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Understanding who avoids single-use plastics and why: A cross-country mixed-method study J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Laure Herweyers, Ingrid Moons, Camilla Barbarossa, Patrick De Pelsmacker, Els Du Bois
The production and consumption of single-use plastics (SUP) has disastrous consequences for the natural environment. Understanding which consumers are more likely to avoid SUP and why is crucial. Building on a comprehensive action determination model of ecological behavior, this study aims to specify the most relevant drivers and barriers to consumers' intentions to avoid SUP. The results of a qualitative
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Experts on Boards’ audit committee and sustainability performance J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Sally Mingle Yorke, Augustine Donkor, Kwadjo Appiagyei
This paper examines and compares the role of male financial experts (MFEs) and female financial experts (FFEs) of the Audit Committee (AC), on sustainability performance using a sample of listed firms in the United States from 2010 to 2021. The results show that although both MFEs and FFEs influence sustainability performance, FFEs have statistically greater influence than MFEs. The results also show
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How can agricultural water production be promoted? a review on machine learning for irrigation J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Hairong Gao, Lili Zhangzhong, Wengang Zheng, Guangfeng Chen
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) indicated that irrigation technology is the key to improving food security. However, the current restricted agricultural water and land resources limit the agricultural production system, and the pressure on global food security is enormous. The development of precise and intelligent irrigation technology is crucial for maintaining the necessary agricultural
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Optimal configuration of a large scale on-grid renewable energy systems with different design strategies J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Hussein M.K. Al-Masri, Oraib M. Dawaghreh, Sharaf K. Magableh
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A review on reduction technology of air pollutant in current China's iron and steel industry J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Jiyong Yu, Runsheng Xu, Jianliang Zhang, Anyang Zheng
China's iron and steel industry mainly adopts the “BF-BOF” steelmaking process (Blast furnace- Basic oxygen furnace) with coal as the main energy source. Therefore, a large amount of air pollutants is emitted during the iron and steel production process, mainly including sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and fine particulate matter (PM), etc. Therefore, China's iron and steel industry has
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Properties and microstructure of concrete and cementitious paste with liquid carbon dioxide additives J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-29 Azadeh Hosseinpanahi, Lin Shen, Przemyslaw Dera, Reza Mirmoghtadaei
This study verified the effect of liquid CO2 admixture on fresh, hardened, and durability properties of concrete in-situ. It was found that the overall compressive strength of the concrete increased by approximately 5% after 7 days and by about 3% after 28 days. The t-test, however, revealed no statistically significant difference between the two groups of samples in terms of 28-day compressive strength
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Leveraging on structural change and ISO 14001 certification to mitigate ecological footprint in Shanghai cooperation organization nations J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-29 Evans Opoku-Mensah, Weide Chun, Priscilla Tuffour, Wei Chen, Richard Adu Agyapong
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Degrowth and the circular economy: Reflecting on the depth of business circularity J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Iana Nesterova, Hubert Buch-Hansen
Discussions about the circular economy have taken place in parallel with, but largely independently of, discussions about degrowth. The present paper brings into dialogue the two fields by contemplating what circularity in business could entail in the context of transformations towards degrowth societies. To this end, the paper relates to a recent, holistic reconceptualisation which views degrowth
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Synthesis of amphiphilic functional terpolymers towards preparation of high flux, anti-fouling, micropollutant-capturing ultrafiltration membranes J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Jianlong Wang, Chao Li, Kai Han, Jinfeng Yuan, Zhicheng Pan, Mingwang Pan
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Construction of S-scheme Zn0.2Cd0.8S/biochar aerogel architectures for boosting photocatalytic hydrogen production under sunlight irradiation J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Chonghai Deng, Lulu Peng, Xiaohui Ling, Tao Wang, Rui Xu, Yibin Zhu, Chenchen Wang, Xuehui Qian, Lili Wang, Yiping Wu, Hanmei Hu, Yongsheng Han
