【环境科学类】SCI期刊《Journal of Cleaner Production》专刊截稿信息5条

全文截稿: 2017-08-31

影响因子: 5.715

期刊难度: ★★★

网址: www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-cleaner-production

The topics of this Special Volume include, but are not limited to:

1) Food/organic waste recycling and biomass valorization

Worldwide, food supply chain waste has led to a range of environmental, economic and social problems. Globally, an estimated 1.3 billion tonnes of edible food is wasted annually (FAO, 2011) and this has been identified as the largest single waste stream entering landfill sites (Nishida, 2014). Edible waste represents the only tip of the iceberg when it comes to food supply chain waste and does not fully represent the environmental burden of non-consumable materials including agricultural residues and food packaging. The wasting of food increases greenhouse gas emissions and the needless use of precious finite resources including water and fossil fuels. Biomass wastes including those from the food supply chains are complex mixtures of valuable polysaccharides, lignin, waxes, fats, proteins, metabolites and inorganic minerals. The use of integrated green technologies can solve waste management issues and resource depletion through the consumption of wastes as feedstocks for industry (Luque and Clark, 2013). Physical and chemical pretreatment, extraction, chemical conversion, separation, characterization and purification of added value products are important aspects of food waste valorization (Arshadi et al., 2016; Yu et al., 2016; Yu et al., 2017). Supercritical fluid extraction and fractionation is a green technology that can be used to obtain waxes or lipids as a first step in food waste utilization. Supercritical fluid extraction has also been shown to have a positive effect on the downstream processing of the biomass, for the production of 2nd generation biofuels as part of an integrated holistic biorefinery (Attard et al., 2015). Hydrolysis of biomass for the liberation of sugars can also be used for the generation of platform molecules. Thermal treatment is one possible method to overcome the potentially recalcitrant nature of the heterogeneous feedstock. Pyrolysis of wastes yields solid chars, liquid fractions (bio-oils) and gaseous products (CO, H2, CO2, and CH4) (Huang et al., 2013; Igalavithana et al., 2017; Lee et al., 2017). However, traditional thermal methods of biomass treatment can be energy intensive due to the high temperature required in the process (400-550 °C). Microwave heating has various advantages include time shortening, uniform heating and energy saving. Recently work has demonstrated that microwave thermal activation of wheat straw was achievable at 150-250 °C (Budarin et al., 2009). Chars, oils and gas generated in the pyrolysis of waste have significant potential for use as biofuels and a source of chemicals. Significant opportunities exist for the valorization of food supply chain wastes as a feedstock for the generation of fuels, energy, materials and chemicals through clean sustainable integrated technologies.

2) Agricultural waste processing and recycling

Agricultural activities result in the production of several waste streams. They include manure and other wastes from farms, poultry houses and slaughterhouses, harvest waste, fertilizer run- off from fields, pesticides entering the environment, and salt and silt drained from fields (Glossary of Environment Statistics, 1997). Their inappropriate handling causes environmental issues, but also constitutes a loss of valuable nutrients and energy contained in them. An appropriate reuse and recycling of these resources will be one of many indispensable key elements in the global move towards a truly sustainable modern society. Anaerobic (co-)digestion of sewage sludge, organic biological waste (crop residues and other food waste), and animal manure is considered one of the most energy-efficient and environmentally friendly technologies for bio-energy production, organic biodegradable waste valorization, and potential recovery of valuable nutrient resources (Fehrenbach et al., 2008). It yields bioenergy in the form of biogas, and a digestate. A diverse range of technologies has been developed that can be applied for recovery of nutrients contained in the digestate. Struvite precipitation/crystallization, ammonia stripping and (sub-sequent) absorption using an acidic air scrubber were evaluated as the best currently available technologies to be applied at full scale (Vaneeckhaute et al., 2016). Alternatively, agricultural residues may be subjected to thermo-chemical processes for bio-energy production. Pyrolysis results in the generation of char, oil and gas product. The char may be used as an adsorbent material (Ahmad et al., 2014; Kadirvelu et al., 2001; Salleh et al., 2011), or can be a precursor for the production of activated carbons, which have many industrial and environmental applications. Although research in biohydrogen production from biomass at a laboratory research level is ongoing, substantial technical advances in the biological processes involved are still required if the biohydrogen market is to become economically viable (Guo et al., 2010). The growing use of plastics in agriculture has enabled farmers to increase their crop production, but has significantly contributed to the ongoing accumulation of plastic products in the environment (Kyrikou & Briassoulis, 2007). Many opportunities emerge to turn agricultural waste into resources for energy and nutrients, while eliminating its adverse effects on the environment.

