Illuminating sustainability: a comprehensive review of the environmental life cycle and exergetic impacts of solar systems on the agri-food sector

B Hamidinasab, H Javadikia, F Hosseini-Fashami… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The develo** agri-food sector significantly boosts food production and plays a crucial role
in resolving the global food crisis. This development is valuable when accompanied by …

Environmental life cycle assessment of biodiesel production from waste cooking oil: A systematic review

H Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha, AS Nizami… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Waste cooking oil (WCO) disposal in landfills or discharge into sewer systems could cause
severe environmental challenges. Therefore, extensive efforts are made to develop …

[HTML][HTML] Life Cycle Assessment of construction materials: Methodologies, applications and future directions for sustainable decision-making

S Barbhuiya, BB Das - Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This review paper presents a comprehensive analysis of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
methodologies applied to construction materials. It begins with an introduction highlighting …

The sustainability of industrial hemp: a literature review of its economic, environmental, and social sustainability

G Kaur, R Kander - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Industrial hemp is a versatile, sustainable plant with several applications of its various forms,
including fiber obtained from hemp stalks, food obtained from hemp seeds, and oil obtained …

Comprehensive assessment of 2G bioethanol production

B Sharma, C Larroche, CG Dussap - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The advancements in second-generation bioethanol produced from lignocellulosic biomass,
such as crops residues, woody crops or energy grasses are gaining momentum. Though …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon footprint of low-energy buildings in the United Kingdom: Effects of mitigating technological pathways and decarbonization strategies

M Norouzi, AN Haddad, L Jiménez… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a limited comprehensive analysis of the effectiveness of adopted carbon mitigation
strategies for buildings over their life cycle, that are concerned with temporal perspectives of …

A systematic review of life cycle sustainability assessment: Current state, methodological challenges, and implementation issues

D Costa, P Quinteiro, AC Dias - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
The life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) is a tool to assess sustainability from a life
cycle perspective, which has been receiving increased attention over the years. This work …

Ecotoxicity characterization of chemicals: Global recommendations and implementation in USEtox

M Owsianiak, MZ Hauschild, L Posthuma, E Saouter… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Chemicals emitted to the environment affect ecosystem health from local to global scale, and
reducing chemical impacts has become an important element of European and global …

Life cycle assessment of combustion-based electricity generation technologies integrated with carbon capture and storage: A review

Y Wang, Z Pan, W Zhang, TN Borhani, R Li… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the key technology to reduce CO 2 emissions from the
conventional power systems. CCS has the flexibility, compatibility, and great potential to …

[HTML][HTML] A review of conventional versus additive manufacturing for metals: life-cycle environmental and economic analysis

A Mecheter, F Tarlochan, M Kucukvar - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a recent emerging technology that is being adopted in
various industry sectors and supply chains. Life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle …