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The below is a list of select 2014 Laureate research outcomes.

Khayyam Nekouei R; Tudela I; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Current trends in direct transformation of waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) into value-added materials and products', Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, vol. 24, pp. 14 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2020.01.003

Assefi M; Maroufi S; Yamauchi Y; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Pyrometallurgical recycling of Li-ion, Ni–Cd and Ni–MH batteries: A minireview', Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, vol. 24, pp. 26 - 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2020.01.005

Farzana R; Sayeed MA; Joseph J; Ostrikov K; O'Mullane AP; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Manganese Oxide Derived from a Spent Zn–C Battery as a Catalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction', ChemElectroChem, vol. 7, pp. 2073 - 2080, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/celc.202000422

Maroufi S; Assefi M; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Recovery of lithium and cobalt from waste lithium-ion batteries through a selective isolation-suspension approach', Sustainable Materials and Technologies, vol. 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2019.e00139

Behera PR; Farzana R; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Reduction of oxides obtained from waste Ni-MH battery's positive electrode using waste plastics to produce nickel based alloy', Journal of Cleaner Production, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119407

Kumar R; Nekouei RK; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'In-situ carbon-coated tin oxide (ISCC-SnO2) for micro-supercapacitor applications', Carbon Letters, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42823-020-00142-0

Hossain R; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Material Microsurgery: Selective Synthesis of Materials via High-Temperature Chemistry for Microrecycling of Electronic Waste', ACS Omega, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c00485

Nekouei RK; Maroufi S; Assefi M; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2020, 'Thermal isolation of a clean alloy from waste slag and polymeric residue of electronic waste', Processes, vol. 8, pp. 53 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr8010053

Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'An electrochemical strategy to fabricate MnOx thin film from spent batteries for pseudocapacitive applications', Electrochimica Acta, vol. 328, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2019.135061

Assefi M; Maroufi S; Yamauchi Y; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Core-Shell Nanocatalysts of Co3O4 and NiO Shells from New (Discarded) Resources: Sustainable Recovery of Cobalt and Nickel from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries, Ni-Cd Batteries, and LCD Panel', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, vol. 7, pp. 19005 - 19014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b04618

Farzana R; Hassan K; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Manganese oxide synthesized from spent Zn-C battery for supercapacitor electrode application', Scientific Reports, vol. 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44778-z

Assefi M; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Recycling of the scrap LCD panels by converting into the InBO3 nanostructure product', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol. 26, pp. 36287 - 36295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06682-x

Khayyam Nekouei R; Pahlevani F; Golmohammadzadeh R; Assefi M; Rajarao R; Chen YH; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Recovery of heavy metals from waste printed circuit boards: statistical optimization of leaching and residue characterization', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol. 26, pp. 24417 - 24429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05596-y

Kumar U; Goonetilleke D; Gaikwad V; Pramudita JC; Joshi RK; Sharma N; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Activated Carbon from E-Waste Plastics as a Promising Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, vol. 7, pp. 10310 - 10322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b00135

Nekouei RK; Pahlevani F; Assefi M; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Selective isolation of heavy metals from spent electronic waste solution by macroporous ion-exchange resins', Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol. 371, pp. 389 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.03.013

Khayyam Nekouei R; Pahlevani F; Mayyas M; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Direct transformation of waste printed circuit boards into high surface area t-SnO2 for photocatalytic dye degradation', Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, vol. 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2019.103133

Hassan K; Farzana R; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'In-situ fabrication of ZnO thin film electrode using spent Zn-C battery and its electrochemical performance for supercapacitance', SN APPLIED SCIENCES, vol. 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42452-019-0302-1

Farzana R; Hassan K; Wang W; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Selective synthesis of CuNi alloys using waste PCB and NiMH battery', Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 234, pp. 145 - 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.11.099

Hossain R; Nekouei RK; Mansuri I; Sahajwalla V, 2019, 'Sustainable Recovery of Cu and Sn from Problematic Global Waste: Exploring Value from Waste Printed Circuit Boards', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b04657

Maroufi S; Assefi M; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Synthesis of 2D Rare earth elements oxide nano-sheets from Nd-Fe-B magnets', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 139, pp. 172 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.08.014

Rajarao R; Farzana R; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Transforming Waste Printed Circuit Boards and Compact Discs for the Synthesis of Valuable Ferrosilicon Alloy', Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, vol. 4, pp. 461 - 469, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40831-018-0194-0

Gaikwad V; Ghose A; Cholake S; Rawal A; Iwato M; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Transformation of E-Waste Plastics into Sustainable Filaments for 3D Printing', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, vol. 6, pp. 14432 - 14440, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03105

Karbalaei Mirza Shahrbabaki Z; Pahlevani F; Gorjizadeh N; Hossain R; Ghasemian M; Gaikwad V; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Direct Transformation of Metallized Paper into Al-Si Nano-Rod and Al Nano-Particles Using Thermal Micronizing Technique', Materials, vol. 11, pp. 1964 - 1964, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma11101964

