Circular Economy

Circular Economy

Solar Biomass Reforming and Hydrogen Production with Earth?Abundant Si?Based Photocatalysts
05/06/2023 - Efficient, stable, and non?toxic photocatalysts for biomass photo?reforming, which can simultaneously produce hydrogen and valuable chemicals under mild conditions, have garnered great attention. In...
Environmental implication of energy policies and private and public subsidies on infant mortality rate: a sustainable development study of India
05/06/2023 - India has remarkably achieved some level of decline in infant mortality rate and increase in aged person through increase in life expectancy due to improvement on its health care sector but still...
Systematic evaluation of a sustainable plasticizer derived from coconut shell bio-waste in a reinforced styrene butadiene copolymer system
02/06/2023 - Abstract The utilization of copiously available bio-waste significantly contributes to sustainable development and solid waste management. In the present study, the pyrolytic...
Exploring the Potential of Rice, Tiger Nut and Carob for the Development of Fermented Beverages in Spain: A Comprehensive Review on the Production Methodologies Worldwide
02/06/2023 - Rice, tiger nut and carob are Mediterranean products suitable for developing new foods, such as fermented beverages, due to their nutritional properties. These crops have a high carbohydrate content,...
Organophosphorus Reinforced Poly(vinyl alcohol) Nanocomposites Doped with Silver-Loaded Zeolite L Nanoparticles as Sustainable Materials for Packaging Applications
04/06/2023 - The sustainable development of innovative eco-friendly multifunctional nanocomposites, possessing superior characteristics, is a noteworthy topic. Novel semi-interpenetrated nanocomposite films based...
Mitigating the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Crop Farming: A Nanotechnological Approach
29/05/2023 - COVID-19 is a highly infectious respiratory disease that resulted in a global pandemic that has affected every stage and sector of life. Although it is mainly seen as a health issue, its impacts and...
Design and Synthesis of N-Doped Porous Carbons for the Selective Carbon Dioxide Capture under Humid Flue Gas Conditions
27/05/2023 - The design of novel porous solid sorbents for carbon dioxide capture is critical in developing carbon capture and storage technology (CCS). We have synthesized a series of nitrogen-rich porous...
A New Continuous Flow Microwave Radiation Process Design for Non-Isocyanate Polyurethane (NIPU)
29/05/2023 - Non-isocyanate Polyurethane (NIPU) has been known to result from a thermal-ring-opening reaction between bis-cyclic carbonate (BCC) compounds and polyamines. BCC can be obtained from carbon dioxide...
A super?stretched self?healing silicone elastomer based on high molecular weight polydimethylsiloxanes through intermolecular quadruple hydrogen bonding
25/05/2023 - Supramolecular silicone elastomer is a promising material for sustainable development. Here, quadruple hydrogen bonded ureidopyrimidinone (UPy) units were grafted onto high molecular weight...
Construction Cost Decomposition of Residential Building Energy Retrofit
23/05/2023 - Buildings are responsible for significant energy consumption and carbon emissions. Green buildings, which incorporate advanced building technologies, offer a solution to reducing energy use. However,...
Stability of Porous Polymeric Membranes in Amine Solvents for Membrane Contactor Applications
- Membrane gas–liquid contactors have great potential to meet the challenges of amine CO2 capture. In this case, the most effective approach is the use of composite membranes. However, to...
Hydrogel Applicability for the Industrial Effluent Treatment: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis
23/05/2023 - In recent decades, hydrogels, as adsorption materials, have received important attention due to their characteristics and properties, such as mechanical strength, biocompatibility, biodegradability,...
Sustainability in the Modernization of Higher Education: Curricular Transformation and Sustainable Campus—A Literature Review
25/05/2023 - Supported by a literature review, the present article looks to address the issue of sustainability in the modernization of higher education. Education for sustainability and the encouragement of a...
Wastewater and Solid Waste Environmental Degradation Cost in Mohammedia City
- The world’s population growth has resulted in an increase in wastewater, waste, and leachate production, which can harm the environment and incur significant costs for society. Therefore, this...
Tough, Recyclable, and Degradable Elastomers for Potential Biomedical Applications
18/05/2023 - To achieve sustainable development, the preparation of novel elastomers that are concurrently tough, recyclable, and degradable is highly desirable. In this work, a polycaprolactone?based...
Immobilization of Natural Antimicrobial Compounds on Food-Grade Supports as a New Strategy to Preserve Fruit-Derived Foods
19/05/2023 - The use of natural antimicrobials in the food industry is being proposed as an eco-friendly postharvest technology to preserve fruit-derived foods. In this context, this systematic review aims to...
Spatiotemporal Evolution and Multi-Scenario Prediction of Carbon Storage in the GBA Based on PLUS–InVEST Models
22/05/2023 - In the context of sustainable development and dual-carbon construction, in order to clarify the future changes in land use and carbon storage in the GBA, this study used the PLUS and InVEST models as...
Fluoride?Catalyzed Siloxane Exchange as a Robust Dynamic Chemistry for High?Performance Vitrimers
16/05/2023 - Sustainable developments of new technologies require materials having advanced physical and chemical properties while maintaining reprocessability and recyclability. Vitrimers are designed for this...
Sustainable developments in near-dry electrical discharge machining process using sunflower oil-mist dielectric fluid
18/05/2023 - In this study, a near-dry electrical discharge machining (NDEDM) process has been conducted using compressed air mixed with a low quantity of biodegradable refined sunflower oil (called oil-mist)...
Spatial spillover effect of Green Finance and Clean Energy on China's Provincial Green Economic Development
18/05/2023 - Green finance is a new financing mode that pays attention to environmental benefits. Achieving a balance between the economy and the environment requires clean energy. For formulating policies to...
The Rising Threat of Atmospheric CO2: A Review on the Causes, Impacts, and Mitigation Strategies
14/04/2023 - The increasing levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere have become a major environmental challenge due to their contribution to global warming. The primary drivers of the increase in...