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Systematic review and cutting-edge applications of prominent heuristic optimizers in sustainable energies J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Pouya Ifaei, Atefeh Tamaskani Esfehankalateh, Fatemeh Ghobadi, Behnam Mohammadi-Ivatloo, ChangKyoo Yoo
In recent decades, significant research has been devoted to optimizing sustainable energies to improve their technical performance, economic profitability, and social acceptance. Despite the development and application of numerous heuristic algorithms in the field of sustainable energy, a systematic review of the most popular solvers remains scarce. Therefore, this study developed a Boolean logic-based
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Review on integrated green hydrogen polygeneration system——Electrolysers, modelling, 4 E analysis and optimization J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Shuhao Zhang, Nan Zhang
Green hydrogen production by water electrolysis is sustainable and carbon-free for energy storage. This paper introduces recent development in integrated green hydrogen polygeneration. Throughout this review, theoretical concepts, design types, and recent developments related to the integration of Alkaline Electrolysis (AE), Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolysis (PEME), and the Solid Oxide Electrolysis
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Development and performance of pouring self-luminescent asphalt mixture J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Wei Jiang, Pengfei Li, Chengwei Xing, Jingjing Xiao, Pei Wang, Lingqiang Bai
The application of long afterglow-based materials to the self-luminescent pavement could significantly reduce the power consumption of lighting at night and improve the traffic safety. This study designs a pouring self-luminescent asphalt mixture (PSAM) through pouring a grouting material including the long afterglow luminescent material (SrAl2O4:Eu, Dy) and epoxy resin into the porous pavement void
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Investigation on the effects of desulfurization gypsum on the engineering properties of ternary geopolymers: Improving the utilization of industrial wastes J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Jianhua Wang, Tao Ma, Yingcheng Luan, Siqi Wang, Yang Zhang
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Catalytic degradation of bisphenol A by heterogeneous bimetal composite carbon in the PMS and H2O2 systems: Performance and mechanism J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Xin He, Xin Yang, Chaoyang Zhang, Yuan Xiao, Yulin Tang
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Life cycle assessment of alternative fuel production by co-pyrolysis of waste biomass and plastics J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Hrvoje Stančin, Vladimir Strezov, Hrvoje Mikulčić
In the scope of energy transition and overall decarbonisation, various alternative fuels are investigated as potential substitutes for conventional fossil fuels. Co-pyrolysis has emerged as a potential solution for production of alternative fuels, while dealing with waste management issues, due to its ability to process different feedstocks. Biomass-derived fuels, with all their constraints, are already
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E-DSGE model with endogenous capital utilization rate J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Ying Tung Chan, Maria Teresa Punzi
Environmental policy research has increased due to stricter policies aligned with climate goals. However, to achieve the goal of net-zero emissions, the adoption of even stronger policies and increased carbon taxes is necessary, with transition risk becoming a major concern for companies. Even though governments worldwide have been employing a range of methods such as carbon tax, cap-and-trade, and
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Superstructure optimisation of blended-biomass hybrid poly gasification and utilisation system J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Ahmed AlNouss, Mohammad Alherbawi, Gordon McKay, Tareq Al-Ansari
Renewable fuel generation and reducing reliance on fossil fuels are essential components of sustainable development. Manufacturing and use of petrochemicals are such an important economic pillar of contemporary civilisation. Therefore, there is a strong incentive to allocate alternative production pathways in order to conserve scarce resources. In order to minimise global emissions, it is also necessary
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High spatiotemporal resolution reconstruction of suspended particulate matter concentration in arid brackish lake, China J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Changjiang Liu, Fei Zhang, Mou Leong Tan, Chi-Yung Jim, Kaishan Song, Jingchao Shi, Xingwen Lin, Hsiang-Te Kung
The aquatic ecosystems and regional habitat quality of brackish Ebinur Lake in arid northwest China are significantly affected by suspended particulate matter (SPM). The Landsat series, Sentinel 2 and MODIS remote-sensing data offer a great potential to overcome the issue of the lack of reliable observation data for continuous SPM monitoring, but more accurate SPM inversion models are required for
