Resources Conservation and Recycling

Papers
(The TQCC of Resources Conservation and Recycling is 26. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Residential carbon emission flows embedded in population migration over time in China: A geospatial dynamics analysis1058
Assessment of microplastics production from waste plastics-modified asphalt pavement585
Keep manure fresh, get more!464
Corrigendum to <’ Water resource synergy management in response to climate change in China: From the perspective of urban metabolism’>364
Multi-effect equilibrium analysis for sector-level direct/indirect socio-economic and environmental effects of large-scale hydropower initiatives: A case study for the world's 7th-largest hydropower p324
Editorial Board297
Towards the globally sustainable use of forestlands and wood resources: Estimating fair timber price deriving supply curves in a proven stable state295
Uncovering the future environmental burdens of medical waste disposal in China and mitigation pathways291
Efficient removal of phosphonate and phosphorus recovery from reverse osmosis concentrate using electroactive membrane reactor281
Inconsistencies revealed: A critical analysis of circular economy assessment methods for buildings257
Life cycle assessment of priority biochemicals: A review and meta-regression analysis233
Washed waste incineration bottom ash as a raw ingredient in cement production: Implications for lab-scale clinker behavior220
Decontamination efficiencies of post-consumer high-density polyethylene milk bottles and prioritization of high concern volatile migrants218
Do rivers get sufficient sleep—A global analysis of light pollution in rivers218
Interpreting low-carbon transition at the subnational level: Evidence from China using a Natural Language Processing approach217
Promoting resource conservation in road flexible pavement using jet grouting and plastic waste as filler210
Evolution characters and regulation impacts within the global scrap rubber trade network209
Material flows and embodied carbon emissions of aluminum used in China's photovoltaic industry from 2000 to 2020208
Integration of anaerobic co-digestion of grass silage and cattle slurry within a livestock farming system in Ireland: Quantification of greenhouse gas emission reduction and nutrient flow205
Private financing and the circular economy202
Circularity scoring system: A product specific application to lithium-ion batteries of electric vehicles200
Integrated electroflocculation-membrane process for pre-concentration of domestic wastewater: Filtration performance, organics recovery and membrane fouling characteristics190
Identifying holistic actions for implementing the sustainable development goals related to livelihood–energy–ecosystem–water nexus in the Asian water tower region190
Greener green: The environmental impacts of the Canadian cannabis industry183
Regulations for carbon capture, utilization and storage: Comparative analysis of development in Europe, China and the Middle East183
Upcycling of air pollution control residue waste into cementitious product through geopolymerization technology179
Reuse of sludge waste in Electro-Fenton:Performance and life cycle assessment172
Context-dependent carbon mitigation potential using long-term onshore wind turbine datasets in China171
Global stagnation and regional variations in steel recycling167
The impact of the rise of emerging economies on global industrial CO2 emissions: Evidence from emerging economies in Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership156
Prospects on end of life electric vehicle batteries through 2050 in Catalonia151
Municipal solid waste management technological barriers: A hierarchical structure approach in Taiwan151
Climate change mitigation investigating asphalt pavement solutions made up of plastomeric compounds150
Methodology for identifying cost-effective food waste-resource circulatory strategies toward zero-carbon cities: Linking valorization technologies with byproduct reutilization pathways149
Spatial and in-product density characterization of in-use copper stocks in Japan for stock recyclability assessment147
A material stock and flow analysis for Australian detached residential houses: Insights and challenges141
A structured approach for the compliance analysis of battery systems with regard to the new EU Battery Regulation136
Promoting circular economy: Comparison of novel coupled aquaponics with anaerobic digestion and conventional aquaponic systems on nutrient dynamics and sustainability135
Prospective material and substance flow analysis of the end-of-life phase of crystalline silicon-based PV modules135
Tracing the global tin flow network: highly concentrated production and consumption134
The circular policy canvas: Mapping the European Union's policies for a sustainable fashion textiles industry132
Perceived drivers and barriers in the governance of wastewater treatment and reuse in India: Insights from a two-round Delphi study126
Evaluating strategies for managing resource use in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles using the global MATILDA model126
Evaluating real-time control of stormwater drainage network and green stormwater infrastructure for enhancing flooding resilience under future rainfall projections125
Mild chemical recycling of waste wind turbine blade for direct reuse in production of thermoplastic composites with enhanced performance125
Near-infrared-based determination of mass-based material flow compositions in mechanical recycling of post-consumer plastics: Technical feasibility enables novel applications124
