The history and current applications of the circular economy concept

K Winans, A Kendall, H Deng - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
The challenges of balancing industrial development, environmental and human health, and
economic growth in China and elsewhere in the world are drivers for recent resource use …

A review on the synthesis and characterization of metal organic frameworks for photocatalytic water purification

J Bedia, V Muelas-Ramos, M Peñas-Garzón… - Catalysts, 2019 - mdpi.com
This review analyzes the preparation and characterization of metal organic frameworks
(MOFs) and their application as photocatalysts for water purification. The study begins by …

[HTML][HTML] The role of wastewater treatment in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) and sustainability guideline

K Obaideen, N Shehata, ET Sayed, MA Abdelkareem… - Energy Nexus, 2022 - Elsevier
The world is currently striving to achieve the globally adopted sustainable development
goals (SDGs). Exploring the role of technology in achieving the SDGs is critical for the …

[HTML][HTML] Closing the loop on take, make, waste: Investigating circular economy practices in the Swedish fashion industry

T Brydges - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The fashion industry is one of the most wasteful consumer industries in the world. Through
the advent of fast fashion–trendy, low-cost clothing produced by global fashion brands …

Fintech and SMEs sustainable business models: Reflections and considerations for a circular economy

S Pizzi, L Corbo, A Caputo - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Following the operational paradigms proposed by Industry 4.0, the last years have been
characterized by the rapid growth of technology-based firms increasingly adopting …

Circular economy for the built environment: A research framework

F Pomponi, A Moncaster - Journal of cleaner production, 2017 - Elsevier
The built environment puts major pressure on the natural environment; its role in
transitioning to a circular economy (CE) is therefore fundamental. However, current CE …

Analyzing cause and effect relationships among drivers and barriers to circular economy implementation in the context of an emerging economy

SA Khan, MS Mubarik, SK Paul - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The circular economy (CE) concepts have attained great attention to achieve sustainable
development goals. However, the implementation of CE requires identifying its drivers and …

Managing a complex global circular economy business model: Opportunities and challenges

P Hopkinson, M Zils, P Hawkins… - California Management …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
This article presents an in-depth case study detailing the history, experiences, and wider
practitioner and policy lessons from a circular economy business model over a 30-year …

Review of Circular Economy in urban water sector: Challenges and opportunities in India

NS Kakwani, PP Kalbar - Journal of Environmental Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing urbanization and rapid depletion of resources have forced authorities to shift from
traditional linear system of take-make-use-dispose to circular system of resource …

Electrodialysis desalination, resource and energy recovery from water industries for a circular economy

MM Kabir, GM Sabur, MM Akter, SY Nam, KS Im… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
The water industries (WIN) are now approaching towards sustainability of resource use,
recovery process, and water and energy management based on the circular economy (CRE) …