2026 October - 13 articles
The global energy transition has increased demand for critical minerals like copper and cobalt, with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) being a key producer. Despite rich ore deposits, severe electricity shortages challenge the energy-intensive m...
Geopolitical risk is an increasingly important source of environmental uncertainty in resource-rich economies, where energy transitions depend on economic activity, energy-system composition, and foreign investment. This study examines these interrel...
The surface layer of coal influences its physicochemical, mechanical, and gas-storage properties, but its characteristic thickness has not been systematically determined for coals of different rank within a single basin. This study quantifies the sur...
A case study of municipal tree leaf waste valorization is presented for Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia. The current disposal practice primarily relies on landfilling, resulting in resource loss and greenhouse gas emissions. This study evaluated...
The increasing outsourcing of critical activities in the mining industry has transformed contractor selection into a strategic decision that is closely associated with operational risk management and the integration of critical capabilities within hi...
Market-oriented Amazonian Chakra systems integrate cacao production with trees and complementary crops, yet determining how productive diversification shapes tree-carbon retention remains poorly understood. We assessed 36 cacao-based Chakra systems i...
Organic waste is society’s largest under-exploited secondary carbon and nutrient resource, and what limits access to it is not microbiology. Existing reviews are organized along a single axis, one feedstock, one organism, or one product, and so...
Although circular strategies in construction can substantially reduce environmental impacts (EI), their effectiveness depends on aligning technological capacities with socio-economic conditions, requiring a future-oriented assessment. This study quan...
The search for renewable raw materials for developing wood adhesives has driven the study of natural resins with intrinsic adhesive properties. This work evaluated Mopa Mopa resin (Elaeagia pastoensis Mora) as an adhesion promoter in formulations for...
As agriculture is the largest user of water resources in India, its efficient management is crucial for the food and water security of the country. However, prices of water and energy used in agriculture are distorted due to government interventions....
As global momentum builds toward decarbonisation, green hydrogen has emerged as a key pillar in Australia’s transition to a net-zero emissions future. However, the freshwater demands of large-scale electrolysis poses a significant social hurdle...
Crustacean shell waste, exceeding 6–8 million tons annually, represents a largely underexploited source of chitin and chitosan, biopolymers of recognized functional and economic value. Despite growing interest in sustainable production, eco-fri...
Coffee production and consumption generate heterogeneous biomass and effluent streams, including pulp, husk, mucilage, parchment, silverskin, spent coffee grounds (SCGs), and processing wastewater. However, the literature on their valorization remain...
