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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Changing of the guard: A paradigm shift for more sustainable supply chains1008
Editorial Board537
Tracing the global tin flow network: highly concentrated production and consumption404
Provincial resilience differences of water cycle in China over the past two decades336
Shower energy and greenhouse gas efficiency, significance, and reduction opportunities314
Emerging contaminants in organic recycling: Role of paper and pulp packaging283
Mapping the urban building stock for a circular economy by integrating GIS and BIM. A case study from Belgrade, Serbia275
Addressing decarbonization strategies through a game theory perspective269
Environmental implications of solid oxide fuel cell system for hydrogen sustainability259
Reducing subjectivity when performing LCA for recycling systems in the paper industry through a comprehensive evaluation of different allocation methods251
Global analysis and prediction of the occurrence and fate of PFASs in dumpsites226
Effect of life extension strategies on demand and recycling of EV batteries – material flow analysis of Li and Ni in battery value chain for Finnish EV fleet by 2055217
Life cycle assessment of priority biochemicals: A review and meta-regression analysis212
Efficient removal of phosphonate and phosphorus recovery from reverse osmosis concentrate using electroactive membrane reactor206
Assessing the ISO hierarchy validity in circular wastewater treatment life cycle assessments: A Portuguese case study202
Material flows and embodied carbon emissions of aluminum used in China's photovoltaic industry from 2000 to 2020201
Is multi-source solid waste co-disposal practices in waste-to-energy plants sustainable? A comparative life cycle assessment201
Monitor the energy and carbon emissions of process-based models: ProcessC195
Valorization solutions for diverse commercial winery biomass wastes via sustainable processing189
Mild chemical recycling of waste wind turbine blade for direct reuse in production of thermoplastic composites with enhanced performance189
Uncovering the future environmental burdens of medical waste disposal in China and mitigation pathways189
Editorial Board187
Heat loss from non-circulating domestic hot water pipes increases water consumption and energy demand186
How can national ETS affect carbon emissions and abatement costs? Evidence from the dual goals proposed by China's NDCs177
A novel synthesis of lightweight and high-strength green geopolymer foamed material by rice husk ash and ground-granulated blast-furnace slag175
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with plastics in China from 1950 to 2060172
Urban greenhouse covering materials: Assessing environmental impacts and crop yields effects171
A dynamic material flow analysis of the global anthropogenic zinc cycle: Providing a quantitative basis for circularity discussions170
Recent research and challenges in sustainable urbanisation159
Leveraging dairy cattle to upcycle culled citrus fruit for emission mitigation and resource co-benefits: A case study159
StrawFeed model: An integrated model of straw feedstock supply chain for bioenergy in China159
Toward sustainable utilization of tungsten: Evidence from dynamic substance flow analysis from 2001 to 2019 in China156
Farmer's willingness to adopt private and collective biogas facilities: An agent-based modeling approach156
Five shades of plastic in food: Which potentially circular packaging solutions are Italian consumers more sensitive to149
Enhancing the beneficial reuse properties of construction and demolition debris fines using lab-scale washing144
The hydrometallurgical recovery of critical and valuable elements from WEEE shredding dust: Process effectiveness in a life cycle perspective142
Future material demand for global silicon-based PV modules under net-zero emissions target until 2050142
Can planned obsolescence ever be obsolete? Trade-offs between consumer safety, product performance and lifetime141
Evolving cobalt cycle and urban mines in the EU, 1988–2020141
RSM-based optimized mix design of recycled aggregate concrete containing supplementary cementitious materials based on waste generation and global warming potential140
Upcycling of air pollution control residue waste into cementitious product through geopolymerization technology130
Utilising the microstructure of chemically and thermally activated waste textiles for noise attenuation in an urban Australian context129
Assessing nutrient circularity capacity in South American metropolitan areas126
SeqFLoW: A systematic approach to identify and select food waste valorisation opportunities125
Editorial Board124
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Exploring the environmental impact of metallic element usage in smartphone evolution124
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Possibilities for changing to resource recovery in Kampala's on-site sanitation regime118
Beyond the global north: Adopting a global perspective for sustainable consumption and production117
Mining microbial resources from water117
Illustrating China's journey to balance, circular, and secure potassium cycles in the last three decades114
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 p114
Editorial Board113
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Private financing and the circular economy110
Pyrolysis optimization for sustainable down-cycling flexible polyurethane foam in asphalt industry109
