Abstract Purpose Derelict fishing gear (DFG) is one of the most abundant and harmful types marine litter that gets increasingly retrieved from ocean. However, for this novel waste stream recycling recovery pathways are not yet commonly established. To identify suitable management system, study assesses potential environmental impacts DFG treatment options in Europe. Methods This applies an attr...

Basing on results of previous studies, the efficiency of a Brayton/Hirn combined cycle, fuelled with a clean syngas produced by means of biomass gasification and equipped with CO2 removal by chemical absorption, resulted 33.94%, considering also the separated CO2 compression process. The specific CO2 emission of the power plant was 178 kg/MWh. In comparison with values previously found for an I...

Abstract Nanotechnology is widely used in construction to advance high performance and durability materials, as represented by concrete, which nanomaterials such nanosilica (SiO 2 ), nano-alumina (Al O 3 nanotitanium oxide (TiO ) are replace cement a partial binder. Suitable amounts of adding these beneficial with regard the mechanical, economic, environmental aspects concrete.

We present results of a life cycle assessment (LCA) of Marcellus shale gas used for power generation. The analysis employs the most extensive data set of any LCA of shale gas to date, encompassing data from actual gas production and power generation operations. Results indicate that a typical Marcellus gas life cycle yields 466 kg CO2eq/MWh (80% confidence interval: 450-567 kg CO2eq/MWh) of gre...

In the context of sustainability, pavement construction industry is taking a more holistic approach to environmental, economic, and social issues. particular, pavements are believed be responsible for up 24% total greenhouse gas emissions over last century. Therefore, it critical include tool assess environmental health impacts or rehabilitation in related design studies. This called Life Cycle...