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A review on energy piles design, evaluation, and optimization J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-04 Zahraa Mohamad; Farouk Fardoun; Fekri Meftah
Integrating heat exchanger pipes with structural foundations in one system has created a new renewable solution for buildings’ thermal loads. However, the interaction between thermal and geotechnical loads makes their design more complex and challenging. This review-study represents the current state of knowledge about the thermal and thermo-mechanical behaviors of energy piles. It also investigates
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A feature reconstruction-based multi-task regression model for cyanobacterial distribution forecasting along the water column J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-19 Peng Jiang; Yibin Huang; Xiao Liu; Jingjie Zhang; Karina Yew-Hoong Gin
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Information disclosure decisions in an organic food supply chain under competition J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-18 Yanan Yu; Yong He
This paper mainly investigates the information disclosure decisions in an organic food supply chain including one farmers’ organization and one small-scale producer (producer 2). We find that when demand competition is fierce, the organization is reluctant to disclose demand information. Producer 2 is willing to disclose product information facing a low portion of revenue sharing and a high safety
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A novel robust reweighted multivariate grey model for forecasting the greenhouse gas emissions J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-18 Ming Xie; Shuli Yan; Lifeng Wu; Liying Liu; Yongfeng Bai; Linghui Liu; Yanzeng Tong
In this paper, in order to accurately forecast the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at a national level, we propose a novel robust reweighted multivariate grey model, abbreviated as the RWGM(1,N), that reduces the potential for overfitting and performs more robust against outliers. The methodology starts from the un-weighted regularized multivariate grey model, abbreviated as the RGM(1,N), that treats
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Predicting the Effective Diffusivity Across the Sediment–Water Interface in Rivers J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-27 Meng-Yang Liu; Wen-Xin Huai; Bin Chen
Hyporheic exchange directly controls and regulates the transport of nutrients, heat, and organic matter across the sediment–water interface (SWI), thereby affecting the biochemical processes in rivers, which is critical for maintaining the health of aquatic ecosystems. The interface exchange is controlled by multiple processes, including physical, chemical, and biological processes, which can be modeled
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Transition to the Bioeconomy – Analysis and scenarios for selected niches J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-27 Sven Wydra; Bärbel Hüsing; Jonathan Köhler; Alexander Schwarz; Elna Schirrmeister; Ariane Voglhuber-Slavinsky
Bio-based innovations do not evolve independently from each other, but are interrelated and may enjoy synergies, but also compete for resources (i.e. biomass, skills). Therefore, we explore possible transition pathways that distinct bio-based niches could follow during a joint transformation process. We apply the Multi-Level-Perspective’s transition pathways to the four distinct niches of (i) bioplastics
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Sorption dynamics, geochemical fraction and driving factors in phosphorus transport at large basin scale J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-27 Yidi Wang; Wei Ouyang; Mengchang He; Fengxiang Han; Chunye Lin
The transport and deposition of phosphorus (P) in large-scale basin are closely associated with the spatial distribution characteristics and nutritional status of river sediments. Samples of surface water (SW), suspended sediment (SS), bed sediment (BS), and sediment cores from the Yellow River (YR) were collected. The different fractions including total phosphorus (TP), organic P (OP), inorganic P
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Towards Circular Economy Through Industrial Symbiosis in the Dutch Construction Industry: A Case of Recycled Concrete Aggregates J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-27 Yifei Yu; Devrim Murat Yazan; Silu Bhochhibhoya; Leentje Volker
Since 95% of the Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) is down-cycled and the material value is not effectively recovered, the Dutch construction industry strives for implementing Circular Economy (CE). From the recycling/reusing perspective, a key enabler towards CE is Industrial Symbiosis (IS). Although IS has been widely applied in manufacturing industries, its implementation is unclear in the
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A Regression-Based Framework to Examine Thermal Loads of Buildings J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-27 Mohammad K. Najjar; Ana Carolina Rosa; Ahmed W.A. Hammad; Elaine Vazquez; Ana Catarina Jorge Evangelista; Vivian W.Y. Tam; Assed Haddad
Building facades play an important role in thermal loads, which act as an isolation barrier to ensure thermal comfort to the occupants. Depending on the properties of the building material adopted, each component of a building facade may lose or gain heat, contributing to the building's thermal load. There is a growing need to examine the role that external construction components play from an energy
