Issue 9/2025
Content (54 Articles)
Nanotechnology and the net-zero future: bridging innovation with climate imperatives
- Editorial
Jagpreet Singh
Evaluating carbon footprint calculators: a comprehensive assessment framework
- Perspective
Ziqian Xia, Kuang Liu, Jiangnan Li, Yanjun Gu, Bo Hu, Yun Zhong, Jinquan Ye, Ka Leung Lam
The application of scCO2 medium in cellulosic fibers: a sustainable approach in textile production
- Open Access
- Review
İdil Yiğit, Aliye Akarsu Özenç, Semiha Eren
Utilizing Parachlorella microalgae and Arthrospira cyanobacteria for tertiary wastewater treatment and biomass valorization as raw material for biopolymer production
- Original Paper
Gabriela de Amorim da Silva, Jair Juarez João, Rafael de Oliveira Jaime Sales, Daniela Becker, Everton Skoronski, Fábio de Farias Neves
Operating cost and treatment analysis of cattle slaughterhouse wastewater by coagulation-flocculation and electrooxidation processes
- Original Paper
Nawid Ahmad Akhtar, Kaniet Kubanychbek Kyzy, Mehmet Kobya, Erhan Gengec
Dispersal of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and toxic metals: a probable influence of inorganic fluoride and ionic strength in the Shiqi River Basin of Nanjing City, South-Eastern China
- Original Paper
Muhammad Ibrahim, Yiping Li, Xiaolin Zhu, Yaning Wang, Yan Chunmin, Hafsat Alhassan Danjaji, Abdulhakim Wagini Hassan, Adam Umar Jibo
Enhanced-efficiency urea fertilizers from organic palygorskite and carnauba wax
- Original Paper
Jucielle Veras Fernandes, Clara Maria Marinho Serafim, Alisson Mendes Rodrigues, Romualdo Rodrigues Menezes, Gelmires de Araújo Neves
Green synthesis of single phase of ZrO2 nanoparticles via Sonchus asper aqueous extract: antibacterial, antioxidant, cytotoxic, and photocatalytic applications
- Original Paper
Ameer H. Idan, Abbas Al-nayili, Noori M. Cata Saady
Techno-environmental assessment of air conditioning systems and refrigerants in arid regions: should the global environmental protocols be revised?
- Original Paper
Sarah AlOsaimi, Esra Aleisa, Fotouh Al-Ragom
Optimizing the combined electrocoagulation (EC) and electrochemical oxidation (EO) for treating the petroleum wastewater from crude oil storage tank bottoms
- Original Paper
Mona Galedari, Mohsen Mehdipour Ghazi, Maryam Hosseini Aliabadi
Performance of environmentally friendly biopolymer-natural fiber on post-freeze–thaw behavior on silty sand: macro- and micro analysis
- Original Paper
Mahmoud Ghazavi, Mobina Taslimi Paein Afrakoti
Performance evaluation of cement-stabilized coalmine overburden-furnace slag-fly ash mixes as economical and sustainable base course material for flexible pavement
- Original Paper
Arindam Karmakar, Supriya Pal, Kamal Bhattacharya, Mrinal Kanti Mandal, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Hirok Chaudhuri
Heterogeneous Fenton-type degradation of methylene blue dye in controlled pH condition catalyzed by copper(II) loaded waste chicken eggshell powder: a sustainable approach of utilization of naturally available biowaste materials
- Original Paper
Ankurita Nath, Subhadeep Biswas, Debasish Pal, Anjali Pal
An approach for decontamination of oil spills in seawater based on polyamide 5.6 nanocoated with reduced graphene oxide/fluoropolymer
- Original Paper
Francisco H. V. A. Silva, Thiago F. Santos, Rivaldo L. B. Cabral, Elisama V. dos Santos, Lucas A. S. de Jesus, Edney R. V. P. Galvão, Pedro T. P. Aum, José Heriberto O. do Nascimento
Band gap engineering of Ag/CeO2/Co3O4@biochar composite with superior light harvesting for photocatalytic removal of Diclofenac and Naphthalene from effluents
- Original Paper
Musfica Sultana, Saumya R. Mohapatra, Md. Ahmaruzzaman
Effects of energy security and financial development on load capacity factor in the USA: a wavelet kernel-based regularized least squares approach
- Original Paper
Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo, Babatunde Sunday Eweade, Oktay Özkan, Dilber Uzun Ozsahin
Performance analysis of the thermal flux effect and exergy analysis of a passive evaporative cooled double jacket wet clay-walled storage structure for pre-cooling of tomatoes
