A5079657424- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
- Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
- Green IT and Sustainability
- Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Extraction and Separation Processes
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
- solar cell performance optimization
Radboud University Nijmegen
2020-2024
Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences
2022-2024
Radboud University Medical Center
2022-2024
European Commission
2022
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
2022
University of Perugia
2019
The current debate on the sustainability of bio-based products questions environmental benefits replacing fossil- by bio-resources. Here, we analyze trade-offs 98 emerging materials compared to their fossil counterparts, reported in 130 studies. Although greenhouse gas life cycle emissions for are average 45% lower (-52 -37%; 95% confidence interval), found a large variation between individual with none them reaching net-zero emissions. Grouped product categories, reductions ranged from 19%...
Abstract Estimating the environmental impact of emerging technologies at different stages development is uncertain but necessary to guide investment, research, and development. Here, we propose a systematic procedure assess future impacts technologies. In technology stage (technology readiness level < 9), recommended experience mechanisms take into account are (a) process changes, (b) size scaling effects, (c) synergies. These developments can be based on previous with similar or...
Dealing with heterogeneous plastic waste – i.e., high polymer heterogeneity, additives, and contaminants lowering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from production requires integrated solutions. Here, we quantified current future GHG footprints of direct chemical conversion post-consumer feedstock to olefins, a base material for plastics. The net footprint this recycling system is −0.04 kg CO2-eq./kg treated, including credits avoided virgin electricity, heat, the partial biogenic content...
Herein, we present our results on the development of a waste minimized protocol for synthesis 2-arylbenzoxazoles in continuous flow by combining safe solvent and heterogeneous manganese-based catalyst.
Comparisons of emerging carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technologies with equivalent incumbent are necessary to support technology developers help policy-makers design appropriate long-term incentives mitigate climate change through the deployment CCU. In particular, early-stage CCU must prove their economic viability environmental reduction potential compared already-deployed technologies. These comparisons can be misleading, as typically experience a drastic increase in performance...
Abstract Direct air capture (DAC) in combination with storage of CO 2 can lower atmospheric concentrations. This study investigates the environmental impact a new fast-swing solid sorbent DAC system, including transport and storage, over its life cycle, using prospective cycle assessment. technology is currently on readiness level 5 expected to operate an industrial scale by 2030. The was upscaled future changes background lifetime system were included, such as electricity grid mix...
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is the most common curing activator used to manufacture tires. To minimize environmental impacts by decreasing zinc content and rolling resistance of tires, ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) anchored on SiO2 NPs (ZnO@SiO2) are currently under development as new activators at pilot scale. Here, we applied prospective life cycle assessment predict human health, ecosystem quality, resource scarcity synthesizing ZnO@SiO2 for production passenger car tires an industrial We found that...
Tandem photovoltaics applying perovskite on silicon are considered to be a possible route sustaining continuous efficiency improvements and price reductions. A meaningful market share for such tandems is, however, at least decade away. Herein, comprehensive prospective life cycle assessment was conducted, comparing the full of monofacial bifacial silicon/perovskite tandem panels with single-junction produced up 2050. The end-of-life included recovery silver. Climate change impacts per...
Abstract The current debate on the sustainability of bio-based products questions environmental benefits replacing fossil- by bio-resources. Here, we systematically analyzed trade-offs 86 emerging materials compared to their fossil counterparts. Although greenhouse gas (GHG) life cycle emissions for are average 47% lower (38-54%; 95% confidence interval), found a large variation between individual with none them reaching net-zero emissions. Grouped in product-categories, our findings...