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1. A coupled electrochemical-mechanical performance evaluation for safety design of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles: An integrated cell and system level approach

Author:
Niu, Xiaodong; Garg, Akhil; Goyal, Ankit; Simeone, Alessandro; Bao, Nengsheng; Zhang, Jian; Peng, Xiongbin
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 633-645
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
deformation; electric vehicles; impact load; lithium batteries; mechanical damage; monitoring; statistical analysis; temperature; variance
Abstract:
... The studies on an integrated approach for the battery (cell level), battery pack (system level) and battery pack enclosure (system level) are nascent till date. The present work proposes a combined approach for studying the coupled electrochemical-mechanical performance of the battery (cell level), battery pack and enclosure (system level). In this context, five research problems are undertaken in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.065

2. “A decision support approach for evaluating liquefied natural gas supply options: Implementation on Greek case study”

Author:
Strantzali, Eleni; Aravossis, Konstantinos; Livanos, Georgios A.; Nikoloudis, Christos
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 414-423
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
case studies; circular economy; coal; decision making; decision support systems; environmental impact; exports; liquefied natural gas; oils; tanks; transportation; Algeria; Egypt; Greece; Libya; Norway
Abstract:
... Natural gas as a primary fossil fuel, will grow faster than both oil and coal for the next decades and distinguishes by its lower environmental impact in comparison to other conventional fuels. Natural gas in its liquid form (Liquified Natural Gas), grows seven times faster than pipeline gas. It is, usually, transferred using liquified natural gas carriers stored in cryogenic tanks. A crucial prob ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.031

3. A metafrontier pollution efficiency analysis of Taiwan’s administrative regions

Author:
Chang, Ming-Chung; Hu, Jin-Li; Chen, Ching-Hsin
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 393-406
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
air pollution; empirical research; environmental technology; pollution control; sewage treatment; Taiwan
Abstract:
... This study proposes a two-stage approach to perform metafrontier analysis of the pollution efficiency of administrative regions in Taiwan during 2004–2015. The empirical research shows that New Taipei City and Taipei City have the best performances in terms of metafrontier efficiency and the technology gap ratio. In addition, the average score for pollution efficiency in municipalities is higher t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.046

4. Application of multi-criteria-decision approach for the analysis of medical waste management systems in Myanmar

Author:
Aung, Thiri Shwesin; Luan, Shengji; Xu, Qiyong
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 733-745
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
World Health Organization; burning; compliance; expert opinion; funding; guidelines; health care workers; health services; hospitals; interviews; laws and regulations; management systems; models; monitoring; multi-criteria decision making; public health; questionnaires; safety assessment; transportation; waste management; wastes; Myanmar
Abstract:
... Health-care services inevitably create medical waste that may become hazardous to public health and the environment. Nonetheless, a comprehensive and standardized evaluation framework to assess the status of medical waste management is currently lacking. This research developed a novel healthcare Waste Management evaluation framework based upon the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.049

5. A review of modelling and optimisation methods applied to railways energy consumption

Author:
Martínez Fernández, Pablo; Villalba Sanchís, Ignacio; Yepes, Víctor; Insa Franco, Ricardo
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 153-162
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
algorithms; climate change; deterministic models; energy use and consumption; equations; railroads; system optimization
Abstract:
... Railways are a rather efficient transport mean, and yet there is increasing interest in reducing their energy consumption and making them more sustainable in the current context of climate change. Many studies try to model, analyse and optimise the energy consumed by railways, and there is a wide diversity of methods, techniques and approaches regarding how to formulate and solve this problem. Thi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.037

6. Assessment of an ammonia incident in the industrial area of Matanzas

Author:
Orozco, J.L.; Van Caneghem, J.; Hens, L.; González, L.; Lugo, R.; Díaz, S.; Pedroso, I.
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 934-941
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
accidents; ammonia; computer software; meteorological data; prediction; tanks; toxicity; vapors
Abstract:
... This study describe and quantifier the effects of a virtual ammonia release accident from tanks in the industrial area of Matanzas on the population and the environment. Climate data of the study area were characterized using the Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres (ALOHA) software which entails different scenarios. Predictions for three of them include: “Toxic Vapor Cloud”, “Flammable Area” ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.024

7. A study of the petroleum trade network of countries along “The Belt and Road Initiative”

Author:
Zhang, Chi; Fu, Jiasha; Pu, Zhengning
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 593-605
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
United Nations; energy use and consumption; international trade; issues and policy; petroleum; politics; social networks; sustainable development; China
Abstract:
... Sustainable development is one common goal for the whole world, and regional cooperation is imperative to achieve that. Among the 17 sustainable development goals put forward by United Nations, the energy issue is one important part. It is necessary to better understand current energy consumption and trade pattern for energy consumption structure upgrade in the future. Hence, a study on petroleum ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.026

8. A study on the optimal path of methane emissions reductions in a municipal solid waste landfill treatment based on the IPCC-SD model

