Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Giulio Castelli, Luigi Piemontese, Ruth Quinn, Jeroen Aerts, Paul Elsner, Maurits Ertsen, Stephen Hussey, Walter Leal Filho, Natalia Limones, Bongani Mpofu, Doug Graber Neufeld, Keziah Ngugi, Nobubelo Ngwenya, Alison Parker, Cate Ryan, Josep de Trincheria, Lorenzo Villani, Jessica Eisma, Elena Bresci
Summary: Sand dams are effective water scarcity adaptation strategies, but there are still many unclear aspects of their functioning and effectiveness. To better study sand dams, there is a need to integrate and address key research gaps, including social and biophysical aspects.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Narendra Singh, Oladele A. Ogunseitan, Yuanyuan Tang
Summary: Countries worldwide are struggling with the increasing medical waste generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Studies show that there are challenges in medical waste management, and there is a need for stronger knowledge and awareness among workers on infection and injury prevention best practices. Sustainable management measures should be adopted to prevent catastrophic stockpiling of medical waste.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Amelie Deglaire, Jeehyun Lee, Luca Lanotte, Thomas Croguennec, Cecile Le Floch-Fouere, Romain Jeantet, Nadia Berkova, Frederique Pedrono, Yves Le Loir, Didier Dupont, Genevieve Gesan-Guiziou, Sergine Even
Summary: The review explores the challenges and opportunities in optimizing infant formula (IF) to make it more biomimetic and sustainable. The study suggests that optimizing IF requires trade-offs between various objectives, such as mimicking human milk, ensuring safety, and considering sustainability issues. A multi-objective optimization strategy, involving collaboration across different disciplines, is proposed for rethinking IF production.
TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Engineering, Aerospace
A. S. J. van Heerden, D. M. Judt, S. Jafari, C. P. Lawson, T. Nikolaidis, D. Bosak
Summary: The provision of adequate thermal management is becoming increasingly challenging due to the growth in heat loads, changing nature of heat sources, and inefficiency of composite materials. Key elements of thermal management systems include heat sources, heat acquisition mechanisms, thermal transport systems, heat rejection to sinks, and energy conversion and storage.(Addressing these challenges is crucial for improving aircraft performance and efficiency.)
PROGRESS IN AEROSPACE SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Vesela Veleva
Summary: Entrepreneurs play a crucial role in advancing sustainable lifestyles, but they lack resources to effectively measure impacts and need to emphasize additional benefits beyond green attributes. Collaboration with key stakeholders such as NGOs, policy makers, and companies is essential for sustainable entrepreneurs to address costly sustainability actions and drive policy changes.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Gaurav Prashar, Hitesh Vasudev
Summary: The integration of additive manufacturing with the cold spray process, known as CSAM, is a promising technique that can potentially revolutionize the manufacturing industry. This review highlights the sustainable benefits of CSAM and discusses the challenges and future research directions for its implementation as an established advanced AM process.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Thangaraja Jeyaseelan, Porpatham Ekambaram, Jayagopal Subramanian, Tariq Shamim
Summary: This paper outlines the prospects of future fuels, modified combustion systems, and after-treatment devices, and highlights the importance of understanding improvements in combustion chambers, after-treatment devices, and potential low carbon fuels for sustainable transport mobility. The fuel composition of both fossil and biofuels plays a vital role in altering the exhaust soot and NOx characteristics. The paper suggests potential fuels and technologies for lowering emission levels and provides directions for future work in addressing the challenges facing alternate energy resources for automotive applications.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Agricultural Engineering
Rijuta Ganesh Saratale, Si-Kyung Cho, Ram Naresh Bharagava, Anil Kumar Patel, Sunita Varjani, Sikandar I. Mulla, Dong Su Kim, Shashi Kant Bhatia, Luiz Fernando Romanholo Ferreira, Han Seung Shin, Ganesh Dattatraya Saratale
Summary: Biocatalysts, including live microbial cells/enzymes, have been recognized as a predominant tool for biomass conversion. The use of nanobiocatalysts with different nano-supports can overcome stability and reusability issues, making biomass-based biorefinery profitable and sustainable. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of nanobiocatalyst systems and discusses their applications in waste biomass conversion and commercialization.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
A. Joseph Nathanael, Kumaran Kannaiyan, Aruna K. Kunhiraman, Seeram Ramakrishna, Vignesh Kumaravel
Summary: The article discusses the impact of global warming on civilization and emphasizes the importance of CO2 capture, utilization, and storage technology. Various advanced technologies for CO2 capture, conversion, and utilization are discussed, as well as the potential of CO2 utilization in working fluids.