Experimental investigation on bending strength of compacted plastic-concrete121
Computer Vision Based Two-stage Waste Recognition-Retrieval Algorithm for Waste Classification121
Multi-regional land disturbances induced by mineral use in a product-based approach: A case study of gasoline, hybrid, battery electric and fuel cell vehicle production in Japan121
Evolving cobalt cycle and urban mines in the EU, 1988–2020120
Material stocks in global electricity infrastructures – An empirical analysis of the power sector's stock-flow-service nexus120
Understanding the relationship between slag crystallization behaviour and electrical conductivity under isothermal conditions for online slag solidification monitoring in slag recycling117
Mapping material use and embodied carbon in UK construction112
Urban greenhouse covering materials: Assessing environmental impacts and crop yields effects112
Identifying the needs for a circular workwear textile management – A material flow analysis of workwear textile waste within Swiss Companies112
StrawFeed model: An integrated model of straw feedstock supply chain for bioenergy in China110
From LCA to circular design: A comparative study of digital tools for the built environment109
Packaging solutions for household food waste in the context of the food/beverage–packaging industry: A comparative review of empirical literature and industry press releases108
Large inter-city inequality in consumption-based CO2 emissions for China's pearl river basin cities107
From waste to defense: Cost-efficient upcycling of boron mud to nuclear radiation shielding107
Producer vs. local government: The locational strategy for end-of-life photovoltaic modules recycling in Zhejiang province107
Toward sustainable utilization of tungsten: Evidence from dynamic substance flow analysis from 2001 to 2019 in China107
Rural depopulation has reshaped the plant diversity distribution pattern in China107
Aqua regia-based digestion methods for trace rare earth element recovery from coal fly ash106
Rapid identification of hazardous heavy metal-containing waste by combining EDXRF with machine learning: Taking zinc smelting waste as an example106
The need for design-for-recycling of paper-based printed electronics – a prospective comparison with printed circuit boards106
Valorization solutions for diverse commercial winery biomass wastes via sustainable processing106
Shower energy and greenhouse gas efficiency, significance, and reduction opportunities105
Durability assessment of alkyl ketene dimer hydrophobic treatment of bio-based thermal insulation materials105
Recent progress in silicon photovoltaic module recycling processes104
Reducing single-use plastic in everyday social practices: Insights from a living lab experiment104
Rapid fiber-to-fiber recycling of poly (ethylene terephthalate) and its dye from waste textiles without damaging their chemical structures101
Accelerating the energy transition to achieve carbon neutrality99
Synthesis and application of geopolymers from municipal waste incineration fly ash (MSWI FA) as raw ingredient - A review99
Challenges toward carbon neutrality in China: Strategies and countermeasures99
Fuzzy-metaheuristic ensembles for predicting the compressive strength of brick aggregate concrete97
Evidence of animal productivity outcomes when fed diets including food waste: A systematic review of global primary data96
Use of steel slag as sustainable construction materials: A review of accelerated carbonation treatment95
Solid waste management in China: Policy and driving factors in 2004–201994
Energy and circular economy in sustainability transitions94
Integrating socioecological indexes in multiobjective intelligent optimization of green-grey coupled infrastructures94
The mechanism study of attached microalgae cultivation based on reverse osmosis concentrated water (WROC)93
An efficient recycling of PET bottles: “Participants screening” through the slightest unwillingness toward cap removal93
Climate clubs embedded in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement92
The influence of copper trade relation structure on copper price: From the perspective of industrial chain92
Optimal allocation of tomato supply to minimize greenhouse gas emissions in major U.S. metropolitan markets92
‘Stickiness’ of water-saving behaviours: What factors influence whether behaviours are maintained or given up?91
Rate-limiting factors for indirect two-step biodismantling for printed circuit board recycling91
The use of ships within a CCUS system: Regulation and liability90
Estimation of construction and demolition waste and assessment of disposal facility location: An integrated Material Flow Analysis and Geographic Information System approach90
Resilience assessment of the electric vehicle lithium-ion battery supply chain under supply shortages of upstream mineral enterprises90
Corrigendum to ’When to replace products with which (circular) strategy? An optimization approach and lifespan indicator’89
Phosphorus supply chain for sustainable food production will have mitigated environmental pressure with region-specific phosphorus management89
Corrigendum to ‘Crop residues may be a key feedstock to bioeconomy but how reliable are current estimation methods?’ Volume 164 (2021) 10521187
Corrigendum to ‘Multilevel modelling of impacts of human and natural factors on ecosystem services change in an oasis, Northwest China title of article’ [Resources, Conservation & Recycling 169 (286
Digital technology and energy sustainability: Impacts and policy needs86
Assessment of forest-based biofuels for Arctic marine shipping85
