Tag: life cycle assessment

A new review finds lignocellulosic biomass is the most scalable feedstock for biodegradable polymers, but high costs and limited infrastructure ...

A new review maps the state of carbon-dot-containing sustainable polymer composites, from synthesis and processing to applications and commercialization barriers.

A Paris study found tracheal aspiration produced the lowest carbon footprint and cost among three ventilator-associated pneumonia sampling techniques, while ...

A new review finds that green-synthesized nanoparticles are promising for forensic applications, yet most reported uses remain proof-of-concept demonstrations lacking ...

A systematic review of 94 studies maps how biochemical, thermochemical and digital technologies can convert food loss and waste into ...

A scientometric review of 1,432 publications from 2000 to 2025 maps the rapid rise, geographic concentration, and evolving themes of ...

Spawn-based pellets of the white-rot fungus Pleurotus ostreatus removed more than half of several antibiotics from wastewater within minutes, with ...

A systematic review of 154 studies compares fourteen waste materials as coarse aggregate substitutes in concrete, finding dense wastes preserve ...

A new comparative study finds that a simplified EcoAudit screening tool correctly identifies raw materials and cement as the dominant ...

A new global assessment identifies crushed basalt spread on acidic croplands as the most practical form of enhanced weathering, with ...

A new review finds CO2 mineralization can improve printability, strength, and interlayer bonding in 3D printed concrete, but barriers remain.

A new review proposes a three-gate qualification framework that links electric vehicle battery cold plate design, manufacturing integrity and end-of-life ...

A new review maps how quantum calculations, reactive simulations, machine learning, and FAIR data infrastructure must be coupled across scales ...

A critical review links waste biomass and carbon dioxide to polymer design, finding that greener bioplastics depend on integrated processing, ...

A critical review identifies the biologically acquired capping layer as the most promising—and least controlled—feature of antimicrobial nanoparticles made through ...

A simulation of 227,596 grocery baskets estimated a median 23.4% basket-emissions reduction from checkout-time product substitutions, but all consumer-response findings ...

A preprint modeling study finds that carbon-focused wind-farm optimization can match conventional economic performance in tested cases while producing different ...

A 2026 perspective proposes a material–process–resource framework for showing why pollutant removal, captured resources and estimated energy recovery do not ...

Running CO2 electrolyzers hot instead of at ambient temperature lets their waste heat power carbon capture and other plant units, ...

A new Frontiers in Materials editorial maps how functional additives, multi-scale analysis, and machine learning are turning road construction into ...