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- Author:
- Chen, Teng-Chien; Shen, Yun-Hwei; Lee, Wen-Jhy; Lin, Chih-Chung; Wan, Meng-Wei
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 129-136
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- cost benefit analysis; environmental health; income; oils; pyrolysis; risk; sulfur; tires; Taiwan
- Abstract:
- ... A cost–benefit analysis of the ultrasound-assisted oxidative desulfurization (UAOD) continuous-flow process in organic sulfur removal from pyrolysis oil was carried out. Two separate studies using one and two UAOD units were compared by cost and percentage of sulfur removal. The desulfurization cost for a single UAOD unit was calculated at $0.70/gal with sulfur removal of 68%, whereas the cost and ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.09.001
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.09.001
- Author:
- Jung, Seok; Dodbiba, Gjergj; Chae, Song Hwa; Fujita, Toyohisa
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 50-59
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- business enterprises; decision making; economic performance; energy; environmental performance; greenhouse gas emissions; industrial symbiosis; recycling; value-added products
- Abstract:
- ... This paper presents a novel approach using discounted cash flow (DCF) and multi-attribute global inference of quality (MAGIQ) methods to evaluate the economic, environmental, and social performances of eco-industrial park (EIP) pilot projects. As a test case, we evaluated South Korean EIP pilot projects that primarily focus on the development of industrial symbiosis networks in existing industrial ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.030
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.030
- Author:
- Wang, Gang; Feng, Xiao; Chu, Khim Hoong
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 9-16
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- coal; industrial symbiosis; sustainable technology; symbiosis
- Abstract:
- ... Instability is a severe barrier to the successful development and evolution of industrial symbiosis systems. In this paper, a novel approach for stability analysis of industrial symbiosis systems is proposed. Two parameters (symbiosis profit and symbiosis cost) are defined on the basis of profit consideration. With the introduction of asymmetric distribution coefficient as a quantitative index, th ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.031
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.031
- Author:
- Long, Xingle; Oh, Keunyeob; Cheng, Gang
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 161-167
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- World Trade Organization; environmental factors; environmental law; environmental policy; pollution control; regression analysis; China
- Abstract:
- ... This paper investigates the effects of environmental policy on environmental conditions resulting from China's accession to the WTO. We estimate environmental technological efficiency under both weak and strong disposability assumptions and use the difference to calculate the pollution abatement cost (PAC). We then undertake Tobit regression analysis on several explanatory variables, including dum ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.005
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.005
- Author:
- Yang, Keun-Hyeok; Song, Jin-Kyu; Song, Keum-Il
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 265-272
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- calcium; calcium hydroxide; carbon dioxide; cement; concrete; emissions; materials life cycle; slags; transportation
- Abstract:
- ... Although alkali-activated (AA) concrete is generally regarded as one of the most effective concrete technologies for reducing CO2 emissions, very few investigations have been carried out on the assessment of the CO2 reduction of such concrete. The present paper reports an evaluation procedure for the CO2 reduction of AA concrete. The studied system considers all of the steps from the cradle to pre ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.001
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.001
- Author:
- Yuan, Hongping
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 1-8
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- stakeholders; urbanization; waste management; wastes; China
- Abstract:
- ... Recent years have witnessed a significant amount of construction waste as a result of rapid urbanization and large scale of construction activities in China. However, compared to many advanced western countries, very few studies have been carried out for investigating the construction waste management problems in China. This study, by conducting a strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat (SWOT) ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.016
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.016
- Author:
- Liu, Xianbing; Niu, Dongjie; Bao, Cunkuan; Suk, Sunhee; Sudo, Kinichi
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 231-241
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- carbon markets; consumers (people); educational status; energy conservation; energy costs; higher education; human resources; issues and policy; market competition; small and medium enterprises; surveys; China
- Abstract:
- ... This paper measures the company's awareness and acceptability of market-based instruments (MBIs) for energy saving, and identifies their relationships with pre-classified determinants. The data were collected from 121 respondents in Taicang, China, with almost all of them being small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The surveyed companies indicate moderate awareness of MBIs at present. Market ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.009
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.009
- Author:
- Tokos, Hella; Novak Pintarič, Zorka; Yang, Yongrong
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 168-179
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- case studies; environmental impact; freshwater; models; packaging; wastewater treatment; water reuse
- Abstract:
- ... This paper presents an approach to water system retrofitting by estimating both the economic and environmental impacts of a water network structure, using bi-objective optimization. The environmental impact is evaluated via benchmarking. By using benchmarking, the decision maker can have an insight, not only into the environmental impacts of certain designs belonging to Pareto optimal solutions, b ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.07.051
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.07.051
- Author:
- Renouf, Marguerite A.; Pagan, Robert J.; Wegener, Malcolm K.
