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Enhancing oil-water emulsion separation via synergistic filtration using graphene oxide-silver oxide nanocomposite-embedded polyethersulfone membrane. 使用氧化石墨烯-氧化银纳米复合材料嵌入聚醚砜膜，通过协同过滤提高油水乳液分离效果。

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Waste Management & Research Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-17 DOI: 10.1177/0734242X231223914

Rohit Goyat, Joginder Singh, Ahmad Umar, Yajvinder Saharan, Ahmed A Ibrahim, Sheikh Akbar, Sotirios Baskoutas

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Enhanced removal of iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) ions from contaminated water using graphene oxide-decorated polyethersulphone membranes: Synthesis and characterization. 使用氧化石墨烯装饰的聚醚砜膜增强对受污染水中铁（Fe）和锰（Mn）离子的去除：合成与表征。

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Waste Management & Research Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-14 DOI: 10.1177/0734242X241227379

Rohit Goyat, Joginder Singh, Ahmad Umar, Ahmed A Ibrahim, Savita Kumari, Sumit Malik, Vivek Chaudhary, Sheikh Akbar, Sotirios Baskoutas

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The 15-minute city concept: The case study within a neighbourhood of Thessaloniki. 15 分钟城市概念：塞萨洛尼基一个街区的案例研究。

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Waste Management & Research Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-24 DOI: 10.1177/0734242X241259926

Maria Shoina, Irene Voukkali, Apostolos Anagnostopoulos, Iliana Papamichael, Marinos Stylianou, Antonis A Zorpas

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The concept of food waste and food loss prevention and measuring tools. 食物浪费和食物损耗预防概念及测量工具。

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Waste Management & Research Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-21 DOI: 10.1177/0734242X241237187

Florentios Economou, Georia Chatziparaskeva, Iliana Papamichael, Pantelitsa Loizia, Irene Voukkali, Jose Navarro-Pedreño, Eleftheria Klontza, Demetris F Lekkas, Vincenzo Naddeo, Antonis A Zorpas

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Rethinking food loss and waste to promote sustainable resource use and climate change mitigation in agri-food systems: A review. 反思粮食损失和浪费，促进农业食品系统的可持续资源利用和气候变化减缓：综述。

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Waste Management & Research Pub Date : 2024-07-30 DOI: 10.1177/0734242X241257655

Bashir Adelodun, Oyebankole O Agbelusi, Tammara Soma, Golden Odey, Qudus Adeyi, Pankaj Kumar, Fidelis Odedishemi Ajibade, Madhumita Goala, Luis Felipe Oliveira Silva, Yasser S Mostafa, Rattan Singh, Kyung Sook Choi, Ebrahem M Eid

{"title":"Rethinking food loss and waste to promote sustainable resource use and climate change mitigation in agri-food systems: A review.","authors":"Bashir Adelodun, Oyebankole O Agbelusi, Tammara Soma, Golden Odey, Qudus Adeyi, Pankaj Kumar, Fidelis Odedishemi Ajibade, Madhumita Goala, Luis Felipe Oliveira Silva, Yasser S Mostafa, Rattan Singh, Kyung Sook Choi, Ebrahem M Eid","doi":"10.1177/0734242X241257655","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X241257655","url":null,"abstract":"The sustainable agri-food system is an important sector recognized for promoting the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals on food security, resource conservation and climate change mitigation. However, the increasing food loss and waste (FLW) along the supply chains has continued to hinder these goals. This study evaluates the trend of FLW research from 1975 to 2022 and how it promotes the achievement of resource and environmental sustainability in agri-food systems. The salient research themes and hotspots that are of interest to researchers were identified. Bibliometric and network analyses were carried out on scholarly research articles from the Scopus database using bibliometrix and VOSviewer. Furthermore, the content analysis was conducted on the selected highly influential articles containing relevant data to understand the role of FLW in promoting sustainable agri-food systems. The results showed disaggregate and unbalanced research distribution on the impacts of FLW among the countries, with China and the United States having the highest contributions. The identified major research themes relating to sustainable agri-food systems are food waste and sustainable systems, food waste management and food waste impact assessment. Moreover, the circular economy was found to be a relatively new approach being explored in agri-food systems to promote FLW reduction and ensure sustainability of resource use. This study highlights the critical role of the impact of FLW in addressing the grand challenge of food security, resource use efficiency and environmental sustainability.","PeriodicalId":23671,"journal":{"name":"Waste Management & Research","volume":" ","pages":"734242X241257655"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141793632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Soft sensing of NOx emission from waste incineration process based on data de-noising and bidirectional long short-term memory neural networks. 基于数据去噪和双向长短期记忆神经网络的垃圾焚烧过程氮氧化物排放软传感。

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Waste Management & Research Pub Date : 2024-07-30 DOI: 10.1177/0734242X241259643

