Resources Conservation and Recycling

Papers
(The TQCC of Resources Conservation and Recycling is 27. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Towards the globally sustainable use of forestlands and wood resources: Estimating fair timber price deriving supply curves in a proven stable state1238
Editorial Board740
Corrigendum to <’ Water resource synergy management in response to climate change in China: From the perspective of urban metabolism’>381
Keep manure fresh, get more!379
Evolving cobalt cycle and urban mines in the EU, 1988–2020378
Rapid identification of hazardous heavy metal-containing waste by combining EDXRF with machine learning: Taking zinc smelting waste as an example332
Spatial and in-product density characterization of in-use copper stocks in Japan for stock recyclability assessment304
Near-infrared-based determination of mass-based material flow compositions in mechanical recycling of post-consumer plastics: Technical feasibility enables novel applications272
Perceived drivers and barriers in the governance of wastewater treatment and reuse in India: Insights from a two-round Delphi study264
Shower energy and greenhouse gas efficiency, significance, and reduction opportunities255
Durability assessment of alkyl ketene dimer hydrophobic treatment of bio-based thermal insulation materials255
Pollutant control and material conversion of the waste graphite recovered from spent lithium-ion batteries: Preparation of building composite materials242
Improving particle separation and recovery of valuable materials from end-of-life solar panels232
Upcycling of air pollution control residue waste into cementitious product through geopolymerization technology231
Methodology for identifying cost-effective food waste-resource circulatory strategies toward zero-carbon cities: Linking valorization technologies with byproduct reutilization pathways222
Prospective material and substance flow analysis of the end-of-life phase of crystalline silicon-based PV modules221
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 Japan193
Interpreting low-carbon transition at the subnational level: Evidence from China using a Natural Language Processing approach188
Inconsistencies revealed: A critical analysis of circular economy assessment methods for buildings184
Rapid fiber-to-fiber recycling of poly (ethylene terephthalate) and its dye from waste textiles without damaging their chemical structures178
Understanding the relationship between slag crystallization behaviour and electrical conductivity under isothermal conditions for online slag solidification monitoring in slag recycling175
Do rivers get sufficient sleep—A global analysis of light pollution in rivers174
Private financing and the circular economy170
Context-dependent carbon mitigation potential using long-term onshore wind turbine datasets in China167
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 p167
Identifying the needs for a circular workwear textile management – A material flow analysis of workwear textile waste within Swiss Companies164
Global stagnation and regional variations in steel recycling160
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 flow159
Packaging solutions for household food waste in the context of the food/beverage–packaging industry: A comparative review of empirical literature and industry press releases154
Rural depopulation has reshaped the plant diversity distribution pattern in China147
Evaluating real-time control of stormwater drainage network and green stormwater infrastructure for enhancing flooding resilience under future rainfall projections146
Integrated electroflocculation-membrane process for pre-concentration of domestic wastewater: Filtration performance, organics recovery and membrane fouling characteristics144
Large inter-city inequality in consumption-based CO2 emissions for China's pearl river basin cities143
A material stock and flow analysis for Australian detached residential houses: Insights and challenges143
The impact of the rise of emerging economies on global industrial CO2 emissions: Evidence from emerging economies in Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership140
Valorization solutions for diverse commercial winery biomass wastes via sustainable processing139
Identifying holistic actions for implementing the sustainable development goals related to livelihood–energy–ecosystem–water nexus in the Asian water tower region138
Residential carbon emission flows embedded in population migration over time in China: A geospatial dynamics analysis137
Municipal solid waste management technological barriers: A hierarchical structure approach in Taiwan136
Evidence of animal productivity outcomes when fed diets including food waste: A systematic review of global primary data133
Reducing single-use plastic in everyday social practices: Insights from a living lab experiment133
Reuse of sludge waste in Electro-Fenton:Performance and life cycle assessment132
The circular policy canvas: Mapping the European Union's policies for a sustainable fashion textiles industry131
A structured approach for the compliance analysis of battery systems with regard to the new EU Battery Regulation131
From waste to defense: Cost-efficient upcycling of boron mud to nuclear radiation shielding130
Temporal lag in nitrogen use efficiency and its implications for sustainable cropland management129
Mapping material use and embodied carbon in UK construction127