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Water-energy-food-ecosystem nexus: An optimization approach incorporating life cycle, security and sustainability assessment J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Xate Geraldine Sánchez-Zarco, José María Ponce-Ortega
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How does the digitization of government environmental governance affect environmental pollution? spatial and threshold effects J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Xiaoman Zhao, Shanbing Lu, Shengchao Yuan
Digitalization has become the core engine of a scientific and technological revolution and a new phase of industrial transformation, while the integrated digitalization development and environmental governance has become a strategic choice for high-quality development in the modern era. Focusing on the relationship between the digitalization of government environmental governance (DGEG) and environmental
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Process modelling integrated with interpretable machine learning for predicting hydrogen and char yield during chemical looping gasification J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Arnold E. Sison, Sydney A. Etchieson, Fatih Güleç, Emmanuel I. Epelle, Jude A. Okolie
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Evaluation and validation of Damage Assessment Tracking Criteria models within the sector of UK automotive remanufacturing J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-28 R.S. Harris, W.L. Ijomah, J.F.C. Windmill
This paper details the specific aims and purposes of the Damage Assessment Tracking Criteria; a series of evaluation tools designed to aid in remanufacturing inspection operations. The background and justification of this model, which is detailed in a separate work, identifies ill definition and an over reliance on opinion as barriers to effective inspection activities. Analysis of this issue led to
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Modelling the influence of climate change on characterization factors for copper terrestrial ecotoxicity J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-28 Ivan Viveros Santos, Annie Levasseur, Cécile Bulle, Louise Deschênes, Anne-Marie Boulay
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A three-layer superhydrophobic coatings inspired by human scalp structure with excellent anti-reflection and durable effects for photovoltaic applications J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-29 Ping Wang, Jingya Zeng, Xinlong Yan, Pingjunjin Tan, Manbo Wang, Yushi Zheng, Yue Shen, Jinghan Chen, Yongjie Nie, Siyang Liu
Self-cleaning mechanisms of photovoltaic panels is a research hotspot in recent years, but the preparation of superhydrophobic coatings with excellent anti-reflection effect and durability for photovoltaic panels is still a problem to be solved. Inspired by the human scalp structure, we propose an interconnected three layer coatings (ITSC), which can produce self-cleaning effect on photovoltaic panels
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Assessment and quantification of some short term ecosystem services in garden pea field J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-28 Mohammad Zaker Mirzad, Hossein Kazemi, Fatemeh Sheikh, Hermann Klug, Javid Gherekhloo
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Anti-fouling performance and methane potential in coagulation-adsorption assisted biogas-spared anaerobic membrane preconcentration process J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-29 Houkai Wu, Kuo Fang, Chuan Shi, Kaijun Wang
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The dispersion of Trichosporon fermentans was controlled by optimizing the shear environment in the reactor to improve the cell sedimentation and separation performance J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Junping Cheng, Song Wu, Xuefeng Wang, Yunfen Shi, Jingbo Guo, Nan Qiao, Xiaojun Zhang, Dayu Yu
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Solarization of the zeolite production: Calcination of kaolin as proof-of-concept J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-29 Pelin Pasabeyoglu, Gkiokchan Moumin, Lamark de Oliveira, Martin Roeb, Burcu Akata
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Thermal regulation of photovoltaics using various nano-enhanced phase change materials: An experimental study J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Furqan Jamil, Mehdi Khiadani, Hafiz Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ali Nasir, Shahin Shoeibi
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Environmental effects of entrepreneurship indices on ecological footprint of croplands and grazing lands in the economy J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Mohsen Khezri, Goran M. Muhamad
Entrepreneurial activities are considered a commitment to economic growth with the motivation of deriving ecological sustainability. The main objective of this paper is to capture the environmental effects of entrepreneurship development on the ecological footprint of croplands and grazing lands in 14 developing, emerging, and developed countries of different sizes during 2002–2018. Empirical analyses