Zhenghui Li, Zhuliang Yu, Da Chen, Longqian Li, Zhimin Lu, Shunchun Yao

{"title":"Soft sensing of NOx emission from waste incineration process based on data de-noising and bidirectional long short-term memory neural networks.","authors":"Zhenghui Li, Zhuliang Yu, Da Chen, Longqian Li, Zhimin Lu, Shunchun Yao","doi":"10.1177/0734242X241259643","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X241259643","url":null,"abstract":"Continuous emission monitoring system is commonly employed to monitor NOx emissions in municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) processes. However, it still encounters the challenges of regular maintenance and measurement lag. These issues significantly impact the accurate and stable control of NOx emissions. Therefore, developing a soft NOx emission sensor to complement hardware monitoring becomes imperative. Considering data noise, dynamic nonlinearity, time series characteristics and volatility in the MSWI process, this article introduces a soft sensor model for NOx emission prediction utilizing the complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition adaptive noise (CEEMDAN)-wavelet threshold (WT) method and bidirectional long short-term memory (Bi-LSTM). Firstly, the original data signal is decomposed into a group of intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) using the CEEMDAN. Subsequently, the WT processes the high-frequency IMFs that are noise-dominant. Then, all IMFs are reconstructed to obtain the denoized signal. Finally, the Bi-LSTM model is employed to predict NOx emissions. Compared to conventional modelling approaches, the model proposed in this article demonstrates the best predictive performance. The mean absolute percentage error, root-mean-squared error and average absolute error on the test set of the proposed model are 3.75%, 5.34 mg m-3 and 4.34 mg m-3, respectively. The proposed model provides a new method to soft sensing NOx emissions. It holds significant practical value for precise and stable monitoring of NOx emissions in MSWI processes and provides a reference for research on modelling key process parameters.","PeriodicalId":23671,"journal":{"name":"Waste Management & Research","volume":" ","pages":"734242X241259643"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141793633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploring relationships among landfill leachate parameters through multivariate analysis for monitoring purposes. 通过多变量分析探索垃圾填埋场沥滤液参数之间的关系，以达到监测目的。

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Waste Management & Research Pub Date : 2024-07-28 DOI: 10.1177/0734242X241265062

Thi Ngoc Nguyen, Masaki Takaoka, Taketoshi Kusakabe

{"title":"Exploring relationships among landfill leachate parameters through multivariate analysis for monitoring purposes.","authors":"Thi Ngoc Nguyen, Masaki Takaoka, Taketoshi Kusakabe","doi":"10.1177/0734242X241265062","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0734242X241265062","url":null,"abstract":"Elucidating the properties of landfill leachate and the relationships among leachate parameters is crucial for efforts to determine appropriate landfill leachate monitoring activity and management strategies. This study investigated the physical, chemical and optical parameters of leachate in an old Japanese landfill over a 13-month period. The parameters were explored based on their relationships with the maximum fluorescence (Fmax) of three components (microbial humic-like C1, terrestrial humic-like C2 and protein-like C3) deconvoluted from excitation-emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy coupled with parallel factor analysis. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC), chemical oxygen demand (COD), Cl- and SO42- concentrations and pH ranged from 2.6 to 38.2 mg C L-1, 9 to 324 mg L-1, 14 to 972 mg L-1, 26 to 1554 mg L-1 and 6.9 to 11.6, respectively. Linear regression analysis suggested that the Fmax values of C2 and C3 represented DOC, whereas the Fmax value of C2 alone could serve as a COD indicator. Hierarchical cluster analysis and principal component analysis were employed to successfully categorise leachate samples based on their locations. Higher dissolved organic matter levels were observed in leachate within the old disposal area, whereas elevated levels of inorganic components such as SO42- and Cl- were found in leachate collected from the extended disposal area and at a treatment facility. Statistical analysis provides crucial tools for assessing and managing various areas of a landfill, supporting targeted and effective waste management strategies.","PeriodicalId":23671,"journal":{"name":"Waste Management & Research","volume":" ","pages":"734242X241265062"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141789172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Mitigation of ammonia and methane emissions with manure amendments during storage of cattle slurry. 在牛粪贮存过程中使用粪便添加剂减少氨气和甲烷排放。

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Waste Management & Research Pub Date : 2024-07-28 DOI: 10.1177/0734242X241265007

Maxwell Y Owusu-Twum, David Kelleghan, George Gleasure, Shaun Connolly, Patrick Forrestal, Gary J Lanigan, Karl G Richards, Dominika J Krol

