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{"title":"Future of battery thermal management systems (BTMS): Role of advanced technologies, artificial intelligence and sustainability","authors":"Moinuddin Mohammed Quazi ,&nbsp;Farzad Jaliliantabar ,&nbsp;Sudhakar Kumarasamy ,&nbsp;Mohammadamin Ezazi","doi":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100114","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100114","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The research in battery thermal management systems (BTMS) eventually transforms from well-established conventional techniques through hybrid approaches towards smart and innovative changeover. This is only plausible thanks to researchers' imminent focus towards including artificial intelligence (AI), smart materials, and sustainable approaches in BTMS. This article provides a current understanding of AI models, approaches, and techniques employed to predict the battery's state, failure conditions, high-stress scenarios and thermal behaviour, including maximum and minimum temperatures. The pros and cons of various AI technology and methods are examined. This is followed by a detailed review of emerging advanced technologies such as additive manufacturing to develop customized cooling channels, optimized structures, bioinspired BTMS to improve thermal behaviours, and smart materials for all weather, both heating and cooling solutions. The mist-based cooling system for hazard mitigation is another emerging area for thermal runaway prevention that is reviewed. Lastly, the role of sustainability in technological, socioeconomic, environmental, and cost-effective measures is also discussed. Finally, the potential directions and key points for the future development of battery thermal management systems for a wide range of operation conditions that prevent thermal runaway and safety mitigation systems are also proposed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100960,"journal":{"name":"Next Sustainability","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143419155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Continuous electrocoagulation treatment of chromium from tannery wastewater in a cylindrical column","authors":"Nahid M. Genawi ,&nbsp;Nafis Mahmud ,&nbsp;Elfatih A. Hassan ,&nbsp;Muftah H. El-Naas","doi":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100113","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100113","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Discharging tannery wastewater into the water resources can lead to several environmental implications due to its high chromium and pollutants content, adversely affecting both aquatic and human life. Consequently, researchers are focusing on the development of efficient treatment methods for post-tanning effluents with the target of removing chromium to alleviate this pollution problem. In this regard, electrocoagulation has emerged as a leading technology for chromium removal from tannery wastewater. In this study, a continuous electrocoagulation column was applied for the removal of chromium ions from tannery wastewater collected from local industry. The effect of current density, pH, and effluent chromium concentration were studied for the removal of chromium ions. The results showed that a maximum chromium removal (99.94 %) was achieved within one hour in batch mode at current density, pH, and effluent concentration of 10 mA/cm², 6.5, and 500 mg/L, respectively. The continuous electrocoagulation system was used to evaluate the process dynamics and steady-state stability of the reactor system by introducing step changes in operating conditions (flow rate, pH, current density, and concentration). The experiments of the continuous electrocoagulation reactor system were conducted at a flow rate of 50 ml/min (HRT = 34 min) with the results promise effective removal of chromium ions from tannery wastewater using the electrocoagulation system.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100960,"journal":{"name":"Next Sustainability","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100113"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143377916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Optimization of waste plastic reutilized polymeric membrane fabrication for efficient wastewater treatment","authors":"Yeit Haan Teow ,&nbsp;Aerry Ting Wei Huan ,&nbsp;Zhen Hong Chang","doi":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100117","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100117","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The escalating global production of plastic waste and the urgent need for clean water presents profound environmental and sustainability concerns. Repurposing waste plastic into value-added products, such as polymeric membranes for ultrafiltration applications, offers a promising avenue for addressing these challenges. This study focuses on utilizing waste polystyrene (PS) to synthesize membranes via non-solvent induced phase separation method. Through a systematic optimization process utilizing Response Surface Methodology (RSM), the effects of solvent type, PS concentration, and titanium dioxide (TiO₂) loading on membrane performance were explored. The fabricated PS polymeric membranes were evaluated for their effectiveness in humic acid removal using