- Original Paper
Macmanus Chinenye Ndukwu, Godwin Akpan, Cyprian N. Tom, Ubong David Offiong, Samuel Nditoi Akpanmkpuk, Emmanuel Oluwafemi Ogundahunsi, Ifiok Ekop, Leonard Akuwueke, Godwin Usoh, Joseph Edet, Augustine Edet Ben, Merlin Simo-Tagne, Fidelis. I. Abam
Comprehensive sustainability assessment of hybrid production processes by the application of ultrasonic vibrations and plasma heat source
- Original Paper
M. B. Davari, S. Elhami
Evaluation of physico-chemical characteristics of biochar produced from red bell pepper waste biomass
- Open Access
- Original Paper
Nsaka Ntumba Christophe, Ngole Jeme Veronica
Biomass waste as a raw material for the mesoporous catalyst synthesis and its application in HDO of guaiacol for biofuel production
- Original Paper
Lorena P. Rivoira, Brenda C. Ledesma, María V. Fraire, Verónica A. Valles, Marcos B. Gómez Costa, Andrea R. Beltramone
Preparation process of municipal sludge biochar-based catalyst based on life cycle assessment, carbon emission, and techno-economic comparative analysis
- Original Paper
Zhaolei Meng, Hongbin Xiong, Chengzhu Zhu, Gaofei Xu
Biopolyols obtained from rapeseed oil as a replacement of petrochemical components in the production of ecological thermal insulation materials
- Open Access
- Original Paper
Maria Kurańska, Elżbieta Malewska, Hynek Beneš, Martina Nevoralová, Marcin Zemła, Sławomir Michałowski, Klaudia Śmietana, Aleksander Prociak
Covalently grafting cationized sericin to silk fabric for achieving economical salt-free dyeing and antibacterial property and minimizing strength loss
- Original Paper
Muhammad Asad Saleem, Zihao Jin, Mingbo Ma
Sustainability and functionality of the combined organic acids and polyphosphates to inhibit calcium sulfate scaling
- Original Paper
Saba Bahrami, Reza Panahi
A Bayesian regularization back propagation (BRBP) neural network model for prediction of the effect of using Al2O3–Fe2O3 hybrid nano fuels on the performance and emissions of diesel engines
- Original Paper
Seyed Amin Bagherzadeh, Amir Homayoon Meghdadi Isfahani, Iman Kazemi Asfeh, Mohammad Nouri
Sustainable water purification: evaluating Phumdi biomass adsorbent performance through machine learning-based feature analysis
- Original Paper
Lairenlakpam Helena, Sudhakar Ningthoujam, Potsangbam Albino Kumar
Pretreatment of skins with masked silicates for low-pollution emission tanning technology
- Original Paper
Pradeep Srinivasan, Gladstone Christopher Jayakumar, Balaraman Madhan
Risk assessment of sugarcane bagasse pellet plant equipment using hybrid multi‑criteria decision‑making techniques to reduce environmental hazards
- Original Paper
Fatemeh Afsharnia, Abbas Rohani
Optimization of corn starch/glycerol, acetic acid, and cellulose fibers ratio on biodegradable plastic synthesis by Box–Behnken design (BBD)
- Open Access
- Original Paper
Eman M. Abdel Hamid, Ahmed E. Mohamed, Ahmed A. Mohamed, Abdallah A. Galal, Abdelrahman A. Mekhemr, Eslam S. Saleh, Mohamed I. Hassan, Mohamed H. Ahmed, Shehab K. Elgendy
Quantifying industrial ecological transformation of the iron and steel industrial symbiosis network with exergy metabolism
- Original Paper
Hao Jin, Jiayi Lu, Shining Xing, Yining Guo, Pinglian Chen, Jingmin Xing, Junnian Wu
Coconut biochar doped with graphitic carbon nanosheets and α-Fe2O3 shows high adsorption rate for multiple toxic elements in contaminated water
- Original Paper
Thinh Nguyen Van, Chung Nguyen Thuy, Huong Nguyen Thi Thu, Phong K. Thai, Xuan Tran Dang, Yoshihiro Kuwahara
Intelligent monitoring method of UAV for fugitive dust environmental protection in construction bare land area based on lightweight improvement YOLOv5
- Original Paper
Yan Jing, Xiaolong Wei, Xiaochun Bai, Mingxin Geng, Jian Wu
Taguchi’s approach for optimization of photocatalytic process for greywater treatment and energy harvesting using ZnO/TiO2/Ti heterojunction photoanode
- Original Paper
Vaidehi G. Sonone, Ajay R. Tembhurkar
Nexus between green innovation, policy stability, and environmental sustainability on sustainable economic growth: the case of China
