Resources Conservation and Recycling

Papers
(The TQCC of Resources Conservation and Recycling is 25. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Corrigendum to <’ Water resource synergy management in response to climate change in China: From the perspective of urban metabolism’>1106
The impact of the rise of emerging economies on global industrial CO2 emissions: Evidence from emerging economies in Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership635
Durability assessment of alkyl ketene dimer hydrophobic treatment of bio-based thermal insulation materials544
Towards the globally sustainable use of forestlands and wood resources: Estimating fair timber price deriving supply curves in a proven stable state384
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 p333
Editorial Board318
Shower energy and greenhouse gas efficiency, significance, and reduction opportunities306
Evolution characters and regulation impacts within the global scrap rubber trade network301
Do rivers get sufficient sleep—A global analysis of light pollution in rivers291
Near-infrared-based determination of mass-based material flow compositions in mechanical recycling of post-consumer plastics: Technical feasibility enables novel applications256
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 flow232
Toward sustainable utilization of tungsten: Evidence from dynamic substance flow analysis from 2001 to 2019 in China229
Keep manure fresh, get more!221
Residential carbon emission flows embedded in population migration over time in China: A geospatial dynamics analysis220
Greener green: The environmental impacts of the Canadian cannabis industry212
A material stock and flow analysis for Australian detached residential houses: Insights and challenges210
Urban greenhouse covering materials: Assessing environmental impacts and crop yields effects207
Inconsistencies revealed: A critical analysis of circular economy assessment methods for buildings206
Interpreting low-carbon transition at the subnational level: Evidence from China using a Natural Language Processing approach191
Evolving cobalt cycle and urban mines in the EU, 1988–2020187
Life cycle assessment of priority biochemicals: A review and meta-regression analysis182
Valorization solutions for diverse commercial winery biomass wastes via sustainable processing178
Prospective material and substance flow analysis of the end-of-life phase of crystalline silicon-based PV modules159
Understanding the relationship between slag crystallization behaviour and electrical conductivity under isothermal conditions for online slag solidification monitoring in slag recycling158
Integrated electroflocculation-membrane process for pre-concentration of domestic wastewater: Filtration performance, organics recovery and membrane fouling characteristics157
Uncovering the future environmental burdens of medical waste disposal in China and mitigation pathways156
Identifying holistic actions for implementing the sustainable development goals related to livelihood–energy–ecosystem–water nexus in the Asian water tower region151
Decontamination efficiencies of post-consumer high-density polyethylene milk bottles and prioritization of high concern volatile migrants151
Promoting resource conservation in road flexible pavement using jet grouting and plastic waste as filler150
Assessment of microplastics production from waste plastics-modified asphalt pavement148
Context-dependent carbon mitigation potential using long-term onshore wind turbine datasets in China147
Global stagnation and regional variations in steel recycling146
Spatial and in-product density characterization of in-use copper stocks in Japan for stock recyclability assessment138
Large inter-city inequality in consumption-based CO2 emissions for China's pearl river basin cities137
Material flows and embodied carbon emissions of aluminum used in China's photovoltaic industry from 2000 to 2020134
Methodology for identifying cost-effective food waste-resource circulatory strategies toward zero-carbon cities: Linking valorization technologies with byproduct reutilization pathways133
Rapid identification of hazardous heavy metal-containing waste by combining EDXRF with machine learning: Taking zinc smelting waste as an example132
Municipal solid waste management technological barriers: A hierarchical structure approach in Taiwan131
The need for design-for-recycling of paper-based printed electronics – a prospective comparison with printed circuit boards131
Reuse of sludge waste in Electro-Fenton:Performance and life cycle assessment129
Prospects on end of life electric vehicle batteries through 2050 in Catalonia127
Aqua regia-based digestion methods for trace rare earth element recovery from coal fly ash125
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 Japan122
StrawFeed model: An integrated model of straw feedstock supply chain for bioenergy in China122
Advancing geospatial methods for addressing global resource and sustainability challenges119
Efficient removal of phosphonate and phosphorus recovery from reverse osmosis concentrate using electroactive membrane reactor119
Promoting circular economy: Comparison of novel coupled aquaponics with anaerobic digestion and conventional aquaponic systems on nutrient dynamics and sustainability117
Perceived drivers and barriers in the governance of wastewater treatment and reuse in India: Insights from a two-round Delphi study117