Ulman K; Ghose A; Maroufi S; Mansuri I; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Disentanglement of random access memory cards to regenerate copper foil: A novel thermo-electrical approach', Waste Management, vol. 81, pp. 138 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2018.10.002

Sahajwalla V; Gaikwad V, 2018, 'The present and future of e-waste plastics recycling', Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, vol. 13, pp. 102 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2018.06.006

Maroufi S; Nekouei RK; Hassan K; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Thermal Transformation of Mixed E-Waste Materials into Clean SiMn/FeMn Alloys', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, vol. 6, pp. 13296 - 13301, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02884

Maroufi S; Nekouei RK; Assefi M; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Waste-cleaning waste: synthesis of ZnO porous nano-sheets from batteries for dye degradation', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol. 25, pp. 28594 - 28600, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2850-0

Farzana R; Rajarao R; Bhat BR; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Performance of an activated carbon supercapacitor electrode synthesised from waste Compact Discs (CDs)', Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, vol. 65, pp. 387 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2018.05.011

Farzana R; Rajarao R; Hassan K; Behera PR; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Thermal nanosizing: Novel route to synthesize manganese oxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles simultaneously from spent Zn–C battery', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 196, pp. 478 - 488, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.06.055

Farzana R; Rajarao R; Behera PR; Hassan K; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Zinc oxide nanoparticles from waste Zn-C battery via thermal route: Characterization and properties', Nanomaterials, vol. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano8090717

Maroufi S; Nekouei RK; Hossain R; Assefi M; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Recovery of Rare Earth (i.e., La, Ce, Nd, and Pr) Oxides from End-of-Life Ni-MH Battery via Thermal Isolation', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, vol. 6, pp. 11811 - 11818, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02097

Kumar U; Gaikwad V; Mayyas M; Bucknall M; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Application of High-Resolution NMR and GC-MS to Study Hydrocarbon Oils Derived from Noncatalytic Thermal Transformation of e-Waste Plastics', ACS Omega, vol. 3, pp. 9282 - 9289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b01284

Ulman KN; Maroufi S; Bhattacharyya S; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Thermal transformation of printed circuit boards at 500 °C for synthesis of a copper-based product', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 198, pp. 1485 - 1493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.140

Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Green Processes: Transforming Waste into Valuable Resources', Engineering, vol. 4, pp. 309 - 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2018.05.011

Kumar U; Gaikwad V; Mayyas M; Sahajwalla V; Joshi RK, 2018, 'Extraordinary supercapacitance in activated carbon produced via a sustainable approach', Journal of Power Sources, vol. 394, pp. 140 - 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.05.054

Kumar U; Gaikwad V; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Transformation of Waste Toner to Iron using E-waste Plastics as a Carbon Resource', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 192, pp. 244 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.05.010

Assefi M; Maroufi S; Nekouei RK; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Selective recovery of indium from scrap LCD panels using macroporous resins', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 180, pp. 814 - 822, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.01.165

Nekouei R; Pahlevani F; Rajarao R; Golmohammadzadeh R; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Two-step pre-processing enrichment of waste printed circuit boards: Mechanical milling and physical separation', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 184, pp. 1113 - 1124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.02.250

Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'A Green Route to Synthesize Pr3+/Dy3+-Doped Nd2O3 Nanoreplicas from Nd-Fe-B Magnets', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, vol. 6, pp. 3402 - 3410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03585

Nekouei R; Pahlevani F; Rajarao R; Gomohammadzadeh R; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Direct transformation of waste printed circuit boards to nano-structured powders through mechanical alloying', Materials and Design, vol. 141, pp. 26 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2017.12.032

Maroufi S; Mayyas M; Nekouei RK; Assefi M; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Thermal Nanowiring of E-Waste: A Sustainable Route for Synthesizing Green Si3N4 Nanowires', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, vol. 6, pp. 3765 - 3772, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b04139

Farzana R; rajarao ; mansuri ; sahajwalla , 2018, 'Sustainable synthesis of silicon nitride nanowires using waste carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP)', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 188, pp. 371 - 377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.295

Gaikwad V; Kumar U; Pahlevani F; Piadasa A; Sahajwalla V, 2017, 'Thermal Transformation of Waste Toner Powder into a Value-Added Ferrous Resource', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, vol. 5, pp. 11543 - 11550, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b02875

Ellamparuthy G; Mukherjee PS; Khanna R; Jayasankar K; Cayumil R; Ikram-Ul-Haq M; Sahajwalla V; Mishra BK, 2017, 'Environmental Impact of Recycling Electronic Waste Using Thermal Plasma: in-Depth Analysis of Aerosol Particulates Captured in Gas Filters', Current Environmental Engineering, vol. 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2212717804666170213104524

Kumar A; Choudhary V; Khanna R; Cayumil R; Ikram-ul-Haq M; Sahajwalla V; Angadi SKI; Paruthy GE; Mukherjee PS; Park M, 2017, 'Recycling polymeric waste from electronic and automotive sectors into value added products', Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering, vol. 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11783-017-0991-x

