In order to improve the reliability and scientificity of the path of agriculture sustainable development, guided by the concept of circular economy, this paper combines data mining technology to construct a path analysis system of agricultural…
Urban planning and its relevant transportation deploying have a particularly profound influence on the sustainability and livability of a city, and which also be crucial to the quality of life to urban residents at the same time. It was also…
Innovation and Technology go hand in hand within the petroleum and petrochemical industry. Oil price volatility, geopolitics, and economic uncertainty, all contribute towards the continued need to innovate and technologically advance if petroleum and…
Sustainability is a dynamic, complex and composite data relationship among geographically distributed human and environment ecosystems. The ecosystems may have strong interactions among their elements and processes, but with dynamic implicit…
The petroleum industry activities unavoidably generate a large quantity of sludge named Petroleum industry sludge (PIS). The generation rate has been increasing because of the ascending energy demand. It is a potential energy resource. PIS has been…
In this paper, we develop a controller prototype of a hospital's microgrid energy management system, which integrates distributed energy resources to increase resilience and sustainability. We define the resilience objective as restoration of power…
The integration of advanced Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the conventional electric power grid is evolving into a Cyber-Physical Power System (CPPS). The seamless integration of control, communication, and computing operations…
International seaborne transport of crude oil takes place mainly on tankers, with annual seaborne crude flows totaling an estimated 12 billion barrels. To take into account the carbon footprint on crude oil from its international distribution…
Integrating sustainability into the process of the supply chain is a paramount challenge for every industry aiming to thrive or survive in this ever-changing world. Sustainability is more relevant for the oil industries because oil is one of the…
Hub covering location problem focuses on the construction of the hub network. The importance of this problem has been addressed in many fields including freight transportation and telecommunication network. As a long-term strategic decision problem,…
Microalgae, especially oleaginous species, have gained much attention as bioenergy feedstocks in response to uprising energy crisis, lessening natural resources, and climate change. Microalgae are also used to extract high value co-products such as…
Hydrogen is a promising energy carrier and feedstock alike for decarbonizing the energy, transport, and chemical sector and mitigating the effects of global warming. Identifying and realizing environmentally friendly hydrogen production pathways is,…
Enhanced sustainability and efficiency are among the prime indicators to achieve in the power generation sector of any country. The decline in efficiency might be caused by improper utilization of fuels and increasing entropy in outdated generation…
Syngas is an important intermediate feedstock to produce various downstream chemicals and clean fuels. In this study, two standalone process models are first developed to produce syngas from coal gasification and natural gas dry reforming which…
Petroleum and petrochemical wastewaters are characterized by toxic organic pollutants, hydrocarbons, heavy metals, sulfur compounds, and refractory compounds. These pollutants are a potential threat to the environment if discharged without proper…
Petroleum industry is one of the major contributors to water pollution globally. The industry can discharge different types of pollutants that can be carcinogenic, phytotoxic, and genotoxic. The nature of these pollutants can possess an immensely…
For energy systems, sustainability is a major concern that must be carefully considered when designed and established. Emergy analysis is an effective technique to scrutinize the sustainability of these systems. On the other hand, water shortage is…
The evolution of human civilization is synonymous with how it meets its energy needs. A lifestyle cannot be sustained unless the energy system is sustainable. Today, an energy crisis has seized the entire globe, and the very sustainability of this…
Statistical evidences have recently shown both global energy demand and the production/consumption of plastic materials increases regularly. Valorization of the latter materials into gasoline and diesel fuels is therefore an important approach in the…
Considering the indispensable role of rare earth elements in the field of modern high technology, the efficient exploitation and utilization of rare earth resources is of great importance. As one of the world's major rare earth minerals, bastnaesite…
Bangladesh is a small country with its large population struggled with several challenges over the last few decades, including overpopulation, power grid disruptions, floods, and global warming. Sufficient rate of energy production is must for a…
Due to the rapid growth of population, globalization, and urbanization, the generation of solid waste has accelerated worldwide. Solid waste has become one of the major environmental issues globally. A huge burden has been placed on natural…
The increasing demand for non-renewable resources such as bitumen is a significant problem in the pavement industry. Flexible pavement primarily relies on and consumes a large quantity of bitumen, which has become a significant problem in terms of…
An industrial-scale molasses-based bioethanol production system was modeled and studied by conducting exergy, exergoeconomic, and exergoenvironmental analyses. The entire process was represented by a control volume, and its exergoeconomic and…