Which products are bought second-hand and by whom?: Analysis of consumer-preferred acquisition modes by product type109
Quantifying total lifetimes of consumer products: Stochastic modelling accounting for second-hand use and establishing an open-collaborative database109
Geographic networks matter for pro-environmental waste disposal behavior in rural China: Bayesian estimation of a spatial probit model108
Estimating price elasticity of demand for mineral commodities used in Lithium-ion batteries in the face of surging demand107
Enhancing the circular and modified linear economy: The importance of blockchain for developing economies106
Traded metal scrap, traded alloying elements: A case study of Denmark and implications for circular economy105
Realising the sustainable development goals through organisational learning and efficient resource management in construction104
Low-cost chemical modification of refined used cooking oil to produce long-lasting bio-asphalt pavements103
Improving the efficiency of wastewater treatment and microalgae production for biofuels102
Comparing potential cost savings of energy quota trading and carbon emissions trading for China's industrial sectors102
Projecting future critical material demand and recycling from China's electric passenger vehicles considering vehicle segment heterogeneity101
Designing a Resilient International Reverse Logistics Network for Material Cycles: A Japanese Case Study101
Revolutionizing construction and demolition waste sorting: Insights from artificial intelligence and robotic applications101
Anaerobic co-digestion of food waste with municipal solid waste leachate: A review and prospective application with more benefits101
Recovery of phosphate from municipal wastewater as calcium phosphate and its subsequent application for the treatment of acid mine drainage101
Prospective material and substance flow analysis of the end-of-life phase of crystalline silicon-based PV modules100
Evidence of animal productivity outcomes when fed diets including food waste: A systematic review of global primary data99
Strategies for recovery of copper and gold as single constituents or an alloy: Selective separation and adsorption-coupled incineration of the bulk metal-loaded adsorbents98
Ex-ante life cycle assessment framework and application to a nano-reinforced biopolymer film based on mango kernel98
Forest residues contribute significantly to climate change in China97
Four pathways towards carbon neutrality by controlling net greenhouse gas emissions in Chinese cropland97
Assessing food–energy–water resources management strategies at city scale: An agent-based modeling approach for Cape Town, South Africa97
Decontamination efficiencies of post-consumer high-density polyethylene milk bottles and prioritization of high concern volatile migrants96
The contingency effects of internal and external collaboration on the performance effects of green practices96
Promoting resource conservation in road flexible pavement using jet grouting and plastic waste as filler96
Recycling for a sustainable future: Advancing resource efficiency through life cycle assessment resource indicators95
Potential of agrivoltaics in ASEAN considering a scenario where agroforestry expansion is also pursued95
A novel approach for poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) production from vegetable wastes and pig manure: Potential in economy, environment and sustainability95
Characterizing end-of-life household vehicles’ generations in China: Spatial-temporal patterns and resource potentials94
High-resolution combined building stock and building energy modeling to evaluate whole-life carbon emissions and saving potentials at the building and urban scale94
Engineering properties and lifecycle impacts of Pervious All-Road All-weather Multilayered pavement94
Industrial waste to diesel engines: A novel hydrothermal co-liquefaction approach to produce diesel blendstocks93
Land suitability evaluation of large-scale photovoltaic plants using structural equation models91
Near-infrared-based determination of mass-based material flow compositions in mechanical recycling of post-consumer plastics: Technical feasibility enables novel applications90
A novel approach on recycling short-chopped carbon fibers by electric field induced manipulation90
Management of disposable surgical masks for tackling pandemic-generated pollution: Thermo-acoustic investigations and life cycle assessment of novel recycled building panels90
Quantifying the environmental impact of transportation for plastic film packaging end-of-life: Landfill, incineration, physical recycling, or chemical recycling89
Reducing single-use plastic in everyday social practices: Insights from a living lab experiment89
The circular policy canvas: Mapping the European Union's policies for a sustainable fashion textiles industry89
Sustainable solid-waste management in coastal and marine tourism cities in Vietnam: A hierarchical-level approach88
Rapid identification of hazardous heavy metal-containing waste by combining EDXRF with machine learning: Taking zinc smelting waste as an example88
The impact of the rise of emerging economies on global industrial CO2 emissions: Evidence from emerging economies in Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership87
Recycling schemes and supporting policies modeling for photovoltaic modules considering heterogeneous risks87
Pathways to carbon neutrality: Challenges and opportunities87
