Scott Colangelo’s Post

I am thrilled to share our review article, as I am the co-author of this article titled "Combustion characteristics and gasification kinetics of Brazilian municipal solid waste subjected to different atmospheres by thermogravimetric analysis," which has been published in the prestigious journal Bioresource Technology. The study investigates the gasification kinetics of Brazilian municipal solid waste under various atmospheric conditions. It found that paper and plastic have higher ignition indices than food waste, indicating faster volatile compound separation. The presence of air and CO2 improves the combustion process, potentially improving waste-to-energy plant performance and reducing CO2 emissions. This article can be accessed for free for 50 days through the link below. https://lnkd.in/d3M64CHU

Meet Marta Mamelka-Potts. Marta is the Director of Glass Technology at Ardagh Glass Packaging NA. She was nominated for the CGIF Friday Focus by Scott Cooper. Marta is also dedicated to glass science and outreach, and the CGIF is looking forward to collaborating with Marta in the future! Let’s bring Marta into focus. 🔎  What inspires you to do the work that you do? Glass has been always an important part of my life. My parent worked at a glass manufacturing facility. Being a Glass Scientist means to me facing a different challenge and problem every day. I love problem-solving and being able to predict behavior of molten raw materials.   🔎  What is one way materials science impacts our everyday life? Materials science helps us understand the world around us and improve it. For example one of the impact of material science is more durable glass ceramic material used as a mobile device's glass screens. This material is scratch residence and provides clear optical performance. 🔎  How can materials science change the world? Materials science will play an important role in fighting the climate change. Materials scientist work on finding more reliable energy sources, decreasing the carbon footprint by working on alternative raw materials and processes at our manufacturing facilities. 🔎  What is your favorite fun fact about materials science? Borosilicate glass can be used for radioactive waste immobilization. Who should we focus on next? Nominate someone to feature on CGIF Friday Focus using this form: https://lnkd.in/gfNCe82z #CGIFFridayFocus #materialsscience #trailblazers 

From Environmental Policies to Product Catalogues you can find a host of helpful resources on our Downloads page. Take a look… #foundry #resources https://bit.ly/3x9VeJS

Our Conference paper "Reconfigurations of Life Cycle Assessment: Valuing Life over Lithium" is now publicly available on the American Society for Engineering Education repository! https://lnkd.in/gTVW5WJr We critique the way product-level environmental assessments often miss social, political, and historical contexts that are crucial for equitable deployment of sustainable technologies. Really enjoyed working through this concept alongside lead author Dr. Joey Valle from Purdue's ASPIRE Research Center and Purdue University Environmental and Ecological Engineering graduate researcher Nafissa Maïga. The below figure summarizes one of the paper's key points: That greater input data complexity (which techniques like LCA can now handle thanks to advanced computational tools) does not necessarily lead to conclusions that are in touch with global ecological reality. Find more personal reflection/summary of our paper here: https://lnkd.in/gFmWE8iU

During sampling for microplastics analysis we need to reduce as possible any source of cross contamination as the use of plastic tools or bottles and wear only clothes realized with natural fibres. According with this caution, may I sample groundwater from a monitoring well or a water well with plastic casing, if available? We try to give this question an answer in our new paper published on STOTEN, in collaboration between Università di Pisa e Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) under Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. Article is freerly available at

What drives the development of carbon emissions in German manufacturing? Elisa Rottner and I show in a new paper just published in Environmental and Resource Economics that emissions from German manufacturing continued to grow until 2017 though emission intensity declined. The main drivers are production scale with emissions rising as production increases, whereas changing composition of products has contributed to reduce emission intensity of overall production. In contrast, within plant emission intensity (the production technique) has contributed to growing emissions because energy intensity of production has increased over time. There are more interesting insights in the paper. It’s open access and you can find it here: https://rdcu.be/dN1Hd

Scientists are still understanding the complex and compounding issues with #plasticpollution. As plastic breaks down into tinier and tinier pieces (eventually #nanoplastics), its pervasiveness and toxicity increase in the environment, harming humans and nature. ☣ Listen to NSF’s latest episode of "The Discovery Files" as Lauren Pincus, an environmental chemist and postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University, explains how plastic degrades, how it interacts with inorganic materials in the environment and what we might do to help prevent it. https://apple.co/48bYGAx #plasticpollution

Ever wondered what exactly #CriticalRawMaterials are? Christoph Helbig Professor of Ecological Resource Technology at the University of Bayreuth tackled the complexities and pressing issues surrounding these materials, highlighting both the challenges and pathways toward a more #SustainableFuture. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/dthqbuKX . #CircEUlar #Circularity #CirculaEconomy #HorizonEU

💥In 2018, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research launched less noxious and less noisy 'green' crackers. 💥Green crackers are eco-friendly because they are made using less polluting raw materials and the chemical composition of these green crackers helps them suppress dust particles when burnt. 💥Green crackers cause 30 per cent lesser particulate matter pollution as compared to traditional crackers. 💥SAFAL, SWAS, and STAR are the three major categories for green firecrackers. 💥To identify them, look for the CSIR-NEERI logo and a QR code on the packaging.

Our back cover of RSC Materials Advances issue 9!