Article
Engineering, Environmental
Sarah Kakadellis, Jeremy Woods, Zoe M. Harris
Summary: Consumers are increasingly aware of sustainability issues in the food supply chain, prompting retailers to adapt. Biodegradable plastics are seen as an alternative to traditional polymers, but face challenges in anaerobic digestion processes and stakeholders have divergent views on their use.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Erinn G. Ryen, Callie W. Babbitt
Summary: Food waste is a significant global sustainability challenge, in which the United States plays a major role. However, progress in reducing landfilled food waste in the country has been limited. The circular economy offers an alternative approach, but the U.S. lacks comprehensive policy to support it. While the U.S. government has set ambitious goals and initiatives to reduce and recover wasted food, these efforts are voluntary and lack enforcement mechanisms. Various state policies have been enacted, but the heterogeneity among them may hinder broader circular economy goals.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Takunda Y. Chitaka, Catherina Schenck
Summary: A key principle in the circular bioeconomy is the cascading use of biomass to create high value products. However, low value applications such as composting and anaerobic digestion can have significant environmental and socio-economic benefits, as seen in the case of South Africa. Investment in biorefining organic waste is necessary for increased circularity and greater long-term socio-economic benefits, although the cost remains prohibitive. Diversification of the industry is crucial for a sustainable transition towards a circular bioeconomy.
ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Anne Karolin Thielemann, Sergiy Smetana, Daniel Pleissner
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the global warming potential and resource efficiency of producing 1 kg dry algal biomass powder, finding that using hydrolyzed food waste resulted in a carbon footprint 11% higher than using conventional glucose.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dominika Alexa Teigiserova, Lorie Hamelin, Ligia Tiruta-Barna, Aras Ahmadi, Marianne Thomsen
Summary: This study evaluates the environmental performance of producing limonene, citric acid, and animal feed from orange peel waste generated from juice factories, showing that the environmental performance largely depends on electricity input. Stopping the biorefinery processes immediately after recovering limonene and using the dried OPW as animal feed is the most environmentally sound option.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
L. Bartek, N. Sundin, I. Strid, M. Andersson, P-A. Hansson, M. Eriksson
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the environmental benefits of shifting from conventional protein recovery practice to a novel approach using genome edited potato. The results showed that the novel protein recovery scenario provided substantial environmental savings for every ton of potato starch produced, including a reduction in global warming impact, terrestrial acidification, land use, and ecosystem damage. The potential environmental benefits of using genome edited potato were maintained even under various conditions. Despite current limitations in legislation and technical maturity, high-value protein recovery from food side streams holds promising potential to support sustainable production and circularity within the food system.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
W. Shi, M. G. Healy, K. Daly, S. M. Ashekuzzaman, O. Fenton
Summary: This study investigated the potential of dairy processing sludges and biochar as bio-fertilisers and examined the effects of application rate and calculation methods on estimates of nitrogen and phosphorus fertiliser equivalence value. The results showed that nitrogen fertiliser equivalence value increased with application rate, while phosphorus fertiliser equivalence value did not. Aluminium-precipitated dairy processing sludges performed better as bio-fertilisers compared to other products. The two calculation methods of fertiliser equivalence value did not show significant differences, suggesting that the determination of equivalence value could be simplified.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Andrea Taffuri, Alessandro Sciullo, Arnaud Diemer, Claudiu Eduard Nedelciu
Summary: This paper explores the potential of the CBE paradigm in improving the treatment of organic solid waste in the Metropolitan City of Turin, highlighting the insufficiency of current plant capacity and proposing projects and sustainable pathways to inspire local policy design.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Leidy Marcela Ulloa-Murillo, Lina Maria Villegas, Alejandra Rocio Rodriguez-Ortiz, Monica Duque-Acevedo, Francisco Joaquin Cortes-Garcia
Summary: The main objective of this research is to analyze the management of organic solid waste and sustainable production models in Latin America and the Caribbean. The study found that Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia have the highest number of publications on this topic and that bioenergy and biofuels are the main alternatives for the valorization of organic waste.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Paul Stegmann, Ties Gerritse, Li Shen, Marc Londo, Angel Puente, Martin Junginger