Evolution characters and regulation impacts within the global scrap rubber trade network124
Efficient removal of phosphonate and phosphorus recovery from reverse osmosis concentrate using electroactive membrane reactor124
Climate change mitigation investigating asphalt pavement solutions made up of plastomeric compounds122
Greener green: The environmental impacts of the Canadian cannabis industry122
Advancing geospatial methods for addressing global resource and sustainability challenges121
Aqua regia-based digestion methods for trace rare earth element recovery from coal fly ash119
Promoting resource conservation in road flexible pavement using jet grouting and plastic waste as filler118
Prospects on end of life electric vehicle batteries through 2050 in Catalonia118
Assessment of microplastics production from waste plastics-modified asphalt pavement117
Toward sustainable utilization of tungsten: Evidence from dynamic substance flow analysis from 2001 to 2019 in China114
StrawFeed model: An integrated model of straw feedstock supply chain for bioenergy in China113
Material flows and embodied carbon emissions of aluminum used in China's photovoltaic industry from 2000 to 2020112
Recent progress in silicon photovoltaic module recycling processes112
Mild chemical recycling of waste wind turbine blade for direct reuse in production of thermoplastic composites with enhanced performance111
Circularity scoring system: A product specific application to lithium-ion batteries of electric vehicles111
From LCA to circular design: A comparative study of digital tools for the built environment108
Life cycle assessment of priority biochemicals: A review and meta-regression analysis106
Synthesis and application of geopolymers from municipal waste incineration fly ash (MSWI FA) as raw ingredient - A review105
Promoting circular economy: Comparison of novel coupled aquaponics with anaerobic digestion and conventional aquaponic systems on nutrient dynamics and sustainability103
Urban greenhouse covering materials: Assessing environmental impacts and crop yields effects100
The need for design-for-recycling of paper-based printed electronics – a prospective comparison with printed circuit boards99
Accelerating the energy transition to achieve carbon neutrality99
Challenges toward carbon neutrality in China: Strategies and countermeasures98
Evaluating strategies for managing resource use in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles using the global MATILDA model98
Uncovering the future environmental burdens of medical waste disposal in China and mitigation pathways98
An efficient recycling of PET bottles: “Participants screening” through the slightest unwillingness toward cap removal97
Hydrogen production potential from wind power in China by 206096
Building-level material stock calculation method based on the room-specific material intensity and floorplan inferred by generative adversarial networks (GANs)92
Corrigendum to ’When to replace products with which (circular) strategy? An optimization approach and lifespan indicator’92
Corrigendum to 〈 U.S. lithium resources from geothermal and extraction feasibility〉92
The use of ships within a CCUS system: Regulation and liability90
Mechanistic-empirical pavement design to include mechanical performance of rubberized asphalt pavements in the use stage of life cycle assessment90
Oriented conversion of spent LiCoO2-lithium battery cathode materials to high-value products via thermochemical reduction with common ammonium oxalate90
Adopting circular strategies in medical device development: Mapping of methods along the engineering design process90
live (a) little: GHG emissions from residential building materials for all 400 counties and cities of Germany until 205089
The mechanism study of attached microalgae cultivation based on reverse osmosis concentrated water (WROC)89
Mitigating flood impacts on road infrastructure and transportation by using multiple information sources89
The impact of mine ownership on trade of metal ores89
Assessing the impact of policy tools on building material recovery88
Mining on land or in the deep sea? Overlooked considerations of a reshuffling in the supply source mix88
Phosphorus supply chain for sustainable food production will have mitigated environmental pressure with region-specific phosphorus management88
Rate-limiting factors for indirect two-step biodismantling for printed circuit board recycling87
Assessing critical materials demand in global energy transition scenarios based on the Dynamic Extraction and Recycling Input-Output framework (DYNERIO)87
Climate clubs embedded in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement86
Optimal allocation of tomato supply to minimize greenhouse gas emissions in major U.S. metropolitan markets86
Assessment of forest disturbance and soil erosion in wind farm project using satellite observations85
An integrated supply chain analysis for cobalt and rare earth elements under global electrification and constrained resources85
Enhancement of recycling system for large WEEE plastics in Korea via material flow analysis (MFA) and hazardous substances assessment84
Human health, economic, and environmental impacts of emergency drinking water contamination events and response actions83
Government responsive selectivity and public limited mediation role in air pollution governance: Evidence from large scale text data content mining83
