Tag: life cycle assessment

A new perspective in Discover Materials explores temperature-driven dissolution as a single-solvent alternative to traditional antisolvent systems for plastic recycling ...

A mechanism-resolved pyrolysis framework couples thermal decomposition kinetics with life-cycle decision modeling to optimize high-value biochar production from lavender distillation ...

A 2024 review in Biotechnology for Sustainable Materials details destructive and non-destructive testing strategies for evaluating the safety and performance ...

Researchers have engineered an extended acetolysis system that selectively dissolves cotton from polyester-cotton blended fabrics under mild conditions, enabling sequential ...

A structured narrative review finds that while various jurisdictions have adopted different policy measures for embodied carbon, no single unified ...

Researchers have fabricated and mechanically verified the world’s first topologically optimised multi-metal I-beam using robotic laser metal deposition of mild ...

A comprehensive bibliometric analysis of 752 journal articles reveals how global sustainable concrete research expanded dramatically after 2018 while transitioning ...

Researchers have synthesized an oxidized pectin and ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether tanning agent that produces durable, antimicrobial, and yellowing-resistant leather ...

A systematic review of soil stabilization binder life-cycle evidence found that only three of thirty tabulated study values could be ...

A quantitative carbon evaluation model applied to individual sand castings reveals that metal melting generates over ninety-nine percent of total ...

A life cycle assessment reveals that carbon removal efficiency at pulp and paper mills varies significantly based on system boundaries, ...

A comprehensive review finds life cycle assessment can position leather as a circular economy model, but methodological inconsistencies and data ...

Researchers developed Class-I load-bearing bricks from 100% coal mine overburden waste sand, achieving high strength and significantly lower carbon emissions ...

Researchers have unified the four main methods for hybrid life cycle assessment into two distinct mathematical frameworks, resolving long-standing confusion ...

A new voxel-based framework automates life cycle assessment for laser powder bed fusion by using part volume and height to ...

Researchers engineered an Escherichia coli strain using sequential thermal and chemical regulation to convert 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid with complete ...

Coupling machine learning degradation forecasts with dynamic carbon accounting extends electric vehicle battery service lifetimes while reducing life cycle emissions ...

A comprehensive review of apparel life cycle assessment studies reveals that the garment use phase represents a critical environmental hotspot ...

A new review argues that biomass torrefaction can strengthen energy security across availability, accessibility, affordability, and acceptability, but only justice-oriented ...

A newly published living guidelines framework in EPJ Research Infrastructures outlines comprehensive strategies to minimize the environmental impact of large ...