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Special Issue of the “Special issue of the 11th 3RINCs2025”
This special issue invites papers presented at 3RINCs2025. All manuscripts submitted for this special issue will be subject to follow standard rules and review process for peer reviewed papers. The accepted papers will be published at the end of March or May, 2026 (Volume 28).●Deadline for paper submission : 15 August, 2025
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Volume 27, Issue 4 | Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
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“Distribution, occurrence, and extraction of rare earth elements in phosphogypsum“, Tao Jin, Yishu Peng, Chao Ma, Shengyang Xiao, Yanyan Dong & Xiaofeng Liao ……… Pages: 1985–1999 - REVIEW
“Impact of supply chain structure on the waste disposal behavior: evidence from dairy farms in China“, Chang Dou, Xue Han & Lulu He ……… Pages: 2000–2015 - REVIEW
“Configuring municipal solid and liquid waste treatment plants into bio-refinery to achieve sustainable development goals“, Gopalakrishnan Govindasamy & Praveen Kumar Jaya Balaji ……… Pages: 2016 – 2031 - REVIEW
“A comprehensive evaluation of steel slag asphalt mixtures: performance, functional applications, and ecological considerations“, Jun Zhang, Naisheng Guo, Shichao Cui & Zhanping You ……… Pages: 2032–2053 - REVIEW
“Research progress on methods, mechanisms, and applications of activated carbon preparation from waste plastics by pyrolysis“, Liangjie Li, Wenting Fu, Yufan Liu, Fang Gou, Yue Gao & Zhilin Xing ……… Pages: 2054–2075 - REVIEW
“Methods and techniques to fabricate PET recycled nanomaterials: a review“, Vinay Kumar, Neha Sharma, Mridul Umesh, Poonam Janghu, Suma Sarojini, Pritha Chakraborty & Ritu Pasrija ……… Pages: 2076–2098 - REVIEW
“IoT-enabled smart waste management: applications, adoption barriers, and mitigation strategies in the Indian scenario“, Smita Agrawal, Parita Oza, Shrey Patel, Harsh Oza, Yash Sharma & Tirth Patel ……… Pages: 2099–2118 - REVIEW
“From waste to value: traditional to innovative approaches for agricultural and food waste valorization“, Salman Munir, Muhammad Zia Ul Haq, Saira Shafiq, Asad Azeem & Iftikhar Ali …… Pages: 2119–2141 - REVIEW
“Managing plastic pollution: the role and impact of material flow analysis“, Wei Zhang, Zhengtong Qian, Yue Sun, Hefei Huang, Qiting Zuo & Lin Gong …… Pages: 2142–2161 - REVIEW
“Challenges and opportunities for implementing resource recovery from sanitary waste streams: insights from India“, Dyuthi Thampan, Manoj Kumar Jena, Rayhan Hussain, M. Valliammai, Muhammed Sajeed Abdul Hameed, Sreya Pacheeri Sreedharan & K. Sivagami …… Pages: 2162–2182 - REVIEW
“Textile waste management and its sustainability: a review“, Jiyul Lee, Chung Hee Park, Changsang Yun & Suhyun Lee …… Pages: 2183–2197 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE
“Co-gasification of biomass and plastic wastes using a kinetic model in ASPEN plus“, Yu Bai, Leijie Fu & Xiaofen Zhang …… Pages: 2198–2206 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE
“Recycling of agricultural waste through anaerobic composting and its impact on soil biochemical health and Zea mays productivity“, Rabia Asghar, Muhammad Abdullah Aziz, Mohammad K. Okla, Ijaz Ali, Bismillah Khan, Jawaher Alkahtani, Tanveer Iqbal & Jean Wan Hong Yong …… Pages: 2207–2220 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE
“Influence of pro-environmental behaviour towards the implementation of construction and demolition waste management“, Rema Rajendran & Nagarajan Shanmugavel …… Pages: 2221–2240 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE
“Investigation of processing methods for the recovery of gold, copper, and nickel values from RAM connectors“, Shaila Mir, Nikhil Dhawan, Silvana Dimitrijević & Stevan Dimitrijević …… Pages: 2241–2256 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE (Open Access)
“Is child labor in waste picking an impediment to children’s schooling? A case study of a suburban slum in Jakarta“, Shunsuke Sasaki, Kohei Watanabe, Yunhee Choi, Naoto Ikeda & Michikazu Kojima …… Pages: 2257–2268 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
“Effect of temperature and type of catalyst on the composition of pyrolysis oil obtained from oil sludge“, Reza Morvaridi, Ahmad Hallajisani & Jale Rasouli …… Pages: 2269–2285 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
