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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Pengfei Jin, Zheng Meng, Kejia Yan, Bin Chen, Bo Zhang
Summary: China's social system has undergone unprecedented economic transformation in the past decade. This study uses extended exergy analysis to trace the flows of resources in China's society from 2012 to 2020, revealing an enhancement in the sustainability of the Chinese social system. Comparing the results with other countries demonstrates that China's indicators for balancing resource production and capital flows rival those of developed nations.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zheng Meng, Pengfei Jin, Xudong Wu, Bo Zhang, Junlian Gao
Summary: This study presents an ecological accounting for the Chinese society using improved extended exergy accounting method. The results show the total resource consumption and equivalent exergetic values of labor, capital, and environmental remediation cost in China. The study highlights the contribution of ecosystem products and services and provides a comprehensive understanding of the complex relationship between resource use, economic production, and environmental externalities. The research contributes to establishing effective regulatory strategies for sustainable production and consumption activities.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
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Energy & Fuels
J. Liu, A. Goel, H. W. Kua, C. H. Wang, Y. H. Peng
Summary: Extended Exergy Accounting and urban metabolism sustainability index were used to assess the performance of a Municipal Solid Waste Management System, showing that gasification scenario outperforms incineration scenario theoretically. Gasification technology has the potential to reduce energy consumption and increase electricity output.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Hai Qi, Zhiliang Dong, Xinshang You, Yu Li, Yiran Zhao, Xiaotian Sun
Summary: The agricultural sector in Hebei Province has faced challenges in balancing resource consumption, environmental impacts, and yields. With the help of extended exergy accounting, it has experienced a transformation from traditional to modern practices. This accounting method can assist in identifying resource depletion and environmental costs, promoting sustainable development in other regions or industries.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
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Thermodynamics
Alfonso Biondi
Summary: Sustainable growth is a major challenge in the 21st century, and international agencies have endorsed a 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to address this issue. The lack of a consistent sustainability indicator to assess a country's progress is a key concern. While GDP has been the main parameter for evaluating societal health, its use is controversial as it does not align with sustainable development and responsible resource exploitation. Efforts to replace or supplement GDP with other indicators have had limited success. This paper explores the use of an indicator based on Extended Exergy Analysis (EEA) and finds significant divergence between GDP and EEA results, with EEA being consistent with other sustainability indicators and providing higher information content.
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Energy & Fuels
Alfonso Biondi, Enrico Sciubba
Summary: The paper discusses the theory and application of extended exergy accounting (EEA) in evaluating the sustainable development of a country, using Italy as a case study. It compares the exergy footprint indicator with other sustainability indicators and the gross domestic product (GDP) indicator, showing its sensitivity to environmental and economic factors.
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Thermodynamics
Sevgi Erzen, Canberk Unal, Emin Acikkalp, Arif Hepbasli
Summary: This paper investigates and compares various sustainability indices in the literature, while proposing new indices. A solar driven hybrid system is used as a case study, showing significant variations in performance under different sustainability indicators.
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Environmental Studies
Hai Qi, Zhiliang Dong, Shaohui Dong, Xiaotian Sun, Yiran Zhao, Yu Li
Summary: The smelting and pressing of metals sector faces challenges of rapid expansion, resource shortage, and environmental impact, but analysis of energy and material fluxes shows rapid development in the industry. Efficiency indicators suggest that the industry exceeds the whole country in efficiency and has made significant progress. The extended exergy analysis proves helpful in identifying resource consumption and environmental costs in the industry's sustainable development.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mohammad Mahdi Ahmadi, Alireza Keyhani, Marc A. Rosen, Su Shiung Lam, Junting Pan, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mortaza Aghbashlo
Summary: This study proposes a comprehensive net-zero energy approach that considers all technical, economic, environmental, and social parameters, and applies it to a district in central Iran. The method allows for unbiased comparison of various options and shows excellent performance in terms of self-consumption index.
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Engineering, Industrial
Ali Roozbeh Nia, Anjali Awasthi, Nadia Bhuiyan
Summary: This study aims to improve the sustainability of coal supply chains in eight significant coal consuming countries by using the Extended Exergy Accounting method. Three metaheuristic algorithms are suggested to optimize the solution, and an exact method is employed for validation. Sensitivity analyses show that the USA has the lowest fuzzy total exergy, while Poland and China have the highest.
FLEXIBLE SERVICES AND MANUFACTURING JOURNAL
(2023)
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Thermodynamics
Melchiorre Casisi, Sobhy Khedr, Mauro Reini
Summary: The paper focuses on introducing the concept of Thermoeconomic Environment (TEE) and its consistency with extended exergy accounting methodologies. It highlights the new perspectives that TEE allows us to identify and reviews some main issues of extended exergy accounting methodologies. The paper also discusses the exergy cost accounting of polluting emissions, biological systems, mineral resources, capital, and human work.
