Jiehong Tang, Yuting Tang, Yupeng Liu, Hanchen Su, Yuxuan Zhang, Ziwei Sun, Xiaoqian Ma
{"title":"Using machine learning method to predict food waste in catering industry under high resolution: a case in Dongguan","authors":"Jiehong Tang, Yuting Tang, Yupeng Liu, Hanchen Su, Yuxuan Zhang, Ziwei Sun, Xiaoqian Ma","doi":"10.1007/s10163-023-01706-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10163-023-01706-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>\u0000Waste classification is comprehensively carried out in China as an important national-level policy, and the large amount and the wide range of food waste generation (FWG) cause problems in the collection, transportation, and treatment. This study has conducted the prediction of FWG from the catering industry under high resolution, and provided suggestions and insights for food waste management and treatment. Taking Dongguan as an example, a Back Propagation Network (BPN) model is used to predict FWG under different operation data, and based on the acquired theoretical FWG numerical distribution, the intervals used to divide FWG values are determined. Then a Random Forest (RF) model is applied to predict the FWG intervals of the restaurants in the Point of Interest (POI) data. FWG of 96,303 restaurants is predicted, and the predicted FWG from the catering industry is about 3,106 t per day. Variation of FWG in different categories of restaurants, the material flow of FWG at the restaurant level, patterns of FWG at the restaurant level, and spatial patterns of FWG at the city level are also investigated. Suggestions for improvement of food waste collection standard and source reduction of FWG, and insights into food waste collection and distributed treatment system are raised.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000 <figure><div><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></div></figure>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management","volume":"25 4","pages":"2442 - 2456"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10163-023-01706-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5099712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"100-year simulation of mercury emissions from landfilled stabilized mercury waste","authors":"Fumitake Takahashi, Akira Sano, Ryuji Yanase, Akito Matsuyama, Masaki Takaoka","doi":"10.1007/s10163-023-01691-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10163-023-01691-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Owing to Minamata Convention on mercury, the final disposal of mercury in environmentally safe manners will be required. Mercury disposal in landfill sites will be one of the feasible options but its environmental risk has been strongly concerned. This study built a model including hydraulic flows of rain infiltration from the top surface, unsaturated percolation in the landfill body, leachate discharge from the collection pipe, mercury transfer including diffusion and sorption, and chemical/biological reactions of mercury species to simulate mercury emissions from a mercury landfill site. Mercury emissions via landfill leachate and landfill gas to the atmosphere were simulated. The model was validated using lab-scale lysimeter experiment data. The model predicted that the major emission pathway of mercury to the environment is landfill leachate, which accounted for 99.8% of the total emissions. 83% of mercury in the leachate was estimated to be inorganic form and the rest 17% was methylmercury. The simulation suggested that mercury emission exceeds the environmental standard after the 16th year. Long-term monitoring of the leachate is necessary even when no mercury detection continues for 16?years. The model proposed that rainwater infiltration control on the top surface is very effective to reduce mercury emissions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management","volume":"25 5","pages":"2654 - 2667"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4799208","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":"The impact of cognitive aversion toward mercury on public attitude toward the construction of mercury wastes landfill site","authors":"Fumitake Takahashi","doi":"10.1007/s10163-023-01690-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10163-023-01690-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Minamata convention on mercury requests mercury wastes landfilling in environmentally safe manners. Owing to great difficulties to form public acceptance of landfill site construction, this study focused on emotional appraisal to mercury. The author quantitatively evaluated cognitive aversions toward mercury and other harmful/hazard-like objects like dioxin using two types of pairwise comparison methods. The results of both methods showed good agreement. Mercury received the second strongest aversion, following radioactive wastes. Gender and age gave no significant impact on mercury aversion at 5% significance level. When perceived knowledge of mercury was neutral or positive, higher awareness resulted in stronger mercury aversion. In contrast, mercury aversion was almost constant regardless of negative level of the awareness. When the attitude toward construction of mercury waste landfill site was mitigated from rejection to neutral, mercury aversion decreased. On the other hand, mercury aversion increased when the attitude was shifted from neutral to acceptance. Rejection attitude might be affected by mercury aversion. In contrast, acceptance attitude was formed by rational consideration of mercury landfill necessity, not weak aversion. To design a supporting process for public acceptance formation, stronger mercury aversion perceived by both acceptance and rejection attitude persons should be concerned.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management","volume":"25 5","pages":"2642 - 2653"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4804853","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}
Wei Li, Kexin Sun, Xiaoguang Liu, Zhihao Wang, Guomin Li
