Prof. Veena Sahajwalla

University of New South Wales, Australia

Director of Sustainable Materials Research & Technology

Email: [email protected]

BTech, Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, India

Publications (Selected)

1. Hossain, R., Ghose, A., & Sahajwalla, V. (2025). Microplastics pollution in Australia: Sources, impacts, and mitigation strategies. Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 11, 101036.
2. Hossain, R., Ghose, A., & Sahajwalla, V. (2025). Circular economy of the materials in the healthcare industry: Opportunities and challenges. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 215, 108041.
3. Foroushani, M. H., Maroufi, S., Nekouei, R. K., & Sahajwalla, V. (2025). Sustainable energy storage: Microwave-assisted repurposing of disposable masks. Journal of Energy Storage, 112, 115510.
4. Behera, P. R., Farzana, R., & Sahajwalla, V. (2024). Production of NiFe alloy by combined recycling of waste nickel-metal hydride batteries and waste toner powder. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 42, e01175.
5. Hossain, R., & Sahajwalla, V. (2024). Current recycling innovations to utilize e-waste in sustainable green metal manufacturing. Philosophical Transactions A, 382(2284), 20230239.
6. Salehi, H., Nekouei, R. K., 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, 100849.
7. Nekouei, R. K., Hajian-Foroushani, M., Maroufi, S., Mofarah, S. S., Akhter, R., Biswal, S., ... & Sahajwalla, V. (2024). Microwave-assisted transforming of biosolids into engineered activated carbon employed for adsorption from wastewater. Journal of Cleaner Production, 467, 142941.
8. Nekouei, R. K., 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(3), 112596.
9. 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, 136369.
10. Sarkar, M., Hossain, R., & Sahajwalla, V. (2024). Sustainable recovery and resynthesis of electroactive materials from spent Li-ion batteries to ensure material sustainability. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 200, 107292.
11. Hasan, M. A., Hossain, R., & Sahajwalla, V. (2023). Critical metals (Lithium and Zinc) recovery from battery waste, ores, brine, and steel dust: A review. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 178, 976-994.
12. Hossain, R., Sarkar, M., & Sahajwalla, V. (2023). Technological options and design evolution for recycling spent lithium‐ion batteries: impact, challenges, and opportunities. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, 12(5), e481.
13. Salehi, H., Maroufi, S., Mofarah, S. S., Nekouei, R. K., & Sahajwalla, V. (2023). Recovery of rare earth metals from Ni-MH batteries: A comprehensive review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 178, 113248.
14. Shanker, R., Khan, D., Hossain, R., Islam, M. T., Locock, K., Ghose, A., ... & Dhodapkar, R. (2023). Plastic waste recycling: existing Indian scenario and future opportunities. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 20(5), 5895-5912.
15. Sahajwalla, V., & Hossain, R. (2023). Rethinking circular economy for electronics, energy storage, and solar photovoltaics with long product life cycles. Mrs Bulletin, 48(4), 375-385.
16. Siddika, A., Hajimohammadi, A., & Sahajwalla, V. (2023). A novel eco-friendly foaming technique for developing sustainable glass foams from the waste glass. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 190, 106801.
17. Nekouei, R. K., Mofarah, S. S., Maroufi, S., Tudela, I., & Sahajwalla, V. (2022). Determination of the optimum potential window for super-and pseudocapacitance electrodes via in-depth electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis. Journal of Energy Storage, 56, 106137.
18. Hossain, R., Islam, M. T., Ghose, A., & Sahajwalla, V. (2022). Full circle: Challenges and prospects for plastic waste management in Australia to achieve circular economy. Journal of Cleaner Production, 368, 133127.

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