REACTION CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Social Issues
Mostafa Al-Emran, Charla Griffy-Brown
Summary: Digital technologies and innovative solutions are crucial for sustainable development, but their adoption can have both positive and negative impacts. This study aims to identify and analyze the opportunities and challenges of technology adoption in sustainable development. Various research agendas have been proposed based on the pillars of sustainability, and the insights from this study contribute to the existing literature and have practical implications for stakeholders.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Yu Jie Lim, Kunli Goh, Atsushi Goto, Yanli Zhao, Rong Wang
Summary: This article reviews the advances in adsorptive materials and technologies for uranium and lithium extraction from seawater and provides an outlook on future developments. Nanotechnology has the potential to enhance the extraction abilities, although the low concentrations of uranium and lithium in seawater present challenges. The main challenges highlighted in this article include the selectivity against competing ions and long-term stability against marine biofouling.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Yu Jie Lim, Kunli Goh, Atsushi Goto, Yanli Zhao, Rong Wang
Summary: This review summarizes the recent advances in uranium and lithium extraction from seawater, focusing on adsorptive materials and technologies for application. It reviews the adsorptive materials for uranium extraction and discusses the technology platforms that can be used for uranium extraction. It then presents a comprehensive review of lithium extraction technologies and highlights the challenges and future outlook in seawater extraction.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2023)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Archana Pandiyan, Loganathan Veeramuthu, Zhen-Li Yan, Yan-Cheng Lin, Cheng-Hang Tsai, Sung-Te Chang, Wei-Hung Chiang, Shumao Xu, Tao Zhou, Chi-Ching Kuo
Summary: This review introduces the composition, key technologies, and development directions of smart textiles, focusing on the application of perovskite materials in the manufacturing of intelligent textiles and their contribution to functional devices.
PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Computer Science, Information Systems
Abdul Matin, Md Rafiqul Islam, Xianzhi Wang, Huan Huo, Guandong Xu
Summary: The integration of IoT and AI, known as AIoT, has become a focus in the manufacturing industry for its potential to digitize and drive sustainability. AIoT solutions provide benefits such as improved efficiency, reduced waste, and increased safety measures. Adoption of these solutions has increased and academic researchers and industry practitioners are developing advanced AIoT-based techniques for sustainable manufacturing. This paper aims to provide an overview of AIoT-based industry technology, survey existing research, discuss current challenges, and explore research prospects in the field.
INTERNET OF THINGS
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Dimitris D. S. Argyropoulos, Claudia Crestini, Christian Dahlstrand, Erik Furusjo, Claudio Gioia, Kerstin Jedvert, Gunnar Henriksson, Christian Hulteberg, Martin Lawoko, Clara Pierrou, Joseph S. M. Samec, Elena Subbotina, Henrik Wallmo, Martin Wimby
Summary: Kraft lignin, a by-product of pulp production, can be separated from black liquor to reduce the load on recovery boilers and increase pulp production, while also generating valuable bioenergy. In recent years, there has been growing interest in developing and utilizing this underutilized resource. This review provides an overview of Kraft lignin, its applications, and evaluates its value chains from black liquor to different products. It is anticipated that this work will inspire further development and use of Kraft lignin for new applications, promoting global sustainability concerns.
