Toward artificial intelligence and machine learning-enabled frameworks for improved predictions of lifecycle environmental impacts of functional materials and devices

T Ibn-Mohammed, KB Mustapha, M Abdulkareem… - MRS …, 2023 - Springer
The application of functional materials and devices (FM&Ds) underpins numerous products
and services, facilitating improved quality of life, but also constitutes a huge environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Circular Mining Wastes Management for Sustainable Production of Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze

LS Malyukova, NV Martyushev, VV Tynchenko… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mining operations have a significant negative impact on the surrounding ecosystems. The
operation of mines and quarries creates a large amount of waste that accumulate and are …

Unveiling the nonlinear drivers of urban land resources on carbon emissions: The mediating role of industrial upgrading and technological innovation

R Qiao, Z Zhao, T Wu, S Zhou, AO ** water scarcity risk in China with the consideration of spatially heterogeneous environmental flow requirement
W Huang, C Shuai, P **ang, X Chen, B Zhao - … Impact Assessment Review, 2024 - Elsevier
Water is an indispensable raw material for industrial production across various economic
activities. Extensive research indicates that local water scarcity may cause severe economic …

Exploring sludge yield patterns through interpretable machine learning models in China's municipal wastewater treatment plants

Y Hu, R Wei, K Yu, Z Liu, Q Zhou, M Zhang… - Resources …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sludge management remains a challenge for municipal wastewater treatment plants
(MWWTPs). In this study, we use machine learning models to predict sludge yield and …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon footprint drivers in China's municipal wastewater treatment plants and mitigation opportunities through electricity and chemical efficiency

S Qu, Y Hu, R Wei, K Yu, Z Liu, Q Zhou, C Wang… - Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to address climate change is a global
consensus, and municipal wastewater treatment plants (MWWTPs) should lead the way in …

Assessing the spatial-temporal environmental efficiency of global construction sector

K Li, Z Zou, Y Zhang, C Shuai - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The extensive waste emissions and energy consumption in the construction industry has
spurred calls for sustainable development reform. Identifying valuable development …

Analyzing the potential local and distant economic loss of global construction sector due to water scarcity

C Wang, C Shuai, X Chen, W Huang, W Hou… - Environmental Impact …, 2025 - Elsevier
Global water scarcity poses a significant threat to economic production, especially within
resource-intensive sectors such as construction. It is essential to assess the potential local …

Estimating the dynamic environmental footprints of the global finance and business sector towards sustainable development goals

X Chen, C Shuai, B Zhao - Sustainable Development, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The global finance and business is a trillion‐dollar sector whose final demand drives a
significant amount of economic production and services in other sectors through trade …

A gap filling method for daily evapotranspiration of global flux data sets based on deep learning

L Qian, L Wu, Z Zhang, J Fan, X Yu, X Liu, Q Yang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In response to irregular data gaps in evapotranspiration (ET) data obtained using eddy
covariance (EC) methods, this study seeks to explore a high-precision interpolation method …