Research articles and publications

This section provides a comprehensive list of the research articles and publications from the SMaRT Centre in relation to its many programs and projects. Visit specific web pages for individual programs to see research outcomes for those programs.

Reports

Journal articles

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    Hossain R; Ghinangju B; Sarkar M; Sahajwalla V, 2026, 'Detecting the Invisible: Analytical Advances and Regulatory Gaps in Tyre and Road Wear Particle Pollution', Microplastics, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microplastics5010047
    2026

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    Hossain R; Sahajwalla V, 2026, 'A comprehensive toolkit for micro- to manoplastic analysis', Environmental Science Nano, 13, pp. 122 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5en00856e
    2026

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    Payel S; Pahlevani F; Paolini R; Sahajwalla V, 2026, 'Unveiling the degradation dynamics of packaging plastics: Insights into the onset of microplastics formation through photodegradation', Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2026.101213
    2026

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    Payel S; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2026, 'Solid-state thermal aging promotes mechanical fragmentation and microplastic release in polypropylene', npj Materials Degradation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41529-026-00819-3
    2026

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    Sarkar M; Hossain R; Ghinangju BS; Privat K; Bhattacharyya SK; Sahajwalla V, 2026, 'In Situ Carbothermic Reduction of Black Mass from Spent Li-Ion, Ni-MH, and Alkaline Batteries for Ni-Based Superalloy Synthesis', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 18, pp. 37617 - 37627, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5c19451
    2026

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    Sarkar M; Hossain R; Peng J; Thilakarathna DK; Wang Y; Yao Y; Sharma N; Sahajwalla V, 2026, 'Tuning Li+ and Na+ Functionality in Renewable Carbon Electroactive Material Through Site-Specific Nanostructural Disorder', Advanced Science, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202523383
    2026

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    Saudi AU; Salehi H; Maroufi S; Nekouei RK; Sahajwalla V, 2026, 'Oxidation-Assisted Solvent Extraction (OA-SX) for Selective Cerium Separation from Mixed Rare Earth Oxides', MINERALS ENGINEERING, 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2026.110652
    2026

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    Shoeib T; Hossain R; Álvarez R; Teymourian H; Sahajwalla V; Merkoçi A; Wang J, 2026, 'Repurposing waste streams for a new generation of sensors', Nature Sensors, 1, pp. 471 - 474, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44460-026-00070-y
    2026

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    Abideen ZU; Khayyam Nekouei R; Hajian Foroushani M; Maroufi S; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Regenerated and reformed gold and titanium dioxide quantum dots from waste for sustainable and efficient environmental monitoring', Nanoscale, 17, pp. 14368 - 14380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4nr04726e
    2025

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    Abideen ZU; Nekouei RK; Hajian-Foroushani M; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Greening of coffee waste through its transformation into clean and structurally stable activated carbon for energy storage applications', Nanoscale Advances, 7, pp. 7930 - 7942, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5na00658a
    2025

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    Ali A; Hossain R; Heriyanto ; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Valorisation of plastic and wood waste through the incorporation in basalt fibre reinforced polymeric composites: A critical review', Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2025.107016
    2025

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    Behera PR; Farzana R; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Simultaneous thermal preparation of ultra-pure ZnO nano-wires and recovery of pure MnO from waste alkaline batteries', Ceramics International, 51, pp. 17593 - 17606, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.01.533
    2025

Book Chapters

  • Citation
    Hossain R; Sahajwalla V, 2026, 'Chapter 19 - Plastic waste in aquatic systems: Circular economy approaches for sustainable resource transformation', in Plastic Pollution in Aquatic Systems Challenges, Strategies, and Innovative Solutions for a Circular Economy, Elsevier, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-45248-2.00026-2
    2026