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1. A BIM-Based construction and demolition waste information management system for greenhouse gas quantification and reduction

Author:
Xu, Jiuping; Shi, Yi; Xie, Yachen; Zhao, Siwei
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 308-324
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
carbon dioxide; case studies; concrete; emissions factor; global warming; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; methane; methane production; models; nitrous oxide; transportation; wastes; China
Abstract:
... Excessive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have caused serious global warming and climate change. As the construction and demolition waste (CDW) end of life disposal process is a source of GHG emissions, it is vital to precisely estimate and reduce CDW end of life GHG emissions. The precise estimation of CDW information is essential for GHG estimation and reduction. However, as current CDW informati ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.158

2. Accelerated two-stage bioprocess for hydrogen and methane production from palm oil mill effluent using continuous stirred tank reactor and microbial electrolysis cell

Author:
Krishnan, Santhana; Md Din, Mohd Fadhil; Taib, Shazwin Mat; Nasrullah, Mohd; Sakinah, Mimi; Wahid, Zularisam A.; Kamyab, Hesam; Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan; Rezania, Shahabaldin; Singh, Lakhveer
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 84-93
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
Methanobacterium formicicum; bioprocessing; byproducts; chemical oxygen demand; electric potential difference; electrodes; energy recovery; fermentation; hydrogen; hydrogen production; lactic acid; methane; methane production; microbial communities; microbial electrolysis cells; oil mill effluents; pH; temperature
Abstract:
... This paper investigates the production of hydrogen (H2) and methane (CH4) from palm oil mill effluent (POME) using an integrated approach of thermophilic continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) and mesophilic microbial electrolysis cell (MECs). CSTR reactor was operated at pH 5.5, 80 rpm, 2 days HRT, 60 g COD L-1 d-1 organic loading rate (OLR) and 55 °C temperature with the given hydrogen yield of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.365

3. A cleaner and energy-saving technology of vacuum step-by-step reduction for recovering cobalt and nickel from spent lithium-ion batteries

Author:
Huang, Zhe; Zhu, Jie; Qiu, Ruijun; Ruan, Jujun; Qiu, Rongliang
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 1148-1157
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
Gibbs free energy; carbon; cobalt; electrodes; energy conservation; energy costs; furnaces; heat transfer; lithium batteries; magnetic separation; mobile telephones; models; nickel; powders; sustainable development; sustainable technology; temperature; wastes
Abstract:
... Waste power banks (a kind of lithium-ion battery) are widely generated along with the growing widespread use of mobile phone. Vacuum carbon reduction is encouraged to recover cobalt and nickel from spent lithium-ion battery. However, the mixed nickel and cobalt particles are difficult to be further separated. Recovering cobalt and nickel respectively from the electrode powders is important to impr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.049

4. A comparison of decomposition the decoupling carbon emissions from economic growth in transport sector of selected provinces in eastern, central and western China

Author:
Wang, Qiang; Wang, Shasha
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 570-581
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
carbon; economic development; economic regions; emissions; energy; issues and policy; models; China
Abstract:
... The transport sector is steadily becoming a new major source of carbon emissions in China. A better understanding of decoupling economic outputs from carbon emissions in the Chinese transport sector could facilitate the country's move to low-carbon transport. This study combines the Tapio decoupling model and Log Mean Divisia Index method to develop a decoupling effort model, in order to quantify ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.375

5. A comprehensive approach to mitigation of embodied carbon in reinforced concrete buildings

Author:
Gan, Vincent J.L.; Cheng, Jack C.P.; Lo, Irene M.C.
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 582-597
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
buildings; carbon; cities; concrete; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases
Abstract:
... The building sector represents nearly one third of the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, in which the embodied carbon of reinforced concrete is recognized as a significant source of the GHG emissions. Developing low carbon reinforced concrete buildings is an important strategy to achieve the long term sustainability in urban cities. However, the large variability and the combined effect of di ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.035

6. A decomposition–integration model with dynamic fuzzy reconstruction for crude oil price prediction and the implications for sustainable development

Author:
Chai, Jian; Wang, Yaru; Wang, Shouyang; Wang, Yaoyao
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 775-786
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
algorithms; energy costs; models; oils; petroleum; prediction; prices; sustainable development
Abstract:
... Grasping the future fluctuation characteristics and trend of oil prices form the basis for a deep understanding of the system mechanisms and development trends of related research fields. However, due to the complex features of the oil price, accurate prediction is very difficult to get. In order to improve the accuracy of international crude oil price predictions, a novel hybrid prediction model ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.393

7. A green chemistry approach to leather tanning process: Cage-like octa(aminosilsesquioxane) combined with Tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium sulfate

