Exploring environmental and economic costs and benefits of a circular economy approach to the construction and demolition sector. A literature review

P Ghisellini, M Ripa, S Ulgiati - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
Circular economy (CE) as a new model of economic development promotes the maximum
reuse/recycling of materials, goods and components in order to decrease waste generation …

Life cycle assessment and life cycle cost analysis of recycled solid waste materials in highway pavement: A review

J Li, F Xiao, L Zhang, SN Amirkhanian - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Highway pavement construction with recycled solid waste materials had become a
sustainable topic of great concern recently, due to the potential environmental and economic …

Ex-ante life cycle assessment of commercial-scale cultivated meat production in 2030

P Sinke, E Swartz, H Sanctorum… - … International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Cultivated meat (CM) is attracting increased attention as an environmentally
sustainable and animal-friendly alternative to conventional meat. As the technology matures …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies for feeding the world more sustainably with organic agriculture

A Muller, C Schader, N El-Hage Scialabba… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Organic agriculture is proposed as a promising approach to achieving sustainable food
systems, but its feasibility is also contested. We use a food systems model that addresses …

Redesigning a food supply chain for environmental sustainability–An analysis of resource use and recovery

R Krishnan, R Agarwal, C Bajada… - Journal of cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Food supply will need to increase by around 70% from its current levels in order to meet the
world population growth of 9.6 billion by 2050. Food waste is the biggest challenge in global …

Life cycle assessment of lithium‐ion battery recycling using pyrometallurgical technologies

MA Rajaeifar, M Raugei, B Steubing… - Journal of Industrial …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Among existing and emerging technologies to recycle spent lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) from
electric vehicles, pyrometallurgical processes are commercially used. However, very little is …

Environmental impact of food waste bioconversion by insects: application of life cycle assessment to process using Hermetia illucens

R Salomone, G Saija, G Mondello, A Giannetto… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
Food waste management strategies are mainly focused on waste minimization, but the
search for new solutions to waste valorization is also a viable and potentially advantageous …

[HTML][HTML] Energy and environmental assessment of a traction lithium-ion battery pack for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles

MA Cusenza, S Bobba, F Ardente, M Cellura… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Traction batteries are a key factor in the environmental sustainability of electric mobility and,
therefore, it is necessary to evaluate their environmental performance to allow a …

Disruption risks to material supply chains in the electronics sector

S Althaf, CW Babbitt - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021 - Elsevier
Electronic products are an essential part of modern society, but their importance has
perhaps never been as palpable as when the COVID-19 pandemic forced almost every …

Tidal current energy harvesting technologies: A review of current status and life cycle assessment

G Li, W Zhu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
As an abundant, clean, and predictable source of renewable energy, tidal current energy
provides a cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels. Tidal current energy harvesting …