By Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla

Book Chapters

Hossain R; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Green Manufacturing Utilising the Problematic Plastic Waste and the Future of Green Plastic', in Comprehensive Green Materials, Elsevier, pp. 162 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-15738-7.00044-1

Sarmadi N; Pahlevani F; Udayakumar S; Biswal S; Ulrich C; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Effect of Si on Microstructural and Magnetic Behaviour of Heat-Treated High Carbon Steel', in , pp. 3 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50304-7_1

Udayakumar S; Pahlevani F; Biswal S; Sarmadi N; Hemati S; Wesley C; Sahajwalla V, 2023, 'A Study of the Reducing Potential of Waste Plastics in Hematite Reduction', in Proceedings of the 62nd Conference of Metallurgists, COM 2023, Springer Nature Switzerland, pp. 883 - 884, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38141-6_112

Maroufi S; Echeverria CA; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V, 2018, 'Green manufacturing: From waste to value added materials', in Crocker R; Saint C; Chen G; Tong Y (ed.), Unmaking Waste in Production and Consumption: Towards The Circular Economy, pp. 261 - 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78714-619-820181021

Maroufi ; Echeverria Encina C; Pahlevani ; Sahajwalla , 2018, 'Green Manufacturing: Unmaking Waste to Value Added Material', in Unmaking Waste in Production and Consumption: Towards Circular Economy, Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 251 - 269

Khanna R, 2016, 'Environmental Impact of Processing Electronic Waste: Key Issues and Challenges', in Electronic Waste, Intech, Croatia

Maroufi S; Mansuri I; O'Kane P; Skidmore C; Jin Z; Fontana A; Zaharia M; Sahajwalla V, 2016, 'Waste to Value in Steelmaking', in , Wiley, pp. 1 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119333197.ch1

Cayumil R; Khanna R; rajarao ; Ikram-Ul-Haq M; Mukherjee PS; Sahajwalla V, 2016, 'Environmental impact of processing electronic waste: Key issues and challenges', in Florin-Constantin M (ed.), E-Waste in Transition – From Pollution to Resource, Intech, Croatia, pp. 9 - 35

Maroufi S; Mansuri I; O’Kane P; Skidmore C; Jin Z; Fontana A; Zaharia M; Sahajwalla V, 2016, 'Waste to Value in Steelmaking', in Advances in Molten Slags, Fluxes, and Salts: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Molten Slags, Fluxes and Salts 2016, Springer International Publishing, pp. 3 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48769-4_1

Khann R; Mansuri I; Sahajwalla V, 2015, 'Wettability of Carbonaceous Materials with Molten Iron at 1550°C', in Surface Energy and Wetting, pp. 357- - 357-, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/61198

Ikram-Ul-Haq M; Khanna R; Sahajwalla V, 2015, 'Influence of Wettability and Reactivity on Refractory Degradation: Interactions of Molten Iron and Slags with Steelmaking Refractories at 1550 °C', in Aliofkhazraei M (ed.), Surface Energy and Wetting, Intech, Croatia, pp. 271 - 294

Khanna R; Sahajwalla V, 2014, 'Chapter 2.3 Atomistic Simulations of Properties and Phenomena at High Temperatures', in Treatise on Process Metallurgy, Elsevier, pp. 287 - 393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-096986-2.00009-6

Hayes P; Jak E; Waseda Y; Egry I; Mills KC; Hayashi M; Wang L; Watanabe T; Khanna R; Sahajwalla V; Morita K; Sano N; Iwase M; Hasegawa M; Ono H; Miki T; Hirato T; Nurni VN; Ballal NB; Ballal BN; Seetharaman S; Sridhar S, 2014, 'Contributors to volume 1', in Treatise on Process Metallurgy, Elsevier, pp. xxv - xxvi, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-096986-2.09990-2

Lu L; Devasahayam S; Sahajwalla V, 2013, 'Evaluation of coal for metallurgical applications', in The Coal Handbook: Towards Cleaner Production, pp. 352 - 386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1533/9781782421177.3.352

Farzana R; Sahajwalla V, 2013, 'Recycling Automotive Waste Glass and Plastic — An Innovative Approach', in PRICM, Wiley, pp. 2267 - 2276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118792148.ch282

Lu L; Devasahayam S; Sahajwalla V, 2013, '14 Evaluation of coal for metallurgical applications', in The Coal Handbook: Towards Cleaner Production, Elsevier, pp. 352 - 386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1533/9781782421177.3.352

Khanna R; Sahajwalla V, 2013, 'Atomistic simulations of properties and phenomena at high temperatures', in Seetharaman S (ed.), Treatise on Process Metallurgy, Elsevier, Chennai, India, pp. 287 - 393, https://www.elsevier.com/books/treatise-on-process-metallurgy-volume-1-process-fundamentals/seetharaman/978-0-08-096986-2

Osborne D; Clemente J; Clemente F; Nelson PF; Fečko P; Tora B; Tod M; Alderman JK; Fikkers A; Caldeira JG; Kuznetsov PN; Ilyushechkin Y; Singh AK; Choudhury A; Bhattacharya S; Stanford CE; Mao JX; Tong HL; Zheng L; Yan J; Babich A; Senk D; Juniper L; Schumacher G; Lu L; Devasahayam S; Sahajwalla V; Harris DJ; Roberts DG; Eyre DJ; Goldsworthy P; Osborne D; Sharples M; Lien L; Schumacher G; Babich A; Harris DJ; Carras J, 2013, 'Contributor contact details', in The Coal Handbook: Towards Cleaner Production, Elsevier, pp. xiii - xvi, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-1-78242-116-0.50021-9

