Article
Economics
Raffaele Campo, Oronzo Trio
Summary: The objective of this research is to analyze the implementation of eco-innovation as a tool to improve the quality of products, with a focus on small- and medium-sized enterprises. The case study of Ecobabydesign illustrates a comprehensive application of ecological innovation.
JOURNAL OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
FengSheng Chien, Ch Paramaiah, Robinson Joseph, Hong Chuong Pham, Thi Thu Hien Phan, Thanh Quang Ngo
Summary: This article examines the impact of eco-innovation, trade openness, financial development, green energy, and government governance on sustainable development in ASEAN countries. The outcomes reveal that these factors have negative linkages with greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in ASEAN countries.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Neil J. Rowan, Niall Murray, Yuansong Qiao, E. O'Neill, Eoghan Clifford, Damia Barcelo, Deborah M. Power
Summary: This paper describes the digital transformation of paludiculture, highlighting the potential benefits and opportunities for improving efficiency and addressing climate change through the use of digital technologies. Digitization can reduce costs, increase productivity, and promote sustainability.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Shengzhe Ruan, Yi Song, Jinhua Cheng, Cheng Zhan
Summary: Ensuring a green supply of critical metals is crucial for achieving sustainable economic development and ecological security. This study examines the impact of green eco-innovation on the primary and recycling supply of critical metals in China using econometric methods. The findings suggest that green eco-innovation has a complex influence on the supply of critical metals, with both inverted U-shaped and U-shaped impacts observed. Additionally, the study highlights the importance of energy efficiency improvement, energy structure optimization, and environmental regulations in enhancing the impact of green eco-innovation on metal supply.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Chi-Shun Liao, Hui-Kai Chuang
Summary: This study examines the benefits of eco-friendly laptop computer innovations and identifies the relative importance of various attributes of laptops as perceived by users. The most preferred combination of attributes for an eco-friendly laptop includes median price, solar battery, alloy-based shell, multicore CPU, LED monitor, SSD storage device, and recycled paper keyboard. By reflecting on the utilities of certain attributes, computer manufacturers can increase user value, improve waste management, reduce energy consumption, and advance their electronic product development efforts.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Houssam Bouaboula, Mohammed Ouikhalfan, Ismael Saadoune, Jamal Chaouki, Abdelghafour Zaabout, Youssef Belmabkhout
Summary: This study aims to optimize the design and operation of a pilot-scale green ammonia plant powered by renewable energy sources. A novel Techno-Economic (TE) modeling approach is proposed to address the intermittency and unpredictability of renewable energy sources. By considering different site locations with consistent yearly meteorological data and using an original Energy Management Strategy (EMS), the TE model efficiently reduces fluctuation and increases energy production. The results show that the implemented EMS leads to a significant increase in the HB Load Factor (LF) and a reduction in the Levelized Cost of Ammonia (LCOA). The PV/Battery scenario is found to be the most optimal with a projected potential cost reduction in the future.
Article
Environmental Studies
Yu Zhang, Yanying Mao, Liudan Jiao, Chenyang Shuai, Heshan Zhang
Summary: Research has shown that countries with high levels of economic development perform better in terms of eco-efficiency, eco-technology innovation and eco-well-being performance, while the overall global 3E performance is relatively low.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2021)
Editorial Material
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Biagio F. Giannetti, Fernando J. Diaz Lopez, Gengyuan Liu, F. Agostinho, Fabio Sevegnani, Cecilia M. V. B. Almeida
Summary: This article focuses on the potential insights gained from research on increasing energy/materials circularity and the role of eco-innovation, cleaner consumption, and waste management in creating a sustainable and resilient planet. The selected articles in this special issue showcase sustainable and cleaner production trends, with contributions from the IWACP conferences. The articles cover various aspects such as eco-innovation for cleaner production and circular economy, monitoring and identification of cleaner production and circular economy, targeting social well-being and a cleaner environment, emission reduction, and improved production processes.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Qing Ding, Shoukat Iqbal Khattak, Manzoor Ahmad
Summary: Environmental degradation has been gaining momentum over the past few decades, with researchers focusing on the impact of pollution on human lives globally. While there is little consensus on reducing energy use and carbon emissions, many countries are making efforts to comply with the Paris Climate Agreement. Analysis on G7 countries shows that exports, imports, eco-innovation, GDP, renewable energy consumption, and energy productivity are primary factors affecting consumption-based CO2 emissions.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2021)
