Decision support methodology for waste-to-value process integration

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The aluminium sector relies on natural gas for the conversion of recycled scrap into new feedstock, which results in substantial atmospheric emissions. Hydric resources are also impacted, as they serve as heat sinks for the waste heat generated during the ...

Edible robots and robotic food — edible systems that perceive, process and act upon stimulation — could open a new range of opportunities in health care, environmental management and the promotion of healthier eating habits. For example, they could enable ...

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A techno-economic assessment and environmental and social sustainability assessments of novel Fischer-Tropsch (FT) biodiesel production from the wet and dry gasification of biomass-based residue streams (bark and black liquor from pulp production) for tran ...

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The transition towards clean renewable energy sources, where wind and solar are prone to variation, requires adequate energy storage. Power-to-methane (PtM) systems can be part of the solution. Specifically, solid-oxide-electrolyser (SOE) based PtM systems ...

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Decision support methodology for waste-to-value process integration

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Renewable energy integration and waste heat valorization in aluminum remelting for co-producing kerosene and methanol

Towards edible robots and robotic food

Tandem catalysis enables chlorine-containing waste as chlorination reagents

RE:SLAB — a load bearing system for open-ended component reuse in building structures

Reuse of cut concrete slabs in new buildings for circular ultra-low-carbon floor designs

CO2 Capture and Management Strategies for Decarbonizing Secondary Aluminium Production

Impact of anthropogenic emission control in reducing future PM2.5 concentrations and the related oxidative potential across different regions of China

Acids from fruits generate photoactive Fe-complexes, enhancing solar disinfection of water (SODIS): A systematic study of the novel " fruto-Fenton " process, effective over a wide pH range (4-9)

Embodied Carbon Premium for Cantilevers

Quantifying functional group compositions of household fuel-burning emissions

Biodiesel from Bark and Black Liquor-A Techno-Economic, Social, and Environmental Assessment

Solar-assisted clean steam generator, a cleaner production approach for sustainable healthcare facilities

Separation of CO2 and TFE by using diethanolamine and diisopropylamine

Lotic-SIPCO2: Adaptation of an open-source CO2 sensor system and examination of associated emission uncertainties across a range of stream sizes and land uses

Equivalent black carbon concentration measured with an aethalometer AE33 during the Arctic Ocean 2018 expedition

Waterborne Virus Transport and Risk Assessment in Lake Geneva Under Climate Change

Design and assessment of an evaporating water-cooled methanation reactor for a SOE-based power-to-methane system

Advanced control strategies to exploit the hydropower potential enhancing ancillary services provision to the power system

Degradable and Printed Microstrip Line for Chipless Temperature and Humidity Sensing

Methods to assess the carbon footprint of structures involving UHPFRC elements