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ReviewBiomass conversion and biorefinery2022

A comprehensive review of the application of plasma gasification technology in circumventing the medical waste in a post-COVID-19 scenario.

Rajneesh Kaushal, Rohit, Amit Kumar Dhaka

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Review in Biomass conversion and biorefinery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Rajneesh KaushalDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Kurukshetra, Haryana, India.ORCID 0000-0001-9190-7107
RohitEnvironmental Science and Engineering Department, IIT, Bombay, India.
Amit Kumar DhakaSchool of Renewable Energy and Efficiency, NIT Kurukshetra, Haryana, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recent COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit the world, is third in the last two decades. The safety and precaution measures have led to the generation of a colossal pile of biomedical waste, including plastic waste, due to the usage of personal protective equipment kits and safety equipment that is not easily manageable. The environment and health and safety concerns for humans require biomedical waste to be treated with an outstanding treatment process that can help humanity manage it by adhering to strict environmental norms prescribed. The plasma gasification technology is the most beneficial and efficient technology for treating biomedical waste. The byproducts generated can be utilized further as valuable inputs in other industries, thus strengthening the circular economy concept. In this research paper, the applicability of plasma gasification for the treatment of biomedical waste in the present scenario has been reviewed. The feasibility and applicability of the technology in handling biomedical waste have been reviewed via various research articles in this study. Also, further steps have been suggested for the Indian scenario to make this technology commercially viable in the long run. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT:

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Biomedical wasteBiomedical waste treatment methodsCOVID-19EfficiencyPlasma gasificationSynthesis gas

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PMID35194537
PMCPMC8831002

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