Efficient extraction and recovery of lithium from waste aluminum cryolite electrolyte86
Tracing environmental impacts of grain losses along the supply chain in the North China Plain: An integrated framework86
Water-land tradeoffs to meet future demands for sugar crops in Latin America and the Caribbean: A bio-physical and socio-economic nexus perspective85
Application of bio-based polyurethanes in construction: A state-of-the-art review85
Safety in lithium-ion battery circularity activities: A framework and evaluation methodology85
Prospects on end of life electric vehicle batteries through 2050 in Catalonia85
A comparative life cycle assessment of tyre recycling using pyrolysis compared to conventional end-of-life pathways85
Dynamic material flow analysis of natural graphite in China for 2001-201885
Visualizing recycling: Promoting recycling through mental simulation83
Statistical entropy of resources using a categorization tree for material enumeration: Framework development and application to a plastic packaging case study83
Life cycle assessment on the vanadium production process: A multi-objective assessment under environmental and economic perspectives83
Exploring capacities, environmental benefits and potential for a circular economy on waste plastic bottles in Hong Kong83
Climate action may reduce the risk of unemployment: An insight into the city-level interconnections among the sustainable development goals83
Friend or foe: Stakeholder attitudes towards biodegradable plastic packaging in food waste anaerobic digestion82
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 Japan82
Phosphorus recovery from incinerated sewage sludge ash (ISSA) and reutilization of residues for sludge pretreated by different conditioners82
Assessment of greenhouse gasses and air pollutant emissions embodied in cross-province electricity trade in China82
A new method for continuous recovery of fine copper droplets from copper matte smelting slag via super-gravity82
Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation with Weizmannia coagulans for recovery of synthetic fibers and production of lactic acid from blended textile waste81
Human behavior outcomes at point of disposal of a biodegradable plastic cup at a U.S.-based university campus81
UNISON decision framework for hybrid optimization of wastewater treatment and recycle for Industry 3.5 and cleaner semiconductor manufacturing81
Innovating the recycling of silicon-based solar panels with an eco-friendly alkaline leaching process80
Promoting circular economy: Comparison of novel coupled aquaponics with anaerobic digestion and conventional aquaponic systems on nutrient dynamics and sustainability80
Material recycling of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) from toy waste using density separation and safer solvents79
Identification of recycling pathways for secondary aluminum dross with integrated hybrid life cycle assessment79
Spatially and temporally differentiated characterization factors for supply risk of abiotic resources in life cycle assessment78
Exploring the role of social life cycle assessment in transition to circular economy: A systematic review78
A material stock and flow analysis for Australian detached residential houses: Insights and challenges78
Prospecting reusable small electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) in distinct anthropogenic spaces78
State-of-the-art in assessing the environmental performance of anaerobic digestion biorefineries78
The role of structure change in driving CO2 emissions from China's waterway transport sector77
Potential of paddy drainage optimization to water and food security in China77
Multiobjective layout optimization for low impact development considering its ecosystem services77
A structured approach for the compliance analysis of battery systems with regard to the new EU Battery Regulation77
Exploring clothing fit as a motivator for lifetime extension and circular disposal77
Historical air pollutant emissions and future sustainable pathways of global cement plants76
Life cycle assessment of traditional and innovative sludge management scenarios in Australia: Focusing on environmental impacts, energy balance, and economic benefits76
Waste not, want not – ambiguities around waste and waste prevention75
Thermodynamic criteria of alloying elements elimination during recycling end-of-life zinc-based products by remelting75
Enhanced DCH4 recovery via wave pulse mixing coupled in-situ hydrophobic membrane in AnMBR treating municipal wastewater75
Quality assessment of post-consumer plastic bottles with joint entropy method: A case study in Beijing, China75
Upcycling Nickel Ions into self-supported Electrocatalyst by using ZIF-8/Bacterial cellulose adsorbent75
Is efficiency enough for circular economy?75
Enhancing natural carbon sinks: Simulation of land use change under different carbon market scenarios by developing an ANN-ABM model74
Evaluation of polyhydroxyalkanoate recovery from food waste by sequencing batch biofilm reactor with high mixed microbial biomass74
How can repair businesses improve their service? Consumer priorities concerning operational aspects of repair services74
The environmental benefits and burdens of RFID systems in Li-ion battery supply chains – An ex-ante LCA approach74
Estimation of structural steel and concrete stocks and flows at urban scale–towards a prospective circular economy74
Utilizing nanoscale particulate matter from the combustion of diesel fuels as a carbonaceous anode electrode for Li-ion batteries72