- Original Paper
Hafeez Ullah, Xundi Diao, Umeair Shahzad, Farwa Iqbal
Performance enhancement of PVT modules using bi-fluid (air/CuO–water-based nanofluid) and fins: energy and exergy analysis
- Open Access
- Original Paper
Mohammed El Hadi Attia, Abd Elnaby Kabeel, Abdelkrim Khelifa, Mohamed Abdelgaied, Müslüm Arıcı, Moataz M. Abdel-Aziz
Reliability assessment of offshore wind farms for floating oil and gas platforms cleaner production
- Original Paper
Gustavo Q. Almeida, Carmen L. T. Borges, Gianfranco Chicco
Global analysis of socioeconomic and environmental indicators and sources of electrical energy
- Original Paper
Cássia Monteiro da Silva Burigato Costa, Aleska Kaufmann Almeida, Isabel Kaufmann de Almeida
Socioeconomic impacts of wind farms in small and rural areas: a case study in North-eastern Spain
- Open Access
- Original Paper
M. Á. Almazán-Gómez, J. Bielsa, I. Cazcarro, R. Langarita, G. Rodríguez-López
Sustainable development in Asian countries: exploring the nexus between economic growth and environmental sustainability
- Original Paper
Shahid Iqbal, Muhammad Zada, Hafiza Iram Naseem, Jehan Zeb
Thermo-economic and environmental study of solar hybridization for existing fossil-fueled combined cycle power plants: comparison of two practical approaches
- Original Paper
Amin Tarabkhah, Reza Hosseini-Abardeh, Ali Ahmadpour
Optimal capacity planning for power cogeneration and desalination plants with renewable energy integration
- Original Paper
Fahad M. Al-Fadhli, Nawaf S. Alhajeri, Hisham Ettouney, Ratnamala Sholapurmath, Mark Holtzapple, Mahmoud M. El-Halwagi
Reduction of microplastic content, toxicity, and CO₂ footprint in façade plasters through substitution of organic binders with water glass compounds
- Original Paper
Jakub Lisowski, Anna Marzec, Bolesław Szadkowski, Przemysław Rybiński, Witold Żukowski, Gabriela Berkowicz-Płatek, Dariusz Bradło
Carbon emission pinch analysis for transformation of Polish power generation sector
- Original Paper
Grzegorz Poplewski, Melvin Ting, Dominic C. Y. Foo, Raymond R. Tan, Yin Ling Tan
A comprehensive energy, exergy, economic, and environmental impact assessment of building-integrated photovoltaic systems
- Original Paper
Abdelhak Lekbir, Fares Zaoui, Riad Khenfer, Kok Soon Tey, Saad Mekhilef
Optimal capacitated multi-product robust cement supply chain Network design considering carbon emission policies
- Original Paper
Hêriş Golpîra, Ahvan Javanmardan
Green fiscal interventions and air quality improvement: empirical insights on PM2.5 reduction from Chinese counties
- Original Paper
Shen Zhong, Zhicheng Zhou, Xiaofeng Zhang, Daizhi Jin
Where is a pathway to sustainable development? Coupling coordination analysis of the human–environment system: An empirical study of 295 Chinese cities
- Original Paper
Weiming Li, Zhaoyang Cai, Xiaojie Zhao, Leshan Jin
Do financial inclusion and green growth matter for environmental sustainability? A fresh insight through nonlinear model
- Original Paper
Muhammad Sajid, Muhammad Akbar Ali Ansari, Arsalan Tanveer, Noreen Safdar, Muhammad Faheem
Factors affecting adoption of green practices by food firms: evidences from the World Bank Enterprises Survey
- Original Paper
Mohammad Asif, Aruna Dhamija, Waseem Khan, Amar Johri, Mohammad Wasiq
Can carbon cap-and-trade policy promote digital transformation of manufacturers? An evolutionary game analysis
- Original Paper
Anhang Chen, Huiqin Zhang, Jiaman Yu, Yuxiang Zhang
Forecasting municipal solid waste generation using advanced transformer and multi-layer perceptron techniques
- Original Paper
Neeraj Kumar, P. Rajeswari, D. Jeya Priya, M. Uma Maguesvari
Improvement of effluent quality and operational cost reduction of a wastewater treatment plant using intelligent computational hybrid control schemes
- Original Paper
Jean Gabain Ateunkeng, Alexandre Teplaira Boum, Laurent Bitjoka
Multi-objective optimization of glazing and shading configurations for visual, thermal, and energy performance of cooling dominant climatic regions of India
- Brief Report
Pushpendra Kr. Chaturvedi, Nand Kumar, Ravita Lamba, Kedar Mehta