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Corporate Social Responsibility and financial performance: Evidence from U.S Tech Firms J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-27 Anthony Okafor; Michael Adusei; Bosede Ngozi Adeleye
This study provides quantitative evidence on the positive effect of spending on socially responsible causes on the long-term growth of U.S technology companies. Maximizing shareholder wealth remains the overarching principle driving organizational strategies, but this has always conflicted with other stakeholders' interests. Because of these conflicting priorities, entrenching the principles of social
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Experimental study of the effects of air volume ratios on the air curtain dust cleaning in fully mechanized working face J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-27 Hao Wang; Weimin Cheng; Zhanyou Sa; Jie Liu; Ran Zhang; Dawei Chen
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Review on carbon dioxide fixation coupled with nutrients removal from wastewater by microalgae J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-16 Wenwen Kong; Boxiong Shen; Honghong Lyu; Jia Kong; Jiao Ma; Zhuozhi Wang; Shuo Feng
The application of microalgae in carbon dioxide (CO2) fixation coupled with wastewater treatment has been regarded as a promising and cutting-edge technology in recent years, but it still faces some problems. The CO2 fixation capacity and nutrients removal capacity of microalgae should be considered simultaneously under various environmental conditions. Moreover, breeding microalgae using a photobioreactor
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Historical volatile organic compounds emission performance and reduction potentials in China’s petroleum refining industry J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-08 Maimaiti Simayi; Yufang Hao; Jing Li; Yuqi Shi; Jie Ren; Ziyan Xi; Shaodong Xie
The petroleum refining industry in China is a major contributor to the national economy and a significant source of ambient volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The development history of China’s refineries was investigated for the period 1949–2018, and future development trends were predicted until 2030. The historical VOC emissions from 1949 to 2018 were estimated based on source-specific emission
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Exploring the performances of urban local symbiosis strategy in Algiers, between a potential of energy use optimization and CO2 emissions mitigation J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-18 Mazia Chaker; Ewa Berezowska-Azzag; Daniela Perrotti
Algeria’s interest in the global warming issue and its commitment to reduce its GHG emissions by 2030 requires research for operational solutions to support this effort. That entails establishing new urban planning tools, especially at the local urban scale. At the root of harmful Climate Change, cities must exploit their full potential to set up mitigation strategies. The interest of Industrial Symbioses
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Energy transition and the role of system integration of the energy, water and environmental systems J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Hrvoje Mikulčić; Jakov Baleta; Jiří Jaromír Klemeš; Xuebin Wang
Time is running out, while it is becoming obvious that many countries may fail to meet Paris Agreement goals. More intensive efforts should be invested with a strong emphasis on emissions decarbonisation of all sectors and energy transition towards more renewable energy sources. This work provides an overview of the impact of the energy transition on the environment, energy and water systems and the
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Enhanced agents in shared factory: Enabling high-efficiency self-organization and sustainability of the shared manufacturing resources J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Pulin Li; Pingyu Jiang
Shared factory (SharedF), succeed from the sharing economy, is defined as a kind of fenceless plant which enables high-efficiency self-organization and sustainability of the shared manufacturing resources. This paper proposes a brand-new Enhanced Self-organizing Agent (ESA) in the context of sustainable SharedF, which helps the shared manufacturing resources realize cross-sharing with self-organizing
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Assessing the burning of household dung-cake as an energy source in different rangeland regions of Inner Mongolia J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-07 Zhiyi Wang; Zhiying Liu; Taogetao Baoyin; Saheed Olaide Jimoh; Tongrui Zhang; Jianwei Cheng; Frank Yonghong Li
Burning of livestock dung as a fuel by herdsman households, representing one of the most critical determinants of biogeochemical cycle, has been a tradition for thousands of years in most rangeland regions worldwide. It has been suggested that returning livestock dung to pasture instead of burning them as fuel would benefit ecosystem health and carbon sequestration in rangelands. However, evidence-based
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Evolutionary game based real-time scheduling for energy-efficient distributed and flexible job shop J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-26 Jin Wang; Yang Liu; Shan Ren; Chuang Wang; Wenbo Wang
With the global energy crisis and environmental issues becoming severe, more attention has been paid to production scheduling considering energy consumption than ever before. However, in the context of intelligent manufacturing, most studies apply the industrial internet of things (IIoT) to improve energy efficiency. It may cause the real-time data in the workshop unable to be collected and treated
