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.

Journal articles

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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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    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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202523383
    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

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    Foroushani MH; Maroufi S; Nekouei RK; Aziz M; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Sustainable and dual-optimized electrode design from waste resources for high-energy lithium–sulfur batteries', Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.118114
    2025

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    Ghinangju B; Hossain R; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Unearthing waste resources: Nano-adsorbents from complex packaging waste for fluoride detoxification of water', Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jace.20132
    2025

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    Hajian Foroushani M; Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Artificial solid electrolyte interphase: The Holy Grail for Li-S batteries', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2025.115453
    2025

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    Hajian Foroushani M; Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Sustainable energy storage: Microwave-assisted repurposing of disposable masks', Journal of Energy Storage, 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.115510
    2025

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    Hajian Foroushani M; Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Waste-Derived Zn-Based ASEI Layer for Enhanced Lithium Anodes in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries', Advanced Sustainable Systems, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202401055
    2025

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    Heriyanto ; Ghose A; Hossain R; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Novel upcycling of mixed textile waste into valuable activated carbon: A circular economy solution', Resources Conservation and Recycling, 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108526
    2025

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    Hossain R; Ali A; Sarkar M; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Understanding the multiple characteristics of microplastics generated from polypropylene bottles', Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring and Management, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2025.101103
    2025

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    Hossain R; Ghose A; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Microplastics pollution in Australia: Sources, impacts, and mitigation strategies', Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2024.101036
    2025

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    Kh. Nekouei R; Salehi H; Hajian Foroushani M; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Microrecycling of waste solar cells via an in-situ fluorine-generating thermal treatment for high purity silicon recovery', Resources Conservation and Recycling, 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108150
    2025

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    Kumar R; Nekouei RK; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'In-situ carbon-coated iron oxide (ISCC-Fe3O4) as an efficient electrode material for supercapacitor applications', Ceramics International, 51, pp. 12312 - 12320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.01.071
    2025

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