[HTML][HTML] Plastics today: Key challenges and EU strategies towards carbon neutrality: A review

V Beghetto, V Gatto, R Samiolo, C Scolaro… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Never as today the need for collaborative interactions between industry, the scientific
community, NGOs, policy makers and citizens has become crucial for the development of …

Sustainable transformation of end-of-life wind turbine blades: Advancing clean energy solutions in civil engineering through recycling and upcycling

W Zhang, H Yu, B Yin, A Akbar, KM Liew - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Decommissioning end-of-life wind turbine blades (EoL-WTBs) presents significant waste
management challenges. This comprehensive review explores the recycling of EoL-WTBs …

Construction and demolition waste framework of circular economy: A mini review

I Papamichael, I Voukkali, P Loizia… - Waste Management & …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
As the demand for materials continues to increase and building lifespans shorten, the
construction industry faces mounting pressure to reduce its material and environmental …

Circular solar: Evaluating the profitability of a photovoltaic panel recycling plant

I D'Adamo, F Ferella, M Gastaldi… - Waste Management …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Photovoltaic (PV) panels have a crucial role in coping with the global warming mitigation
and the energetic crisis currently affecting the European Community. However, from the …

Existing tools used in the framework of environmental performance

I Papamichael, I Voukkali, P Loizia, G Pappas… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The monitoring and assessment of Environmental Performance constitutes a critical yet
complex area of interest in today's world. The exploration of environmental performance is …

Recent progress on natural fibers mixed with CFRP and GFRP: properties, characteristics, and failure behaviour

AD Nugraha, MI Nuryanta, L Sean, K Budiman… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Research on natural-fiber-reinforced polymer composite is continuously developing. Natural
fibers from flora have received considerable attention from researchers because their use in …

Residential photovoltaic and energy storage systems for sustainable development: An economic analysis applied to incentive mechanisms

I D'Adamo, A Dell'Aguzzo… - Sustainable …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The photovoltaic (PV) system has a very significant growing global trend and its role is
essential in combating climate change. However, its intermittent nature requires integration …

Environmental impact and waste recycling technologies for modern wind turbines: An overview

N Rathore, NL Panwar - Waste Management & Research, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Wind power is rapidly expanding worldwide, and so is the installation of wind turbines. The
concept of wind power as a clean-energy alternative will be questioned if the waste from …

Extruded composite films based on polylactic acid and sodium alginate

C Mortalò, P Russo, E Miorin, V Zin, E Paradisi… - Polymer, 2023 - Elsevier
Sodium alginate (SA) and polylactic acid (PLA) are two biopolymers obtained from
renewable resources that recently gained attention in the scientific community. Despite the …

Measuring Circularity: Tools for monitoring a smooth transition to Circular Economy

I Papamichael, I Voukkali, P Loizia, M Stylianou… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The linear economy of today's society conflicts with many environmental, social, and
economic challenges. Therefore, the implementation of the Circular Economy model is …