Transition toward green economy: Technological Innovation's role in the fashion industry

M Ikram - Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
The consumption of unsustainable fashion and wasteful practices have recently attracted
significant attention in practice and academia. The global fashion industry is expected to …

Food waste utilization for reducing carbon footprints towards sustainable and cleaner environment: a review

L Bhatia, H Jha, T Sarkar, PK Sarangi - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is world-wide generation of food waste daily in significant amounts, leading to
depletion of natural resources and deteriorating air quality. One-third of global food …

Development goals towards sustainability

SM Ali, A Appolloni, F Cavallaro, I D'Adamo, A Di Vaio… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sustainability's growth, year after year, continues to be staggering, becoming a reference
point for those working on these issues. There are 65,433 papers in the Scopus database, of …

End-of-life of composite materials in the framework of the circular economy

G Chatziparaskeva, I Papamichael, I Voukkali, P Loizia… - Microplastics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Composite materials constitute an appealing choice in many industrial sectors, due to their
unique composition and characteristics, such as low maintenance requirements, light …

Waste metrics in the framework of circular economy

I Voukkali, I Papamichael, P Loizia… - Waste Management …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
There are several sustainability issues that the linear economy of today's society cannot
adequately tackle (ie resource depletion, waste treatment, etc.). As a result, the scientific …

Sonochemical synthesis of zinc adipate Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) for the electrochemical reduction of CO2: MOF and circular economy potential

C Vaitsis, E Kanellou, PK Pandis, I Papamichael… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
A zinc-based Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) has been prepared by utilizing adipic acid as
an aliphatic ditopic linker via both solvothermal and sonochemical methods. The ultrasound …

Sustainable energy planning in a new situation

M Tsangas, I Papamichael, AA Zorpas - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Energy is one of the most important aspects of urban development and technological
advancements. As its production and consumption are connected to several environmental …

Factors affecting social attitude and behavior for the transition towards a circular economy

I Voukkali, I Papamichael, F Economou, P Loizia… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental obligations of scientists, engineers and members of the research community
have evolved further than the quantifiable control of emissions and waste of production. 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 …

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 …