Economía Circular

 

Economía Circular

Embodied Carbon Premium for Cantilevers
23/03/2024 - This study addresses the critical need for sustainable architectural designs within the context of climate change and the significant role the built environment plays in greenhouse gas emissions. The...
Environmental Sustainability of Building Materials in Turkey: Reference Information Recommendations for European Green Deal Declarations
25/03/2024 - This study provides weight and normalization reference information for declaring the environmental information of building materials produced and exported in Turkey. Reference information was first...
Application of Plant Oils as Functional Additives in Edible Films and Coatings for Food Packaging: A Review
25/03/2024 - Increasing environmental concerns over using petroleum-based packaging materials in the food industry have encouraged researchers to produce edible food packaging materials from renewable sources....
Waste Cooking Oil as Eco-Friendly Rejuvenator for Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement
24/03/2024 - Over 50 MioT of Waste Cooking Oil (WCO) was collected worldwide in 2020 from domestic and industrial activities, constituting a potential hazard for both water and land environments, and requiring...
Enhancing Sustainability in Italian Water Supply Pipes through Life Cycle Analysis
25/03/2024 - The primary concern regarding the sustainability of the urban water cycle remains the performance of water supply systems. This, in turn, is determined by the functionality and sustainability of the...
Estimating the carbon footprint of Mexican food consumption based on a high-resolution environmentally extended input-output model
20/03/2024 - Increased global attention is being paid to the food-health-climate trilemma. In this study, we evaluate the climate impacts of Mexico’s food consumption patterns by creating a high-resolution...
Embodied Carbon Inventories for the Australian Built Environment: A Scoping Review
20/03/2024 - Accounting for the embodied carbon in construction materials and calculating the carbon footprint of entire construction projects in life-cycle assessments is a rapidly developing area in the...
Carbon Assessment of a Wooden Single-Family Building—Focusing on Re-Used Building Products
15/03/2024 - Previous research has shown a lack of studies with comparisons between primary (virgin) and secondary (re-used) building materials, and their embodied emissions. The creation of different scenarios...
Life Cycle Assessment of Dried Organic Apple Value Chains Considering Conventional and Heat-Pump-Assisted Drying Processes: The Case of Sweden
12/03/2024 - The increasing population pressure and demand for quality food, and the significant burden of agriculture on the environment, impede the sustainable development of the food sector. Understanding the...
Environmental Performance of a Mixed Crop–Dairy Cattle Farm in Alexandria (Romania)
12/03/2024 - Agricultural specialization has increased considerably in Europe over the last decades, leading to the separation of crop and livestock production at both farm and regional levels. Such a...
A Review of Building Carbon Emission Accounting Methods under Low-Carbon Building Background
13/03/2024 - With the continuous development of the global economy, carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions are persistently increasing, making global warming an indisputable fact. As a high-energy...
The Relationship between the Greenhouse Gas and Energy Target Management System and Foreign Ownership: Investor Sensitivity to the Implementation of the System
13/03/2024 - As the issue of climate change intensifies, the international community has been actively formulating strategies for mitigation and adaptation. With developed countries leading the way in enforcing...
Identifying the opportunities for sustainable bitumen production in India
11/03/2024 - The present study assessed the environmental impacts due to bitumen production in India using life cycle assessment approach. The impacts were calculated for production of 1 t of bitumen and...
External Wall Systems in Passive House Standard: Material, Thermal and Environmental LCA Analysis
09/03/2024 - The construction sector, a significant consumer of energy, possesses the potential to realize substantial environmental and economic advantages through the adoption of innovative technologies and...
Out-of-Plane Strengthening of Existing Timber Floors with Cross Laminated Timber Panels Made of Short Supply Chain Beech
11/03/2024 - Establishing short supply chains for timber has become important especially in Italy, which is an historically wood-importer country. Timber is an environmentally friendly construction material and a...
Disassemblability Assessment of Car Parts: Lessons Learned from an Ecodesign Perspective
11/03/2024 - A conventional vehicle requires more than 50 different metals in its manufacturing, most of which are critical. Given this circumstance, enhancing sustainability from a raw materials perspective...
Recycling of Low-Quality Carbon Black Produced by Tire Pyrolysis
06/03/2024 - Pyrolysis is a promising way to reuse of waste tires. However, the carbon black generated in the process is often contaminated with various pyrolysis products. This study aims to recycle low-quality...
Flexural Behavior of Alkali-Activated Ultra-High-Performance Geopolymer Concrete Beams
06/03/2024 - Ultra-high-performance geopolymer concrete (UHPGC) emerges as a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to Portland cement-based UHPC, offering similar mechanical properties while significantly...
Biocomposite Materials Derived from Andropogon halepensis: Eco-Design and Biophysical Evaluation
06/03/2024 - This research work presents a “green” strategy of weed valorization for developing silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with promising interesting applications. Two types of AgNPs...
Green Plasticizer for Poly(vinyl chloride) Re-Granulate Production: Case Study of Sustainability Concept Implementation
05/03/2024 - The increase in waste polymer recycling has helped in promoting sustainability, and together with the use of renewable raw materials, it has become a widespread concept with positive effects on both...