Prospective assessment of transformation pathways toward low-carbon steelmaking: Evaluating economic and climate impacts in Germany85
China should focus beyond access to toilets to tap into the full potential of its Rural Toilet Revolution85
Corrigendum to 〈 U.S. lithium resources from geothermal and extraction feasibility〉85
Is repair of energy using products environmentally beneficial? The case of high voltage electric motors85
Recycling of pyrite and gypsum mining residues through thermochemical conversion into valuable products84
Government responsive selectivity and public limited mediation role in air pollution governance: Evidence from large scale text data content mining84
Printed Circuit Board identification using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks to facilitate recycling84
Maximizing phosphorus recovery as biofertilizer in an algal wastewater treatment system84
Recognizing the challenges of composting: Critical strategies for control, recycling, and valorization of nitrogen loss83
Enhancement of recycling system for large WEEE plastics in Korea via material flow analysis (MFA) and hazardous substances assessment83
Environmental benefit of recycling plastics from waste electrical & electronic equipment83
Life cycle cost, energy, and carbon emissions of molds for precast concrete: Exploring the impacts of material choices and additive manufacturing83
Assessment of forest disturbance and soil erosion in wind farm project using satellite observations83
Integration of energy flow modelling in life cycle assessment of electric vehicle battery repurposing: Evaluation of multi-use cases and comparison of circular business models83
An integrated supply chain analysis for cobalt and rare earth elements under global electrification and constrained resources82
Moving from linear to circular household plastic packaging in Belgium: Prospective life cycle assessment of mechanical and thermochemical recycling82
Assessing the impact of policy tools on building material recovery82
Building-level material stock calculation method based on the room-specific material intensity and floorplan inferred by generative adversarial networks (GANs)81
Forecasting revenue from primary and secondary sources of rare earth elements80
Waste generation and pro-environmental behaviors at household level: A citizen science study in Buenos Aires (Argentina)80
Advancing the circular economy of healthcare plastics: A systematic literature review80
Using existing infrastructures of high-speed railways for photovoltaic electricity generation80
Predicting potential climate change impacts of bioenergy from perennial grasses in 205079
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Address Consumer Food Waste with a Technology-aided Tailored Sustainability Intervention78
Assessing critical materials demand in global energy transition scenarios based on the Dynamic Extraction and Recycling Input-Output framework (DYNERIO)78
Assessment of carbon balance attribution and carbon storage potential in China's terrestrial ecosystem78
The place-based approach to recycling intention: Integrating place attachment into the extended theory of planned behavior78
Zero-waste city pilot and urban green and low-carbon transformation: Quasi-experimental evidence from China78
Exploring diatomite as a novel natural resource for ecofriendly-sustainable hybrid cements77
Mechanistic-empirical pavement design to include mechanical performance of rubberized asphalt pavements in the use stage of life cycle assessment77
Green roofs for stormwater runoff retention: A global quantitative synthesis of the performance76
China's pathway towards a net zero and circular economy: A model-based scenario analysis74
Evaluating emission reduction potential and co-benefits of CO2 and air pollutants from mobile sources: A case study in Shanghai, China74
A review on application of single and composite conductive additives for anaerobic digestion: Advances, challenges and prospects73
Sustainable recovery and resynthesis of electroactive materials from spent Li-ion batteries to ensure material sustainability73
Field application and effect evaluation of different iron tailings soil utilization technologies72
Investigating the bulk density of construction waste: A big data-driven approach72
Does environmental regulatory pressure affect corporate debt financing?72
Selective Precipitation of Titanium, Magnesium, and Aluminum from the Steelmaking Slag Leach Liquor72
Mining on land or in the deep sea? Overlooked considerations of a reshuffling in the supply source mix72
China's urban and rural residential carbon emissions: Past and future scenarios71
live (a) little: GHG emissions from residential building materials for all 400 counties and cities of Germany until 205071
Recovery of spent LiCoO2 lithium-ion battery via environmentally friendly pyrolysis and hydrometallurgical leaching71
Fish beyond fillets: Life cycle assessment of cross-processing herring and lingonberry co-products into a food product71
Mitigating flood impacts on road infrastructure and transportation by using multiple information sources70
Life-cycle environmental impact assessment and plastic pollution prevention measures of wet wipes70
Circular economy in the construction industry: An overview of United States stakeholders’ awareness, major challenges, and enablers70
Editorial Board69
Applicability of the environmental Kuznets curve to construction waste management: A panel analysis of 27 European economies69
Editorial Board69
Southern China can produce more high-quality rice with less N by green manuring69