CO2 mineralization and utilization by tailings sand in China for potential carbon sinks and spatial project layout72
Material stocks in global electricity infrastructures – An empirical analysis of the power sector's stock-flow-service nexus71
Durability assessment of alkyl ketene dimer hydrophobic treatment of bio-based thermal insulation materials71
The EU green deal: Spreading or concentrating prosperity?71
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 flow71
Residential carbon emission flows embedded in population migration over time in China: A geospatial dynamics analysis70
A bottom-up nationwide analysis of sectoral land use reveals spatial heterogeneity across the United States70
Methodology for measuring landfill dumping statistics globally using Digital Elevation Change maps70
Design and manufacturing diversity undermine circularity: The case of a simple yogurt cup70
Life cycle assessment of rubberized semi-dense asphalt pavements; A hybrid comparative approach70
Comprehensive impact assessment on resource and environment of emerging recycling technologies for waste materials: Evidence from waste rare earth phosphors recycling69
Circularity scoring system: A product specific application to lithium-ion batteries of electric vehicles69
Substance flow analysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fiber in China69
A spatial interaction model for the representation of user access to household waste recycling centres69
Connecting environmental systems analysis to manufacturing technology: A catalogue of the world's steel and aluminium components69
Production of Battery Grade Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate Using Barium Hydroxide Causticizing Agent68
Energy-water-carbon system management in response to climate change in China under uncertainties (2026–2050)68
The complementing role of sustainability standards in managing international and multi-tiered mineral supply chains68
Fuzzy-metaheuristic ensembles for predicting the compressive strength of brick aggregate concrete68
Contributions of climate change and human activities to changes in the virtual water content of major crops: An assessment for the Shijiazhuang Plain, northern China67
Keep manure fresh, get more!67
Menu-dependent food choices and food waste67
Advancing UN Comtrade for Physical Trade Flow Analysis: Addressing the Issue of Outliers67
Evolution characters and regulation impacts within the global scrap rubber trade network67
Efficient and emission-reduced recovery of high-purity copper from waste enameled copper wires67
Greener green: The environmental impacts of the Canadian cannabis industry66
Revealing contaminants in China's recycled PET: Enabling safe food contact applications66
Limits to graphite supply in a transition to a post-fossil society65
Recycle of nitrogen and phosphorus in hydrothermal liquefaction biochar from Galdieria sulphuraria to cultivate microalgae65
State of the art in the application of functionalized waste polymers in the built environment65
Advancements in sustainable proton-conducting electrochemical cells: Direct recycling of sintered nickel oxide-doped barium zirconate half cells65
Environmental implications of the ongoing electrification of the UK light duty vehicle fleet64
Evaluation of sustainable waste management: An analysis of techno-economic and life cycle assessments of municipal solid waste sorting and decontamination64
Sustainable water stewardship in China's industrial parks64
Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting: Filling the gap between material and system64
Development of sustainable high-performance desert sand concrete: Engineering and environmental impacts of compression casting64
Stabilisation of pores in glass foam by using a modified curing-sintering process: sustainable recycling of automotive vehicles’ waste glass64
Outstanding energy reduction of nitrogen recovery by biohythane concept introduction by 3D-weaved anode network in microbial electrolysis cell63
Corrigendum to ‘Mining on land or in the deep sea? Overlooked considerations of a reshuffling in the supply source mix’, Resources, Conservation and Recycling 191 (2023), 10689863
Four Levels of Remanufacturing Maturity as a Circular Manufacturing Indicator: A Theoretical Framework and Practical Assessment Tool63
Machine learning for sustainable development and applications of biomass and biomass-derived carbonaceous materials in water and agricultural systems: A review63
Spatial and in-product density characterization of in-use copper stocks in Japan for stock recyclability assessment63
A dual-driven fusion model of evaluating the performance and carbon emissions for recycled waste pavement63
Material and C/N flow analyses of alternative sludge pretreatment technologies for recovering carbon sources for denitrification63
Advancing sustainability in China's pulp and paper industry requires coordinated raw material supply and waste paper management62
Enhanced sludge dewatering by PDMDAAC coupled with Fenton-like reaction initiated by Fe-rich sludge biochar with in-situ generation of H2O2: Fe/C structure as an electron shuttle62
Polythioamide-g-C3N4 for highly efficient and selective gold recovery62
Recovery of high-grade copper from waste polyester imide enameled wires by pyrolysis and ultrasonic treatment61
Semi-supervised segmentation for construction and demolition waste recognition in-the-wild: Adversarial dual-view networks61
Lessons from English pre-industrial times for a post-industrial circular economy61
