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1. Analysis of cardinal grey relational grade and grey entropy on achievement of air pollution reduction by evaluating air quality trend in Japan

Author:
Mei-Li You; Chi-Min Shu; Wei-Ting Chen; Mei-Ling Shyu
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 3883-3889
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
air pollution; air quality; carbon monoxide; entropy; issues and policy; monitoring; nitrogen dioxide; oxidants; particulates; pollution control; sulfur dioxide; vehicles (equipment); Japan
Abstract:
... The Japanese government has promoted a number of policies regarding air pollution control to regulate the maximum permissible limits of air pollution, including motor vehicles, industrial activities, and firecrackers exhausts, which can be established as a mechanism for monitoring air pollution. Studies of Japan's air pollution have been presented since the 1970's, but only few studies have focuse ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.10.072

2. Analysis on spatial-temporal features of taxis' emissions from big data informed travel patterns: a case of Shanghai, China

Author:
Xiao Luo; Liang Dong; Yi Dou; Ning Zhang; Jingzheng Ren; Ye Li; Lu Sun; Shengyong Yao
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 926-935
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
air pollution; cities; developing countries; emissions; energy; geographic information systems; global positioning systems; infrastructure; issues and policy; lifestyle; planning; pollutants; rivers; sustainable technology; traffic; travel; urbanization; China
Abstract:
... Air pollutions from transportation sector have become a serious urban environmental problem, especially in developing countries with expending urbanization. Cleaner technologies advancement and optimal regulation on the transporting behaviors and related design in infrastructures is critical to address above issue. To understand the spatial and temporal emissions pattern within transportation lays ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.05.161

3. Application of lignin-based by-product stabilized silty soil in highway subgrade: A field investigation

Author:
Tao Zhang; Guojun Cai; Songyu Liu
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 4243-4257
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
byproducts; calcium oxide; civil engineering; cost effectiveness; developing countries; field experimentation; industry; infrastructure; laboratory experimentation; lignin; mechanical properties; natural resources; paper; risk; silt; silty soils; soil stabilization; solidification; wastes; water content
Abstract:
... Lignin is a by-product of paper and timber industry, and it has not been fully utilized in both developed and developing countries. Improper disposal or storage of lignin is not only a waste of natural resources, but also posing significant risk to public health and the environment. Sustainable reuse options for lignin in civil engineering infrastructures, such as road embankments and dam foundati ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.002

4. Application of modified chitosan membrane for microbial fuel cell: Roles of proton carrier site and positive charge

Author:
Penjit Srinophakun; Anusith Thanapimmetha; Sansaporn Plangsri; Sutamart Vetchayakunchai; Maythee Saisriyoot
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 1274-1282
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
adhesion; anti-infective properties; chitosan; cross-linking reagents; glutaraldehyde; microbial fuel cells; microorganisms; tensile strength; water uptake
Abstract:
... Modified chitosan membrane was synthesized as a proton exchange membrane for microbial fuel cell application. Glutaraldehyde and sulfosuccinic acid were used as crosslinking agents in order to improve its ultimate tensile strength and proton conductivity. 3-Chloro-2-hydroxypropyl trimethylammonium chloride was employed for quaternization to develop its antimicrobial activity. The results showed th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.06.153

5. Application of response surface methodology to optimize direct alcohol fuel cell power density for greener energy production

Author:
Kanin Charoen; Chaiwat Prapainainar; Panitas Sureeyatanapas; Theeraporn Suwannaphisit; Kanchaporn Wongamornpitak; Paisan Kongkachuichay; Stuart M. Holmes; Paweena Prapainainar
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 1309-1320
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
anodes; asymmetric membranes; catalysts; cathodes; electrolytes; energy; ethanol; fuel cells; methanol; models; permeability; response surface methodology; temperature
Abstract:
... Energy production from direct alcohol fuel cells depends strongly on the operating conditions. In this paper, the aim was to find the best conditions of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) and direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFC) to obtain the maximum power density with the response surface method using Program Design Expert 7.0.0. Three related independent variables, including operating temperature in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.059

6. Assessing ecological footprints of products from the rubber industry and palm oil mills in Thailand

Author:
Charongpun Musikavong; Shabbir H. Gheewala
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 1148-1157
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
ecological footprint; forests; issues and policy; latex; palm oil mills; palm oils; plantations; raw fruit; rubber; rubber industry; system boundary; Thailand
Abstract:
... Rubber and crude palm oil (CPO) are the major agricultural products of Thailand. This work aimed at evaluating the ecological footprint (EF) of ribbed smoked sheet (RSS) from cooperative rubber sheet factories, ribbed smoked sheet bale (RSSB) from large rubber sheet factories, Standard Thai Rubber (STR) from block rubber factories, concentrated latex from concentrated latex factories, and CPO of p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.08.117