Oriented conversion of spent LiCoO2-lithium battery cathode materials to high-value products via thermochemical reduction with common ammonium oxalate69
Resources, Conservation & Recycling 2022 Most Cited Paper Awards69
Spatial expansion paths of urban heat islands in Chinese cities: Analysis from a dynamic topological perspective for the improvement of climate resilience69
Plastic Circular Economy Framework using Hybrid Machine Learning and Pinch Analysis68
What's stopping the waste-treatment industry from adopting emerging circular technologies? An agent-based model revealing drivers and barriers68
Sourcing phosphorus for agriculture: Life cycle assessment of three options for India68
Nutrient recovery in pyrolysis biochars for agricultural applications–Biochemical compositions and nutrient extraction techniques67
High-quality development in industrial parks: New narrative and pathway to sustainable development from a policy perspective in China67
A green approach for preparation of MnFeTi Low-temperature NH3-SCR catalysts: utilizing spent V2O5–WO3/TiO2 Catalysts67
Powder electrolysis for direct selective lithium recovery from spent LiFePO4 materials67
Supply-demand risk assessment and multi-scenario simulation of regional water-energy-food nexus: A case study of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region66
Non-additive effect: Variation in the effects of the interaction between primitive components in anaerobic digestion66
Waste management strategies for military-generated waste in the United States66
How virtual social capital affects behavioral intention of sustainable clothing consumption pattern in developing economies? A case study of China66
Evolutionary trend and network structure characteristics of publicity information dissemination about waste separation by different opinion leaders65
Harvesting and preparation of sludge-based fibrous adsorbent for heavy metals removal: Effects of organic substances molecular weight65
The effects of product lifetime extension on short- and long-term supply chain circularity: A case study of the European aluminum automotive supply chain65
Improving the performance of post-consumer resin feedstocks for rigid packaging applications: A pilot-scale assessment65
Life cycle sustainability assessment framework for water sector resource recovery solutions: Strengths and weaknesses65
A Universal Circular Cities Declaration to Achieve Global Sustainability65
An intelligent model of green urban distribution in the blockchain environment64
Water heating energy use reductions from EPA WaterSense lavatory plumbing fittings64
Metabolism of interconnected cities: A review of the literature and analytical framework63
Torrefied paper as a packaging material and subsequently as a bioethanol substrate: Synergy of torrefaction and alkaline treatment for increased utility63
An agent-based framework for high-resolution modeling of domestic water use63
Environmental impact assessment of cascading use of wood in bio-fuels and bio-chemicals62
Optimizing the bioplastic chemical building block with wastewater sludge as the feedstock using carbon-hydrogen-oxygen framework62
Waste LEDs in China: Generation estimation and potential recycling benefits62
The supply-consumption relationship of ecological resources under ecological civilization construction in China61
Dietary patterns and environmental impacts of Chongqing hotpot in China61
An experimental study on premium measurement in response to residents' willingness to pay for green housing in urban areas61
Integrated valorisation of a solid impurity stream in copper production: recovery and sustainability in metal extraction61
Digitalization and Energy Sustainability in ASEAN60
Environmental impacts of graphene at industrial production scale and its application in electric heating technology60
Effects of promoting decarbonization and digitalization on future copper cycles in Japan60
Tracing the life cycle carbon footprint of staple crops in Belt and Road Initiative countries60
Comprehensive regionalization and potential water crisis for solar power development in arid and semi-arid regions of northwest China60
Assessment of the significance of heavy metals, pesticides and other contaminants in recovered products from water resource recovery facilities60
Sustainability transitions of urban food-energy-water-waste infrastructure: A living laboratory approach for circular economy60
Production of a novel belite-ternesite cement with high CO2 reactivity using 100% municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) residues59
One-step selective recovery and cyclic utilization of valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries via low-temperature chlorination pyrolysis59
An operation strategy towards efficient energy recovery from integrated anaerobic digestion and pyrolysis of corn stalk59
Dynamic capabilities for a "circular accounting" and material flows in a circular economy59
Understanding choice behavior towards plastic consumption: An emerging market investigation59
End-of-life circulation of PFAS in metal recycling streams: A sustainability-focused review59
Opinion leaders in eco-innovation diffusion: Analysis of information networks for waste separation in Shanghai58
Which policy is preferred by crop farmers when replacing synthetic fertilizers by manure? A choice experiment in China58
Unveiling the economic and environmental impact of policies to promote animal feed for a circular food system58
Empirical evaluation of reparability scoring systems for validity and reliability58
Future of battery metals supply58