“Optimizing waste pre-collection model in Indonesian communities: comparing drop-off and door-to-door models through social cost–benefit analysis“, Machmuddin Fitra Miftahadi, Kohei Hibino, Indriyani Rachman & Toru Matsumoto …… Pages: 2286–2302 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
“Enhancement of compressive strength in geopolymers: a study on fly ash characteristics and solid activation using dry method“, Okti Ulandari, Vincent Sutresno Hadi Sujoto, Widi Astuti, Ferian Anggara, Himawan Tri Bayu Murti Petrus & Agus Prasetya …… Pages: 2303–2320 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
“Durability and strength characteristics of concrete through various experiments using treated recycled aggregates“, Abhishek Verma …… Pages: 2321–2340 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
“Bioconversion of concentrated yeast wastewater and rice husks into bio-organic fertilizer via a one-time inoculation and composting“, Aojie Tan, Xingyue Liao, Zhichen Li, Dandan Sun, Xuan Tu, Liwei Ren, Shiping Liu & Wennian Xu …… Pages: 2341–2351 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
“Performance of geopolymer concrete for paver blocks in light traffic applications by incorporating granite waste as fine aggregate replacement“, Mani Rathnam Pesaramelli, Ramesh Nayaka & M. V. N. Siva Kumar …… Pages: 2352–2369 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
“Incentivizing recycling in developing urban cities: design and implementation of a mobile reward app for enhanced participation and sustainability“, Ibrahim Mugerwa, Jianxin Chen, Ernest Paul Kachule & Orashida Nakanwagi …… Pages: 2370–2394 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE (Open Access)
“Recovery of metallic gold, silver and copper from end-of-life mobile phones by hydrometallurgy“, Massimiliana Pietrantonio, Stefano Pucciarmati, Federica Forte, Doina De Angelis & Danilo Fontana …… Pages: 2395–2403 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
“How social publicity influences the behavioral intention of waste separation of Chinese urban residents“, Sha Lou, Dian Song & Dehua Zhang …… Pages: 2404–2419 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE (Open Access)
“Exploring alternative solutions for sustainable waste management in the horticultural greenhouse sector“, Samir Sayadi-Gmada, Carlos Parra-López, Carmen Carmona-Torres & Guillermo Garcia-Garcia …… Pages: 2420–2430 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
“Feeding black fly soldier larva using fermented solid residue generated from food waste three-phase separation“, Liang Chen, Luxin Yang, Chong Peng, Ziqi Chen, Huan Li & Zhou Deng …… Pages: 2431–2443 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
“Innovative approaches for recycling office waste paper with potential for sound-absorbing wall panels“, Chun-Won Kang, Byung-Sook Choi, Masumi Hasegawa, Jeong Seok Oh & Haradhan Kolya …… Pages: 2444–2453 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
“Hydrothermal conversion of end-of-life waste toner powder into magnetic carbon-iron nanocomposite for energy storage applications“, M. Ismail Shahib, R. P. Vijayakumar & Payyawal Vinith …… Pages: 2454–2466 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE
“Adsorption, diffusion, and hydraulic performance of geopolymer from fly ash waste–bentonite clay in ammonium solution“, Ta Thi Hoai, Toshifumi Mukunoki, Kenji Shida, Nguyen Thi Hai, Nguyen Thi Hoang Ha, Luu Viet Dung & Do Trung Hieu …… Pages: 2467–2481 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE
“Life cycle assessment of bio-based and synthetic epoxy resin mediated composite tiles: a comparative analysis based on agricultural and industrial waste filler“, Firoz Alam Faroque, Piyumali Mewanthika Jayasundara, Mahinsasa Rathnayake, Subrata Bandhu Ghosh & Sanchita Bandyopadhyay-Ghosh …… Pages: 2482–2498 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE (Open Access)
“Enhancing in the advantage of organic waste by incorporating biochar and activated carbon during the anaerobic digestion“, Michell Ortiz, Verónica Gaviria, Andrea Tamayo & Farid Chejne …… Pages: 2499–2514 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE
“How to reduce household food waste: studying the impact of famine memory on reducing household food waste“, Dehua Zhang, Nan Wang & Sha Lou …… Pages: 2515–2534 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE (Open Access)