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 87-96
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- Saccharum officinarum; agricultural industry; bagasse; biofuels; coproducts; electricity; energy; environmental impact; ethanol; ethanol production; fossil fuels; global warming; juices; land use; life cycle assessment; molasses; plastics; polylactic acid; sugarcane; water quality
- Abstract:
- ... This paper assesses the environmental impacts of producing bio-energy, bio-fuels and bio-materials from Australian sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), and nominates the bio-production pathways offering the best environmental gains. A system-based, consequential approach was taken, which is different to past approaches that have commonly judged bio-production by comparing individual bio-products wit ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.036
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.036
- Author:
- Virunanon, Chompunuch; Ouephanit, Chanika; Burapatana, Vorakan; Chulalaksananukul, Warawut
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 273-279
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- fermentation; cassava; reducing sugars; tapioca; waste treatment; wastewater; starch; solid wastes; enzymatic hydrolysis; Clostridium butyricum; biofuels; solvents; butanol; acid hydrolysis; feedstocks; biomass; factories; ethanol; pulp
- Abstract:
- ... Tapioca starch factories generate a large amount of wastewater and solid waste which take several steps of waste treatment to manage. The solid waste in particular contains a high level of starchy-lignocellulosic biomass, especially cassava pulp (CP). The wastewater, above mentioned, contains also residual cassava constituents and, usually are named cassava wastewater (CWW). These residual resourc ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.07.055
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.07.055
- Author:
- Clancy, Gunilla; Fröling, Morgan; Svanström, Magdalena
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 372-385
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- development projects; ecosystem services; guidelines; hygiene; petroleum; raw materials; social impact; surveys; wood
- Abstract:
- ... This paper reports on a literature survey on available approaches for the assessment of product sustainability, with a specific focus on assessing the replacement of non-renewable petroleum-based materials with renewable wood-based materials in absorbent hygiene products. The results are contrasted to needs in a specific material development project.A diverse number of methods exist that can help ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.07.027
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.07.027
- Author:
- Urbaniec, Krzysztof
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 353-354
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- energy; hydrogen; Canada
- Abstract:
- ... Report is given on the 19th World Hydrogen Energy Conference held on 3–7 June 2012 in Toronto, Canada. Basic facts about conference organization, and its goal, scientific programme and conclusions are reviewed. ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.012
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.012
- Author:
- García-Sánchez, Isabel-María; Frías-Aceituno, José-Valeriano; Rodríguez-Domínguez, Luis
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 60-72
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- Internet; issues and policy; markets; models; politics; private sector; public sector
- Abstract:
- ... This paper contributes to previous country-level analyses of non-financial reporting in the public sector by studying public transparency in relation to sustainability, as well as by assessing the determinants of sustainability disclosure practices in Spanish municipalities. We have carried out a content analysis of the websites of 102 Spanish local governments. Subsequently, we have employed diff ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.037
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.037
- Author:
- Fan, Shu-Kai S.; Fan, Chihhao; Yang, Jhong-Hong; Liu, Kevin Fong-Rey
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 209-219
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- cost analysis; design for environment; environmental impact; guidelines; income; recycling
- Abstract:
- ... This paper evaluates the recycling rates, costs as well as the disassembly time of a notebook at its end-of-life stage through Prodtect 1.3 calculation using data collected during disassembly processes. The results show that the disassembly and recycle of a notebook at its end-of-life stage may exert positive influence on the environment by introducing the eco-design concept to the product re-desi ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.014
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.014
- Author:
- Peuportier, Bruno; Thiers, Stéphane; Guiavarch, Alain
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 73-78