3) Biochar/compost production and application

The yield of solid wastes is being accelerated as the world population increases rapidly. Recent reports insist that the amount of solid wastes might be doubled by 2025, along with a sudden increase of organic solid wastes generated from developing countries (Hoornweg and Bhada-Tata, 2012; Lim et al., 2016). In case of intensive agricultural activities, it generates a huge amount of various organic wastes together with the generated unbeneficial gases, including carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide, during the process of its decomposition (Dias et al., 2010; Pandey et al., 2016; Vázquez et al., 2015); therefore, the appropriate management practices are of great concern. Composting is one of the most efficient approaches to recycle organic wastes (de Mendonça Costa et al., 2017; Jara-Samaniego et al., 2017). However, occurrence of odor, gases, deleterious in/organic contaminants, and leached essential nutrients through decomposition under aerobic condition makes the compost limited and threatens sustainability of surrounding environments (Awasthi et al., 2016; Mohammadi et al., 2016). Biochar is a C-rich material produced by pyrolysis of organic materials and can act as a soil C-sink (Ok et al., 2015). Biochar has known to increase nutrient and water retentions in a soil, in/organic soil C content and crop productivity, and eliminate in/organic contaminants from soil and water and greenhouse gases’ emission (Awasthi et al., 2016; Mohammadi et al., 2016; Rajapaksha et al., 2016). Its characteristics and effectiveness are mainly determined by pyrolysis temperature and feedstock type (Das et al., 2017). Application of biochar into a composting process can be a suitable strategy to diminish defects during compost production and greenhouse gases.

4) Waterworks/sewage/industrial sludge treatment and recycling

As industrialization/urbanization proceeds, the generation amounts of sewage and industrial sludge are sharply increasing nowadays (Pavšič et al., 2014). Releases of sewage and industrial sludge cause severe environmental problems directly because they contain suspended solid, in/organic materials and pathogens; therefore, the best management practices (BMPs) are urgently required for sustainable environment (Cieślik et al., 2015). Many conventional BMPs such as drying bed, stabilization by earthworms, anaerobic stabilization with biogas recovery, thermal processing, incineration, etc. have been employed. In case of sewage, its recycling provides added values by using it as cementing agency and raw material recovery (i.e., phosphorus, earth metals) which can be used in industries (Cieślik et al., 2015; Tang et al., 2017; Xu et al., 2014). For the recycling of industrial sludge, it is also applicable as construction or cement material, lightweight aggregate, and liming materials for agricultural purpose (Ahmad et al., 2016; Liu et al., 2011; Ma et al., 2017); however, there is a host of possibilities and still stringent necessity to explore.

5) Life cycle assessment and cost-benefit analysis on biological waste management