The application of microbially derived biosurfactants can be of great benefit in the industrial production of personal care and detergent-based products. Both product categories have common features: dependence of their production on large amounts of…
Ghana’s prevailing power issues have incited the government’s interest in integrating renewable energy sources into the country’s present energy mix for sustainable energy supply and to minimise carbon emissions. Hybridising renewable energy…
A number of conflicting issues such as growing economic demand, increasing energy supply, shrinking energy resources, changing climate condition, as well as tightening environmental requirement pose great challenges to decision makers for planning…
The man-made activities have contributed towards the contamination of the environment disturbing the ecological balance of the ecosystem. Microbes-assisted phytoremediation (MAP) has gained attention in the past decade and tremendous research has…
Circular bioeconomy was defined as “the sustainable and resource-efficient valorization of biomass in integrated multioutput production chains (biorefineries) while also making use of the residues and wastes and optimizing the value of biomass over…
According to the Environmental Protection Agency's National Emissions Inventory Report, hundreds of thousands of tons of particulate matter (PM2.5) are released by diesel combustion per year (Enviromental Protection Agency 2020
Due to millions of years of natural evolution, wood has a unique structure that has inspired many researchers to use it as a template to create bio-based advanced materials for various applications. Apart from being a renewable and sustainable source…
Although currently microalgae biomass is not considered as a sustainable feedstock for biofuel production, future developments of microalgae cultivation and harvest could make the commercial application of such fast-growing photosynthetic biomass…
The oilfield produced water is a major waste stream in places where shale-gas production is growing rapidly. The reuse of produced water merits consideration because this practice helps reduce freshwater demand for fracking and moderates water…
International seaborne transport of crude oil takes place mainly on tankers, with annual seaborne crude flows totaling an estimated 12 billion barrels. To take into account the carbon footprint on crude oil from its international distribution…
Biodiesel has been viewed as an alternative vehicle fuel for sustainable transportation, and sustainability assessments of various crop-based biodiesel fuels are meaningful for decision makers to select the best option. However, the development of…
Engineering and design are integral to every form of energy production and usage. This article considers various roles from concept to end-of-process stages from the standpoints of risk, reliability and resilience.
Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) are fuels that have potential to be sustainably produced and to generate lower carbon emissions when compared to the conventional kerosene. Wider SAF production and utilization represent nowadays an important step to…
There are progressive trends in biogas scrubbing technologies. These technologies are mainly aimed at supplying cleaner biomethane by removing CO2. With increasing progress in the field, their environmental assessment is also becoming important. This…
The evolution of human civilization is synonymous with how it meets its energy needs. A lifestyle cannot be sustained unless the energy system is sustainable. Today, an energy crisis has seized the entire globe, and the very sustainability of this…
Rapid industrialization has affected the environment to a large extent. Degradation of the environment has altered the biodiversity's nature, resulting in loss of ecosystem and raising the temperature. Because of the adverse environmental impact, the…
Internal combustion engines power the great majority of automobiles on the road today. However, the challenges of complying with other propulsion systems and near-zero-emission standards are inevitable. Current stringent emission standards are…
The energy costs have increased substantially in recent years due to widespread development in India. Vast agro and animal waste resources are available which can easily be harnessed for biogas production economically Recently, there has been a…
Shifting from fossil-fuel (FF) to renewable energy systems, a process known as energy transition (ET), is crucial for developing countries as the ET brings new opportunities to accomplish leapfrog development for achieving carbon neutrality. Parallel…
Integrating sustainability into the process of the supply chain is a paramount challenge for every industry aiming to thrive or survive in this ever-changing world. Sustainability is more relevant for the oil industries because oil is one of the…
Modern intensive agriculture worldwide is generating increasing environmental pressure, which prevents its sustainable development. A number of agricultural sustainability assessment approaches and methodological frameworks have been developed by…
Energy use efficiency is an important criterion for determining sustainability in aquaculture and for this purpose, cultural energy use and energy use efficiency of a rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) commercial farm rearing in concrete ponds with…
Biodiesel, an efficient alternative for the depleting fossil fuel, has recently gained wide acceptance among the various communities due to it humane approach to the environment and health. The global community has started realizing the surreptitious…
This study explores the modernization of road-based technologies for the enhancement of mobility while also implementing safer transportation. Mobility plays a critical role in everyday life on a micro and a macro scale combined. Modernization in…
The oilfield produced water is a major waste stream in places where shale-gas production is growing rapidly. The reuse of produced water merits consideration because this practice helps reduce freshwater demand for fracking and moderates water…