Decarbonizing the textiles and clothing industry in South Africa: the role of renewable energy DOI
Paul Adjei Kwakwa

Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 4, 2025

Purpose South Africa’s textiles and clothing sector is positioned by the government to support economic growth development. However, its expansion can increase carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions because of high energy consumption natural resource requirements. A proposed option make environmentally friendly adoption renewable energy. This study aims assess whether CO effect be reduced adopting Design/methodology/approach emission function formulated within Stochastic Impacts Regression on Population, Affluence Technology (STIRPAT) Model. Data for analysis ranged from 1990 2022. performed using autoregressive distributed lag, fully modified ordinary least squares, canonical cointegrating regressions dynamic squares methods. Findings The textile positively affects emissions. Although has a direct positive long-run effect, it reduces Practical implications include formulation policies that will hasten their activities. Originality/value contributes literature assessing STIRPAT model. It also analyses moderation sector–carbon nexus.

Язык: Английский

Biocatalysis for Lignin Conversion and Valorization: Driving Sustainability in the Circular Economy DOI Open Access
Parushi Nargotra, Vishal Sharma, Huimin Wang

и другие.

Catalysts, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(1), С. 91 - 91

Опубликована: Янв. 20, 2025

In recent years, lignin derived from lignocellulosic biomass has emerged as a critical component in modern biorefinery systems. The production yield and reactivity of are factors for advancing the research development lignin-derived biochemicals. recovery high-purity lignin, along with carbohydrates, is accomplished through application various advanced pretreatment techniques. However, biological using lignin-degrading enzymes to facilitate depolymerization an environmentally benign method sustainable valuable products that occurs under mild conditions high substrate specificity. current review presents role biocatalysis valorization, focusing on different bond cleavage biomass. also highlights advancements enzyme engineering have enabled enhancement stability catalytic efficiency improving valorization processes. Furthermore, integration omics technologies provide insights into microbial enzymatic pathways involved degradation presented. challenges future prospects this emerging field study concept outlined efficiency.

Язык: Английский

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Advances in lignocellulosic feedstocks for bioenergy and bioproducts DOI Creative Commons
Daniel B. Sulis, Nathalie Lavoine, Heike Sederoff

и другие.

Nature Communications, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

Lignocellulose, an abundant renewable resource, presents a promising alternative for sustainable energy and industrial applications. However, large-scale adoption of lignocellulosic feedstocks faces considerable obstacles, including scalability, bioprocessing efficiency, resilience to climate change. This Review examines current efforts future opportunities leveraging in bio-based products, with focus on enhancing conversion efficiency scalability. It also explores emerging biotechnologies such as CRISPR-based genome editing informed by machine learning, aimed at improving feedstock traits reducing the environmental impact fossil fuel dependence. Lignocellulose is produce bioenergy biomaterials. Here, authors review efforts, feedstock-based biomaterials production provide outlook traits.

Язык: Английский

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Exploring the Nexus among Green Finance, Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability: Evidence from OECD Economies DOI

Asma Altaf,

Muhammad Awais Anwar,

Umer Shahzad

и другие.

Renewable Energy, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 122589 - 122589

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Experimental investigation of an Auto-Switching SH TEG/PCM unit for consistent All-Day electric power generation DOI
Jinglong Wang, Lin Lu, Kai Jiao

и другие.

Energy Conversion and Management, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 327, С. 119556 - 119556

Опубликована: Фев. 7, 2025

Язык: Английский

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The key challenges and best alternatives to environmental sustainability: a comprehensive study DOI Creative Commons
Syed Ale Raza Shah,

Naila Abbas,

Luminiţa Şerbănescu

и другие.

Scientific Reports, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 27, 2025

In the modern world, globe has been trapped by severe challenges, and an abrupt increase in environmental deterioration (ED) is one of these. The practitioners have recently tried to suggest several green initiatives combat rising concerns, but problem remains intact. Most economies priorities meet their socio-economic target, are unaware true challenges best alternatives. This study makes effort introduce (income, urbanization, natural resources) alternative (renewable energy, information & communication technology (ICT), circular economy) for carbon footprint top 28 waste re-cycled (WRE) throughout 2000–2021. order obtain robust outcomes, present uses most reliable estimators, Q-GMM prominent. outcomes describe a positive role income, resources footprint. On other hand, ICT, renewable economy decline ED. energy mediating on urbanization shows supportive behavior sustainability finds only significant sustainable urbanization. Using quadratic income form, this validates EKC LCC hypotheses specified economies. behalf suggests imperative implications become clean shortly.

Язык: Английский

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Adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system for accurate power forecasting for on-grid photovoltaic systems: A case study in Sharjah, UAE DOI Creative Commons
Tareq Salameh, Mena Maurice Farag, Abdul-Kadir Hamid

и другие.

Energy Conversion and Management X, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 100958 - 100958

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Negative carbon emission power generator: A combination of high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell and absorption carbon capture system DOI
C. X. Tan,

Linhao Cheng,

Wanli Peng

и другие.

Journal of Cleaner Production, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 489, С. 144708 - 144708

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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From policy to progress: Environmental taxation to mitigate air pollution in OECD countries DOI Creative Commons
S. M. Woahid Murad, Arifur Rahman, A. K. M. Mohsin

и другие.

Journal of Environmental Management, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 374, С. 124143 - 124143

Опубликована: Янв. 15, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Tandem catalytic upgrading of cow manure pyrolysis vapors by Beta zeolite and nitrogen-doped activated carbon dual catalysts prepared from coal gasification fine slag to produce light aromatic hydrocarbons DOI

Ruofei Wu,

Peng Lv,

Xuanxuan He

и другие.

Journal of environmental chemical engineering, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 115508 - 115508

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Tuning the Electronic and Optical Properties of Crystalline Anthracene by Doping and Pressure for Photovoltaic Applications DOI Creative Commons

Congqing Yang,

Xuan Luo

ACS Omega, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 24, 2025

Despite their numerous advantages, organic molecular crystals are often unsuitable for photovoltaic applications due to poor optoelectronic properties. Here we employ density functional theory show that the combination of substitutional doping and hydrostatic pressure can effectively tune structural, electronic, optical properties crystalline anthracene. Specifically, aim reduce electronic band gap anthracene in order improve its absorption, so modified materials become suitable use solar cells. Our results reveal lattice parameters bond lengths decrease with pressure, hence strengthening interactions between atoms narrowing gap. Doping also reduces significantly. In end, three studied current research display close-to-ideal gaps: O-doped under 8.75 GPa (1.353 eV), P-doped 10 (1.073 S-doped 2.5 (1.341 eV). Furthermore, they exhibit high absorption coefficient values on 105 cm–1 within visible light range, a noteworthy improvement over pure Therefore, have successfully tuned identified ideal candidates cell materials.

Язык: Английский

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