Biogas from microalgae: Technologies, challenges and opportunities

HM Zabed, S Akter, J Yun, G Zhang, Y Zhang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Production of biogas from microalgae has been receiving significant attention since 1950s,
as microalgae are capable of rapidly growing in the non-arable land area and accumulating …

Recent developments in life cycle assessment

G Finnveden, MZ Hauschild, T Ekvall, J Guinée… - Journal of environmental …, 2009 - Elsevier
Life Cycle Assessment is a tool to assess the environmental impacts and resources used
throughout a product's life cycle, ie, from raw material acquisition, via production and use …

Measuring the circular economy-A Multiple Correspondence Analysis of 63 metrics

A Parchomenko, D Nelen, J Gillabel… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Considerable efforts are undertaken to make the transition towards a more Circular
Economy (CE). At the same time there is no generally accepted monitoring framework …

[HTML][HTML] Critical appraisal of the circular economy standard BS 8001: 2017 and a dashboard of quantitative system indicators for its implementation in organizations

S Pauliuk - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2018 - Elsevier
So far, organizations had no authoritative guidance on circular economy (CE) principles,
strategies, implementation, and monitoring. Consequentially, the British Standards Institution …

Combined life cycle assessment and artificial intelligence for prediction of output energy and environmental impacts of sugarcane production

A Kaab, M Sharifi, H Mobli, A Nabavi-Pelesaraei… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aims to employ two artificial intelligence (AI) methods, namely, artificial neural
networks (ANNs) and adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) model, for predicting …

Performance indicators for a circular economy: A case study on post-industrial plastic waste

S Huysman, J De Schaepmeester, K Ragaert… - Resources, conservation …, 2017 - Elsevier
A linear economy approach results in many environmental challenges: resources become
depleted and end up as waste and emissions. One of the key strategies to overcome these …

Modeling of energy consumption and environmental life cycle assessment for incineration and landfill systems of municipal solid waste management-A case study in …

A Nabavi-Pelesaraei, R Bayat… - Journal of cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
As the economy has improved in Iran, residents have produced more municipal solid wastes
in recent decades. The various scenarios for municipal solid waste management are …

Technical and market substitutability of recycled materials: Calculating the environmental benefits of mechanical and chemical recycling of plastic packaging waste

S Huysveld, K Ragaert, R Demets, TT Nhu… - Waste Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Most plastics are today mechanically recycled (MR), whereas chemical recycling (CR) is an
emerging technology. Substitutability of virgin material is vital for their environmental …

Assessing scaling effects of circular economy strategies: A case study on plastic bottle closed-loop recycling in the USA PET market

G Lonca, P Lesage, G Majeau-Bettez, S Bernard… - Resources …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Circular Economy (CE) movement is inspiring new governmental policies
along with company strategies. This led to the emergence of a plethora of indicators to …

Moving from linear to circular household plastic packaging in Belgium: Prospective life cycle assessment of mechanical and thermochemical recycling

D Civancik-Uslu, TT Nhu, B Van Gorp… - Resources …, 2021 - Elsevier
Currently, Belgium is in a transition period after which more household plastic packaging
waste will be collected separately in function of increased recycling. The challenge is to …