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{"title":"Progressive trend, conceptual terminology, and future directions of green façade research: A review of literature in 2010–2023","authors":"Y. Cui, J. Tang, B.-J. He","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-06030-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-06030-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Climate change and urbanization have caused environmental problems to cities, making it critical to build a low-carbon, resilient, and sustainable urban environment. Green façade (GFA) is an important nature-based solution for implementation by exploring urban vertical space. GFA is often expected to meet versatile needs across different fields, but existing literature has not well documented the evolution of green façade research and future directions. Accordingly, this study examined GFA studies in 2010–2023 through a review to identify progressive trends, conceptual terminology, knowledge gaps, and future research directions. Overall, the GFA could be described by 46 additional terms given structure, vegetation, and technique properties. GFA research has evolved into transdisciplinary research, but mainly includes four clusters: (1) urban greening and sustainability; (2) energy saving mechanism and associated factors; (3) green infrastructure and cooling benefits; and (4) modelling and simulation for heat island mitigation and microclimate regulation. However, the ecological properties, lighting, and acoustic performance of GFA have scarcely been analyzed. Europe and China were key contributors of relevant literature, and there was strong co-authorship among authors from an organization, region, or country. Future efforts should focus on (1) verification and quantification of GFA environmental, ecological, and health benefits, (2) technical needs, economic benefits, social acceptance and support, and policy formation for promotion, (3) development of efficient and tangible numerical models and GFA typology for parametric analysis, and (4) promotion of inter-department, inter-organization, and inter-regional collaboration. Overall, this study enhances GFA understanding to enable the transformation from research to practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142205643","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}

{"title":"Exhaust emission and performance characteristics of coated CI engine fueled with hackberry biodiesel-diesel dual-fuel","authors":"H. Hazar, T. Telceken, H. Sevinc","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-05979-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-05979-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Adopting and maintaining the utilization of alternative fuels in diesel engines depend on lower pollutant emissions and an environmentally friendly fuel. In the present research, exhaust emission and performance parameters of a coated diesel engine running on the hackberry methyl ester (HME) extracted from hackberry seeds were investigated. The engine tests were executed by using a single cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine under a constant load and at different speeds (1800–3000 rpm). The mixtures containing hackberry biodiesel at 20%, 50%, and 100% (vol.) were used in the study. The piston crown and the surface of the valves were coated using a 300-μm thick Chromium (III) oxide layer. Furthermore, engine block temperatures were acquired. It was determined that hydrocarbon (HC), vibration, exhaust gas temperature (EGT), carbon monoxide (CO), and smoke values lowered; whereas, brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC), brake thermal efficiency (BTE), and nitrogen oxide (NO_X) values increased in HME and its fuel blends when compared to diesel fuel. While lower BSFC, CO, smoke, and HC values were detected in the coated engine, lower NO_X, BTE, EGT, and vibration values were observed in the uncoated engine.</p>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"4 3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142205640","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}

{"title":"Environmental health risks of trace elements in sediment using multivariate approaches and contamination indices","authors":"S. C. Izah, H. O. Stanley, G. Richard, W. E. Sawyer, O. R. Uwaeme","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-05974-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-05974-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper presents a study that aims to investigate the application of multivariate analysis and correlational analysis in examining trace elements (TEs) within sediment samples. The study involved the collection of sixty samples from diverse surface water sources in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, and their quantification using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The study utilized these TE levels to compute 18 pollution determinant indices, categorized into individual contamination indices (ICIx) and complex contamination indices (CCIx), which varied in their requirement for reference values. The ICIx and CCIx that necessitated background values were evaluated across three scenarios: geometric (GeoM), median (MeM), and control (ControlM) means. TE concentrations ranged from 5800.20–6567.92 mg/kg for iron, 3.47–7.21 mg/kg for copper, 13.22–19.81 mg/kg for zinc, 3.58–13.60 mg/kg for lead, below detection limit—0.45 mg/kg for cadmium, 4.20–9.21 mg/kg for nickel, and 4.21–9.29 mg/kg for cobalt. There were significant deviations (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.05) among sampling locations for each element. The indices exhibited strong positive correlations across scenarios, with exceptions noted for the Potential Ecological Hazard Index (PEHIx) and Ecological Hazard (EH). Cluster Analysis indicated that 3 out of 4 CCIx do not require reference values, 5 out of 7 ICIx, and 4 out of 5 CCIx requiring background values were essential under each scenario. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) elucidated that over 80% of the total variance was explained, with all indices except EH and PEHIx predominantly distributed in the first principal component for each background scenario. This suggests that the selected principal components effectively capture a significant portion of the variability inherent in the original dataset of contamination indices.</p>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142205641","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}