Author:
Gao, Dangge; Wang, Pingping; Shi, Jiabo; Li, Fan; Li, Wenbo; Lyu, Bin; Ma, Jianzhong
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 1102-1111
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; catalysts; collagen; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; green chemistry; hydrogen bonding; isopropyl alcohol; leather; leather tanning; moieties; nanoparticles; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; scanning electron microscopes; scanning electron microscopy; shrinkage; solvents; sulfates; tanning agents; temperature; tetraethylammonium compounds; transmission electron microscopy; weaving
Abstract:
... The octa(aminopropylsilsesquioxane) (POSS–NH2) was synthesized by hydrolytic and condensation of γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane in isopropyl alcohol solvent with tetraethylammonium hydroxide as catalyst. The structure and morphology of products was characterized by Nuclear magnetic resonance (1H, 13C-NMR), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A n ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.008

8. Agricultural carbon footprint is farm specific: Case study of two organic farms

Author:
Adewale, Cornelius; Reganold, John P.; Higgins, Stewart; Evans, R. Dave; Carpenter-Boggs, Lynne
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 795-805
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
carbon footprint; case studies; climatic factors; crops; decision making; electric energy consumption; emissions; emissions factor; farm size; farms; fuels; greenhouses; irrigation; maritime climate; models; onions; organic production; pollution control; semiarid zones; soil; soil amendments; vegetable growing; winter squashes
Abstract:
... Making reliable inferences from agricultural carbon footprint (aCF) estimates require increased understanding of factors behind differences in carbon footprint (CF) of different farms and systems. Establishing sources and drivers of differences in aCF accounting can improve the level of accuracy of aCF modeling and help identify meaningful areas for decision-making for greenhouse gas mitigation ef ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.253

9. A high spatial-temporal resolution emission inventory of multi-type air pollutants for Wuxi city

Author:
Hua, Hui; Jiang, Songyan; Sheng, Hu; Zhang, You; Liu, Xuewei; Zhang, Ling; Yuan, Zengwei; Chen, Tianming
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 278-288
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
aerodynamics; air pollutants; air pollution; air pollution control; ammonia; carbon monoxide; chemical industry; dust; emissions; inventories; iron; livestock; nitrogen oxides; oils; particulates; power plants; steel; sulfur dioxide; traffic; volatile organic compounds
Abstract:
... Currently, atmospheric emission inventory that includes multi-type pollutants and sources is still limited at the city level. This study developed a high-resolution emission inventory of eight pollutants based on detailed investigated data for Wuxi city in 2015. Results show that the total emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), total suspended particulates (TSP), particulate mat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.011

10. Analysing online behaviour to determine Chinese consumers’ preferences for electric vehicles

Author:
Ma, Shao-Chao; Fan, Ying; Guo, Jian-Feng; Xu, Jin-Hua; Zhu, Jiannan
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 244-255
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
aesthetics; batteries; consumer attitudes; consumer preferences; electric vehicles; government agencies; models; pollution; prices
Abstract:
... While prior studies of consumer preferences on electric vehicles (EVs) utilized stated preference (SP) or revealed preference (RP) data, this study examined consumer preferences for EVs through their online behaviour. Using big data and text mining technologies to explore large quantities of Chinese consumers’ online behaviour pertaining to EV selection, comparison, purchase inquiry, and comments, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.374

11. Analysis of heavy metals fixation and associated energy consumption during sewage sludge combustion: Bench scale and pilot test

Author:
Chen, Tao; Lei, Chang; Yan, Bo; Li, Li-li
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 1243-1250
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
burning; cadmium; chromium; combustion; copper; energy balance; heavy metals; kaolin; kilns; lead; manganese; nickel; reaction mechanisms; sewage sludge; sewage treatment; sorbents; temperature; volatilization; zinc
Abstract:
... The combustion is an effective way of sewage sludge treatment and provides an attractive source of energy. However, the heavy metals (HMs) volatilization and the energy demand are restrictive factors for sewage sludge combustion. This study focused on the heavy metals fixation with the sorbents addition and the energy balance of sludge combustion using the bench scale and pilot tests. The proximat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.358

12. An eco-friendly and efficient process of low potential thiosulfate leaching-resin adsorption recovery for extracting gold from a roasted gold concentrate

Author:
Dong, Zhonglin; Jiang, Tao; Xu, Bin; Yang, Yongbin; Li, Qian
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 387-398
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
adsorption; anions; cyanides; gold; industrial applications; ion exchange; leaching; oxygen; thiosulfates
Abstract:
... Thiosulfate is a promising alternative lixiviant to cyanide for leaching gold from its ores/concentrates due to increased environmental and public concern over the use of poisonous cyanide. However, high thiosulfate consumption and high cost for gold recovery from pregnant solution have limited its industrial application. In this work, an innovative process for extracting gold from a roasted gold ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.033

13. An exploration of barriers for commercializing phosphorus recovery technologies

Author:
Li, Bing; Udugama, Isuru A.; Mansouri, Seyed Soheil; Yu, Wei; Baroutian, Saeid; Gernaey, Krist V.; Young, Brent R.
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 1342-1354
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
case studies; crystallization; farming systems; magnesium ammonium phosphate; phosphorus; prices; profitability; raw materials; research and development
Abstract:
... Phosphorus is an essential element in sustaining modern day farming practices and is expected to deplete within the next 100 years. However, phosphorus utilisation efficiencies in most countries are below 20%, making the implementation of suitable phosphorus recovering technologies urgent and necessary. In spite of intensive research and development, there are only a few commercial recovery facili ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.042