Author:
Qu, Sijia; Guan, Dongjie; Ma, Zhanyun; Yi, Xiaotao
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 252-266
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
cities; climate change; data collection; decision making; landfills; methane production; models; municipal solid waste
Abstract:
... This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the methane emission reduction technology and reduction potentials from MSW. Based on calculate the methane emissions at multiple scales to analyse the dynamic change in the spatial distribution from 2001 to 2015, and this study simulates the trends of methane emissions in Chinese Cities from 2015 to 2050 by coupling the IPCC method with the SD model ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.059

9. Biochar from carrot residues chemically modified with magnesium for removing phosphorus from aqueous solution

Author:
de Carvalho Eufrásio Pinto, Marina; David da Silva, Demetrius; Amorim Gomes, Ana Luiza; Menezes dos Santos, Rodrigo Morais; Alves de Couto, Ricardo Alexandre; Ferreira de Novais, Roberto; Leopoldo Constantino, Vera Regina; Tronto, Jairo; Pinto, Frederico Garcia
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 36-46
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
adsorbents; adsorption; agricultural wastes; aqueous solutions; biochar; carrots; fertilizers; magnesium; magnesium chloride; phosphorus; pyrolysis; recycling; soil; temperature
Abstract:
... The continuous increase in the world population requires more agricultural production; therefore, phosphorus compounds (P) are essentials. Considering that P reserves are finite, studying its recycling and reusing is essential. Biochar made from agricultural residues is an interesting material to be studied for P recovery and reuse in agriculture. This study shows the preparation and characterizat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.012

10. Can MOOCs empower people to critically think about climate change? A learning outcome based comparison of two MOOCs

Author:
Otto, Daniel; Caeiro, Sandra; Nicolau, Paula; Disterheft, Antje; Teixeira, António; Becker, Sara; Bollmann, Alexander; Sander, Kirsten
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 12-21
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
adult learning; climate change; literacy; online courses; questionnaires; students; surveys; sustainable development; universities; Germany; Portugal
Abstract:
... Climate change can be regarded as one of the key topics of sustainable development where public awareness and education are crucial. In the field of education, Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) have raised remarkable attention throughout the last decade as their initial objective is to provide massive open online education for everyone. This article aims to explore the impact of MOOCs on learnin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.190

11. Catalytic pyrolysis of the Eupatorium adenophorum to prepare photocatalyst-adsorbent composite for dye removal

Author:
Cheng, Song; Hu, Wenhai; Srinivasakannan, C.; Xia, Hongying; Zhang, Libo; Peng, Jinhui; Zhou, Junwen; Lin, Guo; Zhang, Qi
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 710-721
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
Ageratina adenophora; activated carbon; adsorption; aqueous solutions; biogas; carbon monoxide; catalysts; economic analysis; hydrogen; irradiation; magnetic fields; magnetic properties; methylene blue; photocatalysis; pyrolysis; weeds; zinc oxide
Abstract:
... Eupatorium adenophorum, a kind of pernicious weed, is used to produce a photocatalyst-adsorbent composite, consisting of ZnOFe3O4 particles on the surface of activated carbon, and bio-gas via catalytic pyrolysis. The photocatalyst-adsorbent composite was characterized by several characterization methods. The results show that the photocatalyst-adsorbent composite possesses adsorptive, photocatalyt ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.103

12. Characteristics and mechanisms of catalytic ozonation with Fe-shaving-based catalyst in industrial wastewater advanced treatment

Author:
Li, Xufang; Chen, Weiyu; Ma, Luming; Huang, Yuanxing; Wang, Hongwu
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 174-181
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
active sites; catalysts; fluorescence; fluorescent substances; hydroxyl radicals; industrial wastes; industrial wastewater; moieties; molecular weight; oxidants; oxidation; ozonation; phosphates; pollutants; pollution control; total organic carbon
Abstract:
... Iron shavings were modified and used as the catalyst (named as Fe-shaving-based catalyst) for the ozonation of bio-treated coking wastewater. The difference of organic pollutants oxidation between catalytic and sole ozonation processes was characterized by MW (Molecular Weight) distribution and 3DEEM (Three-dimensional Excitation and Emission Matrix Fluorescence) analysis. Removals of the pollutan ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.084

13. Circular economy and behaviour change: Using persuasive communication to encourage pro-circular behaviours towards the purchase of remanufactured refrigeration equipment

Author:
Muranko, Zaneta; Andrews, Deborah; Chaer, Issa; Newton, Elizabeth J.
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 499-510
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
attitudes and opinions; behavior change; behavior modification; beverages; circular economy; consumers (people); equipment; experts; frozen foods; persuasion; questionnaires; refrigeration; refrigerators
Abstract:
... Refrigerated Display Cabinets (RDCs) are used in the retail sector to display chilled and frozen food, and beverages. The manufacture of RDCs is typified by the extensive use of materials and energy, meaning that the development of a Circular Economy in this sector is particularly important.A number of behavioural barriers are preventing the development of the Circular Economy but an appropriate b ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.219