a dead-end membrane filtration system. The optimal PS polymeric membrane formula, achieved at PS concentration of 16.31 wt% and TiO₂ concentration of 0.10 g/L using NMP as the solvent, exhibited a permeate flux of 166.55 L/m² h and HA rejected of 84 %. The study also demonstrates the suitability of RSM as a statistical tool for membrane formulation optimization, with low percentage errors (5.04 % for permeate flux and 0.69 % for HA rejection). Furthermore, fouling mechanism analysis utilizing the Hermia’s model confirmed the prevalence of cake filtration in the optimized PS polymeric membrane filtration. This study contributes to the advancement of sustainable membrane technology for wastewater treatment, offering insights into the potential of waste plastic reutilization in membrane fabrication and addressing critical environmental and water resource challenges.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100960,"journal":{"name":"Next Sustainability","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100117"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143453094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Crayfish shell biochar for methyl violet adsorption: Equilibrium and kinetic studies","authors":"Azrul Nurfaiz Mohd Faizal ,&nbsp;Chew Hui Wen ,&nbsp;Nicky Rahmana Putra ,&nbsp;Ahmad Syahmi Zaini ,&nbsp;Augustine Agi ,&nbsp;Abu Hassan Nordin ,&nbsp;Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini","doi":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2024.100093","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2024.100093","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This work was aimed to establish the equilibrium and kinetics of methyl violet removal onto crayfish shell biochars. The biochars were prepared through pyrolysis at 500, 650 and 800 <span><math><mi>℃</mi></math></span> for 1.5 h. The biochars were labelled as CS500, CS650 and CS800, respectively. All biochars are highly mesoporous with CS650 exhibits a higher surface area of 665 m²/g. The adsorption results are tied up with the physiochemical properties of biochars. The CS800 displays the maximum dye capacity at 1079 mg/g. The performance of biochars is given in the order of, CS800 &gt; CS650 &gt; CS500. The equilibrium of methyl violet adsorption was best described by modified Langmuir isotherm, while the kinetic data obeyed pseudo-second-order model. The removal of methyl violet is governed partly by precipitation onto crayfish shell biochars. To conclude, the crayfish shell is a potential feedstock of biochar for dye wastewater treatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100960,"journal":{"name":"Next Sustainability","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100093"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143163059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparative study on sunlight induced surfactants system in photogalvanics for solar energy conversion and storage","authors":"Mohan Lal Mohan,&nbsp;KM Gangotri","doi":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100101","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100101","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The aim of the study is to harness and store solar energy through photogalvanic (PG) cells. The mixed surfactant pairs, i.e., NaLS+Brij-35 and NaLS+Tween-80, with photosensitizer methylene blue and reductant D-xylose have been used for PG cells. The resulting photoelectrochemical process in photogalvanics leads to energy conversion for sustainable development in the field of solar energy. The electrical outcomes, i.e., V_OC, SPP, SPC, SP, and SCE, were studied for a sunlight-induced PG cell for photocatalytic conversion. The observed V_OC, SPP, SPC, SP, and SCE with NaLS+Tween-80 surfactant is of the order of 1120 mV, 867 mV 238.00 µA, 206.34 µW, and 1.3012 %, respectively. The observed V_OC, SPP, SPC, SP, and SCE with NaLS+Brij-35 surfactant is of the order of 1123 mV, 870 mV, 240.00 µA, 208.80 µW, and 1.3112 %, respectively. Conclusively, PG cells with NaLS+Brij-35 surfactant are better than PG cells with NaLS+Tween-80. This new combination of surfactants still has the scope to achieve the enhanced electrical results of PG cells for sustainable development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100960,"journal":{"name":"Next Sustainability","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100101"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143163067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigation of commercial scale CSP plants performance: Effect of their installed capacity","authors":"O. Achkari ,&nbsp;A. El Fadar ,&nbsp;M. Mortadi ,&nbsp;Y. Elaouzy","doi":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100143","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100143","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Concentrated solar power (CSP) plants are among the most promising technologies to ensure the competitiveness of solar energy systems with those based on conventional fossil sources, notably, the parabolic trough technology that has the lion’s share (73 %) of the installed CSP capacity worldwide. The correlation between their size, represented by the installed capacity, and their performance is a research area that has been insufficiently explored in the literature. Accordingly, this