14. A novel energy consumption forecasting model combining an optimized DGM (1, 1) model with interval grey numbers

Author:
Ye, Jing; Dang, Yaoguo; Ding, Song; Yang, Yingjie
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 256-267
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
electric energy consumption; energy; energy policy; natural gas; petroleum; pollution; prediction; society; statistical models; sustainable development; uncertainty analysis; China
Abstract:
... Since energy consumption (EC) is becoming an important issue for sustainable development in the world, it has a practical significance to predict EC effectively. However, there are two main uncertainty factors affecting the accuracy of a region's EC prediction. Firstly, with the ongoing rapid changes in society, the consumption amounts can be non-smooth or even fluctuating during a long time perio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.336

15. A novel optimization model for dynamic power grid design and expansion planning considering renewable resources

Author:
Bayatloo, Fatemeh; Bozorgi-Amiri, Ali
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 1319-1334
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
case studies; electricity; energy industry; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; models; planning; power generation; power plants; renewable energy sources; stochastic processes; tariffs; Iran
Abstract:
... Growing demand for electricity has made power grid design and expansion planning one of the main challenges in power industry management. In recent years, reconfiguration of existing power grid along with the adoption of renewable power generation leads to a significant reduction in expansion costs and GHG emissions. This paper offered a novel optimization model to address the design and planning ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.378

16. A questionnaire-based methodology to assist non-experts in selecting sustainable engineering analysis methods and software tools

Author:
Raoufi, Kamyar; Wisthoff, Addison K.; DuPont, Bryony L.; Haapala, Karl R.
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 528-541
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
computer software; industry; mathematical models; questionnaires; sustainable engineering
Abstract:
... Currently, there are limited techniques for non-experts to learn about the strengths and weaknesses of different methods and software tools developed by industry and academia for assessing each aspect of product sustainability performance. Moreover, the variety of available methods and software tools makes it challenging for non-experts to identify the most appropriate analysis option. This resear ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.016

17. A resilience evaluation method for a combined regional agricultural water and soil resource system based on Weighted Mahalanobis distance and a Gray-TOPSIS model

Author:
Liu, Dong; Qi, Xiaochen; QiangFu,; Li, Mo; Zhu, Weifeng; Zhang, Liangliang; Abrar Faiz, Muhammad; Khan, Muhammad Imran; Li, Tianxiao; Cui, Song
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 667-679
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
agricultural land; case studies; disasters; ecosystems; farms; forests; groundwater; industry; irrigated farming; mechanization; models; resource management; soil resources; urbanization; water conservation; water resources; China
Abstract:
... Continuous urbanization, development of the economy, and the unrestrained exploitation and use of natural resources, the earth's ecosystems have been severely damaged by various types of frequently occurring natural and man-made disasters. Agricultural water and soil resources as a basic national strategic resources, a conflict is increasingly prominent between the available supply of and the incr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.406

18. A review of studies on sustainable development in mining life cycle

Author:
Asr, Elmira Tajvidi; Kakaie, Reza; Ataei, Mohammad; Tavakoli Mohammadi, Mohammad Reza
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 213-231
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
life cycle assessment; mining; sustainable development
Abstract:
... Mining industry is closely linked with sustainable development, which leads to positive and negative impacts of this industry on three key principles of sustainable development, including society, economy, and environment. For ideal implementation and integration of sustainable development in the industry, the three principles of sustainability should be simultaneously applied and not sequentially ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.029

19. A review of technical advances of recent palm bio-waste conversion to activated carbon for energy storage

Author:
Ayinla, Ridwan Tobi; Dennis, J.O.; Zaid, H.M.; Sanusi, Y.K.; Usman, Fahad; Adebayo, L.L.
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 1427-1442
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
activated carbon; adsorption; density functional theory; lignocellulose; milling; porosity; synergism; temperature; wastes; water treatment
Abstract:
... Recently, the conversion of palm waste to activated carbon for various applications has attracted significant attention from researchers. Over the years, abundant palm wastes have been generated due to active palm milling in various part of the world. These environmentally challenging wastes have been converted to valuable and economical materials for gas adsorption and water treatment but rarely ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.116

20. A safe and efficient technology of recovering nano glass from penicillin bottles of medical wastes

Author:
Zhu, Jie; Chen, Xi; Ruan, Jujun; Li, Yaying; He, Erkai; Xu, Zhenming
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.229 pp. 632-639
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
Cladosporium; Gram-negative bacteria; Gram-positive bacteria; Staphylococcus; Vagococcus; bottles; financial economics; fungi; glass; hazardous waste; phylogeny; sequence analysis; staining; temperature
Abstract:
... Waste penicillin bottles, a main component of medical wastes, have greatly produced in the world. Because of containing residual medicines and different microorganism, this kind of medical wastes is considered as hazardous waste. The unidentified microorganism inside waste penicillin bottles makes it difficult to dispose and manage. To our knowledge, there was little published information about th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.072