Electricity production using food waste: a review

Raja, Vijayakumar; Dutta, Sayantani; Murugesan, Pramila; Moses, J.A.; Anandharamakrishnan, C.

doi:10.1007/s10311-022-01555-1

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“…NRs are also called green reinforcement materials (GRM), AWs, biofibers, biofillers, or natural fibers [6,52,92,93], reflecting their derivative source from agricultural-based biomass. Like SRs, NRs are utilized to enhance the mechanical, corrosion, and thermal performane of composites and to produce lightweight materials for various applications in engineering, building, construction, energy storage, transportation, and more [94][95][96][97][98].…”

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Agro waste reinforcement of metal matrix composites, a veritable sustainable engineering achievement, or an effort in futility? A critical review

Ben,

Olubambi

2024

Mater. Res. Express

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The utilization of agro waste as reinforcement in metal matrix composites (MMCs) has sparked interest regarding its feasibility and sustainability in engineering practices. Compared to synthetic reinforcements, its efficacy as a potentially cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative has been explored by diverse studies. This review critically examines existing literature on agro waste-based reinforced MMCs, evaluating experimental findings on mechanical, tribological, density, and corrosion performance from a sustainable engineering perspective. Furthermore, it explores the innovative strategy of employing multi-component metal matrix composites to fabricate composites with improved performance attributes. The utilization of multi-component reinforcements has the capability to tackle issues like the challenge of disproportionate reduction in ductility and toughness peculiar to monolithic and hybrid MMCs. Despite promising results in some studies, numerous unexplored research areas and gaps remain, emphasizing the need for further investigation to provide valuable guidance for future research and development of agro waste in sustainable engineering applications.

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Section: Natural Reinforcementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Agro waste reinforcement of metal matrix composites, a veritable sustainable engineering achievement, or an effort in futility? A critical review

Ben,

Olubambi

2024

Mater. Res. Express

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“…10 Moreover, their unique advantage of harvesting electricity from organic compounds using electroactive microbes, opens up a new horizon in bioelectricity, while reducing organic waste. 11 In the MFCs, microbes, such as anodophilic cable bacteria, are used as catalysts to break down wastewater, 12 food waste, 13 or agricultural waste 14 into carbon dioxide, 15 hydrogen, 16 methane, 17 and electrons. 18–20 The catalytic oxidation of this organic matter occurs at the anodic half-cell connected to a cathodic counterpart and separated by a cation or anion exchange membrane (CEM or AEM).…”

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confidence: 99%