{"title":"What attributes of mandatory waste management policy can enhance the separation intention of residents in China? A behaviour choice experiment","authors":"Wei Li, Kexin Sun, Xiaoguang Liu, Zhihao Wang, Guomin Li","doi":"10.1007/s10163-023-01695-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10163-023-01695-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>China is facing a severe waste siege. Notwithstanding the several years of mandatory policy implementation, the residents’ waste separation intention remains insignificantly enhanced. Consequently, it is urgent to theoretically answer the question of what type of mandatory policy is most effective. Thus, in the current research, we propose the mandatory policy as a combination of five attributes, that is, economic penalty, social penalty, supervision, charging, and community governance, and conduct a policy choice experiment with 354 participants. The results of the randomized conjoint analysis show that economic penalty, supervision, and community governance are influential determinants of separation intention. The mandatory policy has an interaction effect with auxiliary policies; specifically, community governance and supervision are more effective, while residents are also more willing to pay fines when a points redemption policy or a well-developed infrastructure system is present. The effect of mandatory policy also varies across residents. Females, highly educated, or high-income individuals are relatively more inclined to separate waste, while elders, renters, and residents who have lived in an environment for more than 20 years are less likely to separate. The results of the welfare gain analysis show that strengthening the penalty, supervision, and community governance are also helpful toward improving social welfare. In order for mandatory policies to work better, it is important to continuously improve community governance, raise the cost of violations, vigorously promote waste supervision, perfect the reward mechanism, and improve waste separation infrastructure.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management","volume":"25 4","pages":"2365 - 2380"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4764463","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}
Lana S. Maia, Lorena C. S. Balieiro, Ericson J. O. Teixeira, Luciano M. Rodrigues, Derval S. Rosa, Daniella R. Mulinari
{"title":"Revalorization of Macadamia nutshell residue as a filler in eco-friendly castor polyol-based polyurethane foam","authors":"Lana S. Maia, Lorena C. S. Balieiro, Ericson J. O. Teixeira, Luciano M. Rodrigues, Derval S. Rosa, Daniella R. Mulinari","doi":"10.1007/s10163-023-01693-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10163-023-01693-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The use of lignocellulosic fibers as fillers in polymer matrices has aroused the interest of the scientific community and industrial sectors. In Brazil, the high macadamia consumption has generated a significant amount of residues that are incorrectly discharged. Thus, the revalorization of macadamia residues (MR) as filler in castor oil-based polyurethane (PU) foams with different particle sizes (28 and 35 mesh) and filler contents (5–20%wt) was evaluated. The MR, neat PU, and their biocomposites were characterized by Spectroscopy Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Optical microscopy (OM), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), apparent density, contact angle, water adsorption experiments, X-Ray diffraction analysis (XRD), Thermogravimetry (TGA), and mechanical tests. The insertion of MR in the PU matrix provided a nucleating effect producing greater density foams and smaller pore sizes compared to neat PU. Specimens of higher MR contents were highlighted. These biocomposites presented a good hydrophobic character, a low water permeation, and a strong interaction between MR/PU, resulting in biocomposites of good thermal stability and compressive strength. Regarding the statistical study, it was observed that the different MR sizes induced the formation of small pores statistically distinct. Besides, the largest particle (28 mesh) provided better mechanical performance. Therefore, MR as filler in PU foams is a sustainable alternative for the development of materials with several applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management","volume":"25 4","pages":"2295 - 2311"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10163-023-01693-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4729917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrical and electronic equipment consumption pattern and e-waste disposal behaviour of individuals and households in India","authors":"Shailender Singh, Srikanta Routroy, Mani Sankar Dasgupta","doi":"10.1007/s10163-023-01697-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10163-023-01697-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Despite electronic waste (e-waste) rules in force, there is still a huge gap in awareness among communities about the handling of discarded Electrical and Electronic Equipment. Understanding consumer perception about e-waste disposal and its flow holds a vital role in efficient e-waste management in a developing nation like India, where e-waste generation is rapidly increasing. The current study is based on a nationwide survey of consumer consumption patterns, awareness and disposal behaviour. A survey is conducted with a sample size of 491 respondents from urban, semi-urban and rural India with an annual household income of more than INR 0.5 million. Data about individuals and households are captured along with other useful primary data to measure consumer behaviour towards e-waste disposal methods. The results show that resident’s education level and age significantly correlate with a possible cause of e-waste disposal behaviour. A limited number of consumers have adopted the formal disposal method, whereas the informal disposal system is prevalent and dominant in all regions. This research provides a scientific analysis of the various choices and preferences of e-waste disposal methods. It is expected to help policymakers and stakeholders to adopt more effective public e-waste disposal rules.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000 <figure><div><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></div></figure>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management","volume":"25 4","pages":"2390 - 2406"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10163-023-01697-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4730796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Baseline study of household solid waste management practices among Orang Ulu community in Sungai Asap, Belaga, Sarawak toward carbon-neutral","authors":"Vitarich Julan Kulleh, Latifah Abd Manaf","doi":"10.1007/s10163-023-01664-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10163-023-01664-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Developing countries’ dependency on landfills caused increasing greenhouse gasses emission. Sarawak, Malaysia is facing solid waste management issue due to landfill-dependency, especially in rural area. This study evaluated the household solid waste management practices in Sungai Asap, Belaga as a baseline to carbon-neutral. Quantification of segregated solid waste generated in Uma Belor, Uma Badang, and Uma Lahanan found to be lower than Sarawak’s rate at 0.43 kg/person/day, 0.47 kg/person/day, and 0.337 kg/person/day respectively. One-Way ANOVA revealed significant difference among food, plastic, and metal (p < 0.05) while insignificant difference among glass, paper, and other waste types (<i>p</i> > 0.05). Pearson correlation showed family income had moderately positive, statistically significant (<i>r</i> = 0.393, <i>p</i> < 0.001) while family size has low positive, statistically insignificant (<i>r</i> = 0.141, <i>p</i> > 0.05) relationship with waste generation. Interviews with villages’ representatives and Local Authorities revealed waste management practices, collection service inconsistency, and waste bins insufficiency were the main reasons for waste management issues. Therefore, this needed to be handled strictly to ensure sound household waste management practices. Finally, different approaches had to be implemented on the different types of waste to ensure holistic solutions can be established to achieve carbon-neutral community.