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Circularity potential of rare earths for sustainable mobility: Recent developments, challenges and future prospects J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-26 Luca Silvestri; Antonio Forcina; Cecilia Silvestri; Marzia Traverso
The growing popularity of electric and hybrid vehicles has led to a sudden increase in demand for batteries needed for their construction. The increasing quantity of batteries produced and placed on the market involves important criticalities related to the consumption of some critical raw materials, such as rare earths (REEs), and the end-of-life disposal. In this scenario, the possibility of recycling
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The degradation of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, DEHP, in sediments using percarbonate activated by seaweed biochars and its effects on the benthic microbial community J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-26 Chang-Mao Hung; Chin-Pao Huang; Chiu-Wen Chen; Cheng-Di Dong
Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a highly toxic and persistent contaminant. Elimination of DEHP from the environment is crucial to safe guard ecological and human health. Red seaweed-derived biochar (RSB), made from Agardhiella subulata residues, was used to activate sodium percarbonate (SPC) for the degradation of DEHP in contaminated estuarine surface sediments. The RSB was characterized by
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Towards a Holistic View of CSR-related Management Control Systems in German companies: Determinants and Corporate Performance Effects J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-26 Madeleine Feder; Barbara E. Weißenberger
As companies increasingly disclose Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)-related information, they are expected to establish internal mechanisms within the organization that lead towards more sustainable behavior, such as integrating CSR-related aspects into existing management control systems. This paper examines the drivers of the existence of such CSR-related management control components and corresponding
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The link between corporate energy management and environmental strategy implementation: Efficiency, sufficiency and consistency strategy perspectives J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-26 ADNuwan Gunarathne; Ki-Hoon Lee
In managing energy, companies face numerous challenges arising as a result of the imperfections and inaccuracies of the information on the subject. This study examines the uses of energy information in corporate energy management strategies from an environmental strategy implementation perspective. Based on 18 commercial and industrial sector businesses in Sri Lanka, the study develops an analytical
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Prioritisation of modelling parameters of a free-floating car sharing system according to their sensitivity to the environmental impacts J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-26 Olivier Guyon; Dominique Millet; Julien Garcia; Manuele Margni; Sophie Richet; Nicolas Tchertchian
Relying on life cycle assessment (LCA) to evaluate product-service systems (PSSs), and more specifically car sharing systems, involves many challenges. Car sharing services include free-floating car sharing, which enables users to take and leave vehicles anytime and anywhere within a limited service area. This paper proposes a model of a free-floating electric car sharing system in which eight parameters
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Can low-carbon technological innovation truly improve enterprise performance? The case of Chinese manufacturing companies J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-26 Fengshu Li; Xinliang Xu; Zhiwei Li; Pengcheng Du; Jiangfeng Ye
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On the limits of empirical partition coefficients for modeling material recovery facility unit operations in municipal solid waste management J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-26 Fabrice Tanguay-Rioux; Robert Legros; Laurent Spreutels
Material recovery facilities and mechanical biological treatments play an important role in current municipal solid waste systems, by providing a way to separate the different municipal solid waste fractions according to their main physical properties. However, the composition of their outputs streams is directly impacted by the composition of the input stream and by the sequence of unit operations
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Exploring Key Risks of Energy Retrofit of Residential Buildings in China with Transaction Cost Considerations J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-26 Ling Jia; Queena K. Qian; Frits Meijer; Henk Visscher
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Reconsidering The Circular Economy Rebound Effect: Propositions from a case study of the Dutch Circular Textile Valley J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Thomas Siderius; Kim Poldner
This article investigates the phenomenon of rebound effects in relation to a transition to a Circular Economy (CE) through qualitative inquiry. The aim is to gain insights in manifestations of rebound effects by studying the Dutch textile industry as it transitions to a circular system, and to develop appropriate mitigation strategies that can be applied to ensure an effective transition. The rebound
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N2O generation via nitritation at different volumetric oxygen transfer levels in partial nitritation-anammox process J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Songkai Qiu; Zebing Li; Yuansheng Hu; Qingfeng Yang; Lujun Chen; Rui Liu; Xinmin Zhan