Combining dynamic material flow analysis and life cycle assessment to evaluate environmental benefits of recycling – A case study for direct and hydrometallurgical closed-loop recycling of electric ve60
Towards the globally sustainable use of forestlands and wood resources: Estimating fair timber price deriving supply curves in a proven stable state60
Cost-effectiveness of four food waste interventions: Is food waste reduction a “win–win?”60
Rapid transformation of the metal-polymer laminated packaging materials into ceramic carbide reinforced Al-alloy60
Industry 3.5 for optimizing chiller configuration for energy saving and an empirical study for semiconductor manufacturing59
Assessment of microplastics production from waste plastics-modified asphalt pavement59
Total factor energy efficiency in Chinese manufacturing industry under industry and regional heterogeneities59
Mapping Chinese plastic flows from 2001 to 2040 based on dynamic probabilistic material flow analysis and scenario projection59
Effective and sustainable use of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash in concrete regarding strength and durability59
Identifying holistic actions for implementing the sustainable development goals related to livelihood–energy–ecosystem–water nexus in the Asian water tower region59
Are second-hand shell jackets better than users think? A comparison of perceived, assessed and measured functionality throughout lifespans58
Building-integrated agriculture: Are we shifting environmental impacts? An environmental assessment and structural improvement of urban greenhouses58
Industry associations as levers for the implementation of cascading - A longitudinal study of post-consumer wood recycling in Germany58
Comparative life cycle assessment of two different waste materials for recycled fiber58
Industry 3.5 for Sustainable Migration and Total Resource Management58
Energy efficiency of the mining sector in China, what are the main influence factors?57
A balanced staple food structure effectively curbs the environmental impact and counters the nutrient losses from elevated CO257
A roadmap towards circular economies in pharma logistics based on returnable transport items enhanced with Industry 4.0 technologies57
Coupling Bayesian-Monte Carlo simulations with substance flow analysis for efficient pollutant management: A case study of phosphorus flows in China57
Dynamics of large-scale solar PV adoption feedback effects: A technical, economic, and environmental assessment57
Washed waste incineration bottom ash as a raw ingredient in cement production: Implications for lab-scale clinker behavior57
Establishing a quantification process for nexus repercussions to mitigate environmental impacts in a water-energy interdependency network56
Large inter-city inequality in consumption-based CO2 emissions for China's pearl river basin cities56
Developing an hourly-resolution well-to-wheel carbon dioxide emission inventory of electric vehicles56
Spatiotemporal dynamics of in-use copper stocks in the Jing-Jin-Ji urban agglomeration, China56
Corrigendum to <’ Water resource synergy management in response to climate change in China: From the perspective of urban metabolism’>56
Novel approach to recycling of steel swarf using hydrometallurgy56
Tilling food under: Barriers and opportunities to address the loss of edible food at the farm-level in British Columbia, Canada56
Reusing waste red brick powder as partial mineral precursor in eco-friendly binders: Reaction kinetics, microstructure and life-cycle assessment55
Sustainable building design (SBD) with reclaimed wood library constructed in collaboration with 3D scanning technology in the UK55
Triethanolamine-promoted separation of calcium from recycled concrete fines during aqueous carbonation55
Techno-economic analysis of waste PCB recycling in Australia55
Quantifying food loss along the animal products supply chain in China with large-scale field-survey based primary data55
How can Transformers and large language models like ChatGPT help LCA practitioners?55
Interpreting low-carbon transition at the subnational level: Evidence from China using a Natural Language Processing approach55
Climate change mitigation investigating asphalt pavement solutions made up of plastomeric compounds55
Consumers’ role in addressing plastic pollution54
Boosting domestic feed production with less environmental cost through optimized crop distribution54
Life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions and the associated carbon-peak strategies for PS, PVC, and ABS plastics in China54
Recycled sand from sandstone waste: A new source of high-quality fine aggregate54
Impact of consumer behaviour on the environmental sustainability profile of food production and consumption chains – a case study on chicken meat54
Cross-border interactions on the sustainable development between global countries54
Mapping material use and embodied carbon in UK construction53
Contribution of nitrogen to main cereal crops yield and the key drivers in China53
Corrigendum to Nested circularity in food systems: A Nordic case study on connecting biomass, nutrient and energy flows from field scale to continent53
Compatibility analysis of waste polymer recycling in asphalt binder using molecular descriptor and graph neural network53
Conceptual model for extending electric vehicle battery lifetime53
Corrigendum to ’Potentials for wood cascading: A model for the prediction of the recovery of timber in Germany’53
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