Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
M. T. Munir, Ahmad Mohaddespour, A. T. Nasr, Susan Carter
Summary: In order for waste-to-energy to be successful in New Zealand, technologies need to reduce costs and generate additional revenue. A circular economy approach is proposed to effectively manage waste and mitigate increasing energy demands. Collaboration and communication are key to achieving commercial success and community readiness.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Estefani Rondon Toro, Amaya Lobo, Antonio Gallardo Izquierdo
Summary: Circular Economy is crucial for sustainability, and waste processing plants play a key role in minimizing resource loss. This study proposes a new circularity indicator for municipal solid waste treatment plants, which evaluates material and energy recovery efficiency.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Anh Tuan Hoang, Petar Sabev Varbanov, Sandro Nizetic, Ranjna Sirohi, Ashok Pandey, Rafael Luque, Kim Hoong Ng, Van Viet Pham
Summary: The proper handling of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is crucial for minimizing environmental impacts and transforming the linear economy model into a circular one. This review analyzes and categorizes MSW to energy technologies from a Circular Economy perspective. The direct approach involves incineration for heat recovery while the indirect approach includes thermochemical and biochemical processes, which produce a variety of valuable products. However, there is no consensus on the best MSW treatment approach due to inconsistent assessment criteria. This study scrutinizes the critical characteristics of MSW to energy technologies and evaluates their economic aspects and role in the circular bio-economy.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Economics
Elisabetta Allevi, Adriana Gnudi, Igor V. Konnov, Giorgia Oggioni
Summary: The study developed a sequential optimization model to analyze a circular economy framework where waste is collected by municipalities and partially reused by a recycling company. The equilibrium of the supply chain is found through an iterative decomposition method that considers the decisions taken by the municipalities and the recycling company in a specific region in Italy.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Sanjeev Kumar Aswathi, Surendra Sarsaiya, Vinay Kumar, Preeti Chaturvedi, Raveendran Sindhu, Parameswaran Binod, Zengqiang Zhang, Ashok Pandey, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi
Summary: This study summarizes the current status of waste-to-energy treatment in China and provides an overview of several waste-to-energy conversion technologies, along with identifying related challenges. By implementing waste-to-energy conversion, waste can be managed safely and transformed into energy.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Ioan-Robert Istrate, Enrique Medina-Martos, Jose-Luis Galvez-Martos, Javier Dufour
Summary: This study utilized material flow analysis to quantify the energy recovery potential of MSW in Madrid for 2030. The results suggest a potential decrease in overall energy recovery due to increased recycling rates of plastic, paper, and cardboard. However, waste streams suitable for energy recovery represent a significant portion of the MSW generated in the scenarios for 2030.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Emilia den Boer, Kamil Banaszkiewicz, Jan den Boer, Iwona Pasiecznik
Summary: This study presents the waste composition of a large Polish city and proposes methods to achieve the EU recycling targets. Despite meeting the recycling targets, there is still a significant stream of residual waste that can be suitable for energy recovery. Energy recovery is an important step towards reducing landfilling and closing the material cycle in the municipal sector.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ashish Soni, Pankaj Kumar Das, Abdul Wahab Hashmi, Mohammad Yusuf, Hesam Kamyab, Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan
Summary: Strict environmental concern, depletion, and price hike of building construction materials are driving scientific studies for the search of alternative materials for building construction. This research aims to explore the environmental efficacy of solid waste management (SWM) and its relationship with economic structure, regulatory structure, science, and time. It also provides in-depth information on solid waste sources, recycling potential, and current utilization for significant development. Additionally, it discusses the production process, properties, advantages, disadvantages, and global economy of building materials developed through recycling of solid waste, as well as the sustainability, social, and environmental impact of green building materials.
SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Perla Calil Pongeluppe Wadhy Rebehy, Alexandre Pereira Salgado Junior, Aldo Roberto Ometto, Diego de Freitas Espinoza, Efigenia Rossi, Juliana Chiaretti Novi
Summary: This research aims to identify the factors that influence the recovery of materials and best practices of the most efficient municipalities in Brazil, and evaluate their compliance with Brazilian legislation and European guidelines. The study found that 63% of the identified best practices in Brazil comply with Brazilian law, while only 23% align with European recommendations. There is still much work to be done, particularly in the final disposal stage, to align with the high standards set by British Standards Institution and the Green Deal, and promote a circular economy in Brazil.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Agnes Barkanyi, Attila Egedy, Attila Sarkady, Robert Kurdi, Janos Abonyi
Summary: The research aims to develop a modelling and simulation concept that can integrate all available information and handle the uncertainty of measurements for designing and redesigning technologies needed to process ever-changing municipal waste.