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Comparative techno-economic analysis of the integration of MEA-based scrubbing and silica PEI adsorbent-based CO2 capture processes into cement plants J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-31 M.M. Jaffar, C. Brandoni, J. Martinez, C. Snape, S. Kaldis, A. Rolfe, A. Santos, B. Lysiak, A. Lappas, N. Hewitt, Y. Huang
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Stochastic two-stage coordination of electric vehicles in distribution networks: A multi-follower bi-level approach J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Afshin Najafi-Ghalelou, Mohsen Khorasany, Reza Razzaghi
As the number of electric vehicles (EVs) continues to rise, it is essential to consider appropriate management strategies for coordinating EVs connected to different buses in the power networks. In light of this, this paper proposes a stochastic two-stage bi-level model for coordinating EVs in a distribution network with charging stations under alternating current optimal power flow (ACOPF) constraints
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Sustainable supply chain design under correlated uncertainty in energy and carbon prices J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Florencia Lujan Garcia-Castro, Ruben Ruiz-Femenia, Raquel Salcedo-Diaz, Jose A. Caballero
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The moderating effect of clean technology innovation in the process of environmental regulation affecting employment: Panel data analysis based on 22 industrial sectors in China J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Juan Huang, Xiaocang Xu, Tianshuang Zhao
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Rapid removal and easy separation recovery of Cs+ and Sr2+ by zirconium molybdopyrophosphate-functionalized collagen fibers J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Liangqiong Peng, Xin Zhang, Lijun Guo, Jiheng Li, Wenhua Zhang, Bi Shi
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Research on the evolution and influence mechanism of international liquefied natural gas import competition pattern J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Kongchao Zhu, Lisha Hao, Yuan Zhao
With the continuous expansion of the scope and scale of liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade, global LNG import competition has become increasingly extensive and complex. However, there is currently a lack of research on the global LNG import competition pattern and its influence mechanism. This study first constructs a global LNG import competition network and uses the complex network method to analyse
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A non-functional requirements-based ontology for supporting the development of industrial energy management systems J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Roberto Monaco, Xiufeng Liu, Teresa Murino, Xu Cheng, Per Sieverts Nielsen
Non-functional requirements (NFRs) are essential in the development of industrial energy management systems (IEMS). This paper presents a comprehensive ontology model for NFRs in IEMS, derived from an extensive survey of NFRs in both the software industry and the energy domain. The proposed ontology encompasses four critical factors influencing the quality attributes of IEMS: technologies, stakeholders
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Towards sustainable and accountable subsidy design: Identifying effective subsidisation systems for forest stands J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-26 Kai Moriguchi
Governments often subsidise forest stands to ensure a sustainable supply of wood and environmental services. Governments need to design subsidy systems to effectively achieve policy goals with less government expenditure. This study explored effective subsidy systems for forest stands by comparing four subsidy systems using a simple forest resource model. Although a system formulated with minimal constraints
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Cascade reservoirs operation rules derivation using integrated decision-making method and combinatorial evolution network J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-29 Xinliang Qi, Hui Qin, Sainan Jiang, Guanjun Liu, Hao Wang, Shuai Liu, Yuhua Qu
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Metal additives for boosting hydrogen production in anaerobic fermentation: Focus on the change of gene expression and cost analysis J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-28 Charndanai Tirapanampai, Pattarawan Intasian, Pichahpuk Uthaipaisanwong, Kanthida Kusonmano, Nopphon Weeranoppanant, Pimchai Chaiyen, Thanyaporn Wongnate
Dark fermentation has emerged as a promising strategy for sustainable hydrogen production. However, the low hydrogen yield produced by anaerobic microbes continues to be a challenge. Although metal ion additives have been proposed to enhance hydrogen production, their entire impacts and underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. The present study aimed to examine the effects of Fe2+, Ni2+, Mg2+,
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Recycling and comprehensive utilization of ferronickel slag in concrete J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Fanghui Han, Hongbo Zhang, Yuchen Li, Zengqi Zhang