7. Assessing industrial ecosystem vulnerability in the coal mining area under economic fluctuations

Author:
Delu Wang; Jianping Zheng; Xuefeng Song; Gang Ma; Yun Liu
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 4019-4031
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
coal; decision support systems; ecosystems; energy costs; health status; mining; sustainable development; China
Abstract:
... In the context of the depth adjustment of the global economy and wild fluctuations in energy prices, the vulnerability issue of the coal mining industrial ecosystem (CMIES) has seriously affected the sustainable development of the regional economy. Comparisons of CMIES health status at a regional level are worthy of being conducted. This not only contributes to understanding a particular coal mini ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.10.049

8. Assessing wastewater treatment in Latin America and the Caribbean: Enhancing life cycle assessment interpretation by regionalization and impact assessment sensibility

Author:
Flor Hernández-Padilla; Manuele Margni; Adalberto Noyola; Leonor Guereca-Hernandez; Cecile Bulle
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 2140-2153
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
aeration; case studies; ecosystems; electricity; environmental impact; environmental performance; eutrophication; fossil fuels; global warming; greenhouse gas emissions; human health; life cycle impact assessment; models; uncertainty; wastewater treatment; water power; Brazil; Caribbean; Latin America
Abstract:
... Life cycle assessment (LCA) was applied to evaluate two wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) scenarios in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC): extended aeration (EA) and pond system (PS). The main goal was to compare the environmental performance of two WWTP technologies across all environmental impact categories in selected methods when developing new WWTP projects. As a complementary goal, we ana ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.11.068

9. Assessment of recirculation batch mode of operation in bioelectrochemical system; a way forward for cleaner production of energy and waste treatment

Author:
Tahereh Jafary; Wan Ramli Wan Daud; Mostafa Ghasemi; Byung Hong Kim; Mimi Hani Abu Bakar; Jamaliah Md Jahim; Manal Ismail; Ibdal Satar; Mohd Aidil Kamaruzzaman
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 2544-2555
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
bioelectrochemistry; chemical oxygen demand; continuous systems; dielectric spectroscopy; energy; oxidation; pH; waste treatment
Abstract:
... Upscaling bioelectrochemical systems needs a proper operational mode to integrate them to the units operating in pilot and industrial scales. This study conducted a comprehensive investigation on combining the advantages of conventional batch and continuous operational modes in form of a simple and efficient looped configuration system, while reducing the drawbacks of each. In this regard, nine va ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.11.022

10. Assessment of stormwater management options in urban contexts using Multiple Attribute Decision-Making

Author:
Nivedita G. Gogate; Pradip P. Kalbar; Pratap M. Raval
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 2046-2059
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
decision making; developing countries; expert opinion; social environment; stakeholders; stormwater; stormwater management; urban areas
Abstract:
... This paper addresses the problem of selecting the most sustainable stormwater management alternative in developing countries in a dense urban context. Firstly, suitable Low Impact Development (LID) stormwater management measures for dense urban areas in developing countries were identified based on critical review of literature. Alternatives have been formulated as varying percentages (degree of a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.11.079

11. Assessment of the potential utilization of municipal solid waste from a closed irregular landfill

Author:
Liming Rong; Chengliang Zhang; Dongsheng Jin; Ziyun Dai
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 413-419
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
Oryza sativa; Poa pratensis; adverse effects; bioassays; chemical analysis; coal; germination; heavy metals; landfills; leaching; municipal solid waste; nutrients; phytotoxicity; plant growth; recycling; remediation; rice; seeds; soil; China
Abstract:
... This study assesses the recycling potential of municipal solid waste from a closed irregular landfill in Beijing. The assessment comprises an analysis protocol, including waste composition, chemical characteristics, and environmental bioassays. The waste samples were screened at 10 mm and 5 mm, which proved to be effective in reducing the heavy metal content. Chemical analyses of the waste soil sh ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.10.050

12. Beer-brewing powered by controlled hydrodynamic cavitation: Theory and real-scale experiments

Author:
Lorenzo Albanese; Rosaria Ciriminna; Francesco Meneguzzo; Mario Pagliaro
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 1457-1470
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
beers; boiling; brewing; disinfection; dry milling; energy conservation; energy efficiency; equipment; hydrodynamics; saccharification; starch; temperature
Abstract:
... The basic beer-brewing industrial practices have barely changed over time. While well proven and stable, they have been refractory to substantial innovation. Technologies harnessing hydrodynamic cavitation have emerged since the 1990s' in different technical fields including the processing of liquid foods, bringing in advantages such as acceleration of extraction processes, disinfection and energy ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.11.162

13. Biological treatment of pulp and paper industry effluent by oleaginous yeast integrated with production of biodiesel as sustainable transportation fuel

Author:
Alok Patel; Neha Arora; Vikas Pruthi; Parul A. Pruthi
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 2858-2864
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
Rhodosporidium; biochemical oxygen demand; biodiesel; biological treatment; chemical oxygen demand; culture media; droplets; fatty acid methyl esters; fuel production; guidelines; lignin; monounsaturated fatty acids; oxidative stability; phenol; polyunsaturated fatty acids; pour point; pulp and paper industry; pulp and paper mill effluents; temperature; total dissolved solids; toxicity; triacylglycerols; yeasts
Abstract:
... Worldwide pulp and paper industry is recognized as a serious threat due to the discharge of various toxic contents present in its effluent to the surrounding environment. To combat this challenge, the role of oleaginous yeast to utilize the pulp and paper industry effluent for the integrated toxic contents removal and sustainable biodiesel production were undertaken. Oleaginous yeast Rhodosporidiu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.10.184