Estimation of construction and demolition waste and assessment of disposal facility location: An integrated Material Flow Analysis and Geographic Information System approach83
The influence of copper trade relation structure on copper price: From the perspective of industrial chain83
Life cycle cost, energy, and carbon emissions of molds for precast concrete: Exploring the impacts of material choices and additive manufacturing81
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Address Consumer Food Waste with a Technology-aided Tailored Sustainability Intervention80
Does environmental regulatory pressure affect corporate debt financing?80
Exploring diatomite as a novel natural resource for ecofriendly-sustainable hybrid cements78
Is repair of energy using products environmentally beneficial? The case of high voltage electric motors78
Recycling of pyrite and gypsum mining residues through thermochemical conversion into valuable products78
Resilience assessment of the electric vehicle lithium-ion battery supply chain under supply shortages of upstream mineral enterprises77
Selective Precipitation of Titanium, Magnesium, and Aluminum from the Steelmaking Slag Leach Liquor75
Southern China can produce more high-quality rice with less N by green manuring74
Environmental benefit of recycling plastics from waste electrical & electronic equipment74
Advancing the circular economy of healthcare plastics: A systematic literature review74
Spatial expansion paths of urban heat islands in Chinese cities: Analysis from a dynamic topological perspective for the improvement of climate resilience74
Forecasting revenue from primary and secondary sources of rare earth elements73
Using existing infrastructures of high-speed railways for photovoltaic electricity generation73
Fish beyond fillets: Life cycle assessment of cross-processing herring and lingonberry co-products into a food product73
Prospective assessment of transformation pathways toward low-carbon steelmaking: Evaluating economic and climate impacts in Germany73
Predicting potential climate change impacts of bioenergy from perennial grasses in 205073
Applicability of the environmental Kuznets curve to construction waste management: A panel analysis of 27 European economies72
China should focus beyond access to toilets to tap into the full potential of its Rural Toilet Revolution72
Zero-waste city pilot and urban green and low-carbon transformation: Quasi-experimental evidence from China72
Recovery of spent LiCoO2 lithium-ion battery via environmentally friendly pyrolysis and hydrometallurgical leaching71
Evaluating emission reduction potential and co-benefits of CO2 and air pollutants from mobile sources: A case study in Shanghai, China70
Sustainable recovery and resynthesis of electroactive materials from spent Li-ion batteries to ensure material sustainability70
China's urban and rural residential carbon emissions: Past and future scenarios70
Assessment of carbon balance attribution and carbon storage potential in China's terrestrial ecosystem70
Printed Circuit Board identification using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks to facilitate recycling69
China's pathway towards a net zero and circular economy: A model-based scenario analysis69
Metabolism of interconnected cities: A review of the literature and analytical framework69
Recognizing the challenges of composting: Critical strategies for control, recycling, and valorization of nitrogen loss69
Harvesting and preparation of sludge-based fibrous adsorbent for heavy metals removal: Effects of organic substances molecular weight68
Waste LEDs in China: Generation estimation and potential recycling benefits68
Blending as a strategy for using phosphogypsum in granular road base: physical performance and implications68
Particle Packing Factor (PPF): A quantitative prediction parameter for designing sustainable Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)67
Resources, Conservation & Recycling 2022 Most Cited Paper Awards67
Tracing the life cycle carbon footprint of staple crops in Belt and Road Initiative countries67
Torrefied paper as a packaging material and subsequently as a bioethanol substrate: Synergy of torrefaction and alkaline treatment for increased utility67
Future of battery metals supply67
Revealing the overestimation of phosphorus fertilizer runoff to aquatic phosphorus pollution in China66
Textile waste in Ontario, Canada: Opportunities for reuse and recycling66
Alloy selective optical sorting of mixed post-consumer aluminum scrap streams66
Editorial Board66
Effects of promoting decarbonization and digitalization on future copper cycles in Japan65
Novel upcycling of mixed textile waste into valuable activated carbon: A circular economy solution65
Assessment of the significance of heavy metals, pesticides and other contaminants in recovered products from water resource recovery facilities65
High-quality development in industrial parks: New narrative and pathway to sustainable development from a policy perspective in China65
Powder electrolysis for direct selective lithium recovery from spent LiFePO4 materials65
Trade-offs in packaging tape performances: Insights from life cycle assessment and multi-criteria decision-making65
An intelligent model of green urban distribution in the blockchain environment65
Environmental impact assessment of cascading use of wood in bio-fuels and bio-chemicals65
A green approach for preparation of MnFeTi Low-temperature NH3-SCR catalysts: utilizing spent V2O5–WO3/TiO2 Catalysts64