Article
Polymer Science
Muhammad Kashif Anwar, Syyed Adnan Raheel Shah, Hatem Alhazmi
Summary: Environmental issues from a linear economy strategy can be addressed by utilizing waste as a resource or shifting towards a circular economy. The use of plastic waste as a replacement for bitumen in road construction has shown improved stability over time, meeting standard criteria with plastic contents up to 20%. This strategy provides economic and social benefits while effectively reusing plastic waste for sustainable road pavements.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
M. Ahmadi, O. Zabihi, H. A. Nazarloo, K. Shirvanimoghaddam, X. Duan, P. Adetunji, B. Egan, M. Naebe
Summary: This research evaluates the potential of a homogenization and dechlorination algorithm to improve the homogeneity of mixed plastic waste. The results show that the physical, thermal, and rheological behavior of the waste improved significantly after extrusions. The inclusion of a clay catalyst reduced the activation energy and degradation temperature, and increased the amount of low carbon atom and aromatic products.
MATERIALS TODAY SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zhaowen Liu, Daan Schraven, Martin de Jong, Marcel Hertogh
Summary: Rapid global urbanization and changes in people's lifestyles have led to an increase in waste generation and more complex waste types. Many local governments have invested in municipal solid waste infrastructure (MSWI) to implement circular strategies in response to these changes. This paper aims to explore the interdependencies between MSWI and the local social system, and validate the systemic nature of MSWI. The study reviews current MSW treatment methods and infrastructure, interrogates system-oriented concepts, and uses a conceptual model to map the interdependencies in a MSWI system. Empirical validation of the model is done through a case study of the Dutch city of Almere, which identifies the social systems that contribute to the development of the MSWIS.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Teklit Gebregiorgis Ambaye, Ridha Djellabi, Mentore Vaccari, Shiv Prasad, Tejraj M. Aminabhavi, Sami Rtimi
Summary: Because of rapid urbanization and industrialization, a large amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) is accumulating, causing negative environmental impacts. Efforts have been made globally to establish a systematic management approach and sustainable treatment technology for maximizing the resource usage of MSW. This review systematically discusses recent technological developments for valorizing MSW into valuable chemicals and energy, focusing on the material-centric approach of the circular economy and highlighting sustainable processing mechanisms.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tomas Bakalar, Henrieta Pavolova, Zuzana Hajduova, Roman Lacko, Kamil Kysela
Summary: This article discusses the importance of metal recovery in the circular economy, analyzing the role of metal recovery, the business model, and SWOT analysis to reveal the strengths and threats of metal recovery. Successful metal recovery requires overcoming various obstacles, including waste sorting, pollution remediation, and social acceptance, while also considering the economic, environmental, and social value of metals.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Marcin Zemla, Aleksander Prociak, Slawomir Michalowski
Summary: Rigid polyurethane foams (RPURF) containing bio-polyol from rapeseed oil and different phosphorus-based flame retardants were synthesized. The addition of flame retardants influenced the cellular structure and compressive strength of the foams, but all materials still had low thermal conductivity coefficients suitable for thermal insulation. The modified RPURF showed lower tendency to fire development compared to the reference foams.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jiri Podesva, Miroslava Duskova Smrckova, Olga Trhlikova
Summary: Polyaspartates are industrially important resins formed by reactions of N-substituted 2-aminosuccinates with isocyanates. The presence of fumarate esters and hydantoin rings are major problems in the preparation process. This review summarizes the properties, syntheses, and reactions of hydantoin, providing useful information for avoiding the formation of hydantoin rings.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Maria Kuranska, Ugis Cabulis, Aleksander Prociak, Krzysztof Polaczek, Katarzyna Uram, Mikelis Kirpluks
Summary: This article compares the properties of closed-cell PUR bio-foams produced on a laboratory scale and on an industrial scale, and found that the foams modified with the bio-polyol have higher compressive strength at low temperatures.
Article
Thermodynamics
Malgorzata Fedorczak-Cisak, Elzbieta Radziszewska-Zielina, Andrzej Bialkiewicz, Aleksander Prociak, Tomasz Steidl, Tadeusz Tatara, Maria Zychowska, Damian Piotr Muniak
Summary: This paper aims to improve the energy quality and performance of a historic church building while preserving its historic elements and interior microclimate. The authors conducted research and experiments using various methods and concluded that it is possible to significantly reduce the heating demand of the building.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jana Bohackova, Lucie Havlickova, Jaroslav Semerad, Ivan Titov, Olga Trhlikova, Hynek Benes, Tomas Cajthaml
Summary: The toxicity of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and two forms of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) was assessed using cell lines derived from rainbow trout. The study showed that PVC dry blend powder and processed PVC microplastics had different toxic effects on the cells, with the dry blend powder causing higher ROS generation. PET did not induce any toxicity. The importance of choosing realistic extraction procedures for microplastic toxicity experiments was emphasized.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Marcin Zemla, Aleksander Prociak, Slawomir Michalowski, Ugis Cabulis, Mikelis Kirpluks, Kirils Simakovs
