Circular Economy

Circular Economy

Examining the impact of environmental technologies, environmental taxes, energy consumption, and natural resources on GHG emissions in G-7 economies
21/09/2023 - The focus areas for COP-27 include fast-tracking our worldwide evolution to decarbonization in the energy industry and clean energy as the stockholder’s effort to restrict global warming to...
DFT Studies on the Effects of C Vacancy on the CO2 Capture Mechanism of Silicon Carbide Nanotubes Photocatalyst (Si12C12-X; X?=?1; 2)
18/09/2023 - In this work, we have investigated the capability of CO2 capture by single-walled, carbon-deficient silicon carbide nanotubes (Si12C12-X; X?=?1; 2). All calculations of the properties of the...
A review of applied research on low-carbon urban design: based on scientific knowledge mapping
14/09/2023 - The construction of low-carbon cities is an essential component of sustainable urban development. However, there is a lack of a comprehensive low-carbon city design and evaluation system that...
Breaking The Permeance?Selectivity Tradeoff for Post?Combustion Carbon Capture: A Bio?Inspired Strategy to Form Ultrathin Hollow Fiber Membranes
06/09/2023 - Thin film composite (TFC) hollow fiber membranes with ultrathin selective layer are desirable to maximize the gas permeance for practical applications. Herein we propose a bio?inspired strategy to...
A Data?Driven Approach to Molten Salt Synthesis of N?rich Carbon Adsorbents for Selective CO2 Capture
05/09/2023 - Applying a design of experiments methodology to molten salt synthesis of nanoporous carbons enables inverse design and optimization of N?rich carbon adsorbents with excellent CO2/N2 selectivity and...
Optimization of preparation of NaA zeolite from fly ash for CO2 capture
06/09/2023 - The green synthesis method of fly ash-based NaA zeolite was explored to reduce the synthesis cost and environmental hazards. For the prepared NaA samples, the effects of crystallization time,...
Emission accounting and drivers in Central Asian countries
06/09/2023 - Emerging countries are at the frontier of climate change actions, and carbon emissions accounting provides a quantifiable measure of the environmental impact of economic activities, which allows...
Simulation Study on Natural Ventilation Performance in a Low-Carbon Large-Space Public Building in Hot-Summer and Cold-Winter Region of China
06/09/2023 - Recently, climate governance has entered a new phase of accelerating decarbonization. In order to achieve low-carbon buildings, natural ventilation has been widely used as it requires no fan power....
A Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization of Building Decarbonization Research
31/08/2023 - The building sector is responsible for approximately 40% of global energy consumption and carbon emissions, making it a key area of focus in addressing the urgent global challenge of climate change...
Carbon Capture and Storage through Upcycling of Suberinic Acid Residues in Wood Composites Finishing
- Finishing coatings used in the wood-based composite industry play a key role in the final appearance of the finished product. However, the use of such coatings is not only for aesthetic purposes, but...
Physicochemical Properties and Applications of Deep Eutectic Solvents for CO2 Capture
22/08/2023 - CO2 separation is critical for energy savings and CO2 emission reduction. Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) as ionic liquids (ILs) analogues exhibit significant potential in CO2 capture with favorable...
Nanostructured Carbon-Doped BN for CO2 Capture Applications
22/08/2023 - Carbon-doped boron nitride (denoted by BN/C) was prepared through the pyrolysis at 1100 °C of a nanostructured mixture of an alkyl amine borane adduct and ammonia borane. The alkyl amine...
Basic Properties of MgAl-Mixed Oxides in CO2 Adsorption at High Temperature
19/08/2023 - The increase of consciousness towards global warming and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions lead to the necessity of finding alternative applications based on easy-to-use materials in order...
The Thermal Potential of Wastewater for Heating and Cooling Buildings: A Case Study of a Low Exergy Building in Madrid
12/08/2023 - The use of technologies that allow for the utilization of renewable energies wasted around buildings is one of the ways to ensure the decarbonization of the sector. Wastewater from buildings is a...
Multi-Sensor-Based Occupancy Prediction in a Multi-Zone Office Building with Transformer
05/08/2023 - Buildings are responsible for approximately 40% of the world’s energy consumption and 36% of the total carbon dioxide emissions. Building occupancy is essential, enabling...
Decarbonization Potentials for Automotive Supply Chains: Emission-Intensity Pathways of Carbon-Intensive Hotspots of Battery Electric Vehicles
31/07/2023 - To keep global warming below 1.5 °C, the road transport sector must decrease its emissions by substituting internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEV) with battery electric vehicles (BEV)....
Influence of the Addition of Recycled Aggregates and Polymer Fibers on the Properties of Pervious Concrete
25/07/2023 - The aim of the study was to check the possibility of reusing aggregate from recycled concrete waste and rubber granules from car tires as partial substitution of natural aggregate. The main objective...
Agricultural Greenhouses: Resource Management Technologies and Perspectives for Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions
24/07/2023 - Resource management in agriculture is considered a pivotal issue because greenhouse farming and agriculture-related activities generate about 10–29% of all global greenhouse gas...
Sustainable Development of Activated Porous Carbon Materials from Gum Arabic Tree Seed Shell for CO2 Capture
- Here in this work, gum arabic tree seed shell (bio mass) was utilized to synthesize carbon adsorbents by chemical activation methods at constant carbonization temperature. The properties of the...
Solar-Assisted Monetization of Municipal Solid Waste
20/07/2023 - Municipal solid waste (MSW) is a significant resource, especially for biomass-based monetization. In addition to its economic potential, it can also provide an effective pathway for decarbonization...
CO2 Adsorption on Pore?Engineered Carbons Derived from Jute Sticks
17/07/2023 - CO2 capture is a practical approach to mitigating the impacts of global warming. Adsorption?based carbon capture is a clean and potentially energy?efficient method whose performance greatly depends...