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- buildings; case studies; cooling; design for environment; energy efficiency; heat; life cycle assessment; lighting; models; monitoring; waste treatment; France
- Abstract:
- ... Energy efficient building are designed to minimize heating, cooling and lighting energy loads, so that attention is now paid on the energy consumption related to inhabitants (e.g. use of appliances) and life cycle issues: fabrication of materials, construction, maintenance, dismantling and waste treatment. In order to study these aspects, both in new construction and renovation projects, thermal s ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.041
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.041
- Author:
- Deutz, Pauline; McGuire, Michael; Neighbour, Gareth
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 117-128
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- business enterprises; design for environment; environmental performance; interviews; issues and policy; manufacturing; supply chain; surveys; United Kingdom
- Abstract:
- ... Environmental design (eco-design) has been identified in both academic and policy circles as a point of intervention in the product lifecycle to promote environmental performance. The benefit of eco-design would be enhanced by rooting it firmly within theoretical design principles and establishing ‘sustainability’ as a functional requirement within a regulatory framework. Formulating such an innov ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.035
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.035
- Author:
- Coelho, André; de Brito, Jorge
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 329-337
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- economic performance; economic sustainability; landfills; markets; models; recycling; socioeconomics; tariffs; uncertainty; wastes; Portugal
- Abstract:
- ... Part I of this paper contained a technological description and economic evaluation of a large-scale high-end CDW recycling plant in the Lisbon Metropolitan area. It concludes that economic viability is likely under the operating conditions considered, but these may and will very probably change in the near future. The reasons for such assumption have to do with the inherent uncertainty related to ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.05.006
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.05.006
- Author:
- Coelho, André; de Brito, Jorge
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 338-352
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- bricks; economic analysis; ecosystem services; issues and policy; recycling; sieving; urban areas; wastes; Portugal
- Abstract:
- ... The few construction and demolition waste (CDW) recycling plants that there are in Portugal separate the materials and then crush and sieve them prior to final delivery. These plants have limited overall capacity and the quality of the output material is not good enough for higher grade applications such as concrete and brick production. This study aims to better understand the economic implicatio ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.024
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.024
- Author:
- Liu, Jiayang; Cai, Yujie; Liao, Xiangru; Huang, Qingguo; Hao, Zhikui; Hu, Mingming; Zhang, Dabing; Li, Zhiling
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 154-160
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- Pycnoporus; catalytic activity; cost effectiveness; environmental protection; half life; laccase; production costs; proteins; temperature
- Abstract:
- ... Laccase is one of the most useful green enzymes for cleaner industrial application and environmental protection. It is necessary to produce laccase with known composition of its commercial style at low production cost in an efficient way. In this study, the efficiency of laccase production by Pycnoporus sp. SYBC-L3 in a 65-L air-lift reactor was evaluated and the main extracellular proteins were i ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.004
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.004
- Author:
- Tabatabaie, Seyed Mohammad Hossein; Rafiee, Shahin; Keyhani, Alireza; Ebrahimi, Amirhossein
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2013 v.39 pp. 280-284
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- econometric models; economic indicators; energy efficiency; interviews; irrigation; production costs; production functions; questionnaires; specific energy; Iran
- Abstract:
- ... This study examines energy use patterns and the relationship between energy inputs and yield for prune production in the Tehran province of Iran. In this study, data were collected by administering a questionnaire in face-to-face interviews. This article presents a comprehensive picture of the current status of energy consumption and some energy indices such as energy ratio, energy productivity, s ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.07.052
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.07.052