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Bioethanol production from short rotation S. schwerinii E. Wolf coppicing is carbon neutral with carbon dioxide capture and recycled waste-based organic fertilizer J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Suvi Kuittinen; Jenna Hietaharju; Laura Kupiainen; Kamrul Hassan; Ming Yang; Erik Kaipiainen; Aki Villa; Jani Kangas; Markku Keinänen; Jouko Vepsäläinen; Ari Pappinen
The sustainability of transportation biofuel production value chains is under discussion as a consequence of the implementation of the European Union Bioeconomy Strategy and renewable energy production. Greenhouse gas emissions from the biomass produced for biofuel, and the energy required during the production process are, in many cases, greater than the emission reductions from the biofuels that
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Mismatch between watershed effects and local efforts constrains the success of coastal salt marsh vegetation restoration J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Zezheng Liu; Sergio Fagherazzi; Jin Li; Baoshan Cui
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A comparison study of three fluxing agents in promoting properties and environmental safety of bricks incorporating hazardous waste J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Linqiang Mao; Man Zeng; Mingguo Peng; Linchao Hu; Wenyi Zhang
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A Social Licence to Operate Legitimacy Test: Enhancing Sustainability Through Contact Quality J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Marian Eabrasu; Martin Brueckner; Rochelle Spencer
The social licence to operate is a notoriously ambiguous concept that encompasses a patent normative heterogeneity, making the emergence of a widely accepted standard capable of settling controversies on its legitimate use seem unlikely. To cope with this issue, the article builds a model (adapted from Arnstein’s ladder of public participation) to measure “contact quality,” used here as a proxy for
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An assessment of consumers’ willingness to utilize solar energy in China: End-users’ perspective J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-18 Muhammad Irfan; Rajvikram Madurai Elavarasan; Yu Hao; Mingjia Feng; Dai Sailan
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Detoxification of heavy metals attributed to biological and non–biological complexes in soils around copper producing areas throughout China J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-18 Juan Zhang; Yameng Guo; Shukai Fan; Shuo Wang; Quan Shi; Minghua Zhang; Jianfeng Zhang
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Assessment of cumulative energy demand, production cost, and CO2 emission from hybrid CryoMQL assisted machining J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-19 Aqib Mashood Khan; Wei Zhao; Liang Li; Mohammed Alkahtan; Saqib Hasnain; Muhammad Jamil; Ning He
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A unified quantitative analysis of fuel economy for hybrid electric vehicles based on energy flow J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Xiaohua Zeng; Qifeng Qian; Hongxu Chen; Dafeng Song; Guanghan Li
Analyzing the impact of energy-saving factors on fuel consumption for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) is essential to revealing their inherent energy-saving mechanisms, and it is a significant reference for exploring the energy-saving potential and the direction of optimization calibration. This paper focuses on a unified quantitative exploration of the factors affecting the fuel economy. First, the
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Are green bonds a different asset class? Evidence from time-frequency connectedness analysis J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-16 Román Ferrer; Syed Jawad Hussain Shahzad; Pilar Soriano
This paper investigates the time-frequency connectedness across the global green bond market and several mainstream financial and energy markets in an attempt to figure out whether green bonds represent a different asset class. The connectedness methodology proposed by Baruník and Křehlík (2018) is employed for that purpose. This approach enables quantifying the dynamics of connectedness in terms of
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Different pathways to a recycling society – Comparison of the transitions in Austria, Sweden and Finland J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-16 Hanna Salmenperä
The European Union has set strict recycling targets for municipal solid wastes, but the implementation of circularity is still hindered by a variety of present set-ups. This paper addresses the recycling transitions and their complex nature in Austria, Sweden and Finland and points out the differences that are connected to the level of success in recycling. Furthermore, this study identifies present
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Optimizing configuration and scheduling of double 40 ft dual-trolley quay cranes and AGVs for improving container terminal services J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-21 Lijun Yue; Houming Fan; Mengzhi Ma
Meeting the individual needs of customers will increase the competitiveness of container terminals. This paper optimizes the configuration and scheduling of double 40 ft dual-trolley quay cranes (QCs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to improve the service of a container terminal. A two-stage biobjective mixed integer programming model with the objectives of maximizing customer satisfaction, minimizing