{"title":"Life cycle assessment as a support in decision making for ecodesign in LAN cables","authors":"T. A. Maschio, Y. M. B. Saavedra, I. A. Aldaya, M. P. dos Santos, R. A. Penchel, J. A. de Oliveira","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-06015-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-06015-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Technological updates in electronic products generate attention to the environmental impacts arising from the life cycle of products. In the telecommunications sector, cables for local area networks (LAN) stand out due to production and consumption on high scales around the world. With each change in product development, these items tend to have their lifetime reduced and, consequently, discards end up being premature several times and without proper treatment and control. This problem, associated with the increased consumption of materials for manufacturing, ends up causing environmental impacts. Propose improvements in the environmental performance of this product is a strategic objective for the telecommunications sector. Before implementing improvements, it is necessary to assess the product’s environmental impacts to make the decision-making process effective and efficient. However, no studies with this data were found in the literature. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was applied to identify and quantify the relevance of the negative environmental impacts in the LAN cable life cycle. From this, data from the Life Cycle Inventory of the product was collected with the support of a multinational company in the telecommunications sector. In a second moment, Ecodesign was applied for the formulation of 5 scenarios that minimized the environmental impacts generated in the production process. The research shows the most beneficial product options for the ecosystem is structured by aluminium and biopolyethylene. We recommend to evaluate whether there are impacts on the technological and economic performance of products resulting from the practical application of the Ecodesign scenarios proposed in this research.</p>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142205613","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}

{"title":"Simulation optimization of the key design parameters of the deodorization system in municipal solid waste transfer station","authors":"M. P. Shi, Y. M. Wang, K. Xie","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-05972-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-05972-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Environmental problems and excessive energy consumption are the primary bottleneck of the transfer station project, owing that the deodorant design are generally based on the empirical values. Therefore, scientific researches on the parameters of deodorization design is of great importance. This article systematically investigated the influence of several key parameters on the deodorizing effect, by combining typical practical engineering cases, taking ammonia as a representative of the transfer station odor components. The key designing parameter values have been optimized via the Computational Fluid Dynamics simulation through Airpak3.0 software, including the suction air volume, the ratio of the air exhaust to the supply volume, the position of air supply outlet, and the air volume control in different seasons/highs period. It is expected that this study would provide strong technical support for engineering design and energy saving operation.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical abstract</h3>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"174 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142205646","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}

{"title":"Effects of global value chain along with digitalization on green growth","authors":"Y. Yu, Y. Du","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-05965-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-05965-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The green growth impact of global value chain embedding becomes more complex in the context of digital transformation. Based on partially linear functional-coefficient model, this paper used panel data for 16 Chinese industrial sectors from 2007 to 2020 to assess the impact and underlying mechanisms of global value chain on green total factor productivity considering the moderating role of digitalization. The results revealed that global value chain position and backward participation caused green productivity to decrease, while forward participation had a non-significant effect. As the digitalization level rose, the impact of global value chain position on green productivity changed from negative to positive. Moreover, green productivity was increasingly inhibited by forward participation, but the adverse effects of backward participation gradually subsided. Actually, digitalization boosted green technological progress effects of global value chain position and backward participation, but impeded the technological progress of forward participation, thus affecting green productivity. Therefore, to achieve green growth, China's industrial sector must accelerate the synergistic development of digital transformation and global value chain, and focus on the different impacts of participation modes.</p>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142205616","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}

{"title":"Analyzing environmental concerns of sustainable development goals in SAARC region: how carbon emissions policy influence environmental sustainability?","authors":"H. Akram, J. Li, M. Irfan, W. A. Watto","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-06007-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-06007-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Carbon emission policies have gained significant attention internationally as natural disasters are occurring rapidly and the environment worsens. This research aims to determine the causal relationship between various factors, such as the carbon emission of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries from 1990 to 2018. To achieve this, the study employs non-linear auto-regressive distributed lag models to analyze Load capacity factor, Fossil fuel consumption, Economic Complexity, Foreign direct investment, Renewable electricity consumption, and Economic Growth on carbon emission. Using this method also aids in capturing the non-linear interaction and temporal dependencies of the data. More specifically, the findings indicate a positive and direct relationship between economic complexity, renewable electricity consumption, and foreign direct investment in achieving sustainable development targets. In contrast, the direct influence of fossil fuel consumption and economic growth has been negative. These findings help understand the extent of progress toward carbon emissions and help the policymakers and stakeholders to design and implement sound and effective strategies for sustainable development that are appropriate to the economic and environmental realities of the countries.</p>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142226371","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}