14. Brine recovery from hypersaline wastewaters from table olive processing by combination of biological treatment and membrane technologies

Author:
E. Ferrer-Polonio; C. Carbonell-Alcaina; J.A. Mendoza-Roca; A. Iborra-Clar; S. Álvarez-Blanco; A. Bes-Piá; L. Pastor-Alcañiz
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 1377-1386
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
biological treatment; brining; chemical oxygen demand; color; effluents; fermentation; food processing wastes; nanofiltration; olives; organic matter; permeates; phenols; turbidity; ultrafiltration; wastewater
Abstract:
... The fermentation brines from table olive processing (FTOP) are hypersaline effluents (conductivities higher than 75 mS cm⁻¹) with high organic matter concentrations (COD around 10 g L⁻¹), which also include phenolic compounds (between 700 and 1500 mg TY·L⁻¹). In this work, an integrated process for the FTOP reuse as brine in the table olive processing has been evaluated. This integrated process co ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.11.169

15. Building institutional capacity for industrial symbiosis development: A case study of an industrial symbiosis coordination network in China

Author:
Qiaozhi Wang; Pauline Deutz; Yong Chen
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 1571-1582
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
business enterprises; case studies; governance; industrial symbiosis; industrialization; interviews; local government; China
Abstract:
... Recent research has examined how the concept of institutional capacity relates to the ability of organisations to deliver industrial symbiosis, and in particular how that ability itself can develop over time. One approach to developing industrial symbiosis has been to build a network of local bodies to work together to this end. Terming such a body an industrial symbiosis coordination network, thi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.11.146

16. Can China meet its 2020 economic growth and carbon emissions reduction targets?

Author:
Li Yang; Jianmin Wang; Jun Shi
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 993-1001
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
carbon; developing countries; economic investment; emissions; energy; fossil fuels; human capital; China
Abstract:
... As a developing country, China faces the dual challenges of economic development and environment protection. This study analyzes whether the Chinese government will be able to implement this win-win goal and how to achieve it in 2020. The results show that: (1) The annual contribution rates to GDP of comprehensive factors, human capital, fixed capital, fossil energy, and non-fossil energy during 1 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.08.018

17. Can personal gasoline permit trading be effective? An investigation into permit demand

Author:
Yao Li; Haonan He; Jin Fan; Xunpeng Shi; Dingtao Zhao
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 98-108
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
energy use and consumption; environmental impact; gasoline; household expenditure; income; issues and policy; models; prices; transportation; utility functions; Singapore; United States
Abstract:
... This study proposes a personal gasoline permit trading scheme to limit the total gasoline consumption, thus reducing its environmental impact. We studied the effectiveness of this scheme by analyzing the permit demand of a gasoline-driven vehicle in transportation sector. A general utility optimization model is formulated and a Cobb-Douglas utility function is further assumed to analyze the respon ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.06.188

18. Carbon dioxide storage schemes: Technology, assessment and deployment

Author:
Zhihua Zhang; Donald Huisingh
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 1055-1064
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
aquifers; carbon dioxide; carbon markets; carbon sequestration; carbonates; coal; commercialization; energy; greenhouse gas emissions; industrial ecology; issues and policy; mineralization; minerals; monitoring; natural gas; oils; risk; storage; uncertainty
Abstract:
... Carbon Capture and Storage is the only technology available to mitigate large-scale greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel based power and industrial sectors in the near future. When technology to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) is relatively mature and commercially available for power and industrial sectors, safe, reliable and long-term storage of captured CO2 remains a key uncertainty affecting ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.06.199

19. Carbon emission and its decoupling research of transportation in Jiangsu Province

Author:
Yuhong Wang; Tangyong Xie; Shulin Yang
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 907-914
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
carbon; carbon footprint; climate change; economic development; electric power; electricity; emissions; energy; guidelines; models; pollution; transportation; China
Abstract:
... Transportation in Jiangsu province has been developed rapidly. However, the development was accompanied with a large amount of energy consumption and carbon emissions. Combined with the coefficient in 2006 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) guidelines for national greenhouse gas inventories and China's calorific value, this article calculated the carbon emission coefficient of usual ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.052

20. Carbon emission flow from self-driving tours and its spatial relationship with scenic spots – A traffic-related big data method

Author:
Zhenfang Huang; Fangdong Cao; Cheng Jin; Zhaoyuan Yu; Rui Huang
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.142 pp. 946-955
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
carbon; emissions; energy conservation; tourism; traffic; China
Abstract:
... Tour activities are closely related to carbon emissions. Low-carbon tourism is an important means of saving energy and reducing emissions. With the advent of big data mining technology, it is urgent foracademia to discuss the measurement of self-driving tour carbon emission flows and its spatial relationship with scenic spots based on big data on traffic. This paper measures self-driving tour carb ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.129