2026 April - 34 articles
Sustainable structural composites can significantly lower vehicle-related emissions. To evaluate the recycling of different composite materials, laboratory-scale pyrolysis was conducted and assessed both technically and environmentally. Two demonstra...
As the world faces the challenge of mitigating climate change, energy- and emissions-intensive industrial processes must be addressed urgently worldwide. The cement production industry accounts for over 8% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fro...
The accumulation of dead leaves from the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica on beaches is a natural process that results in the formation of banquettes and, in some areas, spherical debris known as aegagropiles. These structures provide essent...
The sustainable valorization of food waste is essential for advancing the circular bioeconomy and reducing the environmental impacts of organic waste disposal. This study presents an integrated approach combining hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) and...
Air flotation is widely used in wastewater treatment for the removal of emulsified oils and suspended solids. The complex flow disturbances generated during the flotation process play a critical role in determining separation efficiency. This study e...
Freshwater demand for cementing operations in the Delaware Basin continues to increase with expanding unconventional development, creating a high demand for an alternative source of water. This study develops a chemistry screening and operational fra...
Improving the absorption of visible light in photocatalysts could enhance photocatalytic reactions and reduce energy consumption, particularly in sunny regions like Ecuador. This study reports the synthesis of ZnO and ZnO nanoparticles doped with 1.5...
This article presents a systematic literature review on methane (CH4) emissions from municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal sites and their implications for footprint outcomes. This review followed a PRISMA 2020 screening logic using Scopus and Science...
Artificial intelligence presents a critical paradox for clean technology: while enabling unprecedented environmental optimization, AI deployment demands massive resource inputs that threaten to offset benefits. As global AI infrastructure investment...
Sustainable hydrogen production in water-scarce regions poses critical environmental challenges due to limited freshwater availability and the energy intensity of seawater treatment. This study examines the environmental trade-offs of providing water...
Natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) have emerged as promising green alternatives to conventional solvents for the extraction of bioactive compounds from plant materials. In this study, eight natural deep eutectic solvents were synthesized and eva...
Cold thermal energy storage (CTES) has emerged as a critical clean-energy technology for enhancing postharvest management in rural agricultural supply chains, where losses often exceed 20–40% due to inadequate cooling infrastructure and unrelia...
This study explores a circular bioeconomy strategy for microbrewery waste by characterizing and valorizing its primary waste streams: sugar mash water (A), spent yeast with hops (B), spent yeast without hops (C), and alkaline cleaning wastewater (D)....
The initial carbon-to-nitrogen (C/N) ratio is a fundamental parameter for aerobic composting, with a generally recommended optimal range of 25:1 to 30:1. However, in practical applications, the optimal C/N ratio often deviates from the recommended va...
Developing far-offshore wind power integrated with hydrogen production represents a critical pathway for China’s energy decarbonization. However, the investment prospects of off-grid offshore wind-to-hydrogen projects remain highly uncertain du...
Microwave-assisted depolymerization (MD) of heterogeneous postconsumer plastics was carried out in a quarter-scale reactor to evaluate product composition and the influence of feedstock type on oil quantity and quality. Various waste streams, includi...
This study explores the potential of using paper pulp mill sludge (PPMS) as an economical substrate for producing high-value protease enzymes with an indigenous bacterial strain, Bacillus tropicus P4. Isolated directly from PPMS, B. tropicus P4 showe...
The environmental crisis and the growing need to reduce solid waste make it imperative to adopt integrated, scientifically sound, and environmentally friendly solid waste management practices in order to ensure a sustainable future. This study presen...
Soluble cutting fluids (SCFs) from metalworking processes pose significant treatment challenges. Here, SCFs were treated using a monopolar electrochemical (EC) system, using turning scrap generated from metalworking operations as the anode. The syste...
This study presents a two-dimensional computational fluid dynamics analysis of a vertical-axis Savonius-type wind turbine under atmospheric conditions representative of an educational environment located in the Ecuadorian Andean region. Unlike previo...
The global demand for high-quality food is rising due to the increasing population, necessitating intensive farming practices that often involve the extensive use of pesticides, which can accumulate in soils and enter the food chain. This study explo...
Adsorption is an effective method frequently used for removing contaminants, including dyes, from liquid effluents. This study uses silk fibroin nanoparticles produced by the Bombyx mori moth as an adsorbent material to remove methylene blue dye from...
The natural resources and local communities of Madre de Dios, Peru, face severe environmental degradation due to illegal mining, deforestation, and the expansion of agricultural activities, threatening one of the most ecologically sensitive regions o...
The U.S. transportation section contributed a third of the national Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in 2022. As such, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) initiated federally funded efforts to create Life Cycle Assessment...
Renewable hydrogen purification is a critical yet often underemphasised step in enabling its use as a clean energy carrier. Hydrogen produced from biomass-based thermochemical and biological routes typically contains CO2, CO, CH4, H2S, and other impu...
The transition to sustainable energy systems has intensified the search for renewable alternatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reliance on fossil fuels. In this context, microalgae have emerged as a promising third-generation feedstock for...
The present study investigates the potential of olive mill wastewater (OMW), supplemented with expired commercial glucose syrup, as a sustainable substrate for the submerged cultivation of Tuber spp. wild mushrooms. OMW contains considerable quantiti...
This study evaluated the performance of a pilot unit for the combined removal of microplastics and total suspended solids at the municipal wastewater treatment plant of Mykonos, Greece. The pilot unit was installed downstream of the two-stage convent...
This work investigated hydrotalcite-derived sorbents for CO2 capture at 350 °C, 10 or 14 bar, and 38.5 vol% CO2 in wet or dry gas flow under dynamic Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) in a packed-bed laboratory reactor. The chosen conditions enabled a p...
Mycelium-based composites (MBCs) have emerged as promising biofabricated materials that align with circular economy and clean technology goals by utilizing fungal networks to transform lignocellulosic residues into functional, biodegradable composite...
In recent years, sustainability and the concept of a circular economy have grown in importance within almost all industrial sectors. Especially in the chemical industry, recycling of polymer waste streams has become an important pathway to avoid plas...
Biological wastewater treatment relies primarily on activated sludge and anaerobic digestion for the removal of organic matter. In urban wastewater treatment plants discharging into eutrophication-sensitive environments, the simultaneous removal of c...
Humic substances (HSs) pose a significant challenge to safe drinking-water production due to their ubiquity, limited removal by conventional methods, and their role in forming toxic disinfection by-products, reinforcing the need for more efficient, e...
The global shift towards cleaner energy has accelerated the application of hydrogen as a clean fuel. Retrofitting and reusing existing natural gas (NG) pipeline infrastructure is a cost-effective way to enable bulk deployment of hydrogen. This study...
