Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
The amount and properties of the sludge produced in wastewater treatment plants depend on the composition of the wastewater, the type of wastewater treatment used and the disposal method applied to the mud. The sludge that occurs during mechanical, biological and chemical treatment methods must be...
Climate change
Due to the widespread use of fossil fuels, atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂), a major contributor to climate change, have increased dramatically. Through the simulation of a two-dimensional (2D), bovine carbonic anhydrase (bCA)-mediated mechanism, this work presents a novel approach method...
Air pollution and health
Due to the methane emission from the mining of coal and industrial byproducts including CFCs, depletion of the ozone layer causes raised global warming and worsens climate change. One chlorine atom can lead to the destruction of 1,00,000 ozone molecules causing depletion at a much faster rate than...
Environmental management and policy
As an important vehicle for implementing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), inbound tourism not only promotes economic growth among participating countries but also plays a significant role in optimizing the flow of production factors and enhancing green low-carbon cooperation. Based on the panel...
Circular Economy and Bioeconomy
The current study was conducted to characterize the chemical composition of Quercus canariensis L. leaf extracts from Algeria and to evaluate their biological activities. The extraction was performed using solid-liquid extraction with two solvents: acetone and ethanol. The chemical profile was...
Environmental management and policy
In the context of the current technological revolution and industrial transformation, the digital economy has emerged as a strategic imperative. It is essential to investigate the influence of digital policies on urban carbon emission efficiency and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. Such...
Climate change
The standing plant biomass that remains after harvesting bananas is the Above Ground Biomass (AGB); these residues have great carbon sequestration (CS) potential. This study quantifies the AGB yield of the Poovan (Musa acuminata) plant in semi-arid Tamil Nadu, India through novel modified non...
Sustainable Energy
The intensifying environmental and energy-related issues have led to a significant surge in the need for discovering alternative fuel sources. Additionally, the labor and time involved in identifying the appropriate fuel for the engine being examined is considerable. In order to mitigate this...
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
The complex composition of persistent and resistant contaminants in oil refinery wastewater presents a significant environmental challenge that conventional treatment methods frequently fail to effectively address. Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs), specifically the photo-Fenton method, and a deep...
Solid Waste Management
The global automotive industry is under mounting pressure to adopt highly efficient, low-emission engine technologies due to stringent regulations and increasing environmental awareness. In response, researchers are exploring alternative fuels, such as biodiesel, to enhance energy independence and...
Environmental management and policy
This study primarily focuses on the isolation and characterization of bacterial strains resistant to cadmium (Cd) and evaluates their role in promoting plant growth under varying Cd concentrations (0, 120, and 240 µg mL⁻¹). A total of 45 Cd-resistant bacterial strains were isolated from wastewater...
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
To meet the increasingly food demands, all environmental resources should be exploited in sustainable manner. Soil, a major component in agricultural for production, is subjected to salinization owing to climate changes. Growing crop plants in saline soil dramatically results in significant yield...
Environmental management and policy
Brake pads are the major automotive component that ensures safe braking by controlling the speed of vehicles. Conventional brake pads contain harmful materials like asbestos and heavy metals, adversely affecting human health and the environment. Conventionally, there is an increasing demand for eco...
Climate change
The study aims at determination of the rainy season period and an analysis of rainfall variability in the upstream lower Mouhoun, a sub-catchment of the Mouhoun River in Burkina Faso during the period 1980-2020. Daily rainfall data from fourteen stations covering the period 1980-2020 were collected...
Air pollution and health
Abstract：This study aims to assess the impact of the new energy vehicle industry on urban air quality in China, focusing on the spatial and temporal variation of PM2.5 concentrations. Based on panel data from 286 prefecture-level cities in China from 2013 to 2022, an analytical framework is...
Climate change
Climate change acceleration and intensifying global carbon reduction efforts have created an urgent need to understand how climate transition risks affect carbon emission efficiency in energy enterprises. Our study breaks new ground by developing climate risk indicators through machine learning and...
Climate change
This study employs wavelet coherence, wavelet quantile correlation, and Granger causality tests to comprehensively investigate the dynamic correlation characteristics between the U.S.clean energies and the stock returns of seven systematically important banks (SIBs). The main findings are as follows...
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
In this study, removal of reactive yellow 145 (RY 145) dyestuff by dry biomass of Ureolytic mixed microorganism culture (UMC), existing in domestic wastewater and various industrial wastewater, was studied. Optimum conditions of adsorption efficiency were tested. For this purpose, studies were...
Circular Economy and Bioeconomy
The flow properties of the binary cement paste system added with supplementary cementitious materials, effect of polycarboxylate based superplasticizer dosage and their influence on the yield stress and the plastic viscosity were studied. The cementitious materials under the study are silica fume...
Air pollution and health
The hunt for alternative fuels that may be utilized in place of conventional fuels is intensifying quickly since the availability of fossil fuels is dwindling daily. In this work, biodiesel derived from pumpkin and cotton seed oils is presented for use as diesel engine fuel. Related to diesel, the...
Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation
Present study investigated the unknown responses of five castor bean genotypes to lead (Pb) contaminated soil, focusing on their growth and metal uptake efficiency. A unique aspect is the simultaneous assessment of multiple genotypes, offering a holistic view of their reactions to soil contamination...
Environmental management and policy
The generational cohorts known as Millennials and Generation Z exhibit distinct behaviors and attitudes, differing significantly from older generations in various aspects including environmental perceptions and purchasing behaviors. Notably, organic foods are sometimes associated with luxury, as...
Environmental data analysis and modelling
Understanding the retention of organic compounds (OCs) is critical for membrane applications in water recycling. The objective of this study was to create an optimized model using Artificial Neural Networks for Quantitative Structure-Property Relationship (QSPR-ANN) to predict the effect of...
Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation
The non-competitive and competitive adsorption/desorption of agrochemicals into soil plays an important role in the fate and behaviour of contaminants in the environment. Non-competitive and competitive adsorption/desorption experiments of imidacloprid and KNO3 into alluvial soil and sandy soil were...
Air pollution and health
Rapid industrialization and urbanization have resulted in poor air quality, which poses a risk to human health by causing a variety of lung diseases. The precise forecast of air quality is of practical importance. Consequently, the development of an automated air pollution monitoring system based on...