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View article: Life Cycle Assessment to Quantify Global Warming and Human Health–Respiratory Impacts of Using Composites from Waste Wind Turbine Blades as Feedstock for Cement Clinker and Fiberglass Production
Life Cycle Assessment to Quantify Global Warming and Human Health–Respiratory Impacts of Using Composites from Waste Wind Turbine Blades as Feedstock for Cement Clinker and Fiberglass Production Open
The wind energy sector is a growing contributor to global electricity generation. The increasing deployment of wind turbines also creates significant waste when turbine materials reach their end-of-life. Glass fiber reinforced polymer comp…
View article: Farm to cable: life cycle assessment of carbon electrocatalysts derived from coffee waste
Farm to cable: life cycle assessment of carbon electrocatalysts derived from coffee waste Open
To realize the full potential of biomass waste-derived electrodes, their synthesis must be fully reproducible and their environmental life cycle impact must be assessed quantitatively.
View article: When floodplain restoration meets socio‐ecological goals for rural stormwater management
When floodplain restoration meets socio‐ecological goals for rural stormwater management Open
Floodplain restoration is an approved stormwater management method, but rarely chosen by developers due to the perceived high cost and lengthy approvals required from regulatory agencies. Yet, when chosen, restoring a floodplain yields sig…
View article: A sustainable aviation fuel pathway from biomass: life cycle environmental and cost evaluation for dimethylcyclooctane jet fuel
A sustainable aviation fuel pathway from biomass: life cycle environmental and cost evaluation for dimethylcyclooctane jet fuel Open
Biomass is a promising renewable feedstock for conversion to high performance sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in air travel.
View article: Issue Information, Cover, and Table of Contents
Issue Information, Cover, and Table of Contents Open
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View article: Role of Work Flow in Reducing Life Cycle Energy Consumption in Construction
Role of Work Flow in Reducing Life Cycle Energy Consumption in Construction Open
Lean construction aims to improve the construction industry by focusing on flow and value and eliminating waste.Reducing waste can also meet environmental goals by reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and improving environmental perfor…
View article: Environmental assessment of single-chain polymer nanoparticles: prospects for cleaner production
Environmental assessment of single-chain polymer nanoparticles: prospects for cleaner production Open
Emerging nano-scale materials are under development for multiple uses in high-performance product applications such as advanced polymers. We apply prospective life cycle assessment (LCA) methods to evaluate alternative process scenarios fo…
View article: Life Cycle Environmental Impact of Underground Plastic Recharge Chambers in Stormwater Management
Life Cycle Environmental Impact of Underground Plastic Recharge Chambers in Stormwater Management Open
Life cycle assessment is used to systematically evaluate the environmental impact of underground plastic recharge chambers (RCs) used for stormwater management. Using cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment and a functional unit of 1 m3 storm…
View article: Environmental impacts of using desalinated water in concrete production in areas affected by freshwater scarcity
Environmental impacts of using desalinated water in concrete production in areas affected by freshwater scarcity Open
Up to 500 litres of water may be consumed at the batching plant per cubic meter of ready mix concrete, if water for washing mixing trucks and equipment is included. Demand for concrete is growing almost everywhere, regardless of local avai…
View article: Bio-Based Polyisoprene Can Mitigate Climate Change and Deforestation in Expanding Rubber Production
Bio-Based Polyisoprene Can Mitigate Climate Change and Deforestation in Expanding Rubber Production Open
Biomass is a promising renewable feedstock to produce polyisoprene for the rubber industry. Through metabolic engineering, sugars derived from pretreated and hydrolyzed cellulose and hemicellulose can be directly fermented to isoprene to p…
View article: Effects of greenhouse gas emissions timing on alternative biomass and fossil energy sources for district heating
Effects of greenhouse gas emissions timing on alternative biomass and fossil energy sources for district heating Open
District heating (DH) systems can improve energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and be a cost‐effective residential space heating alternative over conventional decentralized heating. This study uses radiative forcing (R…
View article: Monetizing environmental impact of integrated aquaponic farming compared to separate systems
Monetizing environmental impact of integrated aquaponic farming compared to separate systems Open
Aquaponics is an emerging industry promoted as a sustainable agricultural practice. Economic sustainability of aquaponics is challenging, partly because some of the benefits are external to the grower, necessitating public intervention to …
View article: Analysis methods for Lifecycle Assessment of Energy Systems and Nutrient Recovery, in relevance to environmental policies
Analysis methods for Lifecycle Assessment of Energy Systems and Nutrient Recovery, in relevance to environmental policies Open
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a multi-faced analytical approach targeted to assess environmental and economic sustainability approaches. LCA is used to evaluate challenges faced by industrial processes objectively while identifying enviro…
View article: An optimization framework to identify key management strategies for improving biorefinery performance: a case study of winter barley production
An optimization framework to identify key management strategies for improving biorefinery performance: a case study of winter barley production Open
The selection of locations and practices for energy crops requires the economics to be planned and the carbon intensity of the fuel to be assessed. This study develops a framework for selecting near‐optimal cropland sites to minimize the c…
View article: Can Public Construction and Demolition Data Describe Trends in Building Material Recycling? Observations From Philadelphia
Can Public Construction and Demolition Data Describe Trends in Building Material Recycling? Observations From Philadelphia Open
There is a significant amount of waste generated during construction and demolition (C&D) activities, but few data to understand the sources, age, spatial origin, and its fate following entry into the waste management system. With few publ…
View article: Empirical Assessment of the Impact of VDC and Lean on Environment and Waste in Masonry Operations
Empirical Assessment of the Impact of VDC and Lean on Environment and Waste in Masonry Operations Open
Lean principles aim to improve construction through focus on value and waste elimination, which benefits environmental performance by reducing life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improving other environmental metrics.Although pri…
View article: The Role of Biorefinery Co-Products, Market Proximity and Feedstock Environmental Footprint in Meeting Biofuel Policy Goals for Winter Barley-to-Ethanol
The Role of Biorefinery Co-Products, Market Proximity and Feedstock Environmental Footprint in Meeting Biofuel Policy Goals for Winter Barley-to-Ethanol Open
Renewable fuel standards for biofuels have been written into policy in the U.S. to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of transportation energy supply. Biofuel feedstocks sourced from within a regional market have the potential to al…
View article: Process Modeling in Prospective Life Cycle Assessment
Process Modeling in Prospective Life Cycle Assessment Open
Decarbonization of the transportation sector through the development of low carbon fuels from biomass may play an important role in the mitigation of global climate change. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a systematic tool used to evaluate …