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Thermodynamics
Jianrui Liu, Harn Wei Kua, Chi-Hwa Wang, Yen Wah Tong, Jingxin Zhang, Yinghong Peng
Summary: This paper studies the location planning problems of waste-to-energy facilities under uncertainty from an integrated perspective. It develops a multi-criteria decision analysis framework using the extended exergy accounting method to unify multiple criteria into homogeneous terms. The problem is formulated as a two-stage robust waste-to-energy facilities location model using robust optimization and mixed-integer linear programming techniques. A case study on household food waste treatment in Shanghai is used to demonstrate the proposed model. Several valuable insights into municipal solid waste management are revealed through sensitivity analysis.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hakan Caliskan, Emin Acikkalp, H. Rostamnejad Takleh, V. Zare
Summary: In this study, various techniques such as advanced exergoeconomic analysis and combined extended-advanced exergy analysis are applied to evaluate a novel ejector-based CO2 transcritical CCHP system powered by geothermal energy. It is found that improving the efficiency of the evaporator and domestic water heater components is crucial for overall system performance.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Patrizia Tettamanzi, Giorgio Venturini, Michael Murgolo
Summary: This study provides an overview of the general directions taken by international institutions to address the current health emergency and pressing environmental issues. It emphasizes the importance of companies in disruptive events, such as a crisis or pandemic, and highlights the need to consider environmental, social, and governance dynamics. The study suggests that effective corporate governance leads to higher disclosure quality and helps protect the planet and ecosystems. It investigates the strategies of international and European institutions in aligning corporate objectives with environmental and societal needs.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Miseldra Gil-Marin, Alejandro Vega-Munoz, Nicolas Contreras-Barraza, Guido Salazar-Sepulveda, Sandra Vera-Ruiz, Analia Veronica Losada
Summary: This review article discusses the progress of the sustainability accounting concept in academic literature by examining previous studies. The study finds that there is a lack of consistent terminology in sustainability accounting among businesses, academia, and regulatory bodies. This complicates the disclosure of activities related to sustainability development goals.
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A. N. W. Hone, Orlando Ragnisco, Federico Zullo
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS A-MATHEMATICAL AND THEORETICAL
(2016)
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Physics, Multidisciplinary
Federico Zullo
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Physics, Multidisciplinary
Enrico Sciubba, Federico Zullo
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Physics, Multidisciplinary
Enrico Sciubba, Federico Zullo
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Physics, Mathematical
A. N. W. Hone, F. Zullo
RANDOM MATRICES-THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
(2018)
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
F. Zullo
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTERS IN SIMULATION
(2020)
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Thermodynamics
Enrico Sciubba, Federico Zullo
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Thermodynamics
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
(2019)
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Engineering, Multidisciplinary
I Bochicchio, M. G. Naso, E. Vuk, F. Zullo
Summary: This study analyzes the steady conduction of heat in convecting-radiating longitudinal fins using a second order, non-linear differential equation. An auxiliary dependent variable is introduced to solve a first order differential equation, providing the heat distribution along the fin. Different solutions for various shapes of fins are examined in the linear case, while an explicit solution in terms of the auxiliary variable is obtained for the non-linear case, with discussions on temperature distribution, fin efficiency and applicability of the results.
APPLIED MATHEMATICAL MODELLING
(2021)
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Energy & Fuels
Claudio Giorgi, Federico Zullo
Summary: This study presents a novel indicator for evaluating the effectiveness of longitudinal, convecting-radiating fins to dissipate heat, using the entropy rate of the steady state as a basis. The research demonstrates the consistency between the standard definition of efficiency and the entropic definition, with explicit consideration of the fluid temperature. Analytical and numerical results are discussed for both purely convective fins and convection-radiant fins, with an application to an aluminium fin provided.
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Mathematics, Applied
Sandra Carillo, Alexander Chichurin, Galina Filipuk, Federico Zullo
Summary: The solutions of the second member of the Riccati chain and the corresponding third order linear differential equation are related to solutions of the Painleve XXV-Ermakov equation via the Schwarzian derivative. The reduction to the generalised Ermakov equation arises naturally from the Painleve XXV-Ermakov equation. This study analyzes the first order system of ordinary differential equations, equivalent to the Painleve XXV-Ermakov equation, by resolving points of indeterminacy of the vector field over P-1 Chi P-1.
APPLIED MATHEMATICS LETTERS
(2022)
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Energy & Fuels
Federico Zullo, Claudio Giorgi
Summary: By studying the coupling relationship between the function describing the fin profile and the corresponding steady-state temperature distribution, this paper analyzes the entropic efficiency values of longitudinal fins. Starting from different boundary conditions, the temperature distribution that maximizes the efficiency of the fin is found, while ensuring that the fin complies with natural physical constraints such as maximum fin thickness. Optimal profiles for purely convective fins and convecting-radiating fins are obtained. Both profiles increase from the fin base until reaching their maximum values, then gradually decrease to zero at the tip. Analytic and numerical results are presented, along with various plots.
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Mathematics, Applied
Sandra Carillo, Federico Zullo
RICERCHE DI MATEMATICA
(2019)
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Thermodynamics
Enrico Sciubba, Federico Zullo
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMODYNAMICS
(2019)
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Physics, Multidisciplinary
S. Carillo, F. Zullo
THEORETICAL AND MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
(2018)