“Multi-objective optimization of biomass-rich MSW pyrolysis using hybrid multiphase lumped compartment-kinetic model“, Norbert-Botond Mihály, Szabina Tomasek, Norbert Miskolczi, Vasile Mircea Cristea, Tibor Chován & Attila Egedy …… Pages: 2535–2548 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE (Open Access)
“Influence of pre-treatments on strength and hydrocalumite content in a self-hardened binder exclusively derived from biomass fly ash“, Marinélia N. Capela, David M. Tobaldi, Inês S. Vilarinho, Maria P. Seabra & João A. Labrincha …… Pages: 2549–2562 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE (Open Access)
“Nitrogen loss in a region with developed food industries: a new method of nitrogen flow and recyclability analysis focusing on distribution system“, Kota Kato, Makoto Saiki, Nga Thu Do, Kazuki Mochizuki & Kei Nishida …… Pages: 2563–2572 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE
“Sterilization-induced changes in polypropylene waste plastics: implications for sustainable healthcare recycling“, Satyabrata Sahoo, Smita Mohanty & Sanjay K. Nayak …… Pages: 2573–2594 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE
“A comparative analysis of household and similar waste management systems in the provincial capitals of the Beni Mellal–Khenifra region, Morocco“, Lhoussaine Kammou, Rahma El Hallab, Sara Ajmani, Payâgda Misaël Tarpaga & Mounaim Halim El Jalil …… Pages: 2595–2617 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE
“An environmentally friendly and facile approach to recycle spent LiFePO4 for resynthesizing LiFePO4/C materials“, Haiyu Wang, Xiangyun Qiu, Zhenhua Feng, Xinyu Li & Tao Wei …… Pages: 2618–2627 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE
“Mechanical and microstructure properties of phosphorus slag based geopolymer activated by carbide slag“, Yunzhi Tan, Wei Yao, Chong Wang, Huajun Ming & Jun Wu …… Pages: 2628–2636 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE
“Chemical looping gasification of sewage sludge using a two-stage bubbling fluidized bed reactor“, Toshiyuki Shiraki, Satoshi Okumura, Atul Sharma, Satoshi Uehara & Masaki Takaoka …… Pages: 2637–2651 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE
“Alkaline pretreatment of food waste and grass clippings for the enhancement of methane production in anaerobic digestion processes“, Matheus Vitor Diniz Gueri, William Gouvêa Buratto, Ademir Nied, Waldir Nagel Schirmer, Laercio Mantovani Frare & Andreia Cristina Furtado …… Pages: 2652–2665 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE
“A cross-sectional evaluation of assorted solid waste generation in hotels in a major tourist city in southern Nigeria“, Chidozie Charles Nnaji & Maxwell Oko …… Pages: 2666–2683 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE
“From cradle to grave: evaluating bread production and waste using multicriteria optimization and life cycle assessment“, Shreefah Aljaber, Esra Aleisa & Ali Allahverdi …… Pages: 2684–2698 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE
“A glance at solid waste disposal research progress using bibliometric analysis“, Lvhan Zhu, Zixiao Wu, Dongsheng Shen, Foquan Gu, Lulu Wang & Yuyang Long …… Pages: 2699–2709 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE
“Investigation of using eggshell and calcium carbonate to improve biomass pellet energy efficiency“, Sunyong Park, Kwang Cheol Oh, Do Su Park, Seok Jun Kim, Padam Prasad Paudel, Seon Yeop Kim, Kyung Jin Kim, Kyeong Sik Kang & Dae Hyun Kim …… Pages: 2710–2722 - ORIGINAL ARITICLE (Open Access)
“Localized degradation influences the separation of cathode active materials from aluminum foil by direct electrical pulsed discharge“, Chiharu Tokoro, Takatoshi Kurihara, Asako Narita & Taketoshi Koita …… Pages: 2723–2735 - REGIONAL CASE STUDY
“Impact of socioeconomic status on characterization of household waste in Anantapur Municipal Corporation Region, Andhra Pradesh, India“, Rama Bhupal Reddy Donthi & Bhavani Ramannagari …… Pages: 2736–2748 - REGIONAL CASE STUDY
“Framework for a circular economy on precast concrete curbs containing recycled aggregates: mechanical, environmental, and cost viability“, Ammar Younes, Emad Elbeltagi & Aboelkasim Diab …… Page: 2749–2766 - REGIONAL CASE STUDY
“Student intention of using eco-cup rental machines: a unified theory of acceptance and use of technology analysis“, Yue-Ming Lin, Asit Kumar Mishra & Mrinalini Mishra …… Pages: 2767–2777