Bio-Pyrolysis: Transforming Waste for Health Protection

Exponential growth of waste due to rapid urbanization, increased consumption, and inadequate waste management infrastructure.

Plastics degrade into microplastics, infiltrating marine organisms' bodies, disrupting vital functions, and affecting the oxygen production of Prochlorococcus.

Recycling and energy production.

<p>Lagos, Nigeria and Namibia.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prochlorococcus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Shortened lifespan, compromised oxygen production, and a threat to the world's oxygen supply.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Efficiently converting biodegradable materials into energy to facilitate plastic decomposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Scaling up for broader implementation and exploring advancements for optimizing efficiency</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>Handling media-related activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increased use of single-use items like masks, gloves, and packaging for medical supplies and takeout food</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pollution from waste disposal sites contaminates air, water, and soil, causing respiratory illnesses, infections, and other health hazards.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Urgent action is needed to safeguard public and environmental health.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To produce bio-char, bio-oil, and gas by utilizing biodegradable waste for plastic decomposition.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By harnessing biogas from biodegradable materials to fuel the heating of a pyrolysis chamber filled with plastics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bio-char, bio-oil, and gas are the products obtained through bio-pyrolysis.</p> Signup and view all the answers