Design for circularity in manufacturing industries–operationalisation and decision support58
Surface activation of scrap tire crumb rubber to improve compatibility of rubberized asphalt57
Platinum group metals: Key solid phase adsorption technologies for separation from primary and secondary sources57
Design for disassembly, deconstruction and resilience: A circular economy index for the built environment57
Development of sustainable microwave-based approach to recover glass fibers for wind turbine blades composite waste57
Short-chain fatty acid production from waste activated sludge and in situ use in wastewater treatment plants with life cycle assessment57
Evaluating the transition to the circular economy in the agri-food sector: Selection of indicators57
Editorial Board56
From waste to sustainable industry: How can agro-industrial wastes help in the development of new products?56
Textile waste in Ontario, Canada: Opportunities for reuse and recycling56
Blending as a strategy for using phosphogypsum in granular road base: physical performance and implications56
Editorial Board56
Evaluation of engineering properties and environmental effect of recycled gypsum stabilized soil in geotechnical engineering: A comprehensive review56
Climate action and food security: Strategies to reduce GHG emissions from food loss and waste in emerging economies56
Editorial Board56
Life cycle assessment of integrated bioelectrochemical-constructed wetland system: environmental sustainability and economic feasibility evaluation56
Stability of China's terrestrial ecosystems carbon sink during 2000-202055
Does higher climate concern lead to a smaller carbon footprint? A study among the Nordic country residents55
Transforming waste into wellness: Enhancing well-being through domestic food upcycling55
Seven principles for monitoring the physical economy55
Recycling to alleviate the gap between supply and demand of raw materials in China's photovoltaic industry55
The contribution of waste and bottom ash treatment to the circular economy of metal packaging: A case study from Austria55
Selective precipitation of rare earth and critical elements from acid mine drainage - Part II: Mechanistic effect of ligands in staged precipitation process55
Probabilistic rewards increase the use of reusable cups55
Acetone as an agent for PVDF recovery and delamination of lithium-ion battery electrodes55
Used Disposable Nappies: environmental burden or resource for biofuel production and material recovery?55
A systemic framework to categorize Circular Economy interventions: An application to the construction and demolition sector54
The p-hydroxybenzoic acid enhanced lipid accumulation of Chlorella under antibiotic stress54
Waste PET plastic-mediated synthesis of manganese- and cobalt-doped RuO2 catalyst for electro-oxidation of water with robust stability54
Which labour for the CE? An exploration of narratives on labour and circularity in Flanders54
Recovery of pure lead and preparation of nano-copper from waste glass diodes via a clean and efficient technology of step-by-step vacuum evaporation-condensation54
Selective precipitation of rare earth and critical elements from acid mine drainage - Part I: Kinetics and thermodynamics of staged precipitation process54
Multi-metal electrochemical response mechanism for direct copper recovery from waste printed circuit boards via sulfate- and chloride-system electrolysis54
Curbside recycling increases household consumption53
Recycled carpet-reinforced composites from post-consumer polypropylene carpet and recycled HDPE resin53
Fighting Fire with Fire: Carbon-Negative Heat Production in Canada's North Using Pyrolysis of Fire-Killed Trees53
Synthesis of construction materials from low-quality sand: Impact of reaction time and ethanol recycling53
Microbubble-assisted liquid oxidation for efficient one-step phase decomposition and recovery of V and Cr from vanadium slag52
Life cycle assessment of recycling copper slags as cement replacement material in mine backfill52
The materiality of transparency: An environmental analysis of the architectural flat glass industry since 1945 in Europe, France and Belgium52
A new approach to recover the valuable elements in black aluminum dross52
Review of rare-earths recovery from polishing powder waste52
The Circular Economy Life Cycle Assessment and Visualization Framework: A Multistate Case Study of Wind Blade Circularity in United States52
Comprehensive assessment of cement kiln co-processing under MSW sustainable management requirements52
Disassembly technologies of end-of-life automotive battery packs as the cornerstone for a circular battery value chain: A process-oriented analysis52
Estimation of recoverable resources used in lithium-ion batteries from portable electronic devices in Japan51
Evaluating the nutrient and pollutant flows of the Chinese livestock manure management system from 1949 to 205051
Catalytic microwave-assisted pyrolysis of plastic waste to produce naphtha for a circular economy51
Life cycle assessment of single-use surgical and embedded filtration layer (EFL) reusable face mask51
Cluster-based identification algorithm for in-line recycled concrete aggregates characterization using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)51
Life cycle assessment of contemporary Canadian egg production systems during the transition from conventional cage to alternative housing systems: Update and analysis of trends and conditions51
Synthetic microbiome and biochar enhanced human feces aerobic mesophilic composting51
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