Shokri A; Pahlevani F; Cole I; Sahajwalla V, 2017, 'Selective thermal transformation of old computer printed circuit boards to Cu-Sn based alloy', Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 199, pp. 7 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.05.028

Rajagopal RR; Rajarao R; Sahajwalla V, 2017, 'Synthesis of glass fiber-nano silicon carbide composite by using waste printed circuit boards and compact discs as resources', Composites Communications, vol. 5, pp. 19 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coco.2017.05.002

Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2017, 'Thermal Isolation of Rare Earth Oxides from Nd-Fe-B Magnets Using Carbon from Waste Tyres', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, vol. 5, pp. 6201 - 6208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01133

Maroufi S; Mayyas M; Sahajwalla V, 2017, 'Novel Synthesis of Silicon Carbide Nanowires from e-Waste', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, vol. 5, pp. 4171 - 4178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b00171

Saini R; Khanna R; Dutta RK; Cayumil R; Ikram-Ul-Haq M; Agarwala V; Ellamparuthy G; Jayasankar K; Mukherjee PS; Sahajwalla V, 2017, 'A novel approach for reducing toxic emissions during high temperature processing of electronic waste', Waste Management, vol. 64, pp. 182 - 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.02.023

Rajagopal RR; Rajarao R; Cholake ST; Sahajwalla V, 2017, 'Sustainable composite panels from non-metallic waste printed circuit boards and automotive plastics', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 144, pp. 470 - 481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.139

Shokri A; Pahlevani F; Levick K; Cole I; Sahajwalla V, 2017, 'Synthesis of copper-tin nanoparticles from old computer printed circuit boards', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 142, pp. 2586 - 2592, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.11.017

Cayumil R; Ikram-Ul-Haq M; Khanna R; Saini R; Mukherjee PS; Mishra BK; Sahajwalla V, 2017, 'High temperature investigations on optimising the recovery of copper from waste printed circuit boards', Waste Management, vol. 73, pp. 556 - 565, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.01.001

Cayumil R; Khanna R; Rajarao R; Mukherjee PS; Sahajwalla V, 2016, 'Concentration of precious metals during their recovery from electronic waste', Waste Management, vol. 57, pp. 121 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2015.12.004

Rajagopal RR; Rajarao R; Sahajwalla V, 2016, 'High temperature transformations of waste printed circuit boards from computer monitor and CPU: Characterisation of residues and kinetic studies', Waste Management, vol. 57, pp. 91 - 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2015.11.016

Rajagopal RR; Aravinda LS; Rajarao R; Bhat BR; Sahajwalla V, 2016, 'Activated carbon derived from non-metallic printed circuit board waste for supercapacitor application', Electrochimica Acta, vol. 211, pp. 488 - 498, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2016.06.077

Kumar A; Choudhary V; Khanna R; Tripathi SN; Ikram-Ul-Haq M; Sahajwalla V, 2016, 'Structural, thermal, morphological and dynamic mechanical characteristics of waste-reinforced polypropylene composites: A novel approach for recycling electronic waste', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol. 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.43389

Sahajwalla V; Cayumil R; Khanna R; Ikram-Ul-Haq M; Rajarao R; Mukherjee PS; Hill A, 2015, 'Recycling Polymer-Rich Waste Printed Circuit Boards at High Temperatures: Recovery of Value-Added Carbon Resources', Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, vol. 1, pp. 75 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40831-014-0002-4

Rajarao R; Mansuri I; Dhunna R; Khanna R; Sahajwalla V, 2014, 'Study of structural evolution of chars during rapid pyrolysis of waste CDs at different temperatures', Fuel, vol. 134, pp. 17 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2014.05.054

Rajarao R; Ferreira R; Sadi SHF; Khanna R; Sahajwalla V, 2014, 'Synthesis of silicon carbide nanoparticles by using electronic waste as a carbon source', Materials Letters, vol. 120, pp. 65 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2014.01.018

Cayumil R; Khanna R; Ikram-Ul-Haq M; Rajarao R; Hill A; Sahajwalla V, 2014, 'Generation of copper rich metallic phases from waste printed circuit boards', Waste Management, vol. 34, pp. 1783 - 1792, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2014.05.004

khanna ; Cayumil R; mukherjee ; Sahajwalla VH, 2014, 'A novel recycling approach for transforming waste printed circuit boards into a material resource', Procedia Environmental Sciences, vol. 21, pp. 42 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proenv.2014.09.006

Rajarao R; Sahajwalla V; Cayumil R; Park M; Khanna R, 2014, 'Novel Approach for Processing Hazardous Electronic Waste', Procedia Environmental Sciences, vol. 21, pp. 33 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proenv.2014.09.005

Rajarao R; Mansuri I; Dhunna R; Khanna R; Sahajwalla V, 2014, 'Characterisation of gas evolution and char structural change during pyrolysis of waste CDs', Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, vol. 105, pp. 14 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2013.09.014