Industry 4.0 concept has become a worldwide revolution that has been mainly led by the manufacturing sector. Continuous Process Industry is part of this global trend where there are aspects of the “fourth industrial revolution” that must...
This research aims to analyze the resilience of Indonesia’s copper ore reserves in supporting sustainable copper cathode production targets, in line with national downstream policies. Using a quantitative approach, this study evaluates secondary data...
Intelligent data analytics-based cloud computing is a leading trend for managing a large-scale network in contemporary manufacturing environments. The data and information are shared using the cloud environments and valuable knowledge is driven using...
The sustainability of mineral resources and, in particular, their abundance is a topic of growing interest. Nevertheless, the abundance of mineral raw materials is an extremely complex notion as it not only encompasses geological considerations but a...
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic-driven supply chain disruptions have pushed supply chain decision-makers in the retail industry to implement information and communication technologies (ICT) to improve the efficiency and resiliency of their supply c...
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) enacted by the European Union (EU), aimed at reducing carbon emissions at a global scale, has significant trade and financial implications for global steel exporters. As one of the EU’s largest trad...
Background: The downstream oil and gas processing industry faces substantial environmental, regulatory, safety, and operational risks. Advanced technologies can reduce these risks and improve productivity, compliance, sustainability, and worker safet...
(1) Background. The rapid development of the digital economy provides a new perspective for enhancing industrial chain resilience. This study examines how manufacturing firms’ digitalization affects their industrial chain resilience, drawing on...
Critical minerals are central to industrial strategies in the Global South, but evidence on how such policies reshape domestic production is limited. This paper maps Indonesia’s nickel ecosystem before and after the 2014 export ban using input&...
Eco-friendly pest management solutions are acknowledged as a crucial element in shaping the future of agriculture through sustainable practices. Achieving the maximum viable cell concentration while being cost-effective is the main goal of the downst...
The expansion of renewables in modern power systems and the coordinated development of upstream and downstream industrial chains are promoting a shift on the utility side from traditional settlement by energy toward operation driven by data and model...
Fuel scarcity remains a recurrent challenge in Nigeria, with significant socioeconomic consequences despite the country’s status as a major crude oil producer. This study develops a novel deterministic mathematical model to examine the dynamics...
This focused review examines fermentation and fermentation-integrated microbial platforms that convert two regionally relevant substrate classes, Latin American agro-industrial residues and concentrated CO2 streams, into high-value bioproducts. The r...
3 February 2022
The tender process is an inseparable step of the contract award process in the public sector, and from the other point of view, it is one of the crucial elements of the core business of construction contractors. Reviewing previous research reveals a...
The occupational health implications of solar photovoltaic (PV) recycling remain critically under-investigated. This study assessed occupational exposure across the PV recycling value chain in Taiwan, evaluating primary mechanical dismantling and dow...
Despite the efficacy and potential therapeutic benefits that poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanomedicine formulations can offer, challenges related to large-scale processing hamper their clinical and commercial development. Major hurdles for th...
Lutein, a yellow xanthophyll carotenoid, is increasingly recognized for its nutraceutical benefits, particularly in protecting the retina’s macula from age-related degeneration. Microalgae are a promising source of lutein, which can be a primar...
The negative global warming impact and global environmental pollution due to fossil fuels mean that the main challenge of modern society is finding alternatives to conventional fuels. In this scenario, biofuels derived from renewable biomass represen...
A project always needs the participation of suppliers to provide the goods and services needed by the project. As the size of the project increases, the need to use suppliers also increases. Choosing the appropriate suppliers for the project is alway...
The focus of this work was to perform a preliminary study on the suitability of commercially available nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for the separation of 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD) post-fermentation solutions. The experiments...
Background: The supply chain ecosystem is becoming fragile and difficult to manage due to the complexities in its interlinked functions such as planning, procurement, production, logistics, distribution, and sales. Recently, organizations have starte...
3 January 2022
The structure adjustment and layout optimization of water pollution-intensive industries (WPIIs) are crucial to the health and sustainable development of the watershed life community. Based on micro-detailed data of Chinese industrial enterprises fro...
Since water stress and industrial water pollution pose a huge threat to South Korea’s sustainable water use, it is an urgent task to assess industrial water green use efficiency (GUEIW). Based on the global non-radial directional distance funct...
With the advancement of global digital transformation, data trading has become a pivotal element in value circulation and innovation among enterprises. In particular, pricing strategies in the industrial chain’s data trading process critically...
In the field of the wood industry, the competitive effect caused by interregional resource differences and the linkage effect generated by industrial chain synergy profoundly affects the development direction of the industry in each province. Based o...