{"title":"Industry 4.0 technologies moderately spurred micro-level circular economy considering cleaner production, not promoting sustainable performance","authors":"G. C. de Oliveira Neto, D. da Silva, V. D. Arns, H. N. P. Tucci, L. F. R. Pinto, M. N. Seri","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-06010-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-06010-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The firms from textile sector are increasingly integrating industry 4.0 technologies alongside micro-level circular economy, considering cleaner production to enhance sustainable performance. The objective of this study is to assess the extent to which industry 4.0 technologies fosters circular economy practices at the micro level, considering cleaner production, thereby bolstering sustainable performance within large textile industry located in Brazil. A systematic literature review was developed with the aim of evaluating the relationship between Industry 4.0 Technologies, Circular Economy, Cleaner Production and Performance. To this end, the current state of the art on this subject was identified, however, no exploratory studies were identified. Survey method was employed, complemented by expert analysis to refine the research instrument. Structural equation modeling was utilized for hypothesis testing, alongside Pearson correlation analysis to examine relationships between variables. Findings indicate that the adoption of industry 4.0 technologies within large textile industry located in Brazil has moderately spurred micro-level circular economy initiatives, because a lack of established mechanisms for valorizing residue and restoring the value of products and packaging after consumption. In addition, sustainable performance was not validated because the focus was only on environmental and economic performance aimed at supplying the foreign market and moderately influenced social performance. Another result showed that the cloud computing, cybersecurity systems, and additive manufacturing did not stimulate micro-level circular economy actions and performance. On the other hand, the industry 4.0 technologies that boosted micro-level circular economy and performance were cyber physical system, autonomous robots, augmented reality, big data analytics, simulation, artificial intelligence and the internet of things.</p>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142205614","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}

{"title":"A thermal degradation study of disposable face mask wastes: determination of kinetic and thermodynamic parameters","authors":"A. T. Koçer, D. Balkanlı","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-05969-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-05969-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The most effective methods to protect from epidemics are to comply with personal hygiene and to use personal protective equipment such as masks and gloves. In this context, the use of disposable face masks has become mandatory in many countries, and accordingly, a type of waste with great potential has emerged in the world. As known that single-use face masks caused enormous waste worldwide and environmentally friendly alternatives must be promoted. This study aims to examine the pyrolysis and combustion behaviors of disposable mask wastes using the thermogravimetric analysis method and to determine the thermal degradation kinetics using Kissenger-Akahira-Sunosa and Flynn–Wall–Ozawa methods for further utilization areas or disposal. As a result of the analysis, it was seen that the total mass loss occurred in a single temperature range for pyrolysis and combustion, and these losses were approximately 92% and 95%, respectively. The average activation energy values calculated by Kissenger-Akahira-Sunosa and Flynn–Wall–Ozawa methods were 43.666 kJ mol⁻¹ and 52.126 kJ mol⁻¹ for pyrolysis and 67.774 kJ mol⁻¹ and 73.657 kJ mol⁻¹ for combustion, respectively. According to these results, it has been understood that these wastes are quite suitable for use in pyrolysis and combustion processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"59 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142205645","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}

{"title":"Removal of lead (II) and chromium (VI) from simulated wastewater using extracellular polymeric substances from Penicillium expansum","authors":"O. A. Adeniran, A. Salihu, A. B. Sallau, S. Ibrahim, M. T. Isa","doi":"10.1007/s13762-024-05951-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-05951-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are products of microbial metabolism that exist as a complex of polymers found outside the cells and interior of cell aggregates. Microorganisms use EPS to protect themselves from toxic environment and this property enables the application of EPS in the treatment of wastewater. Removal of lead (II) and chromium (VI) from simulated wastewater by EPS from <i>Penicillium expansum</i> was studied. Maximum uptake of lead (II) was 773.05 mg/g of EPS, while the maximum uptake of chromium (VI) was found to be 618.75 mg/g of EPS in the simulated wastewater under the same removal conditions of 180 rpm, 90 mg/L EPS, 100 min contact time, 5.0 pH, 40 °C temperature, 120 mg/L initial concentration of lead (II) and 100 mg/L initial concentration of chromium (VI). Thermodynamic analyses gave respective enthalpy values of − 1.093 kJ/mol and − 1.030 kJ/mol for lead (II) and chromium (VI), with corresponding entropy values of 2.673 kJ/mol/K and 1.896 kJ/mol/K, these values indicated that the metal uptake by EPS was exothermic and the process can occur spontaneously. Pseudo-second order was the predominant model in the kinetic studies, having the highest <i>R</i>² values of 0.997 for lead (II) and 0.992 for chromium (VI) compared to the other studied kinetic models. Out of the 5 adsorption isotherms considered in this study, the removal process by EPS for both lead (II) and chromium (VI) fitted into the 3 models which can be ranked based on the <i>R</i>² values as Redlich-Peterson, Temkin and Langmuir isotherms. The findings indicate the ability of EPS produced by <i>P. expansum</i> to remove lead (II) and chromium (VI) simultaneously from simulated wastewater which could be due to identical binding sites for both metals with possible involvement of chemical bonds in the stabilization of complexes formed between EPS and Pb²⁺ or EPS and Cr⁶.</p>","PeriodicalId":589,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142226369","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}