A structured approach for the compliance analysis of battery systems with regard to the new EU Battery Regulation116
Upcycling of air pollution control residue waste into cementitious product through geopolymerization technology116
Temporal lag in nitrogen use efficiency and its implications for sustainable cropland management115
Reducing single-use plastic in everyday social practices: Insights from a living lab experiment115
Identifying the needs for a circular workwear textile management – A material flow analysis of workwear textile waste within Swiss Companies115
Climate change mitigation investigating asphalt pavement solutions made up of plastomeric compounds115
From waste to defense: Cost-efficient upcycling of boron mud to nuclear radiation shielding114
The circular policy canvas: Mapping the European Union's policies for a sustainable fashion textiles industry114
Rapid fiber-to-fiber recycling of poly (ethylene terephthalate) and its dye from waste textiles without damaging their chemical structures114
Mapping material use and embodied carbon in UK construction111
Evidence of animal productivity outcomes when fed diets including food waste: A systematic review of global primary data111
Packaging solutions for household food waste in the context of the food/beverage–packaging industry: A comparative review of empirical literature and industry press releases111
Rural depopulation has reshaped the plant diversity distribution pattern in China110
Synthesis and application of geopolymers from municipal waste incineration fly ash (MSWI FA) as raw ingredient - A review108
Challenges toward carbon neutrality in China: Strategies and countermeasures107
Accelerating the energy transition to achieve carbon neutrality105
Recent progress in silicon photovoltaic module recycling processes104
Regulations for carbon capture, utilization and storage: Comparative analysis of development in Europe, China and the Middle East103
Evaluating strategies for managing resource use in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles using the global MATILDA model102
Mild chemical recycling of waste wind turbine blade for direct reuse in production of thermoplastic composites with enhanced performance101
From LCA to circular design: A comparative study of digital tools for the built environment100
Private financing and the circular economy100
Evaluating real-time control of stormwater drainage network and green stormwater infrastructure for enhancing flooding resilience under future rainfall projections100
Circularity scoring system: A product specific application to lithium-ion batteries of electric vehicles99
Solid waste management in China: Policy and driving factors in 2004–201998
Use of steel slag as sustainable construction materials: A review of accelerated carbonation treatment98
Material stocks in global electricity infrastructures – An empirical analysis of the power sector's stock-flow-service nexus98
An efficient recycling of PET bottles: “Participants screening” through the slightest unwillingness toward cap removal97
Integrating socioecological indexes in multiobjective intelligent optimization of green-grey coupled infrastructures97
The influence of copper trade relation structure on copper price: From the perspective of industrial chain96
Rate-limiting factors for indirect two-step biodismantling for printed circuit board recycling96
Advancing the circular economy of healthcare plastics: A systematic literature review95
Estimation of construction and demolition waste and assessment of disposal facility location: An integrated Material Flow Analysis and Geographic Information System approach95
Spatial expansion paths of urban heat islands in Chinese cities: Analysis from a dynamic topological perspective for the improvement of climate resilience94
Resilience assessment of the electric vehicle lithium-ion battery supply chain under supply shortages of upstream mineral enterprises94
Life-cycle environmental impact assessment and plastic pollution prevention measures of wet wipes94
Fish beyond fillets: Life cycle assessment of cross-processing herring and lingonberry co-products into a food product94
Corrigendum to ‘Crop residues may be a key feedstock to bioeconomy but how reliable are current estimation methods?’ Volume 164 (2021) 10521192
Corrigendum to ’When to replace products with which (circular) strategy? An optimization approach and lifespan indicator’92
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 (291
Human health, economic, and environmental impacts of emergency drinking water contamination events and response actions90
Corrigendum to 〈 U.S. lithium resources from geothermal and extraction feasibility〉90
Assessment of forest disturbance and soil erosion in wind farm project using satellite observations89
Climate clubs embedded in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement89
Building-level material stock calculation method based on the room-specific material intensity and floorplan inferred by generative adversarial networks (GANs)88
Assessing the impact of policy tools on building material recovery88
Using existing infrastructures of high-speed railways for photovoltaic electricity generation88
A review on application of single and composite conductive additives for anaerobic digestion: Advances, challenges and prospects88
Phosphorus supply chain for sustainable food production will have mitigated environmental pressure with region-specific phosphorus management87