Article
Development Studies
Ahmet Koseoglu, Ali Gokhan Yucel, Recep Ulucak
Summary: The study revealed that economic growth is the main cause of environmental degradation, urbanization has minimal impact on ecological footprint, renewable energy consumption can moderate the ecological footprint, and environment-related technologies have a significant effect in reducing ecological footprint.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Adnan Khurshid, Khalid Khan, Yufeng Chen, Javier Cifuentes-Faura
Summary: The sustainable development initiative aims to combat climate change through green innovations, renewables, and taxes. This study investigates the varying sectoral carbon footprints and impact of technical innovation (Transportation (MTT), production and processing (MTPP), and Energy generation (MTEG)) on mitigation efforts. Using second-generation techniques, the study examines the influence of these factors, along with taxes, in OECD economies from 1990 to 2020. The findings suggest long-term linkages between variables, with transport-related innovation (MTT) reducing demand-based and GHG emissions, and MTEG and MTPP technologies reducing production-based emissions and GHG.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D-TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Nuria Chaparro-Banegas, Alicia Mas-Tur, Han Woo Park, Norat Roig-Tierno
Summary: Each country has its unique elements and institutions for fostering innovation, known as an innovation system. Innovation has been used to enhance growth and competitiveness, but environmental concerns have raised questions about its sustainability. This study focuses on eco-innovation and aims to identify the national-level factors necessary for eco-innovation in European countries. Using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), the study finds that research institutions, human capital capacity, and public R&D investment are valuable for eco-innovation. These findings have implications for policy design to promote businesses, society, and sustainable development through eco-innovation.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yongrong Xin, Dengjie Long
Summary: In recent years, China's increasing electricity consumption has been driven by improving lifestyles, population growth, and economic development. While efforts are being made to address the nation's energy shortage through effective energy resources, there is limited research on consumers' use of renewable energy resources. This study aims to address this gap by incorporating three new variables into the Theory of Planned Behavior, providing a comprehensive analysis of sustainable consumption in Chinese culture. The findings suggest that understanding of eco-labels significantly influences sustainable consumption trust and environmental attitude, which in turn impact buying intention. This study contributes to the understanding of sustainable purchasing behavior and offers insights for policymakers and researchers to promote sustainable consumption practices.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hafif Dafiqurrohman, Kania Amelia Safitri, M. Ismail Bagus Setyawan, Adi Surjosatyo, Muhammad Aziz
Summary: This review discusses the current state of gasification technologies for rice husk and straw, as well as the economic analysis. Gasification is considered a promising technology for energy recovery from rice wastes, but each gasification technology has its own advantages and disadvantages. Fluidized and entrained beds have higher feasibility compared to fixed bed, while staged gasification can offer optimal syngas production. From an economic perspective, integrated rice mill and rice waste gasification is the best option for high economic performance.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Business
Ruben Michael Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Gonzalo Maldonado-Guzman, Antonia Madrid-Guijarro
Summary: This study examines the contribution of green strategies and eco-innovation to sustainable and financial performance in the Mexican manufacturing industry, and the mediating role of sustainable supply chains. The results show direct positive effects of green strategies and eco-innovation on both sustainable and financial performance. Sustainable supply chains have a mediating effect on sustainable performance, but no significant direct effect on financial performance. However, supply chains indirectly affect financial performance through their influence on sustainable development.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Luca Longanesi, Florent P. Bouxin, Jiajun Fan, Hadiza Auta, Richard Gammons, Vitaily L. Budarin, Aikaterini Vriza, James H. Clark, Christopher J. Chuck
Summary: In this study, simple microwave-assisted hydrothermal pre-treatment step was used to produce oligosaccharide-rich hydrolysate from oak or beech sawdust, which was then catabolized by oleaginous yeast. It was found that lipid production is sensitive to inhibitor and carbon availability in real lignocellulosic hydrolysate, highlighting the importance of tuning process conditions based on desired fermentation outcomes.
BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY
(2022)
Article
Thermodynamics
Jose Rodriguez-Fernandez, Juan Jose Hernandez, Angel Ramos, Alejandro Calle-Asensio
Summary: The study focuses on the factors influencing the fuel consumption and NOx emissions of a diesel passenger car, finding that high average vehicle velocity can reduce fuel consumption, and that higher engine temperature and an efficient gear shifting strategy can also contribute to energy savings.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Business
Alberto Alcalde-Calonge, Pablo Ruiz-Palomino, Francisco Jose Saez-Martinez
Summary: Drawing on the theories of social capital, new institutionalism, and the triple bottom line, this article proposes a new interactive model that helps understand how forest bioeconomy firms can develop high-circularity business models and excel on the triple bottom line. The study combines internal and situational factors to explain the level of circularity in bioeconomy business models.
COGENT BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Editorial Material
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Weiwei Fang, Meiying Kuai, James H. Clark, Tao Tu
CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Victor M. Dominguez, Juan J. Hernandez, Angel Ramos, Miriam Reyes, Jose Rodriguez-Fernandez
Summary: This study investigates the performance and environmental impact of using hydrogen and methanol as fuels in a heavy-duty compression-ignition engine under dual-fuel combustion. The results show that methanol outperforms hydrogen in various conditions, but hydrogen can substitute a higher percentage of diesel fuel at low loads.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Joseph K. Ogunjobi, Thomas J. Farmer, James H. Clark, Con Robert McElroy
Summary: The paper presents environmentally benign routes to synthesize nonionic surfactants from fatty acid esters via a three-step synthesis. The processes were highly atom efficient, affording a minimum surfactant yield of 80% with limited side reaction products. The synthesized surfactants showed potential for various industrial applications with switchable properties depending on the alkyl chain length and the ethylene oxide number in their structure.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Angela Triguero, Lourdes Moreno-Mondejar, Francisco J. Saez-Martinez
Summary: This article analyzes the effect of circular economy practices on firm performance, focusing on product design. The findings suggest that process eco-innovations new to the market improve economic performance but not environmental performance. However, life cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool that can improve both. Eco-design is positively associated with economic performance.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Juan J. Hernandez, A. Cova-Bonillo, A. Ramos, H. Wu, J. Rodriguez-Fernandez
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the autoignition characteristics of different alternative diesel-type fuels under dual-fuel operation with H2, NH3, and CH4. The results showed that the type of low reactivity fuel and the nature of the liquid fuel significantly affected the ignition delay time, with ammonia considerably retarding autoignition and biodiesel being less sensitive to the presence of the H2-carrier fuel. Additionally, it was found that the higher the reactivity of the diesel-type fuel, the less influence the gaseous fuel had on the autoignition time.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Huixian Xu, Yanjun Li, Qin Li, Dandan Yang, Ting Li, Saimeng Jin, Liandi Zhou, Qihui Zhang, James H. Clark
Summary: In this study, a simple, green, and environmentally friendly strategy using biochar loaded with self-emulsifying orange peel essential oil (BC/SE-OPEO) was proposed to efficiently adsorb and degrade the aromatic amine p-phenylenediamine (PPD). The results showed that the PPD removal efficiency of 50 mg BC/SE-OPEO reached 98% after 110 min at 40 °C. Mechanistic investigations revealed that reactive oxygen species (ROS) played a vital role in the degradation of PPD, which was eventually degraded to carbon dioxide and water.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mengmeng Wang, Zibo Xu, Shanta Dutta, Kang Liu, Claudia Labianca, James H. Clark, Julie B. Zimmerman, Daniel C. W. Tsang
Summary: The article discusses the recycling of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and highlights the issues with current recycling methods. It introduces a low-energy solvometallurgy technique using biodegradable solvents. The comprehensive assessment of the technique reveals sustainability concerns and the need for further improvements.
Proceedings Paper
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mahamadou Abdou-Tankari, Jura Arkhangelski, Marou Garba, Gilles Lefebvre, Aboubacar Drame, Daouda Abdourahimou
Summary: This paper presents a methodology of grid weakness analysis based on long-term real data, using indexes and statistical methods to identify the outlying performance of a utility company. It also explores the role of deep learning in real-time weakness analysis and resilience improvement. The paper introduces a methodological approach for training algorithm criteria and decision laws estimation based on laboratory experimental tests. Data-driven models based on informational and analytical methods are crucial for real-time assessment and improvement of grid resilience.
