Y. Abed, Fatima Allawi, Shahad Mudhafar Ali, Salem Jawad Alhamd, Thekra Atta Ibrahim, Mohammed Nsaif Abbas
{"title":"Implementing a sustainability approach by converting plastic bottle waste from a mischievous substance to a beneficial material by means of zero residue level concept","authors":"Y. Abed, Fatima Allawi, Shahad Mudhafar Ali, Salem Jawad Alhamd, Thekra Atta Ibrahim, Mohammed Nsaif Abbas","doi":"10.33640/2405-609x.3413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33640/2405-609x.3413","url":null,"abstract":"Plastic waste represents a serious environmental and health hazard due to its non-biodegradability and toxic leachates. This study investigates the potential conversion of plastic waste into a sustainable raw material for producing a useful substance. This investigation focuses on repurposing PET beverage bottles—a major contributor to microplastic pollution—into high-value activated carbon (AC) for water treatment, aligning with circular economy principles. The chemical preparation method for AC using phosphoric acid as an activating agent was evaluated. Results demonstrated the successful conversion of 68% of plastic waste into AC under the following conditions: pyrolysis temperature of 700°C, pyrolysis time of 7 hours, and PET mass of 200 g. The highest surface area achieved was 590 m2/g under optimized conditions (72-hour impregnation at a 2.5 acid ratio, followed by calcination at 600°C). The environmental applicability of the prepared AC was confirmed through its efficient adsorption of erythrosin B stain (>87% removal at pH 1, 400 rpm agitation speed, and 10 ppm concentration), a common pollutant in textile wastewater. FTIR analysis identified functional groups critical for adsorption, while SEM revealed significant surface modifications post-adsorption (surface area reduction to 161.8 m2/g). To achieve a zero-waste solution, the spent AC was further tested as a rodenticide. Laboratory trials recorded mortality rates with an LD50 consistent with literature values, suggesting a potential dual-purpose application for plastic waste management and pest control. This study presents a scalable approach to addressing plastic pollution while generating value-added materials for environmental and industrial applications.","PeriodicalId":17782,"journal":{"name":"Karbala International Journal of Modern Science","volume":"11 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://kijoms.uokerbala.edu.iq/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3413&context=home","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147887403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Freedom as the Physical Notion. Mechanics of a Material Point","authors":"Michael Vigdorowitsch","doi":"10.33640/2405-609x.3363","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33640/2405-609x.3363","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17782,"journal":{"name":"Karbala International Journal of Modern Science","volume":"32 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141801628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Potential Influence of Immune Modulatory Molecules (TGF-βIII and CTLA-4) in Pathogenicity of PCOS","authors":"Mustafa Riyadh Abdullah, Hazima Mossa Alabassi","doi":"10.33640/2405-609x.3361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33640/2405-609x.3361","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17782,"journal":{"name":"Karbala International Journal of Modern Science","volume":"85 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141807967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhanced optoelectronics performance of hybrid self power photodetectors GO: TiO2- AD / n-Si heterojunctions","authors":"M. J. Alsultani, Maysoon F. Alias","doi":"10.33640/2405-609x.3362","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33640/2405-609x.3362","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17782,"journal":{"name":"Karbala International Journal of Modern Science","volume":"92 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141807808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Heterogeneous Resources in Infrastructures of the Edge Network Paradigm: A Comprehensive Review","authors":"Qusay S. Alsaffar, Leila Ben Ayed","doi":"10.33640/2405-609x.3360","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33640/2405-609x.3360","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17782,"journal":{"name":"Karbala International Journal of Modern Science","volume":"65 48","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141346610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Classification and removal of hazy images based on a transmission fusion strategy using the Alexnet network","authors":"Roa'a M. Al_airaji, H. Alrikabi, Rula Kamil","doi":"10.33640/2405-609x.3356","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33640/2405-609x.3356","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17782,"journal":{"name":"Karbala International Journal of Modern Science","volume":"61 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141349495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modified Toulmin's Argumentation Model Based on Prior Experiences","authors":"Ali Hadi Hasan, Mohamad Ab. Saleh, A. T. Sadiq","doi":"10.33640/2405-609x.3358","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33640/2405-609x.3358","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17782,"journal":{"name":"Karbala International Journal of Modern Science","volume":" 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141368371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Designing of Human Serum Albumin Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery: a Potential Use of Anticancer Treatment","authors":"Ali Al-Ani, Rasha Alsahlanee","doi":"10.33640/2405-609x.3359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33640/2405-609x.3359","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17782,"journal":{"name":"Karbala International Journal of Modern Science","volume":" 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141368908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Viswapriya Subramaniyam Elangovan, Rajeswari Devarajan, O. I. Khalaf, M. S. Sharif, Wael Elmedany
{"title":"Analysing an imbalanced stroke prediction dataset using machine learning techniques","authors":"Viswapriya Subramaniyam Elangovan, Rajeswari Devarajan, O. I. Khalaf, M. S. Sharif, Wael Elmedany","doi":"10.33640/2405-609x.3355","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33640/2405-609x.3355","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17782,"journal":{"name":"Karbala International Journal of Modern Science","volume":"111 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141124636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ishak Ariawan, Della Ayu Lestari, Luthfi Anzani, Tri Yanti, Cakra Rahardjo, M. Saleh, Sahril Angga Permana, Dea Aisyah Rusmawati
{"title":"Extraction of Morphometric Features the shape of mangrove leaves based on digital images and classification using the Support Vector Machine","authors":"Ishak Ariawan, Della Ayu Lestari, Luthfi Anzani, Tri Yanti, Cakra Rahardjo, M. Saleh, Sahril Angga Permana, Dea Aisyah Rusmawati","doi":"10.33640/2405-609x.3349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33640/2405-609x.3349","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17782,"journal":{"name":"Karbala International Journal of Modern Science","volume":"113 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141124446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}