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management","volume":"25 4","pages":"1887 - 1899"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10163-023-01664-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4698154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Removal of ammonium and phosphates from aqueous solutions by biochar produced from agricultural waste","authors":"F. Pantoja, H. Sukmana, S. Beszédes, Z. László","doi":"10.1007/s10163-023-01687-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10163-023-01687-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The concern about protecting water quantity and quality is one of the most severe challenges of the twenty-first century since the demand for water resources grows as the population and its needs grow. Additionally, and as expected, most human activities produce wastewater containing undesirable contaminants. On the other hand, the generation of agricultural waste and its inappropriate disposal causes further problems. Current wastewater treatment methods involve a combination of physical and chemical processes, technologies, and operations to remove pollutants from effluents; adsorption is an excellent example of an effective method for wastewater treatment, and biochar is currently one of the most valuable adsorbents. This review focuses on new research about applying biochar produced from agricultural waste as a low-cost and environmentally friendly method for removing ammonium and phosphates from aqueous solutions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management","volume":"25 4","pages":"1921 - 1934"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10163-023-01687-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4552523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chemical looping combustion (CLC) of municipal solid waste (MSW)","authors":"Z. T. Yaqub, B. O. Oboirien, H. Leion","doi":"10.1007/s10163-023-01674-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10163-023-01674-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Chemical Looping Combustion (CLC) has been found to be a better alternative in converting Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to energy and has the potential to reduce the generation of dioxins due to the inhibition of the de-novo synthesis of dioxins. This study comprehensively reviews the experimental studies of CLC of MSW, the oxygen carriers, reactor types, performance evaluation, and ash interaction studies. Modeling and simulation studies of CLC of MSW were also critically presented. Plastic waste is MSW’s most studied non-biomass component in MSW under CLC conditions. This is because CLC has been shown to reduce the emission of dioxins and furans, which are normally emitted during the conventional combustion of plastics. From the several oxygen carriers tested with MSW’s CLC, alkaline earth metals (AEM) modified iron ore was the most effective for reducing dioxin emissions, improving combustion efficiency and carbon conversion. Also, oxygen carriers with supports were more reactive than single carriers and CaSO<sub>4</sub>/Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and CaSO<sub>4</sub> in silica sol had the highest oxygen transport ability. Though XRD analysis and thermodynamic calculations of the reacted oxygen carriers yielded diverse results due to software computation constraints, modified iron ore produced less HCl and heavy metal chlorides compared to iron ore and ilmenite. However, alkali silicates, a significant cause of fouling, were observed instead. The best reactor configuration for the CLC of MSW is the fluidized bed reactor, because it is easy to obtain high and homogeneous solid–gas mass transfer. Future research should focus on the development of improved oxygen carriers that can sustain reactivity after several cycles, as well as the system’s techno-economic feasibility.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management","volume":"25 4","pages":"1900 - 1920"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10163-023-01674-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4505529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of addition diatomite powder on mechanical strength, elevated temperature resistance and microstructural properties of industrial waste fly ash-based geopolymer","authors":"Ahmet Özsoy, Ezgi Örklemez, Serhan İlkentapar","doi":"10.1007/s10163-023-01692-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10163-023-01692-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study examines the use of fly ash, a thermal power plant waste, and the effect of diatomite, a fossil algae type, on waste-based geopolymers in the production of sustainable geopolymer binders. The effects of 1%, 2%, 3%, 4% and, 5% diatomite substitution on waste-based mortars were investigated. Mortars containing 10% and 12% Na<sup>+</sup> by weight based on the binder material were cured at 75 °C for 48 h. The flexural and compressive strength, abrasion resistance, determination of ultrasonic pulse velocity, and resistance to high temperatures of geopolymer mortar samples were investigated. In addition, FESEM images, EDX and XRD analyses of geopolymer mortar samples were made, and their microstructures were examined. 2% diatomite substitution increased flexural and compressive strength. In parallel with this situation, it was concluded that the abrasion resistance and ultrasonic pulse velocity of the geopolymer mortar with 2% diatomite substituted increased. In addition, it has been shown in FESEM images that the microstructure has a denser morphology. All geopolymer mortars lost strength after the high temperatures of 300 °C, 600 °C and 900 °C. As a result, it was concluded that diatomite containing highly reactive silica can be used in geopolymer systems.\u0000</p></div>","PeriodicalId":643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management","volume":"25 4","pages":"2338 - 2349"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4504929","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}