Ferronickel slag (FNS) is a solid waste produced in the smelting of ferronickel alloys. FNS is classified as blast furnace ferronickel slag (BFS) and electric furnace ferronickel slag (EFS). They are useful in many fields, such as metal recovery and glass manufacturing. In fact, replacing cement or concrete aggregate is the best way to achieve large-scale resource recycling of FNS, while generating
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Green electricity trading driven low-carbon sharing for interconnected microgrids J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Hongjun Gao, Mingyang Hu, Shuaijia He, Junyong Liu
Green electricity becomes an inevitable trend to reduce carbon emissions. However, green certificate issuance based on power generation amounts restricts microgrids to participate in regional green electricity trading. In this context, a green electricity trading-driven low-carbon sharing approach for interconnected microgrids (IMG) is proposed. First, a new green electricity peer-to-peer (P2P) trading
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Do fintech adoption and financial literacy improve corporate sustainability performance? The mediating role of access to finance J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Abu Bakkar Siddik, Md Nafizur Rahman, Li Yong
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Emergy−based efficiency and sustainability assessments of diversified multi−cropping systems in South China J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Yuliang Li, Guangyuan Cai, Kangming Tan, Ruiyao Zeng, Xiaowei Chen, Xiaolong Wang
Designing diversified multi-cropping systems is critical for making full use of natural resources on the limited cultivated land to achieve more agricultural products in a sustainable way. However, information is still lacking on whether the higher multi-cropping index possibly decreases the use efficiency of resources and the sustainability of the cropping system due to more agricultural inputs on
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Environmental and economic assessment of carbon capture and utilization at coal-fired power plant in Thailand J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Shwe Yi Win, Pakorn Opaprakasit, Seksan Papong
Immense decarbonization from power generation plants has been aware of to achieve net zero targets with clean energy transition. Applying life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to the studies of coal-fired power plants with carbon capture and utilization technology helps to evaluate and avoid the potential environmental risks. In this study, carbon dioxide emissions are captured from 655 MW ultra-supercritical
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Thermodynamic evaluation and optimization of supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle considering recuperator types and designs J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Junlin Chen, Keyong Cheng, Xunfeng Li, Xiulan Huai, Hongsheng Dong
The recompression supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle (SCO2-BC) has great potential for bottoming cycles among future energy conversion systems with comparatively high thermal efficiency. However, the recuperator type selections and optimal designs are a long-standing bottleneck of realizing maximum cycle efficiency and minimum cost. Reasonable collocation of recuperator types remains challenging
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Analysis of the barriers to the adoption of green buildings labels in Brazil by the validated Interpretative Structural Modeling (VISM) technique J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Wylliam Bessa Santana, Lucas Menezes Pereira, Francisco Gaudêncio Mendonça Freires, Luiz Maurício Furtadoa Maués
Green Buildings Labels (GBL) are indicated as one of the means with the potential to contribute to sustainable development. Worldwide, more than 850,000 green buildings have already had their project and development helped by just three of the GBLs (LEED, BREEAM, and BASIX). Brazil, however, has only 874 LEED-certified projects. Aiming to propose strategies to foster the adoption of GBL in the country
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Organic and inorganic fertilizers combined with a water-saving technique increased soil fertilities and apple production in a rainfed hilly orchard J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Binbin Zhang, Sihui Yan, Shufang Wu, Hao Feng, Kadambot H.M. Siddique
A high and stable apple yield is critical for rainfed hilly apple orchards; however, many factors threaten apple yield and sustainable apple production, including water shortage, soil erosion, and chemical fertilizer overuse. Therefore, we undertook a field trial with three treatments— (1) organic and inorganic fertilizer combining a water-saving technique (OIWS), (2) inorganic fertilizer combining
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Imaging VOC distribution and tracing emission sources in surface water by a mobile shipborne spray inlet proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Qu Liang, Zhaoyun Ma, Xun Bao, Wei Xu, Qiangling Zhang, Xue Zou, Chengyin Shen, Yannan Chu