Mechanistic-empirical pavement design to include mechanical performance of rubberized asphalt pavements in the use stage of life cycle assessment86
Field application and effect evaluation of different iron tailings soil utilization technologies85
The use of ships within a CCUS system: Regulation and liability84
live (a) little: GHG emissions from residential building materials for all 400 counties and cities of Germany until 205084
China's pathway towards a net zero and circular economy: A model-based scenario analysis84
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Address Consumer Food Waste with a Technology-aided Tailored Sustainability Intervention83
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
China should focus beyond access to toilets to tap into the full potential of its Rural Toilet Revolution83
Oriented conversion of spent LiCoO2-lithium battery cathode materials to high-value products via thermochemical reduction with common ammonium oxalate82
Evaluating emission reduction potential and co-benefits of CO2 and air pollutants from mobile sources: A case study in Shanghai, China82
Life cycle cost, energy, and carbon emissions of molds for precast concrete: Exploring the impacts of material choices and additive manufacturing82
Hydrogen production potential from wind power in China by 206082
Mitigating flood impacts on road infrastructure and transportation by using multiple information sources81
Assessing critical materials demand in global energy transition scenarios based on the Dynamic Extraction and Recycling Input-Output framework (DYNERIO)80
Optimal allocation of tomato supply to minimize greenhouse gas emissions in major U.S. metropolitan markets80
Mining on land or in the deep sea? Overlooked considerations of a reshuffling in the supply source mix79
Exploring diatomite as a novel natural resource for ecofriendly-sustainable hybrid cements79
The mechanism study of attached microalgae cultivation based on reverse osmosis concentrated water (WROC)79
Recognizing the challenges of composting: Critical strategies for control, recycling, and valorization of nitrogen loss77
Recycling of pyrite and gypsum mining residues through thermochemical conversion into valuable products77
Zero-waste city pilot and urban green and low-carbon transformation: Quasi-experimental evidence from China77
Environmental benefit of recycling plastics from waste electrical & electronic equipment77
Forecasting revenue from primary and secondary sources of rare earth elements76
Is repair of energy using products environmentally beneficial? The case of high voltage electric motors76
Selective Precipitation of Titanium, Magnesium, and Aluminum from the Steelmaking Slag Leach Liquor75
Government responsive selectivity and public limited mediation role in air pollution governance: Evidence from large scale text data content mining74
Applicability of the environmental Kuznets curve to construction waste management: A panel analysis of 27 European economies74
An integrated supply chain analysis for cobalt and rare earth elements under global electrification and constrained resources74
Enhancement of recycling system for large WEEE plastics in Korea via material flow analysis (MFA) and hazardous substances assessment73
Recovery of spent LiCoO2 lithium-ion battery via environmentally friendly pyrolysis and hydrometallurgical leaching73
China's urban and rural residential carbon emissions: Past and future scenarios72
Assessment of carbon balance attribution and carbon storage potential in China's terrestrial ecosystem72
Printed Circuit Board identification using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks to facilitate recycling72
Sustainable recovery and resynthesis of electroactive materials from spent Li-ion batteries to ensure material sustainability72
Predicting potential climate change impacts of bioenergy from perennial grasses in 205072
Southern China can produce more high-quality rice with less N by green manuring71
Assessment of forest-based biofuels for Arctic marine shipping71
Moving from linear to circular household plastic packaging in Belgium: Prospective life cycle assessment of mechanical and thermochemical recycling71
Does environmental regulatory pressure affect corporate debt financing?71
Prospective assessment of transformation pathways toward low-carbon steelmaking: Evaluating economic and climate impacts in Germany70
Editorial Board70
Nutrient recovery in pyrolysis biochars for agricultural applications–Biochemical compositions and nutrient extraction techniques70
Resources, Conservation & Recycling 2022 Most Cited Paper Awards70
Editorial Board70
Optimizing the bioplastic chemical building block with wastewater sludge as the feedstock using carbon-hydrogen-oxygen framework69
Non-additive effect: Variation in the effects of the interaction between primitive components in anaerobic digestion69
The effects of product lifetime extension on short- and long-term supply chain circularity: A case study of the European aluminum automotive supply chain69
LLM-empowered literature mining for material substitution studies in sustainable concrete69
Life cycle sustainability assessment framework for water sector resource recovery solutions: Strengths and weaknesses69
High-quality development in industrial parks: New narrative and pathway to sustainable development from a policy perspective in China68