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Breaking circular economy barriers J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-21 Jonas Grafström; Siri Aasma
Despite high estimated gains of a circular economy implementation, progress on the macro, meso and micro level is sluggish. The purpose of this paper is to examine, from a theoretical economics perspective, how four barriers – technological, market, institutional and cultural – can prevent the implementation of a circular economy. The barriers that currently hinder a circular economy from developing
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Sufficiency transitions: A review of consumption changes for environmental sustainability J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Maria Sandberg
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Reduction of Water and Energy Consumption in the Sanitary Ware Industry by an Absorption Machine Operated with Recovered Heat J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Carlos Cuviella-Suárez; Antonio Colmenar-Santos; David Borge-Diez; África López-Rey
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Sounding out the repowering potential of wind energy – a scenario-based assessment from Germany J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Leonie Grau; Christopher Jung; Dirk Schindler
Wind energy in Germany is awarded a crucial role in increasing the share of renewable energies in the electricity mix to 65% until 2030, especially in light of the federal government's recent decision to phase out coal-based electricity until 2038. In addition to the targeted expansion of wind energy, Germany will be struggling with thousands of wind turbines at the end of their service life in the
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Novel pyrrhotite and alum sludge as substrates in a two-tiered constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Yan Yang; Yaqian Zhao; Cheng Tang; Yi Mao; Tianhu Chen; Yuansheng Hu
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Assessing the effects of vegetation cover changes on resource utilization and conservation from a systematic analysis aspect J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Taotao Han; Hongfang Lu; Yihe Lü; Bojie Fu
How to improve the utilization efficiency of natural resources and control environmental impacts is one of the key steps to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A multi-dimensional approach integrating landscape and systematic analysis might be a good way to address this issue. In this study, three main ecosystems and six vegetation cover changes on the Loess Plateau (LP)
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Green synthesis of nitrocyclopropane-type precursors of inhibitors for the maturation of fruits and vegetables via domino reactions of diazoalkanes with 2-nitroprop-1-ene J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Agnieszka Fryźlewicz; Agnieszka Kącka-Zych; Oleg M. Demchuk; Barbara Mirosław; Przemysław Woliński; Radomir Jasiński
The “green” and selective methodology for the preparation of precursors of cyclopropene-type inhibitors for the maturation of fruits or vegetables was described. It was found out that 2-nitroprop-1-ene undergoing reactions with diaryldiazomethanes under mild conditions yields 3,3-diphenyl-5-methyl-5-nitro-Δ1-pyrazolines. Under the applied conditions the primary reaction products are spontaneously transformed
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Effect of typhoon rainstorm patterns on the spatio-temporal distribution of non-point source pollution in a coastal urbanized watershed J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Xiaoran Fu; Jiahong Liu; Chao Mei; Qinghua Luan; Hao Wang; Weiwei Shao; Pingping Sun; Yunchao Huo
Extreme climate conditions, such as typhoon rainfall events, are common throughout coastal watersheds. However, despite the increasing interest in the impacts of rainstorm patterns on runoff pollution, research in this area is still inadequate. Therefore, an urban water quantity/quality model was constructed to evaluate the distribution characteristics of non-point source (NPS) pollution based on 12
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Design, manufacture and application of a microreactor for the decomposition of ethyl mercaptan on an H-ZSM-5 catalyst J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Vahid Hosseinpour; Mohammad Kazemeini; Aliasghar Mohammadi; Alimorad Rashidi
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Analysis of the scientific evolution of self-healing asphalt pavements: toward sustainable road materials J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Kevork Micael Nalbandian; Manuel Carpio; Álvaro González
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Swine wastewater treatment by Fenton´s process and integrated methodologies involving coagulation and biofiltration J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Eva Domingues; Eryk Fernandes; João Gomes; Rui C. Martins
In this work, Fenton’s process was evaluated as an alternative treatment of swine effluent. In order to improve depuration, coagulation and biofiltration were integrated with Fenton’s peroxidation. With the optimum loads of 750 mg/L of hydrogen peroxide and iron, this process was able to remove 72 % of sCOD and lowering Aliivibrio fischeri luminescence inhibition to 65 %. On the other hand, integration
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Predictive modelling for sustainable high-performance concrete from industrial wastes: A comparison and optimization of models using ensemble learners J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Furqan Farooq; Wisal Ahmed; Arslan Akbar; Fahid aslam; Rayed alyousef
