloladdin Rajabov, Ramya Maranan, Arul Gnana Dhas Anderson, Arumugam Thanikasalam