Textile waste in Ontario, Canada: Opportunities for reuse and recycling68
Dynamic capabilities for a "circular accounting" and material flows in a circular economy68
Which policy is preferred by crop farmers when replacing synthetic fertilizers by manure? A choice experiment in China67
Opinion leaders in eco-innovation diffusion: Analysis of information networks for waste separation in Shanghai67
Environmental impacts of graphene at industrial production scale and its application in electric heating technology67
An experimental study on premium measurement in response to residents' willingness to pay for green housing in urban areas66
Design for disassembly, deconstruction and resilience: A circular economy index for the built environment66
Sustainability transitions of urban food-energy-water-waste infrastructure: A living laboratory approach for circular economy66
Effects of promoting decarbonization and digitalization on future copper cycles in Japan65
Integrated valorisation of a solid impurity stream in copper production: recovery and sustainability in metal extraction65
Tracing the life cycle carbon footprint of staple crops in Belt and Road Initiative countries64
Evaluating the transition to the circular economy in the agri-food sector: Selection of indicators64
A Universal Circular Cities Declaration to Achieve Global Sustainability64
Production of a novel belite-ternesite cement with high CO2 reactivity using 100% municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) residues64
Dietary patterns and environmental impacts of Chongqing hotpot in China63
Life cycle assessment of integrated bioelectrochemical-constructed wetland system: environmental sustainability and economic feasibility evaluation63
What's stopping the waste-treatment industry from adopting emerging circular technologies? An agent-based model revealing drivers and barriers63
One-step selective recovery and cyclic utilization of valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries via low-temperature chlorination pyrolysis62
Digitalization and Energy Sustainability in ASEAN62
Understanding choice behavior towards plastic consumption: An emerging market investigation62
The supply-consumption relationship of ecological resources under ecological civilization construction in China62
Chemical recycling of polyvinyl chloride: Recent progress in pretreatment dechlorination and chlorine recycling61
Particle Packing Factor (PPF): A quantitative prediction parameter for designing sustainable Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)61
End-of-life circulation of PFAS in metal recycling streams: A sustainability-focused review61
Global value chain restructuring driven by critical material trade: a case study of graphite61
Metabolism of interconnected cities: A review of the literature and analytical framework60
Harvesting and preparation of sludge-based fibrous adsorbent for heavy metals removal: Effects of organic substances molecular weight60
Plastic Circular Economy Framework using Hybrid Machine Learning and Pinch Analysis60
An intelligent model of green urban distribution in the blockchain environment60
Assessment of the significance of heavy metals, pesticides and other contaminants in recovered products from water resource recovery facilities60
Water heating energy use reductions from EPA WaterSense lavatory plumbing fittings60
Waste management strategies for military-generated waste in the United States60
Sourcing phosphorus for agriculture: Life cycle assessment of three options for India59
Future of battery metals supply59
Torrefied paper as a packaging material and subsequently as a bioethanol substrate: Synergy of torrefaction and alkaline treatment for increased utility59
Powder electrolysis for direct selective lithium recovery from spent LiFePO4 materials59
Comprehensive regionalization and potential water crisis for solar power development in arid and semi-arid regions of northwest China59
Improving the performance of post-consumer resin feedstocks for rigid packaging applications: A pilot-scale assessment59
A green approach for preparation of MnFeTi Low-temperature NH3-SCR catalysts: utilizing spent V2O5–WO3/TiO2 Catalysts59
Waste LEDs in China: Generation estimation and potential recycling benefits59
Evaluation of engineering properties and environmental effect of recycled gypsum stabilized soil in geotechnical engineering: A comprehensive review58
Unveiling the economic and environmental impact of policies to promote animal feed for a circular food system58
Platinum group metals: Key solid phase adsorption technologies for separation from primary and secondary sources58
An operation strategy towards efficient energy recovery from integrated anaerobic digestion and pyrolysis of corn stalk58
Blending as a strategy for using phosphogypsum in granular road base: physical performance and implications58
Supply-demand risk assessment and multi-scenario simulation of regional water-energy-food nexus: A case study of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region58
Empirical evaluation of reparability scoring systems for validity and reliability58
Design for circularity in manufacturing industries–operationalisation and decision support58
Evolutionary trend and network structure characteristics of publicity information dissemination about waste separation by different opinion leaders58
Editorial Board57
