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Research paper thumbnail of Circular Economy of Plastics: Wishful Thinking or A Way Forward?

Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C, 2021

Plastic recycling, as it is today, is a losing battle against chaos and dysfunction of our modern... more Plastic recycling, as it is today, is a losing battle against chaos and dysfunction of our modern-day consumption-driven lifestyle. In this paper, we will discuss some of the main challenges involved in traditional plastic recycling based on mechanical methods. We will present our findings why we are unable to truly reach the goals of circular economy highlighting various reasons for poor plastic recycling rates using present mainstream methods. We aim to share our learnings about chemical recycling of plastics that can transform traditional wishful-thinking scenario into a way forward. Areas of ongoing investigations are briefly highlighted that can open new opportunities for techno-economic and regulatory research and development to recover original polymers, basic monomers, and other value-added products from plastic waste.

Research paper thumbnail of Distributed Ledger Technologies for Inclusive Postal Financial Services: Blockchain and More

Journal of Innovation Management, 2020

Distributed ledger technologies are emerging as important tools that can positively impact almost... more Distributed ledger technologies are emerging as important tools that can positively impact almost all major industries and activities in our society. They are increasingly used in various supply (value) chain applications including financial, governance, regulations, health, logistics, and other industrial sectors. In this letter, we are presenting various ongoing work related to different distributed ledger technologies and their applications in postal sector. In particular, we will highlight some of the innovations in the inclusive financial services for the underbanked and unbanked populations using distributed ledger technologies.

Research paper thumbnail of From Trash to Cash: How Blockchain and Multi-Sensor-Driven Artificial Intelligence Can Transform Circular Economy of Plastic Waste?

Administrative Sciences, 2020

Virgin polymers based on petrochemical feedstock are mainly preferred by most plastic goods manuf... more Virgin polymers based on petrochemical feedstock are mainly preferred by most plastic goods manufacturers instead of recycled plastic feedstock. Major reason for this is the lack of reliable information about the quality, suitability, and availability of recycled plastics, which is partly due to lack of proper segregation techniques. In this paper, we present our ongoing efforts to segregate plastics based on its types and improve the reliability of information about recycled plastics using the first-of-its-kind blockchain smart contracts powered by multi-sensor data-fusion algorithms using artificial intelligence. We have demonstrated how different data-fusion modes can be employed to retrieve various physico-chemical parameters of plastic waste for accurate segregation. We have discussed how these smart tools help in efficiently segregating commingled plastics and can be reliably used in the circular economy of plastic. Using these tools, segregators, recyclers, and manufacturers ...

Research paper thumbnail of Correction: Chidepatil et al. (2020). From Trash to Cash: How Blockchain and Multi-Sensor-Driven Artificial Intelligence Can Transform Circular Economy of Plastic Waste? Administrative Sciences 10: 23

Administrative Sciences, 2021

The authors would like to make the following corrections about the published paper [...]

Research paper thumbnail of Circular Economy of Plastics: Wishful Thinking or A Way Forward?

Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C, 2021

Plastic recycling, as it is today, is a losing battle against chaos and dysfunction of our modern... more Plastic recycling, as it is today, is a losing battle against chaos and dysfunction of our modern-day consumption-driven lifestyle. In this paper, we will discuss some of the main challenges involved in traditional plastic recycling based on mechanical methods. We will present our findings why we are unable to truly reach the goals of circular economy highlighting various reasons for poor plastic recycling rates using present mainstream methods. We aim to share our learnings about chemical recycling of plastics that can transform traditional wishful-thinking scenario into a way forward. Areas of ongoing investigations are briefly highlighted that can open new opportunities for techno-economic and regulatory research and development to recover original polymers, basic monomers, and other value-added products from plastic waste.

Research paper thumbnail of Distributed Ledger Technologies for Inclusive Postal Financial Services: Blockchain and More

Journal of Innovation Management, 2020

Distributed ledger technologies are emerging as important tools that can positively impact almost... more Distributed ledger technologies are emerging as important tools that can positively impact almost all major industries and activities in our society. They are increasingly used in various supply (value) chain applications including financial, governance, regulations, health, logistics, and other industrial sectors. In this letter, we are presenting various ongoing work related to different distributed ledger technologies and their applications in postal sector. In particular, we will highlight some of the innovations in the inclusive financial services for the underbanked and unbanked populations using distributed ledger technologies.

Research paper thumbnail of From Trash to Cash: How Blockchain and Multi-Sensor-Driven Artificial Intelligence Can Transform Circular Economy of Plastic Waste?

Administrative Sciences, 2020

Virgin polymers based on petrochemical feedstock are mainly preferred by most plastic goods manuf... more Virgin polymers based on petrochemical feedstock are mainly preferred by most plastic goods manufacturers instead of recycled plastic feedstock. Major reason for this is the lack of reliable information about the quality, suitability, and availability of recycled plastics, which is partly due to lack of proper segregation techniques. In this paper, we present our ongoing efforts to segregate plastics based on its types and improve the reliability of information about recycled plastics using the first-of-its-kind blockchain smart contracts powered by multi-sensor data-fusion algorithms using artificial intelligence. We have demonstrated how different data-fusion modes can be employed to retrieve various physico-chemical parameters of plastic waste for accurate segregation. We have discussed how these smart tools help in efficiently segregating commingled plastics and can be reliably used in the circular economy of plastic. Using these tools, segregators, recyclers, and manufacturers ...

Research paper thumbnail of Correction: Chidepatil et al. (2020). From Trash to Cash: How Blockchain and Multi-Sensor-Driven Artificial Intelligence Can Transform Circular Economy of Plastic Waste? Administrative Sciences 10: 23

Administrative Sciences, 2021

The authors would like to make the following corrections about the published paper [...]