Frugal approach to innovation: State of the art and future perspectives

A Pisoni, L Michelini, G Martignoni - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
Frugal innovation has recently become a relevant topic in the public domain. The real
challenge for frugal innovation is to introduce something new or different (innovating) whilst …

Sustainable production of bio-based chemicals and polymers via integrated biomass refining and bioprocessing in a circular bioeconomy context

SM Ioannidou, C Pateraki, D Ladakis… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
The sustainable production of bio-based chemicals and polymers is highly dependent on
the development of viable biorefinery concepts using crude renewable resources for the …

[HTML][HTML] Adopting new technology is a distant dream? The risks of implementing Industry 4.0 in emerging economy SMEs

JP Tamvada, S Narula, D Audretsch, H Puppala… - … Forecasting and Social …, 2022 - Elsevier
Manufacturing organisations worldwide are embracing Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) and its associated
technologies, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Advanced Robotics, Big Data, and …

An integrated decision support framework using single-valued neutrosophic-MASWIP-COPRAS for sustainability assessment of bioenergy production technologies

IM Hezam, AR Mishra, P Rani, A Saha… - Expert Systems with …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a clean and renewable energy, bioenergy is one of the most prospective alternatives to
fossil fuels. Therefore, it has been received much attention and occupied a considerable …

Multi-criteria evaluation model for the selection of sustainable materials for building projects

PO Akadiri, PO Olomolaiye, EA Chinyio - Automation in construction, 2013 - Elsevier
Sustainable material selection represents an important strategy in building design. Current
building materials selection methods fail to provide adequate solutions for two major issues …

Supply chain and logistics issues of bio-energy production

S Gold, S Seuring - Journal of cleaner production, 2011 - Elsevier
Within the concert of renewable energy technologies, bio-energy can play a decisive role
during the next decades, when smartly designed and applied under favorable conditions. In …

Challenges in biodiesel industry with regards to feedstock, environmental, social and sustainability issues: A critical review

MR Anuar, AZ Abdullah - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the challenges in developing a sustainable biodiesel industry
especially in Malaysia. The challenges discussed in this paper are divided into three main …

[HTML][HTML] Advancing integrated systems modelling framework for life cycle sustainability assessment

A Halog, Y Manik - Sustainability, 2011 - mdpi.com
The need for integrated methodological framework for sustainability assessment has been
widely discussed and is urgent due to increasingly complex environmental system …

[HTML][HTML] Legal situation and current practice of waste incineration bottom ash utilisation in Europe

D Blasenbauer, F Huber, J Lederer, MJ Quina… - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Almost 500 municipal solid waste incineration plants in the EU, Norway and Switzerland
generate about 17.6 Mt/a of incinerator bottom ash (IBA). IBA contains minerals and metals …

Social life cycle assessment of palm oil biodiesel: a case study in Jambi Province of Indonesia

Y Manik, J Leahy, A Halog - The International Journal of Life Cycle …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose This study aims to investigate the social implications of palm oil biodiesel via a
case study using a life cycle assessment framework. Methods The case study was …