Digitalization and Energy Sustainability in ASEAN64
Dynamic capabilities for a "circular accounting" and material flows in a circular economy64
A Universal Circular Cities Declaration to Achieve Global Sustainability64
The effects of product lifetime extension on short- and long-term supply chain circularity: A case study of the European aluminum automotive supply chain64
Development of sustainable microwave-based approach to recover glass fibers for wind turbine blades composite waste64
Evaluating the transition to the circular economy in the agri-food sector: Selection of indicators64
Environmental impacts of graphene at industrial production scale and its application in electric heating technology64
Production of a novel belite-ternesite cement with high CO2 reactivity using 100% municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) residues64
Design for circularity in manufacturing industries–operationalisation and decision support64
LLM-empowered literature mining for material substitution studies in sustainable concrete63
Global value chain restructuring driven by critical material trade: a case study of graphite63
Empirical evaluation of reparability scoring systems for validity and reliability63
Nutrient recovery in pyrolysis biochars for agricultural applications–Biochemical compositions and nutrient extraction techniques63
Which policy is preferred by crop farmers when replacing synthetic fertilizers by manure? A choice experiment in China62
Evolutionary trend and network structure characteristics of publicity information dissemination about waste separation by different opinion leaders62
Life cycle sustainability assessment framework for water sector resource recovery solutions: Strengths and weaknesses61
An experimental study on premium measurement in response to residents' willingness to pay for green housing in urban areas61
How demand for and trade of construction materials affects greenhouse gas emissions59
Integrated valorisation of a solid impurity stream in copper production: recovery and sustainability in metal extraction59
Sustainability transitions of urban food-energy-water-waste infrastructure: A living laboratory approach for circular economy59
Unveiling the economic and environmental impact of policies to promote animal feed for a circular food system59
Dietary patterns and environmental impacts of Chongqing hotpot in China58
Improving the performance of post-consumer resin feedstocks for rigid packaging applications: A pilot-scale assessment58
End-of-life circulation of PFAS in metal recycling streams: A sustainability-focused review58
What's stopping the waste-treatment industry from adopting emerging circular technologies? An agent-based model revealing drivers and barriers58
Life cycle assessment of integrated bioelectrochemical-constructed wetland system: environmental sustainability and economic feasibility evaluation58
Plastic Circular Economy Framework using Hybrid Machine Learning and Pinch Analysis58
Chemical recycling of polyvinyl chloride: Recent progress in pretreatment dechlorination and chlorine recycling58
Platinum group metals: Key solid phase adsorption technologies for separation from primary and secondary sources58
Comprehensive regionalization and potential water crisis for solar power development in arid and semi-arid regions of northwest China57
Optimizing the bioplastic chemical building block with wastewater sludge as the feedstock using carbon-hydrogen-oxygen framework57
Mapping the optimal marine zones for artificial upwelling and assessing its macroalgae-based carbon sink potential in China57
Waste management strategies for military-generated waste in the United States57
Non-additive effect: Variation in the effects of the interaction between primitive components in anaerobic digestion57
Short-chain fatty acid production from waste activated sludge and in situ use in wastewater treatment plants with life cycle assessment57
An operation strategy towards efficient energy recovery from integrated anaerobic digestion and pyrolysis of corn stalk57
Editorial Board57
Used Disposable Nappies: environmental burden or resource for biofuel production and material recovery?56
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Stability of China's terrestrial ecosystems carbon sink during 2000-202056
Can structural changes lead to dematerialization? Lessons from the Portuguese socioeconomic metabolism between 1995 and 201756
Synthesis of construction materials from low-quality sand: Impact of reaction time and ethanol recycling56
SCES: Surface condition evaluation system for electrical and electronic equipment reuse grading by combining defect detection and segmentation—A case study of laptops55
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-condensation55
Which plastic recycling approaches maximize climate benefits and balance fossil energy? Evidence from the Japanese experience55
Building stock modelling for circularity: Insights from a Danish component-level model55
Atmospheric emission inventory of trace elements from non-ferrous metal smelting industries in China55
Fighting Fire with Fire: Carbon-Negative Heat Production in Canada's North Using Pyrolysis of Fire-Killed Trees55
Transforming waste into wellness: Enhancing well-being through domestic food upcycling54
Helium resource global supply and demand: Geopolitical supply risk analysis54
The Circular Economy Life Cycle Assessment and Visualization Framework: A Multistate Case Study of Wind Blade Circularity in United States54