The cementitious matrix of high-performance concrete (HPC) is highly complex, and ambiguity exists with its mix design. Compressive strength can vary with the composition and proportion of constituent material used. To predict the strength of such a complex matrix the use of robust and efficient machine learning approaches has become indispensable. This study uses machine intelligence algorithms with
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Evaluation of potential amounts of crop straw available for bioenergy production and bio-technology spatial distribution in China under ecological and cost constraints J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-15 Kaiwei Zhu; Xianchun Tan; Baihe Gu; Jinchai Lin
A comprehensive evaluation model is built to analyze the potential of straw resources and suitability distribution of technology in China under environment and cost constraints. First, from the perspective of soil erosion prevention, soil organic carbon maintenance, and long-term crop yield, the ecological return amount of straw in different provinces is calculated using scenario design, literature
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Synergetic management of energy-water nexus system under uncertainty: An interval bi-level joint-probabilistic programming method J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-13 J. Lv; Y.P. Li; G.H. Huang; S. Nie; J.W. Gong; Y. Ma; Y. Li
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A multi-stage predicting methodology based on data decomposition and error correction for ultra-short-term wind energy prediction J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-19 Yagang Zhang; Jingyi Han; Guifang Pan; Yan Xu; Fei Wang
As an emerging clean energy, wind energy has become an important part of energy development all over the world. One of the major ways to use wind energy is wind power. Accurate wind power forecasting is significant to the wind energy development and utilization, and the power systems safe and stable operation. Due to the fluctuation and randomness of wind energy, improving the accuracy of ultra-short-term
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Strategic decision-support modeling for robust management of the food–energy–water nexus under uncertainty J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-18 Junlian Gao; Xiangyang Xu; Guiying Cao; Yurii M. Ermoliev; Tatiana Y. Ermolieva; Elena A. Rovenskaya
Food, energy, and water (FEW) are interconnected pillars that underpin the security of people’s livelihoods. In this paper, we propose a decision-support model to better understand and aid management of regional FEW nexus systems under uncertainty. We apply the model to a case study focusing on fluctuations in water supply, which significantly affect production in the agriculture and energy sectors
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Cement erosion process with recyclable sand particle water-jet impacts J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-18 Jian Zhao; Baojing Sun; Fangrui Chang; Xiaoqiang Han; Ning Qi; Yiji Xu; Hailiang Yin; Dawei Deng
Particle water-jet technology is an efficient method that increases the erosion rate of cement material. The full potential of the jet energy, the ability to cover the full cement surface, and avoidance of erosion of the side casing are vital issues that need to be solved. In this study, a full-scale testing apparatus was developed to perform ground tests of the cement erosion process with recycling
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Tuning microscopic structure of Al-based metal-organic frameworks by changing organic linkers for efficient phosphorus removal J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-17 Shengjian Li; Qin Zhang; Chun Yin; Jing Chen; Xiangjun Yang; Shixiong Wang
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Study on NOx emissions during the coupling process of preheating-combustion of pulverized coal with multi-air staging J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-17 Guangqing Zhu; Yanhao Gong; Yanqing Niu; Shuai Wang; Yu Lei; Shi’en Hui
Controlling the NOx formation during the combustion process is the most direct and efficient way to minimize NOx emissions, so low NOx combustion technology is essential. In this work, in order to develop multi-air staging pulverized coal (PC) preheating-combustion technology and further optimize the preheating-combustion burner, a 35 kW PC preheating-combustion test system was built, and three types
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Conservation agriculture, a selective model based on emergy analysis for sustainable production of shallot as a medicinal-industrial plant J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-18 Zahra Amiri; Mohammad Reza Asgharipour; Daniel E. Campbell; Khosrow Azizi; Ebrahim Kakolvand; Esfandiar Hassani Moghadam
In addition to achieving of food security in the long-run, the identification and introduction of sustainable ecosystems is associated with the protection of natural resources and the provision of environmental services that flow from those resources. A paradigm for the production of shallots has arisen in the agroecosystems of Iran to prevent the extinction of the shallot plant, on one hand, and to
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Phosphate recovery from aqueous solution via struvite crystallization based on electrochemical-decomposition of nature magnesite J. Clean. Prod. (IF 7.246) Pub Date : 2021-01-19 Xuewei Li; Xu Zhao; Xiaowen Zhou; Bo Yang
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