Development of sustainable microwave-based approach to recover glass fibers for wind turbine blades composite waste57
Editorial Board57
Short-chain fatty acid production from waste activated sludge and in situ use in wastewater treatment plants with life cycle assessment57
Environmental impact assessment of cascading use of wood in bio-fuels and bio-chemicals57
Editorial Board57
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 conditions56
Seven principles for monitoring the physical economy56
Evaluating the nutrient and pollutant flows of the Chinese livestock manure management system from 1949 to 205056
Selective precipitation of rare earth and critical elements from acid mine drainage - Part II: Mechanistic effect of ligands in staged precipitation process56
Probabilistic rewards increase the use of reusable cups56
Ecological disposal of bauxite tailings and red mud: A sustainable strategy for bauxite industrial waste reuse55
Comprehensive assessment of cement kiln co-processing under MSW sustainable management requirements55
Building stock modelling for circularity: Insights from a Danish component-level model55
Review of rare-earths recovery from polishing powder waste55
Does higher climate concern lead to a smaller carbon footprint? A study among the Nordic country residents55
The economic and environmental impacts of information and communication technology: A state-of-the-art review and prospects55
Which labour for the CE? An exploration of narratives on labour and circularity in Flanders55
Transforming waste into wellness: Enhancing well-being through domestic food upcycling55
Agricultural plastic mulching as a potential key source of microplastic pollution in the terrestrial ecosystem and consequences55
The contribution of waste and bottom ash treatment to the circular economy of metal packaging: A case study from Austria54
Cluster-based identification algorithm for in-line recycled concrete aggregates characterization using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)54
A green process for simultaneously efficient base metals removal and precious metals enrichment from copper anode slime54
Recycled carpet-reinforced composites from post-consumer polypropylene carpet and recycled HDPE resin54
Microbubble-assisted liquid oxidation for efficient one-step phase decomposition and recovery of V and Cr from vanadium slag54
Fighting Fire with Fire: Carbon-Negative Heat Production in Canada's North Using Pyrolysis of Fire-Killed Trees54
Circular Input Rate: novel indicator to assess circularity performances of materials in a sector – Application to rare earth elements in e-vehicles motors53
Curbside recycling increases household consumption53
Used Disposable Nappies: environmental burden or resource for biofuel production and material recovery?53
The materiality of transparency: An environmental analysis of the architectural flat glass industry since 1945 in Europe, France and Belgium52
Helium resource global supply and demand: Geopolitical supply risk analysis52
Synthesis of construction materials from low-quality sand: Impact of reaction time and ethanol recycling52
Recycling to alleviate the gap between supply and demand of raw materials in China's photovoltaic industry52
Stability of China's terrestrial ecosystems carbon sink during 2000-202051
Waste PET plastic-mediated synthesis of manganese- and cobalt-doped RuO2 catalyst for electro-oxidation of water with robust stability51
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-condensation51
Effects of climate, socioeconomic development, and greening governance on enhanced greenness under urban densification51
Estimation method to achieve desired mechanical properties with minimum virgin polymer in plastics recycling51
Stochastic analysis for comparing life cycle carbon emissions of hot and cold mix asphalt pavement systems51
Catalytic microwave-assisted pyrolysis of plastic waste to produce naphtha for a circular economy50
The p-hydroxybenzoic acid enhanced lipid accumulation of Chlorella under antibiotic stress50
A systemic framework to categorize Circular Economy interventions: An application to the construction and demolition sector50
Simultaneous recovery of nitrogen and phosphorus from actual digester centrate in an electrochemical membrane system50
Selective precipitation of rare earth and critical elements from acid mine drainage - Part I: Kinetics and thermodynamics of staged precipitation process50
A new approach to recover the valuable elements in black aluminum dross50
Assessment of environmental sustainability of drinking water treatments for arsenic removal50
Optimal strategies of critical mineral depletion and recycling50
Overview on stress-induced strategies for enhanced microalgae lipid production: Application, mechanisms and challenges49
Can structural changes lead to dematerialization? Lessons from the Portuguese socioeconomic metabolism between 1995 and 201749
Synthetic microbiome and biochar enhanced human feces aerobic mesophilic composting49
Sustain China's copper resources with domestic mining, trading, and recycling49
Multi-metal electrochemical response mechanism for direct copper recovery from waste printed circuit boards via sulfate- and chloride-system electrolysis49
Decoding the influence mechanism of restaurant plate waste behaviors in urban China49
Acetone as an agent for PVDF recovery and delamination of lithium-ion battery electrodes49
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