Summary: Biomass use and recycling can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the plastics industry. Polyethylene furanoate (PEF), a bio-based plastic, shows promise as an alternative to polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for small bottle applications. Life cycle assessments were conducted in the Netherlands, comparing the global warming potential (GWP) of PET and PEF bottles through multiple mechanical and chemical recycling trips. Results showed that after one recycling trip, bio-based PEF had 50-74% lower GWP compared to PET, depending on the waste management scenario. The study also highlighted the importance of deposit-based recycling systems in reducing overall GHG emissions for both bottle types.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Md Abdul Moktadir, Ashish Dwivedi, Towfique Rahman
Summary: The current emerging economy of the leather industry is primarily linear, but increasing legislative specifications for environmental preservation have created pressure. The circular bioeconomy approach has gained traction in addressing waste management challenges in the industry. However, there is a lack of research on bioeconomy concepts in the leather industry context. This study identifies antecedents for circular bioeconomy practices in the leather processing industry and their effects on sustainability.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Nathalie Gontard, Gregoire David, Alice Guilbert, Joshua Sohn
Summary: This review highlights the significant knowledge gap regarding the long-term fate of plastics in the environment and recommends the inclusion of these long-term impacts in life cycle assessments for better decision-making.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Business
Rita Mura, Francesca Vicentini, Ludovico Maria Botti, Maria Vincenza Chiriaco
Summary: In this paper, the environmental and economic performance of a circular business model (CBM) in the wine industry is measured using a combination of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) methods. The results show that by implementing a sustainable CBM, a firm can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 8% to 90% and save 6% to 63% of its economic costs.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Eduardo Martinez-Camara, Jacinto Santamaria, Felix Sanz-Adan, David Arancon
Summary: In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis on transitioning towards a circular economy to reduce waste and reliance on newly extracted raw materials. The article introduces an ECO + LCA methodology to help designers visualize the environmental impact of their design decisions, with a case study demonstrating over 30% reduction in environmental impact and more than 11% reduction in costs.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Review
Agricultural Engineering
Poonam Sharma, Vivek K. Gaur, Ranjna Sirohi, Sunita Varjani, Sang Hyoun Kim, Jonathan W. C. Wong
Summary: Utilizing advanced technologies for food waste valorization can address resource and environmental challenges, promote economic growth, and transform waste into bio-based products.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Operations Research & Management Science
Francesco Ciardiello, Andrea Genovese, Shucheng Luo, Antonino Sgalambro
Summary: This research develops a game-theoretic approach to address the issues of responsibility and cost allocation among stakeholders participating in Urban Consolidation Centres (UCC). The proposed cost allocation rules can alleviate the burden on local authorities for the set up of UCCs, providing useful policy and practice implications for ensuring the viability of UCCs.
ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
(2023)
Editorial Material
Engineering, Environmental
Meletios Bimpizas-Pinis, Emilija Bozhinovska, Andrea Genovese, Benjamin Lowe, Mario Pansera, Josep Pinyol Alberich, Mohammad Javad Ramezankhani
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zati Aqmar Zaharudin, Andrew Brint, Andrea Genovese, Carmela Piccolo
Summary: Managing waste is a crucial challenge for modern societies, with the UK government setting ambitious targets for landfill diversion. Household Waste Recycling Centres play a key role in achieving these targets, but Local Authorities face budget constraints and often need to reconfigure networks to maintain service levels. Understanding spatial access patterns to these centres is essential, as shown through the development of a spatial interaction model that can accurately describe demand flows and user behavior.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sanja Arsova, Andrea Genovese, Panayiotis H. Ketikidis, Josep Pinyol Alberich, Adrian Solomon
Summary: The transition towards a circular economy requires transformative and system-wide changes, involving participation, alignment, and cooperation from all stakeholders at all levels. However, there is ongoing debate on the best approach to achieve this, with minimal focus on developing models for identifying and mobilizing relevant stakeholders at the regional level. This study aims to address these issues by proposing a quintuple-helix model that promotes trilateral networks, hybrid organizations, and development platforms for implementing circular economy policies in a regional context.
Article
Ecology
M. Oliveira, A. Zucaro, R. Santagata, S. Ulgiati
Summary: This study evaluates the environmental support for milk production at different scales using Emergy Accounting (EMA) method. The results highlight the significant impact of environmental support on milk production, emphasizing the importance of resource recycling and circular patterns to improve system efficiency.
