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Scoping study to identify potential circular economy actions, priority sectors, material flows and value chains [PDF]

, 2014
The circular economy is rapidly rising up political and business agendas. In contrast to today’s largely linear, ‘take-make-use-dispose’ economy, a circular economy represents a development strategy that enables economic growth while aiming to optimise ...
Bicket, M., Bicket, M., Guilcher, S., Guilcher, S., Hestin, M., Hestin, M., Hudson, C., Hudson, C., Razzini, P., Razzini, P., Tan, A., Tan, A., ten Brink, P., ten Brink, P., van Dijl, E., van Dijl, E., Vanner, R., Vanner, R., Watkins, E., Watkins, E.   +19 more
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A framework of digital technologies for the circular economy: Digital functions and mechanisms

Business Strategy and the Environment, 2022
Digital technology is regarded as providing a promising means of moving production and consumption towards the circular economy. However, it is still unclear which functions of digital technologies are most useful to improving circularity, and how these ...
Qinglan Liu, Adriana Hofmann Trevisan, Miying Yang, J. Mascarenhas   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Metaverse and circular economy

Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, 2023
The revolutionary concepts of the Metaverse and circular economy are poised to reshape the future of society, academia and all business sectors. The Metaverse as a digital realm promises to transform peoples' way of life, while circular economy offers a sustainable and regenerative approach to economic growth.
Papamichael, Iliana, Pappas, Georgios, Siegel, Joshua E., Inglezakis, Vassilis J., Demetriou, Giorgos, Zorpas, Antonis A., Hadjisavvas, Constantinos   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Challenges of Establishing Solar Power Stations in Hungary

Energies, 2023
In the context of the ever-growing demand for energy, especially electric energy, from renewable sources, there has been great interest in photovoltaic energy generation.
Henrik Zsiborács, András Vincze, István Háber, Gábor Pintér, Nóra Hegedűsné Baranyai   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lack of Congruence between European Citizen Perspectives and Policies on Circular Economy [PDF]

, 2018
Keywords: circular economy, policy congruence, consumers, citizen visions, sustainability, topic modelling.The concept of circular economy has become a catchphrase for describing redesign of economies and industries towards better sustainability.
Anttonen, Markku Tapio, Lammi, Minna Maaria, Mykkänen, Juri, Repo, Juha Petteri   +3 more
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Enhancement of biohydrogen production rate in Rhodospirillum rubrum by a dynamic CO-feeding strategy using dark fermentation

Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2021
Background Rhodospirillum rubrum is a purple non-sulphur bacterium that produces H2 by photofermentation of several organic compounds or by water gas-shift reaction during CO fermentation.
Alberto Rodríguez, Natalia Hernández-Herreros, José L. García, M. Auxiliadora Prieto   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Visual Material Characteristics Learning for Circular Healthcare [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
The linear take-make-dispose paradigm at the foundations of our traditional economy is proving to be unsustainable due to waste pollution and material supply uncertainties. Hence, increasing the circularity of material flows is necessary. In this paper, we make a step towards circular healthcare by developing several vision systems targeting three main
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Nanofiltration & reverse osmosis technical assessment for pesticides removal

Discover Environment
The increasing food demand for a growing population has resulted in the intensification and modernization of agriculture leading to an increasing use of pesticides to protect crops against insects, weeds, fungi, and other pests.
Rubén Rodríguez-Alegre, Laura Pérez Megías, Sonia Sanchis, Carlos Andecochea Saiz, Xialei You   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The drivers of technology adoption on tobacco agribusiness in West Nusa Tenggara

Agrointek
West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) is the third-largest tobacco-producing province in Indonesia. However, the dynamics of tobacco production tend to decline, one of which is due to its productivity and land area, which also tends to stagnate.
Eka Nurjati, Achsanah Hidayatina, Ikval Suardi, Umi Karomah Yaumidin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Weatherability of Bio-Based versus Fossil-Based Polyurethane Coatings

Engineering Proceedings, 2022
The use of bio-based feedstock for the formulation of protective coatings has been implemented in the increased industrial supply of building blocks synthesized from biomass. The alternation of traditional polyurethane coatings by bio-based polyurethanes
Pieter Samyn, Joey Bosmans, Patrick Cosemans   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source