February 2024

Reusing polyethylene terephthalate bottles (PETBs) for sealing panels manufacturing: The influence of bottle types on their thermal performance

This study aims to investigate the influence of PET bottle type used during PET panel manufacturing on their thermal performance. Used PETBs are an increasing threat to the environment. Plastic wastes cause air pollution, and water and soil contamination. Nowadays, vast amounts of such waste are unsafely disposed of in Brazil. The reuse of PETBs for PET panel manufacturing may contribute to minimizing or eliminating...

Author(s): Walfrido Alonso Pippo, Ivan Dario Gomez Araujo, Oswaldo Hideo Ando Junior and Luciano Ari Fiamonzini

February 2024

Establishing environmental specimen banking to monitor environmental challenges in Zimbabwe

The need for Environmental Specimen Banking (ESB) in African countries, particularly in Zimbabwe, to store samples of various environmental matrices for future research, tracking and evaluating the environment's quality and health over time has become more urgent than ever. ESB is a long-term repository facility that stores samples of various environmental matrices, mainly including soil, sediment, and biota, for...

Author(s): Nkululeko Mathobela, Ningzheng Zhu and Xiang-Zhou Meng,