Summary: This study investigates the modification of rigid polyurethane foams with flame retardants, which leads to decreased flammability and thermal insulation properties. The modified foams exhibit lower mechanical properties but have a reduced heat release rate and improved oxygen index.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Ralfs Pomilovskis, Inese Mierina, Hynek Benes, Olga Trhlikova, Arnis Abolins, Anda Fridrihsone, Mikelis Kirpluks
Summary: In this study, a method was developed to synthesize Michael donor compounds from cellulose production by-products and further obtain polymeric materials through nucleophilic polymerization. This method shows promise as an alternative to conventional polyurethane materials, with milder reaction conditions compared to non-isocyanate polyurethane production technology.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Konstantin A. Milakin, Sonal Gupta, Libor Kobera, Andrii Mahun, Magdalena Konefal, Olga Kockova, Oumayma Taboubi, Zuzana Moravkova, Jia Min Chin, Kamal Allahyarli, Patrycja Bober
Summary: Composites of PANI and Zr-based MOFs, UiO-66 and UiO-66-NH2, were synthesized with high MOF content close to the theoretical value. The morphology of the composites was determined by the MOF templates, and the MOF structure was mostly preserved. The introduction of MOFs significantly improved the electrochemical performance and cycling stability of the PANI-MOF composites, making them attractive for energy storage applications.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Barbora Galajdova, Jan Zitka, Lukas Pavlovec, Olga Trhlikova, Jana Kredatusova, Rafal Konefal
Summary: This work focuses on the synthesis and characterization of three ionic liquids (IL) with different cations. The thermal and electrochemical properties of the ILs were studied for their potential usage in lithium-ion batteries (LIB). Among the ILs studied, the imidazolium-based IL exhibited the worst thermal properties and is unlikely to be used as an electrolyte for LIB. The phosphonium-based IL showed higher conductivities and a wide electrochemical stability window, making it a promising electrolyte for LIB. A mixture of phosphonium and sulfonium-based ILs achieved the highest conductivities and showed interesting electrochemical stability, making it a potential electrolyte for LIB.
Article
Polymer Science
Jelena Lubura, Olga Kockova, Beata Strachota, Oskar Bera, Ewa Pavlova, Jelena Pavlicevic, Bojana Ikonic, Predrag Kojic, Adam Strachota
Summary: The effects of adding hydrochar (HC), obtained from hydrothermal carbonization of hardwood sawdust, to natural rubber composites were studied. HC was found to reduce the crosslinking density and display anti-oxidizing effects, leading to improved chemical stability and mechanical properties of the composites.
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Ralfs Pomilovskis, Eliza Kaulinaa, Inese Mierinab, Arnis Abolins, Olga Kockova, Anda Fridrihsonea, Mikelis Kirpluks
Summary: Adapting the processing of forest bio-resources into biochemicals and bio-based advanced materials is crucial for transitioning to a greener economy. Tall oil, a by-product of wood pulp manufacture, shows promise for extracting valuable products. By developing acrylates from tall oil fatty acids, a new way to produce chemicals and polymer materials from tall oil can be achieved, contributing to the development of a forest-based bioeconomy.
JOURNAL OF BIORESOURCES AND BIOPRODUCTS
(2023)
Article
Polymer Science
Petr Salek, Daniela Zborilova, Ewa Pavlova, Olga Kockova, Rafal Konefal, Zuzana Moravkova, Olga Janouskova
Summary: In this study, a dispersion polymerization method was developed to prepare cross-linked poly[N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide] (PHPMA)-based nanogels. The nanogels were characterized for their size, particle size distribution, morphology, and structure. The biocompatibility of the nanogels was tested using rat mesenchymal stem cells (rMSC) and human foreskin fibroblasts (BJ). The results showed that the nanogels were well-distributed in the cytosol and taken up into lysosomes.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Polymer Science
Oldrich Kotyza, Olga Kockova, Jan Merna
Summary: This article describes a method for chain-end functionalization of branched polyolefins obtained by living olefin polymerization initiated by alpha-diimine nickel catalysts. The method involves the transmetalation of living polymer chains from nickel growing centers to excess organozinc, organomagnesium, or organoaluminum transfer agents, followed by oxidation. Hydroxy-terminated polyolefins were obtained with efficiencies ranging from 25% to 99%.
Article
Polymer Science
Konstantin A. A. Milakin, Oumayma Taboubi, Udit Acharya, Miloslav Lhotka, Vaclav Pokorny, Magdalena Konefal, Olga Kockova, Jirina Hromadkova, Jiri Hodan, Patrycja Bober
Summary: Magnetic polypyrrole-gelatin-barium ferrite (PPy-G-BaFe) cryogels/aerogels were successfully synthesized by incorporating barium ferrite nanoparticles into a gelatin solution and conducting one-step oxidative cryopolymerization of pyrrole. The resulting aerogels exhibited higher specific surface area and conductivity compared to PPy-G aerogel prepared without barium ferrite. The magnetic PPy-G-BaFe aerogel with 10 wt% BaFe content showed significantly improved adsorption capacity and rate for anionic dye removal, making it an attractive adsorbent for water purification.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Krzysztof Polaczek, Maria Kuranska, Aleksander Prociak
Summary: This article discusses the potential of using used cooking oil as a feedstock for producing open-cell polyurethane foam. The study focuses on the effects of bio-polyol properties on the properties of the final foam, and the key step in the synthesis of bio-polyols. The results show that the foams produced using used cooking oil-based polyols have comparable properties to commercial products.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(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)