14. Collaborative consumption practices in Southeast Asian cities: Prospects for growth and sustainability

Author:
Retamal, Monique
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 143-152
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
cities; collective action; consumer attitudes; developed countries; environmental impact; industry; sustainable development; South East Asia
Abstract:
... Collaborative consumption and its alter ego “the sharing economy” have attracted significant attention in recent years due to the emergence of new business models, industry disruption, regulatory issues and the potential social, economic and environmental impacts of these consumption practices. Academic literature on collaborative consumption (CC) to date has focused on high-income countries, and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.267

15. Combustion behavior of refuse-derived fuel produced from sewage sludge and rice husk/wood sawdust using thermogravimetric and mass spectrometric analyses

Author:
Wang, Teng; Hou, Haobo; Ye, Yang; Rong, Hao; Li, Jinping; Xue, Yongjie
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 1-11
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
activation energy; biomass; combustion; gas emissions; mass spectrometry; nitric oxide; nitrogen dioxide; refuse derived fuels; rice hulls; sawdust; sewage sludge; sulfur dioxide; thermogravimetry; wood
Abstract:
... Waste-to-energy conversion is an environmentally friendly way for disposing of sewage sludge (SS), with this study investigating the use of rice husk (RH) and wood sawdust (WS) as agricultural/forestry wastes for production of sludge-based refuse-derived fuel (RDF). Thermogravimetric and mass spectrometric (TG-MS) analysis has been used to investigate the combustion characteristic, interactions an ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.016

16. Comprehensive investigation of embodied carbon emissions, costs, design parameters, and serviceability in optimum green construction of two-way slabs in buildings

Author:
Oh, Byung Kwan; Glisic, Branko; Lee, Seol Ho; Cho, Tongjun; Park, Hyo Seon
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 111-128
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; buildings; carbon; carbon dioxide; concrete; design for environment; economic feasibility; environmental impact; greenhouse gas emissions; models; residential housing; slabs; steel; vibration
Abstract:
... This paper presents an optimum design model for the green construction of reinforced concrete two-way slabs in buildings. The model was applied to various design cases of two-way slabs in residential, office, and commercial buildings to derive designs that minimize environmental impact. The sustainability and economic feasibility of the derived designs were extensively compared with those of the c ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.003

17. Comprehensive reuse of pyrolysis chars from coals for fabrication of highly insulating building materials

Author:
Jiang, Tengyao; Liu, Sijia; AlMutawa, Fayez; Tanner, Jennifer E.; Tan, Gang
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 424-435
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
breathing; clay; coal; construction materials; energy conservation; foams; humidity; insulating materials; liquids; oils; pyrolysis; solvents; surface area; temperature; thermal conductivity
Abstract:
... A comprehensive concept for coal conversion is proposed in this work, from which a series of products generated including light volatiles, liquid oils, and pyrolysis chars. The result indicates the optimal temperature for the pyrolysis from organic solvent extraction residue is between 700 °C to 900 °C, producing largest amount of liquid oils and giving rise to a chemically stable pyrolysis char s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.048

18. Conversion of organic resources by black soldier fly larvae: Legislation, efficiency and environmental impact

Author:
Bosch, G.; van Zanten, H.H.E.; Zamprogna, A.; Veenenbos, M.; Meijer, N.P.; van der Fels-Klerx, H.J.; van Loon, J.J.A.
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 355-363
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
European Union; Hermetia illucens; animal manures; biomass; chickens; distillers grains; energy use and consumption; environmental impact; fish; fish meal; food chain; food production; food waste; global warming potential; ingredients; insect larvae; insects; land use; laws and regulations; life cycle assessment; meat; protein sources; rearing; soybean meal; swine
Abstract:
... To meet the projected substantial growth in the global demand for meat, we are challenged to develop additional protein-rich feed ingredients while minimizing the use of natural resources. The larvae of the black soldier fly (BSF) have the capacity to convert low-value organic resources into a high quality protein source for pigs, chickens and fish and as such may increase both the productivity an ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.270

19. Critical factors in site planning and design of green buildings: A case of China

Author:
Huo, Xiaosen; Yu, Ann T.W.; Darko, Amos; Wu, Zezhou
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 685-694
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
air; attitudes and opinions; buildings; dust; factor analysis; green infrastructure; guidelines; human health; land resources; noise control; planning; questionnaires; surveys; water pollution; China
Abstract:
... Site planning and design (SPD) are critical steps in forming a sustainable site, but few studies have examined the important considerations of SPD in green buildings. Consequently, this study aims of identifying the critical factors of SPD in green buildings within the context of China. A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect practitioners’ opinions about the critical factors of SPD in gre ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.123

20. Decision-support method for profitable residential energy retrofitting based on energy-related occupant behaviour

Author:
Serrano-Jiménez, Antonio; Lizana, Jesús; Molina-Huelva, Marta; Barrios-Padura, Ángela
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.222 pp. 622-632
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
buildings; case studies; decision making; energy conservation; energy efficiency; models; profitability
Abstract:
... Low-carbon energy retrofitting in buildings plays an important role because 75% of European buildings are considered inefficient and more than 40% are currently over 50 years old. The economic reinvestment of energy retrofit actions through reduced energy bills, as energy directives promote, greatly depends upon the energy consumption patterns. In support of the decision-making process towards a l ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.089