paper assesses the impact of the CSP plants’ size on their energy and economic performances. For this purpose, the performance of thirteen CSP plants, distributed over four regions, namely China, Morocco, South Africa and United States of America, is assessed using several key indicators based on experimental data. Additionally, several numerical simulations are performed by means of System Advisor Model software. The results show that the larger the CSP plant’s size, the higher the capacity factor. However, under specific conditions, small-size CSP plants achieve similar annual electricity production levels as medium-size ones. From an economic point of view, it is asserted that the levelized cost of energy of the studied CSP plants decreases with the increase of their sizes. Hence, this work constitutes a theoretical and practical reference to concretize the impact of CSP plants’ size on their cost-effectiveness and also to shed light on the possible optimization scenarios related to the CSP plants’ size.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100960,"journal":{"name":"Next Sustainability","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100143"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144254112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ab initio and experimental study of sulphur/samarium codoped-TiO2 and its visible light photocatalytic activity towards the degradation of orange II dye","authors":"Moro Haruna ,&nbsp;Charles Kwame Bandoh ,&nbsp;Francis Opoku ,&nbsp;Eric Selorm Agorku","doi":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100155","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100155","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recent research efforts have been focused mostly on using semiconductor photocatalysts to degrade hazardous organic contaminants from wastewater. Numerous nanomaterials have thus been investigated and applied to the treatment of wastewater. In this work, a series of samarium (Sm) and sulphur (S) codoped Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) photocatalysts have been prepared using the coprecipitation method for the photocatalytic degradation of orange II dye in wastewater. Moreover, the experimental findings were confirmed by First-Principles Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations. Analytical techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), UV-Visible spectrophotometry, scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDX), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to characterized the photocatalysts. The XRD analysis revealed the successful incorporation of S and Sm nanoparticles into the anatase crystal structure of TiO₂ with no change in the phase and an average particle size of 9 nm. A theoretical study using DFT revealed an indirect band gap of 3.56 eV as compared to the experimental value of 3.04 eV for virgin TiO₂. Codoping significantly influenced the optical properties of the virgin TiO₂ and resulted in a redshift in the absorption edge, leading to a bandgap decrease from 3.04 to 2.70 eV. S/Sm^3 + modified TiO₂ exhibited substantial catalytic activity induced by visible light towards orange II dye relative to the singly doped S-TiO₂ or Sm³⁺-TiO₂. The S-TiO₂-Sm³⁺ (0.6 %) photocatalyst obtained the maximum degradation efficiency of 100 % in 2.5 h with a rate constant (k) of 61 × 10⁻³ min⁻¹. The improved photocatalytic activity of synthesized nanomaterials was credited to the synergistic effects of S and Sm³⁺ in TiO₂, which resulted in a narrow band gap energy, strong absorption of visible light, small crystallite size, and decreased recombination rate.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100960,"journal":{"name":"Next Sustainability","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100155"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144703638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing groundwater quality and pollution hotspots using simple fuzzy classification in a rapidly urbanizing region","authors":"Olayiwola Akin Akintola ,&nbsp;Opeyemi Samuel Sajo ,&nbsp;Oluwatobi Solomon Olaleye","doi":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100171","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100171","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the absence of centralised water supply infrastructure, groundwater serves as the primary source of water for domestic, agricultural, and industrial use in Ekiti State, Nigeria. However, its quality is increasingly threatened by anthropogenic pollution. This study evaluated the quality of groundwater in selected areas of Ekiti State, identified pollution levels and potential hotspots. It addresses the critical gap in regional groundwater quality assessment by applying a simple fuzzy classification (SFC) model to 22 groundwater samples collected from four local government areas. Twenty Physicochemical and heavy metal parameters were analysed and compared with regulatory guidelines (WHO, USEPA and the Nigerian Standard for drinking water quality). Findings revealed widespread contamination, with elevated turbidity, chlorine, manganese, and iron levels, e.g., Fe and Mn levels reached 2.1, and 0.55 mg/L against a 0.3, and 0.05 mg/L limit, respectively, posing health risks. The fuzzy model classified water from all sampling points as having membership functions of more than 90 % in pristine category (C₁). Presence of about 38, 30 and 27 % membership functions in contaminated (C₂), polluted (C₃) and extremely polluted (C₄) categories in sampling points 5, 20, and 7, respectively calls for concern, indicating localised contamination. The study highlights the urgent need for continuous groundwater quality monitoring, the implementation of pollution control strategies, and targeted water treatment interventions to ensure the safe and sustainable use of groundwater resources in Ekiti State.