{"title":"Mitigation of ammonia and methane emissions with manure amendments during storage of cattle slurry.","authors":"Maxwell Y Owusu-Twum, David Kelleghan, George Gleasure, Shaun Connolly, Patrick Forrestal, Gary J Lanigan, Karl G Richards, Dominika J Krol","doi":"10.1177/0734242X241265007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X241265007","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed at assessing the efficacy of manure amendments in abating ammonia (NH3) and methane (CH4) emissions during storage. Two experiments were carried out. Experiment 1 was conducted using 20 L of slurry for 98 days. Treatments were: aluminium sulphate (alum), lactogypsum, zeolite, actiglene, ammonium thiosulphate, biochar, dairy processing waste, Digest-IT and control (without amendment). Experiment 2 was conducted using 660 L of slurry in underground storage tanks for 77 days. Treatments were: sulphuric acid, gypsum, biochar and control (without amendment). NH3 measurements for experiment 1 and experiment 2 were conducted using the photoacoustic gas monitor and dynamic chamber techniques, respectively. CH4 was measured using the static chamber technique in both experiments. The effect of amendments on slurry composition was determined at the end of the experiments. Experiment 1 showed a significant reduction in NH3 emissions in the alum (82%), lactogypsum (46%) and zeolite (32%) treatments relative to the control (100.3% total ammoniacal nitrogen (TAN)). CH4 was reduced significantly in the alum (87%), ammonium thiosulphate (64%) and lactogypsum (67%) relative to the control (291.9 g m-2). Experiment 2 showed a significant reduction (32%) in NH3 emissions in the sulphuric acid relative to the control (4.4% TAN). CH4 was reduced significantly in the sulphuric acid (46%), gypsum (39%) and biochar (15%) treatments relative to the control (291.9 g m-2). In general, amendments altered slurry composition such as dry matter, volatile solids, carbon and nitrogen contents at the end of storage. Lactogypsum, alum and sulphuric acid were effective in abating both NH3 and CH4 emissions and can contribute to improving air quality.","PeriodicalId":23671,"journal":{"name":"Waste Management & Research","volume":" ","pages":"734242X241265007"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141789175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The P-graph approach in optimal synthesis and planning of waste management towards achieving sustainable development goals: A systematic review. 为实现可持续发展目标而对废物管理进行优化组合和规划的 P 图方法：系统综述。

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Waste Management & Research Pub Date : 2024-07-28 DOI: 10.1177/0734242X241265010

Rabita Mohd Firdaus, Nadiah Abdul Mulok Oon, Mohamed Kheireddine Aroua, Lai Ti Gew

{"title":"The P-graph approach in optimal synthesis and planning of waste management towards achieving sustainable development goals: A systematic review.","authors":"Rabita Mohd Firdaus, Nadiah Abdul Mulok Oon, Mohamed Kheireddine Aroua, Lai Ti Gew","doi":"10.1177/0734242X241265010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X241265010","url":null,"abstract":"Effective waste management remains a challenge in global environmental sustainability, underlining the urgent necessity for innovative solutions. This review explored waste management strategies, focusing on the role of P-graph frameworks in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs). P-graphs offer a systematic approach across domains including, chemical reaction routes, carbon management networks, economic systems and resource planning to waste management synthesis and planning. Through a systematic search and analysis of relevant P-graph approaches, 28 articles meeting the inclusion criteria were selected for review. The study reveals that P-graph approach is a systematic methodology that can streamline decision-making processes, which ultimately lead to more efficient and effective waste management strategies and solutions. This research also highlighted the absence of previous studies on the application of the P-graph approach to various types of waste, underscoring its significance and originality in the field. This study seeks to advance the achievement of SDGs and promote sustainable waste management practices through the integration of the P-graph framework with waste management solutions.","PeriodicalId":23671,"journal":{"name":"Waste Management & Research","volume":" ","pages":"734242X241265010"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141789177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Impact of a regulatory target and external factors on the waste efficiency of Italian municipalities. 监管目标和外部因素对意大利城市废物处理效率的影响。

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Waste Management & Research Pub Date : 2024-07-28 DOI: 10.1177/0734242X241262698

Cinzia Daraio, Simone Di Leo, Léopold Simar

{"title":"Impact of a regulatory target and external factors on the waste efficiency of Italian municipalities.","authors":"Cinzia Daraio, Simone Di Leo, Léopold Simar","doi":"10.1177/0734242X241262698","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0734242X241262698","url":null,"abstract":"Due to increasing consumption and urbanisation, urban waste management and recycling are a primary concern in Italy. Italian waste collection underwent significant reform with the introduction of a sorted collection target of 65% of total collected waste in Legislative Decree No. 152/2006. In this article, we analyse the effect of this regulatory target on the efficiency of waste collection in 275 Italian municipalities in the years 2016-2019. We estimate the coefficients of the cost efficiencies of the sorted and unsorted waste without assuming functional forms for the efficient frontier or the distribution of efficiency. Our findings suggest that municipalities that met the 65% sorted waste target demonstrated higher efficiency as costs increased, whereas those that failed to meet the target demonstrated higher inefficiency as costs increased. Strong effects emerged for population and urban economic development on the success of waste collection, whereas only marginal effects were observed for population density and city size. To improve the situation of municipalities that are not meeting the 65% target, we propose several policy measures, including 'neighbourhood solidarity'.","PeriodicalId":23671,"journal":{"name":"Waste Management & Research","volume":" ","pages":"734242X241262698"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141789173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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