Farzana R; Sahajwalla V, 2013, 'Recycling Automotive Waste Glass and Plastic — an Innovative Approach', in Proceedings of the 8th Pacific Rim International Congress on Advanced Materials and Processing, Springer International Publishing, pp. 2267 - 2276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48764-9_282

Khanna R; Lee SH; Gupta SK; Sahajwalla V; Lindblom B; Hallin M, 2012, 'Reduction, Softening and Melting Behaviour of Olivine Pellets in the Experimental Blast Furnace', in Van Dijk G; Berg VVD (ed.), Zircon and Olivine: Characteristics, Types and Uses, pp. 67 - 92

Journal articles

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

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

Hossain R; Ghose A; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Circular economy of the materials in the healthcare industry: Opportunities and challenges', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.108041

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

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

Payel S; Pahlevani F; Ghose A; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'From bulk to bits: Understanding the degradation dynamics from plastics to microplastics, geographical influences and analytical approaches.', Environ Toxicol Chem, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/etojnl/vgaf037

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.01.071

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.01.533

Siddika A; Hajimohammadi A; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Sintering Behaviour, Physical Properties and Environmental Assessment of Glass Foam from Waste Glass', Waste and Biomass Valorization, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12649-025-02929-6

Salehi H; Maroufi S; Khayyam Nekouei R; Sahajwalla V, 2025, 'Solvent extraction systems for selective isolation of light rare earth elements with high selectivity for Sm and La', Rare Metals, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12598-024-03019-7

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

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202401055

Hasan MA; Hossain R; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Sustainable regeneration of cathode active materials from spent lithium-ion batteries by repurposing waste coffee powder', Green Chemistry, 27, pp. 1073 - 1088, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4gc05048g

Payel S; Hasan MA; Pahlevani F; Prasher D; Ghose A; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'From closet to contaminant to control: Unveiling microplastic sources in household textiles and potential for environmental application', Journal of Water Process Engineering, 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.106400

Behera PR; Farzana R; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Production of Ni–Fe alloy by combined recycling of waste nickel-metal hydride batteries and waste toner powder', Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2024.e01175

Hossain R; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Current recycling innovations to utilize e-waste in sustainable green metal manufacturing', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2023.0239

Sarkar M; Hossain R; Peng J; Sharma N; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Electrochemical Compatibility of Microzonal Carbon in Ion Uptake and Molecular Insights into Interphase Evolution for Next-Generation Li-Ion Batteries', Advanced Energy Materials, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202401977

Behera PR; Farzana R; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Preparation of 97% pure nickel-cobalt alloy from waste Ni-MH batteries by using waste glass as a fluxing agent', Journal of Environmental Management, 369, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122371

Salehi H; Khayyam Nekouei R; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Sustainable recovery of rare earth elements from Ni-MH batteries: Flux-free thermal isolation and Subsequent hydrometallurgical refinement', Materials Today Sustainability, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100849

Khayyam Nekouei R; Hajian-Foroushani M; Maroufi S; Sajjad SS; Akhter R; Biswal S; Bustamante H; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Microwave-assisted transforming of biosolids into engineered activated carbon employed for adsorption from wastewater', Journal of Cleaner Production, 467, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142941

Ubiç S; Nekouei RK; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'A Two-Step Leaching Process Using Thiourea for the Recovery of Precious Metals from Waste Printed Circuit Boards', Waste, 2, pp. 312 - 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/waste2030018

Khayyam Nekouei R; Maroufi S; Salehi H; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Chemical isolation of rare earth elements (as pure rare earth oxides) from Nd-Fe-B magnets and Ni-MH batteries', Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2024.112596

Siddika A; Kim T; Sahajwalla V; Hajimohammadi A, 2024, 'Early age structural build-up and pore stability in raw foam at ambient conditions: Implications for the final properties of glass-ceramic foam', Construction and Building Materials, 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.136369

Khayyam Nekouei R; Maroufi S; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Innovative hydrothermal technique in efficient disengagement of waste solar panels', Waste Management, 177, pp. 196 - 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2024.01.045

Wesley C; Pahlevani F; Lemonnier A; Biswal S; Udayakumar S; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Never waste a crisis: Is leveraging the ‘cost of living crisis’ an opportunity for reducing overconsumption of clothing or just wishful thinking?', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107395

Hasan MA; Hossain R; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Utilization of battery waste derived ZnO in the removal of dye from aqueous solution: A waste to wealth approach', Journal of Environmental Management, 356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120461

Khayyam Nekouei R; Maroufi S; S. Mofarah S; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Regeneration of waste Zn-MnO2 batteries: Value-added transformation to regenerate essential materials for sustainable battery manufacturing', Journal of Energy Storage, 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.110159

Biswal S; Pahlevani F; Wang W; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Reduction Behavior of Hematite-Biowaste Composite Pellets at Melting Temperature', Steel Research International, 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/srin.202300454

Sarmadi N; Pahlevani F; Udayakumar S; Biswal S; Pervez MF; Ulrich C; Chakraborty A; Bhattacharyya SK; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Correlative Analysis of Microstructural and Magnetic Characteristics of Dual-Phase High-Carbon Steel', Advanced Engineering Materials, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adem.202300826

Hossain R; Ghinangju BS; Biswal S; Schandl H; Sahajwalla V, 2024, 'Current technological options for recycling packaging waste: Challenges and opportunities in India', Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wene.500

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