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is commonly used to evaluate the environmental impact of waste management strategies. It tracks the material and energy flows in waste management pathways throughout its life cycle, i.e., from waste production and collection, through treatment and recycling, to end-of-life disposal (Abuşoğlu and others 2017; Nabavi-Pelesaraei and others 2017). For biological waste management, LCA could be used to (1) identify the potential strengths and limitations of an existing or proposed management strategy from an environmental impact point of view, (2) to assist the design and improvement of management strategies, and (3) guide the decision-making process for policy makers upon the selection of management strategies (Schott and others 2016; Yay 2015). For example, the study by Tagliaferri et al. (2016) compared five municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment technologies using LCA and showed that the best option based on the current global warming potential (GWP) was treating MSW in a dual stage advanced thermal treatment because of a higher efficiency in methane production. Righi et al. (2013) employed LCA to compare the environmental impact of organic MSW treatment between a decentralized, anaerobic co-digestion-based waste management system and existing centralized systems. They identified that the decentralized system is more environmentally sustainable because of the reduced transportation distance and energy requirement, and the harvesting of energy and resources. In addition to LCA, cost-benefit analysis (CBA) has also been used to evaluate the economic feasibility of waste management strategies through a systematic comparison of benefits and costs, and is especially important for the decisions of investors and stakeholders (Ahamed and others 2016; Rigamonti and others 2015). A combination of LCA and CBA is critical for the efficient and reasonable allocation of society’s resources and will help to shape future directions in the development of sustainable biological waste management, treatment, and recycling methods and techniques (Ferreira and others 2014; Reich 2005). A recent study by Garrido-Baserba et al. (2015) evaluated five sludge treatment strategies (i.e. mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion plus composting, incineration, gasification, and supercritical water oxidation) in terms of a composite indicator made of GWP and annual cash flow. It showed that the sludge treatment option will be different in view of the different relative importance of the environmental and economic criteria.

全文截稿: 2017-09-30

影响因子: 5.715

期刊难度: ★★★

网址: www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-cleaner-production

This “Call for Papers” (CfPs) for a special volume (SV) of the JCLP provides opportunities for scholars, practitioners, government officials, and industrialists to discuss sustainable consumption in conjunction with the concept of “Big Data.” Big data in this SV includes, but is not limited to, large-scale data, massive data, data from multiple sources, real-time data, and cloud web/computing data. Under the context of, or with the application of, big data, prospective authors are challenged to investigate and evaluate the current situation of sustainable consumption with quality or quantity study. This SV will attract authors who wish to build on the application of big data concepts and frameworks, policies, methods, and results that promote sustainable consumption. Papers may be based on comprehensive literature reviews or theoretical and empirical investigations with national and/or international focus.

The SV organizers have listed six research areas of interest in sustainable consumption and big data. The topics of this SV include, but are not limited, to:

(1) Sustainable energy consumption

- Sustainable electricity usage and conservation

- Renewable and sustainable energy consumption

- Habitual household energy usage and conservation

- Energy consumption for household heating

- Influence of big data technology in household energy consumption

(2) Low carbon travel and/or transportation

- Emerging modes of low carbon travel or transportation in a big data context

- Residential willingness and behavior in low carbon travel and commuting

- Emission and environmental impact from travel or transportation

- Solution to urban traffic/transportation problems

(3) Waste resource reuse and recycling

- Emerging modes of waste recycling in the context of big data

- Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): application and performance

- Residential willingness and behavior regarding waste recycling

- Optimization modeling and planning for waste recycling

(4) Cost and/or performance evaluation for sustainable consumption and climate change

- Cost and benefits for promoting household sustainable consumption

- Cost and benefits for promoting low carbon travel and transportation

- Cost and benefits for promoting waste recycling

- Cost and benefits for mitigation and adaption of climate change

(5) Methodology and/prospects for the application of big data in sustainable consumption

- Data searching technology for sustainable consumption

- Data integration and classification technology for sustainable consumption

- Data statistical technology for sustainable consumption

- Embedding technology of different types of data for sustainable consumption

- Web/Internet data mining and application technology for sustainable consumption

(6) Policy modeling and implications for sustainable consumption management

- Policy and management implications for promoting sustainable energy consumption

- Policy and management implications for low carbon travel or transportation

- Policy and management implications for waste recycling

- Policy modeling or simulation technologies for sustainable consumption

全文截稿: 2017-10-30

影响因子: 5.715

期刊难度: ★★★

网址: www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-cleaner-production