Coupling nexus and circular economy to decouple carbon emissions from economic growth

MS Uddin, K Mahmud, B Mitra, AEE Hridoy… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Experts have been searching for ways to mitigate the impacts of climate change on
resources since the early 20th century. In response, the World Economic Forum introduced …

Optimization of two-stage seawater reverse osmosis membrane processes with practical design aspects for improving energy efficiency

J Kim, K Park, S Hong - Journal of Membrane Science, 2020 - Elsevier
While single-stage is the general configuration for seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO), the
two-stage design can increase the overall recovery of an SWRO system. Due to its high …

Development of an integrated prediction-optimization modeling approach for coupled risk management of water and energy nexus systems

Y Cai, J Cai, D Chen, Y Xie, J Feng - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
In this research, an integrated prediction-optimization approach (IPOA) was developed to
manage coupled risks of water and energy nexus (WEN) systems. This approach combined …

[HTML][HTML] Revisiting the water-use efficiency performance for microelectronics manufacturing facilities: Using Taiwan's Science Parks as a case study

W Den, CH Chen, YC Luo - Water-energy nexus, 2018 - Elsevier
Semiconductors are enabling technologies that drive today's information economy by
producing a broad spectrum of microelectronic consumer products including computers, flat …

Membrane capacitive deionization for low-salinity desalination in the reclamation of domestic wastewater effluents

M Lee, CS Fan, YW Chen, KC Chang, PT Chiueh… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the feasibility of desalinating secondary effluent from a
domestic wastewater treatment plant (DWTP) using membrane capacitive deionization …

Changes in energy and carbon intensity in Seoul's water sector

H Kim, W Chen - Sustainable cities and society, 2018 - Elsevier
The water sector accounts for a significant proportion of the total energy consumption in
urban areas; therefore, that sector can contribute to energy transition in urban areas. Seoul …

Integrated assessment of water–energy–food nexus: Conceptual framework and application to the Ping River basin, Thailand

K Chapagain, MS Babel, D Karthe… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Water, energy and food are the three foremost vital resources that need to be protected for
human existence and sustainable development. The study develops an indicator-based …

[HTML][HTML] Is it possible to develop a green management strategy applied to water systems in isolated cities? An optimized case study in the Bahamas

AVM García, FJ Sánchez-Romero… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The inclusion of new strategies is crucial to achieve the different targets of the sustainable
development goals for the guarantee of supply in the different cities and reduction the …

Relieving the water-energy nexus pressure through whole supply chain management: Evidence from the provincial-level analysis in China

L Yang, Y Li, D Wang, Z Wang, Y Yang, H Lv… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Water-energy nexus (WEN) is an international hot-spot issue, while more attentions have
been paid to the direct nexus effect resulting from production activities. In this context, this …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrafiltration after primary settler to enhance organic carbon valorization: Energy, economic and environmental assessment

A Jiménez-Benítez, P Sanchís-Perucho… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
A membrane-based alternative consisting of introducing an ultrafiltration step after the
primary settler of the Carraixet WWTP (Valencia, Spain) is analyzed. This alternative aim at …