Proof-of-work based blockchain technology and Anthropocene: An undermined situation?

C Schinckus - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
In the increasing literature dealing with the potential applications of blockchain technology in
the energy sector, one key aspect is under-estimated: the use of renewal energies to fuel the …

Environmental trade-offs of direct air capture technologies in climate change mitigation toward 2100

Y Qiu, P Lamers, V Daioglou, N McQueen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Direct air capture (DAC) is critical for achieving stringent climate targets, yet the
environmental implications of its large-scale deployment have not been evaluated in this …

Making the use of scenarios in LCA easier: the superstructure approach

B Steubing, D de Koning - The International Journal of Life Cycle …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Much progress has recently been made in modelling future background systems for
LCA by including future scenario data, eg from Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs), into …

[HTML][HTML] Life Cycle Assessment of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Remediation Technologies: A Literature Review

X Song, M Montelius, C Carlsson - Environments, 2024 - mdpi.com
The remediation of environments contaminated with per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances
(PFAS) has become a growing priority due to the persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic …

[HTML][HTML] Circular bioeconomy: Life cycle assessment of scaled-up cascading production from orange peel waste under current and future electricity mixes

DA Teigiserova, L Hamelin, L Tiruta-Barna… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Orange peel waste (OPW) is present in large quantities both locally and globally, which
makes them feasible input into the circular bioeconomy. However, due to their antimicrobial …

[HTML][HTML] A life cycle assessment framework for large-scale changes in material circularity

SA Bassi, D Tonini, T Ekvall, TF Astrup - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing material circularity is high on the agenda of the European Union in order to
decouple environmental impacts and economic growth. While life cycle assessment (LCA) is …

Phosphorus (P) recovery from corn biorefineries is promising for mitigating environmental impacts and promoting the P circular economy

J You, S Li, N Chen, X Yang, C Kurambhatti… - Resources …, 2023 - Elsevier
The intertwined issues of eutrophication and phosphate mineral resource scarcity have
prompted the necessity for phosphorus (P) recovery. Corn biorefineries are considered a …

A more basic modeling framework for life cycle methods to cover non-linear, dynamic, and integrated effects–looking beyond linear inverse modeling

T Schaubroeck - Frontiers in Sustainability, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Frontiers | A more basic modeling framework for life cycle methods to cover non-linear,
dynamic, and integrated effects–looking beyond linear inverse modeling Skip to main content …

[HTML][HTML] Circular strategy assessment for digital services: The CADiS framework

RRZ Tarpani, JMF Mendoza, L Piedra-Muñoz… - Sustainable Production …, 2024 - Elsevier
The incorporation of digital technologies (DTs) and digital services into our daily lives is
expected to grow in the years ahead. Whereas these technologies and services are …

[HTML][HTML] Transition life cycle assessment: A new method to face ecological transition

A Ventura - Frontiers in Sustainability, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Transition can be defined as deep-structural changes in interrelated economic sectors.
Climate change issue calls for a transition in which all actors can be involved and where the …