2023 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS, ICRERA
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Shaojie Zhou, Xiaoyu Huo, Mingda Hua, Gang Luo, Jiajun Fan, James H. Clark, Shicheng Zhang
Summary: The subcritical hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) technique has shown potential in recycling heavy-metal-contaminated biomass and producing high value-added products. This study investigates the effect of Cu on the physicochemical characteristics of HTL products and their derivatives. The results demonstrate that Cu catalyzes the depolymerization and deoxygenation reactions, increasing the production of valuable chemicals. Additionally, HTL technology can upgrade low-risk hydrochar into porous carbon with enhanced CO2 capture capacity.
ACS ES&T ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qiaozhi Zhang, Shuguang Xu, Yang Cao, Roger Ruan, James H. Clark, Changwei Hu, Daniel C. W. Tsang
Summary: This study focuses on the production of two organic acids, gluconic acid (GOA) and glucuronic acid (GUA), from biomass-derived glucose using microwave-assisted catalytic oxidation. It demonstrates that the synthesis conditions of the Cu-based catalysts can be adjusted to improve the yield of the desired products. The study also provides insights into the reaction pathways using density functional theory simulation. These findings are valuable for the design of low-cost and efficient catalysts for glucose oxidation.
Article
Thermodynamics
Yaqing Bo, Han Wu, Juan J. Hernandez, Zhicheng Shi, Weiren Cao, Xiangrong Li
Summary: This study systematically analyzes the effects of the distance between the cold wall and spray nozzle on the spray and ignition characteristics of diesel engines. The results showed that the cold wall has little influence on ignition when the wall distance is larger, but delays chemical reactions and causes misfires when the wall distance is smaller. Varying wall distance also changes the timing of local fuel cooling, resulting in different effects.
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Thomas M. Attard, Christopher Goodwin, Povilas Nalivaika, Jennifer Attard, Vitaliy L. Budarin, Alexandra Lanot, Damien Bove, James H. Clark, Con Robert McElroy
Summary: The current process to purify cannabidiol (CBD) is time-consuming and generates toxic waste. The proposed solid phase extraction (SPE) method offers a fast and reusable way to obtain CBD, with simplicity and ease of implementation.
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lars odegaard Bentsen, Narada Dilp Warakagoda, Roy Stenbro, Paal Engelstad
Summary: This study investigates uncertainty modeling in wind power forecasting using different parametric and non-parametric methods. Johnson's SU distribution is found to outperform Gaussian distributions in predicting wind power. This research contributes to the literature by introducing Johnson's SU distribution as a candidate for probabilistic wind forecasting.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xing Liu, Qiuchen Wang, Yunhao Wen, Long Li, Xinfang Zhang, Yi Wang
Summary: This study analyzes the characteristics of process parameters in three lean gas ethane recovery processes and establishes a prediction and multiobjective optimization model for ethane recovery and system energy consumption. A new method for comparing ethane recovery processes for lean gas is proposed, and the addition of extra coolers improves the ethane recovery. The support vector regression model based on grey wolf optimization demonstrates the highest prediction accuracy, and the multiobjective multiverse optimization algorithm shows the best optimization performance and diversity in the solutions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cairong Song, Haidong Yang, Xian-Bing Meng, Pan Yang, Jianyang Cai, Hao Bao, Kangkang Xu
Summary: The paper proposes a novel deep learning-based prediction framework, aTCN-LSTM, for accurate cooling load predictions. The framework utilizes a gate-controlled multi-head temporal convolutional network and a sparse probabilistic self-attention mechanism with a bidirectional long short-term memory network to capture both temporal and long-term dependencies in the cooling load sequences. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method, which can serve as an effective guide for HVAC chiller scheduling and demand management initiatives.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhe Chen, Xiaojing Li, Xianli Xia, Jizhou Zhang
Summary: This study uses survey data from the Loess Plateau in China to evaluate the impact of social interaction on the adoption of soil and water conservation (SWC) technology by farmers. The study finds that social interaction increases the likelihood of farmers adopting SWC, and internet use moderates this effect. The positive impact of social interaction on SWC adoption is more pronounced for farmers in larger villages and those who join cooperative societies.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chenghua Zhang, Yunfei Yan, Kaiming Shen, Zongguo Xue, Jingxiang You, Yonghong Wu, Ziqiang He
Summary: This paper reports a novel method that significantly improves combustion performance, including heat transfer enhancement under steady-state conditions and adaptive stable flame regulation under velocity sudden increase.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