Based on the micro-data of 79 listed companies in the Chinese marine ship industry chain from 2015 to 2019, this paper calculates the comprehensive technical efficiency (TE), pure technical efficiency (PTE), and scale efficiency (SE) of the upstream,...
Oleaginous algae are nowadays of significance for industrial biotechnology applications and for the welfare of society. Tremendous efforts have been put into the development of economically feasible and effective downstream processing techniques in a...
The inter-country input–output table is appropriate for presenting sophisticated inter-industry dependencies from a global perspective. Using the above table one can perceive the amount of production resources that sectors obtain from their ups...
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According to numerous studies, various parts processed by machine tools usually have multiple-quality characteristics at the same time. Moreover, the process capability index is a handy and useful tool for assessing various quality characteristics. I...
Aconitic acid (propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid) is the most prevalent 6-carbon organic acid that accumulates in sugarcane and sweet sorghum. As a top value-added chemical, aconitic acid may function as a chemical precursor or intermediate for high-v...
To remain agile in response to market dynamics, foster innovation, and effectively manage potential risks, companies draw upon information from both their upstream and downstream sup-ply chain collaborators to enhance their core competitiveness. This...
The electric vehicle industry involves various technological cooperative innovations, meaning that electric vehicle companies must not only cooperate and innovate with similar enterprises in the same industry, but also collaborate with enterprises ac...
Microbial community structure and its carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur metabolic potentials are playing crucial roles in biogeochemical cycles within river ecosystems. However, in karst terrain regions, the impact of the distinctive baijiu industry on th...
The transmission of stock price fluctuations of listed companies in the rare earth industry has complex characteristics. Mastering its transmission law is of great meaning to understand the relationship between the upstream and downstream of the rare...
Eco-efficiency is an important sustainable development and circular economy construct that conceptualizes the relationship between industrial output, resource utilization, and environmental impacts. This paper conducts an eco-efficiency analysis for...
Trade liberalization has a significant impact on the environment and social welfare of countries. In the real world, almost all industries exist upstream and downstream firms but the existing literature on the impact of trade liberalization rarely di...
This study aims to systematically examine the developmental attributes and trends within China’s forestry sector through the lens of a global value chain (GVC) framework. To this end, this research analyzes the Organization for Economic Co-oper...
The imbalance between urban and rural development has become a global structural problem that needs to be solved urgently. In this context, the tourism industry, with its strong correlation and cross-regional integration characteristics, provides a k...
This paper measures the development of the national income share of the bioeconomy for 28 European Union Member States (MS) and 16 industries of BioMonitor scope from 2005 to 2015. The paper proposes a model which includes the up- and downstream link...
Lithium, a crucial raw material for new energy vehicles, is experiencing significant market price fluctuations due to escalating geopolitical conflicts, periodic mismatches in supply and demand, and increased attention to lithium resources from count...
Selenium plays a crucial role in estuarine biogeochemistry, balancing essential nutrient functions with potential environmental toxicity. This study examines the seasonal distribution of dissolved Se species, including volatiles, in the Adour estuary...
It is of great theoretical and practical significance to achieve high-quality development that promotes the transformation of digestion, absorption, and re-innovation to an independent innovation model, actively participating in the restructuring of...
Against the background of increasing pressure on water environmental protection and regional industrial transformation, water environmental governance (WEG) is jointly shaped by environmental regulation and industrial agglomeration. However, the mech...
The Yangtze River Economic Belt, a key growth driver in China, faces energy-carbon challenges. Analyzing the impact of industrial restructuring on energy transition and emission reduction is crucial for its low-carbon transformation. This study first...
As critical strategic mineral resources underpinning high-tech industries and national defense security, rare earth elements have become a central focus of international competition, with their global industrial chain configuration deeply intertwined...
The COVID-19 lockdown has been regarded as a catalyst for the restoration of natural water bodies worldwide. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the impacts of the lockdown on the water quality of the Kelani River, Sri Lanka. The water quality...
Chestnut peels are a poorly characterized, underexploited by-product of the agri-food industry. This raw material is rich in bioactive compounds, primarily polyphenols and tannins, that can be extracted using different green technologies. Scaling up...
Antimony is a critical metal for future industries, energy, and national defense. China was once the world’s largest exporter of antimony ore. However, in recent years, China’s antimony ore production has declined, driving profound transf...
In recent years, as an important alternative to traditional gasoline-powered vehicles, new electric vehicles (NEVs) have gained widespread attention and rapid development globally. In the traditional automotive industry chain, downstream vehicle manu...
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