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100960,"journal":{"name":"Next Sustainability","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100171"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144903237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enhanced water and cooling production from a polygeneration process using biomass: Usefulness of the polygeneration","authors":"Kuntal Jana","doi":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100154","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100154","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Multiple utility production in a single plant is the objective of polygeneration. However, properly designed polygeneration gives the flexibility to change the production rate of utility outputs relatively. This change in utility output production rate may affect the thermodynamic and economic performances of the polygeneration. In many cases, economic parameter may not give same result as thermodynamic parameters. Economic parameter is important to design and measured the acceptability of the plant. In this study ‘usefulness of polygeneration’ is defined to optimize the plant operation. This is an important parameter to find the optimum design parameter from the viewpoint of socio-economics. In this paper, CCGT based polygeneration and ST based polygeneration is simulated by Aspen Plus®. To reduce the operational problem of tar and to increase the flexibility of polygeneration, ST based cycle is explored. Effect of steam generation pressure, steam bleed pressure, and steam bleed amount is shown in this paper. A defined parameter i.e. ‘usefulness of polygeneration’ without and with priority is used to show the importance of the designed polygeneration. Higher the steam generation pressure, increases the usefulness of the polygeneration. With the increase of steam bleed pressure, usefulness with priority decreases and usefulness without priority increases. 20 % steam bleed is the optimum for maximization of usefulness with priority.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100960,"journal":{"name":"Next Sustainability","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100154"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144671003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploration of circular economy practices in wood products value chains: Awareness, existing practices and perceived levels of adoption in Mufindi district, Tanzania","authors":"Clever Anyitike Gwakabale,&nbsp;Gerald Claudius Monela,&nbsp;Beatus John Temu","doi":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100182","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100182","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Forest resources have contributed to global wealth and living standards, but in some regions socio-economic and environmental costs are experienced, especially where linear economy model is used. Despite an ongoing global discussion on the use of circular economy practices (CEPs) to address such costs, only fragmented information on implementation approaches exists, especially in developing countries. This has hindered the development of policies to enhance sustainability of wood resources. To provide insights into CEPs implementation in the wood products value chains, a cross-sectional research design was adapted to describe and analyze awareness, existing practices and perceived adoption of CEPs using the 10 R model and following the value chain framework. Mufindi district in Tanzania was purposively selected due to presence of various small and large-scale wood products value chains. A survey involving random selection of 110 small-scale enterprises and selection of eight (8) large-scale wood products enterprises was done based on the type of wood products manufactured. Data was collected by using a semi-structured questionnaire, a checklist for key informants’ interview and through direct observation. Analysis involved application of the 10 R model to identify and characterize existing CEPs in the wood products value chains. Level of CEPs adoption was estimated as average of chain actors perceived CEPs adoption score. Results indicated seven CEPs implemented at distinct levels in the wood products value chains, specifically, refuse, rethink, reduce, repurpose, reuse, recycle and recover. The study recommended awareness campaigns and demonstration projects on CEPs. Future research should explore CEPs implementation by wood products consumers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100960,"journal":{"name":"Next Sustainability","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100182"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145019164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}