The materials science behind sustainable metals and alloys

D Raabe - Chemical reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Production of metals stands for 40% of all industrial greenhouse gas emissions, 10% of the
global energy consumption, 3.2 billion tonnes of minerals mined, and several billion tonnes …

[HTML][HTML] Phosphogypsum circular economy considerations: A critical review from more than 65 storage sites worldwide

E Bilal, H Bellefqih, V Bourgier, H Mazouz… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nearly 300 million t of phosphogypsum (PG) are produced every year as a byproduct from
phosphate fertilizer production worldwide. Approximately 58% of the PG are stacked, 28 …

Retracted: Industry 4.0 and circular economy practices: A new era business strategies for environmental sustainability

SAR Khan, A Razzaq, Z Yu… - Business Strategy and the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Amid rising environmental concerns, Industry 4.0 and blockchain technology (BCT) are
transforming circular economy (CE) practices and prevailing business models. Recognize …

[HTML][HTML] How digitalization transforms the traditional circular economy to a smart circular economy for achieving SDGs and net zero

K Govindan - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Promoting and achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) and net zero will be a high
priority among companies and institutions. Several strategies are being developed to …

Mapping the barriers to circular economy adoption in the construction industry: A systematic review, Pareto analysis, and mitigation strategy map

IY Wuni - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The construction industry is a top priority in the transition to a circular economy (CE) due to
the significant ecological footprint, wastage, and depletion of enormous resources. However …

A comprehensive review of urban mining and the value recovery from e-waste materials

LH Xavier, M Ottoni, LPP Abreu - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2023 - Elsevier
E-waste is the source of both hazardous materials and valuable secondary resources. The
challenge is to identify the potential for recovering value from this waste stream for different …

Analyzing cause and effect relationships among drivers and barriers to circular economy implementation in the context of an emerging economy

SA Khan, MS Mubarik, SK Paul - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The circular economy (CE) concepts have attained great attention to achieve sustainable
development goals. However, the implementation of CE requires identifying its drivers and …

Transforming sustainability of Indian small and medium-sized enterprises through circular economy adoption

SS Nudurupati, P Budhwar, RP Pappu… - Journal of Business …, 2022 - Elsevier
Circular Economy (CE) adoption in Indian SMEs is still nascent, irrespective of various
initiatives, policies, and trans-national strategic partnerships of the Indian government. The …

Digital transformation, smart technologies, and eco-innovation are paving the way toward sustainable supply chain performance

SA Rehman Khan, Z Ahmad, AA Sheikh… - Science …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The world has limited resources and resource depletion has been a serious concern for
many years. To ensure that ecological balance is maintained, the United Nations has …

[HTML][HTML] A review of circular economy strategies for mine tailings

P Kinnunen, M Karhu, E Yli-Rantala… - Cleaner Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
There are various existing practices and future potential for turning mining waste into
valuable products. The inventory of the tailings in the metal mines in Finland showed that …