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WDSE 2026, Volume 8, Issue 1

Featured Cover Paper – WDSE Special Issue

Article: Investigation of PTA-/TWAS-/HVOF-NiCr coatings against high-temperature corrosion in waste-to-energy superheater
Authors: Xiuju Zhang, Huan Liu, Anqi Song, Geyi Wang & Hong Yao
DOI:10.1007/s42768-025-00267-w
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Syngas and carbon nanostructures from pyrolysis-catalysis of nitrogen-containing plastics
Yukun Li, Mohammed A. Farji, Shogo Kumagai, Shao Zhuze, Toshiaki Yoshioka & Paul T. Williams
2026, 8(1): 23–39
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42768-025-00269-8 
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Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of integrated carbon capture and methanation using Ni/MgO/Al2O3 dual functional material
Muhammad Saddam Hussain, Yaozu Wang, Bocheng Yu, Yongqing Xu, Haiyang Liu, Muhammad Junaid Aslam, Qinghai Li, Yanguo Zhang, Shaoguang Feng, Xuan Bie & Hui Zhou
2026, 8(1): 41–60
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42768-025-00272-z
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A novel eco-friendly composite panel based on pistachio shells and sunflower capitulum: acoustic, thermal, and combustibility characterizations
Mohammadreza Jamshidijam & Mohamed Ackmez Mohit
2026, 8(1): 61–70
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42768-025-00275-w
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Mechanistic insights into the impact of high H2O and high-NOx exhaust from ammonia-fueled engines on Cu-SSZ-13 SCR catalyst activity
Dongwei Yao, Yi Fu, Jiangling Song, Yihe Zhang, Jinpeng Du, Haibin He, Feng Wu & Yinhuan Wang
2026, 8(1): 71–88
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42768-025-00260-3
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Optimizing calorific value of energy briquettes from agricultural biomass: a novel approach utilizing maize and cassava residues
Jacques Romain Njimou, Grâce Murielle Ngami Danga, Musongo Balike, Zara Haman, Esther Maurelle Ngouyamnsa-Ghenmi, Rives Mallet Tcheulo Njike, Oben Bessem Genola, André Talla & Nkeng George Elambo
2026, 8(1): 89–103
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42768-025-00268-9
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Utilisation of hybrid waste frying oil via optimised base-catalysed transesterification process for maximum biodiesel production
Wardah Senusi, Mohammad Aliff Shakir, H. P. S. Abdul Khalil & Mardiana Idayu Ahmad
2026, 8(1): 105–121
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42768-025-00264-z
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Dual valorization of phosphogypsum and fly ash in cement mortar: experimental performance and environmental assessment
Alain Tèebwaoga Sina, Jamal Ait Brahim, Bilal Ben Ali, Brahim Achiou & Redouane Beniazza
2026, 8(1): 123–138
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42768-025-00271-0
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Low-carbon cementitious materials from industrial wastes: synergistic sulfate-alkali activation of granulated blast furnace slag and lithium slag
Yannian Zhang, Lin Zhang, Qingjie Wang, Tao Gao, Weifeng Zhang, Yunzhi Shang & Zhijun Li
2026, 8(1): 139–158
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42768-025-00273-y
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Fabrication and characterization of corn-silk biochar@Fe3O4 composite for the adsorption of malachite green dye
Akshay Verma, Pooja Dhiman, Chin Wei Lai, Alberto García-Peñas & Gaurav Sharma
2026, 8(1): 159–178
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42768-025-00274-x
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Municipal solid waste open burning: an overview of inventory and dispersion modelling of emerging pollutant emissions
Oyetola Ogunkunle, Adewemimo Oluwakunmi Popoola, Lukuman Adekilekun Jimoda & Michael Olusoji Olusanya
2026, 8(1): 179–208
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42768-026-00280-7
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Enhancing the sustainable performance of waste-derived alkali-activated materials via carbon nanotubes reinforcement—a critical review
Fangli Zhao, Baomin Wang & Zhengyue Ren
2026, 8(1): 209–232
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42768-025-00266-x
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Biodegradable or bottleneck? A critical review of anaerobic digestion of bioplastics
Banafsheh Mashhadi, Alsayed Mostafa, Paolo Salvatore Calabrò & Bipro Ranjan Dhar
2026, 8(1): 233–248
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42768-025-00265-y
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