Volatile organic compound (VOC) pollution in surface water can affect the growth of microorganisms and even cause damage to human health. Quickly obtaining VOC distribution and tracing emission sources are of great significance to ensure the security of water quality. In this study, we developed a mobile shipborne spray inlet proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (S-SI-PTR-MS) instrument for rapid
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An inorganic-organic hybrid indium tin selenide featuring a two-dimensional layered structure for high efficient photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Ting Yang, Ji-Ming Yu, Longfei Zhai, Shanqing Jia, Chuang Yang, Wei-Wei Xiong, Qichun Zhang
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In situ synthesis of multivariant zeolitic tetrazolate imidazole frameworks (ZTIFs) with uncoordinated N-heteroatom sites for efficient adsorption of antiviral drugs J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Summaira Saghir, Wang Yongqiang, Xiao Zhenggang
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Bentonite nanoparticles-incorporated ZnO nanofiber mats assembly by electro-centrifuge spinning for efficient photo-degradation of bentazon herbicide: Tuning composition and process optimization J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Alireza Amini, Farhad Rahmani, Mehrdad Kkamforoush, Rojiar Akbari Sene
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The status and improvement opportunities towards carbon neutrality of a university campus in China: A case study on energy transition and innovation perspectives J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Chenxi Wang, Ashak Mahmud Parvez, Jiayou Mou, Cheng Quan, Jiashuo Wang, Yueying Zheng, Xiang Luo, Tao Wu
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Behavior and linkage mechanism of extracellular polymers, cell membrane peroxides and intracellular peroxidases during high concentration vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilization J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Zhaojing Yu, Haiyang Cai, Shanshan Xiao, Weimin Zeng, Runlan Yu, Hong Cheng, Peiqi Cheng
Vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) sterilization has been widely used in the fields of medical care and pharmaceuticals. Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) connected tightly to the cell membrane is first barrier that must be broken through, and less is known about direct change of cell membrane peroxides, and the linkage mechanism among EPS, cell membrane and intracellular damages is still unclear
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Assessing the effects of unit cost uncertainty on flexible road pavement economics under the influence of climate change J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-27 Yaning Qiao, Shuyue Zhang, Yaru Guo, Yaxin Wang, João Santos, Anne Stoner, Andrew Dawson, Tao Ma
Pavement researchers typically adopt life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) to quantify changes in the economic performance of road pavements due to the effects of climate change. As uncertainty exists in the unit cost of materials, fuels, and machinery operation, the assessment of climate change-induced pavement costs invariably involves uncertainty. If such uncertainties remain unaddressed, the assessment
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Thermal energy storage biogel with good biodegradability for solar energy powered heavy oil recovery J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-28 Yongqing Bai, Jiren Tian, Yongfeng Hu, Jing Zhao, Huaihao Zhang
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Food waste interventions: Experimental evidence of the effectiveness of environmental messages J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-27 Christian Bretter, Kerrie L. Unsworth, Sally V. Russell, Tom E. Quested, Gülbanu Kaptan, Aggelina Doriza
Given the need to reduce food waste, information-based intervention campaigns that present messages to individuals are crucial and likely part of the solution. However, the subject matter of these messages has been under scholarly debate. Although empirical evidence is lacking, scholars and practitioners have recently focused on environmental messages even though, traditionally, others have advocated
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Multiscale molecular simulations on the rejuvenation of recycled asphalt mixture: An insight into molecular impact of rejuvenators in aged asphalt binders J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-29 Danni Li, Yongjie Ding, Jiaojiao Wang, Yuxin Shi, Zhilong Cao, Guoqiang Sun, Baoshan Huang
Asphalt rejuvenation technology is an effective method to recycle reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) for the production of high-quality recycled asphalt mixtures. This approach contributes to mitigating environmental pollution and facilitating resource recycling. In this study, the impact of rejuvenator molecules on the rejuvenation process was explored by utilizing theoretical models and dynamics simulations
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Dense station-based potential assessment for solar photovoltaic generation in China J. Clean. Prod. (IF 11.072) Pub Date : 2023-05-29 Wenjun Tang, Jingwen Qi, Yang Wang, Junmei He