Assessing the regional and temporal feasibility of urban-industrial symbiosis: meeting the demand for low-carbon construction materials with urban waste incineration ashes54
Cluster-based identification algorithm for in-line recycled concrete aggregates characterization using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)53
Probabilistic rewards increase the use of reusable cups53
Multi-metal electrochemical response mechanism for direct copper recovery from waste printed circuit boards via sulfate- and chloride-system electrolysis53
Ecological disposal of bauxite tailings and red mud: A sustainable strategy for bauxite industrial waste reuse53
Seven principles for monitoring the physical economy53
Disassembly technologies of end-of-life automotive battery packs as the cornerstone for a circular battery value chain: A process-oriented analysis53
Enabling mechanical recycling of plastic bottles with shrink sleeves through near-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning algorithms53
Assessment of environmental sustainability of drinking water treatments for arsenic removal53
Decoding the influence mechanism of restaurant plate waste behaviors in urban China52
The impact of digital technology development on carbon emissions: A spatial effect analysis for China52
Acetone as an agent for PVDF recovery and delamination of lithium-ion battery electrodes52
How urbanization and ecological conditions affect urban diet-linked GHG emissions: New evidence from China52
Selective precipitation of rare earth and critical elements from acid mine drainage - Part II: Mechanistic effect of ligands in staged precipitation process52
Circular Input Rate: novel indicator to assess circularity performances of materials in a sector – Application to rare earth elements in e-vehicles motors52
Curbside recycling increases household consumption51
Drivers and barriers of electric vehicle usage in Malaysia: A DEMATEL approach51
The economic and environmental impacts of information and communication technology: A state-of-the-art review and prospects51
The p-hydroxybenzoic acid enhanced lipid accumulation of Chlorella under antibiotic stress51
Waste PET plastic-mediated synthesis of manganese- and cobalt-doped RuO2 catalyst for electro-oxidation of water with robust stability51
Selective precipitation of rare earth and critical elements from acid mine drainage - Part I: Kinetics and thermodynamics of staged precipitation process50
The contribution of waste and bottom ash treatment to the circular economy of metal packaging: A case study from Austria50
Recycled carpet-reinforced composites from post-consumer polypropylene carpet and recycled HDPE resin50
Simultaneous recovery of nitrogen and phosphorus from actual digester centrate in an electrochemical membrane system50
Does higher climate concern lead to a smaller carbon footprint? A study among the Nordic country residents50
Industry-specific synergistic assessment of pollution and carbon reduction: a case study on photovoltaic waste recycling50
Catalytic microwave-assisted pyrolysis of plastic waste to produce naphtha for a circular economy50
Recycling to alleviate the gap between supply and demand of raw materials in China's photovoltaic industry49
Sustain China's copper resources with domestic mining, trading, and recycling49
Which labour for the CE? An exploration of narratives on labour and circularity in Flanders49
Life cycle environmental impacts of current and future battery-grade lithium supply from brine and spodumene49
Optimal strategies of critical mineral depletion and recycling49
Microalgae-based technologies for carbon neutralization and pollutant remediation: A comprehensive and systematic review49
The impact of the urban digital economy on China's carbon intensity: Spatial spillover and mediating effect48
Solvent blends for selective elastane dissolution and recovery from mixed polyamide fabrics48
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 conditions48
Estimation method to achieve desired mechanical properties with minimum virgin polymer in plastics recycling48
Synthetic microbiome and biochar enhanced human feces aerobic mesophilic composting48
Simultaneous mass estimation and class classification of scrap metals using deep learning48
Evaluating the nutrient and pollutant flows of the Chinese livestock manure management system from 1949 to 205048
Effects of climate, socioeconomic development, and greening governance on enhanced greenness under urban densification48
Life cycle assessment of recycling copper slags as cement replacement material in mine backfill48
Microbubble-assisted liquid oxidation for efficient one-step phase decomposition and recovery of V and Cr from vanadium slag48
A green process for simultaneously efficient base metals removal and precious metals enrichment from copper anode slime48
Stochastic analysis for comparing life cycle carbon emissions of hot and cold mix asphalt pavement systems48
Probabilistic material flow analysis of eight commodity plastics in China: Comparison between 2017 and 202047
The role of rational decisions in technical inefficiency analysis of Spanish pig farms: The influence of water use management47
Understanding how chemical risk can be managed in a circular economy47
Mapping ecological resource use and supply-consumption difference in China from 2000 to 202047
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