ECOLOGICAL MODELLING
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Xu Tian, Shaozhuo Zhong, Yong Geng, Remo Santagata, Mufan Zhuang, Wei Chen, Shu Yang, Sergio Ulgiati
Summary: Assessing the sustainability and driving forces of anthropocentric watersheds is crucial for regional natural resources management and sustainable development. This study utilizes emergy accounting and decomposition analysis to evaluate the sustainability of Erhai Lake Basin in Yunnan province, China, and identifies low production efficiency and high environmental pressure as the main factors contributing to decreased sustainability. The study also highlights the importance of factors such as emergy intensity, resource utilization, water support, and water efficiency in driving sustainability changes.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Energy & Fuels
Sergio Ulgiati, Hans Schnitzer, Remo Santagata
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
A. Maione, N. Massarotti, R. Santagata, L. Vanoli
Summary: This study proposes a sustainable geothermal system in the Campania region of Italy that can generate electricity and thermal energy with low environmental impacts. The system is assessed and found to reduce environmental impacts by around 90% compared to conventional energy systems.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rufis Fregue Tiegam Tagne, Remo Santagata, Donald Raoul Tchuifon Tchuifon, Junie Albine Kenfack Atangana, Francois Rene Ateba, Teodor Vintila, Nche George Ndifor-Angwagor, Solomon Gabche Anagho, Sergio Ulgiati
Summary: This study focuses on the environmental impact assessment of second-generation liquid and gaseous biofuel production in Cameroon, utilizing the Life Cycle Assessment method to identify hotspots in the conversion of biomass to bioethanol and biomethane. The findings will serve as a reference for decision-making in pilot plants and large-scale production, aiming to promote sustainable development of a biomass-energy industry based on avocado seeds, cocoa pods, and peanut shells.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Shupan Du, Gengyuan Liu, Hui Li, Wen Zhang, Remo Santagata
Summary: This study establishes a household food-energy-water nexus model based on system dynamics and analyzes the effects of different regulation measures on resource consumption. The results indicate that residents' behavior adjustments have the most significant impact on reducing resource consumption, while replacing appliances and adjusting prices have weaker effects.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Mariana Oliveira, Remo Santagata, Serena Kaiser, Yanxin Liu, Chiara Vassillo, Patrizia Ghisellini, Gengyuan Liu, Sergio Ulgiati
Summary: Green infrastructures provide multiple benefits in mitigating climate change, air pollution, floods, and heat islands, while also contributing to water and carbon recycling, renewable energies, and feedstock provisioning. The implementation of urban forests can decrease the required investment for addressing environmental problems. In the Metropolitan City of Naples, i-Tree Canopy and life cycle assessment methods were used to evaluate the potential benefits of increasing tree coverage. The results showed that an increase in tree coverage can significantly enhance pollutants removal, carbon sequestration, and stormwater management. The potential economic benefit of the increased tree cover is estimated to be USD 55 million per year.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Martina Colimoro, Maddalena Ripa, Remo Santagata, Sergio Ulgiati
Summary: The aim of this study was to assess the environmental impacts of tofu production and compare them with conventional protein sources. The analysis was done using the life cycle assessment method, focusing on identifying the phases causing the main environmental burdens and proposing alternative solutions. Results showed the importance of circularity-based scenarios, such as recycling of residues and renewable energy use, for increasing sustainability and achieving environmental and economic benefits.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Meletios Bimpizas-Pinis, Remo Santagata, Serena Kaiser, Yanxin Liu, Yanfeng Lyu
Summary: This paper examines the environmental performance and circular economy practices in the food additives supply chain, as well as their managerial implications for food production and processing. Through a case study and life cycle assessment, it reveals the issue of surplus meat additives and explores strategies to reduce the surplus, making a contribution to the circular economy in the food supply chain.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Andrea Genovese, Jon Morris, S. C. L. Koh, Adolf Acquaye
Summary: This study provides new insights into the supply chain approaches and power relations in public procurement processes within Local Authorities. Through empirical research, four supply chain archetypes are identified, and the relationships between main contractors, sub-contractors, government agencies, and LAs are analyzed. The findings can guide the design of projects before the procurement stage and offer valuable insights into managing agent activities to achieve multiple objectives.
PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL
(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)
