Article
Environmental Sciences
Yang Liu, Yanlin Yang, Huihui Li, Kaiyang Zhong
Summary: This paper explores the role of the digital economy in promoting economic development, industrial upgrading, and green total factor productivity (GTFP) using China as an example. It finds that the digital economy can significantly improve China's GTFP, with clear regional differences. Industrial structure upgrading serves as an intermediary mechanism through which the digital economy promotes GTFP.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Hoang Ngoc Cuong, Shreyas Pansambal, Suresh Ghotekar, Rajeshwari Oza, Nguyen Thi Thanh Hai, Nguyen Minh Viet, Van-Huy Nguyen
Summary: Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) are widely used in various fields, with biological synthesis using plant extracts being a cost-effective and environmentally friendly method. The interactions between plant extracts and CuO NP synthesis shed light on plant physiology and its role in nanoparticle synthesis.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Biyuan Liu, Jian Ji, Boge Zhang, Wenjun Huang, Yanling Gan, Dennis Y. C. Leung, Haibao Huang
Summary: VOCs abatement has attracted increasing interest due to their detrimental effects on the environment and human health. Catalytic ozonation with the assistance of ozone is considered as a feasible and effective method for VOCs elimination. This review systematically reviews the emerging advances of catalytic ozonation of different VOCs and discusses the reaction mechanisms and influencing factors.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xue-Jie Liu, Ming-Sheng Zheng, George Chen, Zhi-Min Dang, Jun-Wei Zha
Summary: This review discusses the key parameters and recent developments in dielectric capacitors with high operating temperature, focusing on the potential of Polyimide (PI) as a dielectric material. It also analyzes synthetic strategies for new functional PI, design engineering of nanofillers, and multilayer structures of PIs. Future research should concentrate on the synthesis of new functional PI and the design of nanofillers and multilayer structures.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Shuaixuan Ying, Zhenru Guan, Polycarp C. Ofoegbu, Preston Clubb, Cyren Rico, Feng He, Jie Hong
Summary: This review evaluates the current developments in green synthesis of nanoscale metals, highlighting the advantages and limitations of this method compared to chemical synthesis, and discussing its potential applications in environmental protection and human health.
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Dongzhi Zhang, Sujing Yu, Xingwei Wang, Jiankun Huang, Wenjing Pan, Jianhua Zhang, Benjamin Edem Meteku, Jingbin Zeng
Summary: The study introduces a method to design sensing materials by growing TiO2 on two-dimensional transition metal carbide to enhance the performance of ammonia sensors. With this design, the sensor shows 34 times higher sensitivity to ammonia, and the composite structure exhibits the highest affinity for adsorbing ammonia.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Feng Dong, Jiao Zhu, Yangfan Li, Yuhuan Chen, Yujin Gao, Mengyue Hu, Chang Qin, Jiaojiao Sun
Summary: This study examines the impact of green technology innovation on carbon emission efficiency and analyzes the transmission effects of economic development, urbanization, and financial development on environment-related green technology and carbon emission efficiency. The results show that green technology innovation improves carbon emission efficiency, with economic development and urbanization playing a mediating role, and financial development moderating the sensitivity of carbon emission efficiency to green technology innovation.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Camilo Mora, Tristan McKenzie, Isabella M. Gaw, Jacqueline M. Dean, Hannah von Hammerstein, Tabatha A. Knudson, Renee O. Setter, Charlotte Z. Smith, Kira M. Webster, Jonathan A. Patz, Erik C. Franklin
Summary: Climate hazards have been shown to worsen the majority of human pathogenic diseases, with some diseases being mitigated in certain conditions. This highlights the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as a solution.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Guangyou Zhou, Jieyu Zhu, Sumei Luo
Summary: This paper investigates the impact of fintech and green finance on green growth from the perspective of fintech development. It constructs a comprehensive index to evaluate the green growth of regional economy and tests the impact and mechanism of fintech innovation and green finance on green growth using China's provincial panel data. The results show that fintech and green finance significantly promote green economic growth, with regional heterogeneity. Further research reveals that fintech innovation mainly promotes green economic growth through green credit and green investment.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xueying Feng, Quanlong Wang, Yuhuan Sun, Shuwu Zhang, Fayuan Wang
Summary: This study investigated the impacts of different types of Microplastics (MPs) on Pb-Zn contaminated soil and found that MPs, especially at a dose of 2%, decreased the richness and diversity of bacterial communities, altered microbial community composition, and significantly affected soil properties and heavy metal availability. The effects were dependent on the type and dose of MPs.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chen Jiakui, Jaffar Abbas, Hina Najam, Jiani Liu, Jawad Abbas
Summary: Given the challenges of environmental deterioration and decline in natural resources, green finance, financial development, and green technology innovation have significantly contributed to green productivity in China.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Somaye Cheraghi, Mohammad A. Taher, H. Karimi-Maleh, Fatmeh Karimi, Mehdi Shabani-Nooshabadi, Marzieh Alizadeh, Amani Al-Othman, Nevin Erk, Praveen Kumar Yegya Raman, Ceren Karaman
Summary: In this study, a novel enzymatic biosensor based on GSH-Px, GO, and nafion was developed for the electrochemical sensing of GSH in body fluids. The biosensor showed improved detection sensitivity and reliability, successfully used for the determination of GSH in real samples.
Review
Environmental Sciences
P. R. Yaashikaa, P. Senthil Kumar, S. Jeevanantham, R. Saravanan
Summary: The accumulation of toxic heavy metals in soil and water is a serious environmental problem, causing harmful effects on plants and animals. Phytoremediation is an effective method to detoxify and accumulate heavy metals in contaminated ecosystems. This review discusses the toxicity effects of heavy metals on the environment and mechanisms of phytoremediation, as well as the areas for improvement in the current process.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Mingjing He, Zibo Xu, Deyi Hou, Bin Gao, Xinde Cao, Yong Sik Ok, Jorg Rinklebe, Nanthi S. Bolan, Daniel C. W. Tsang
Summary: This review discusses the application of biochar in municipal wastewater treatment, industrial wastewater decontamination, and stormwater management. Biochar can be engineered to target specific contaminants in industrial wastewater treatment and enhance processes in municipal wastewater treatment and stormwater management. The scalability and commercialization of biochar production need to be investigated to maximize environmental, societal, and economic benefits.
NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Sungeun Lim, Jiaming Lily Shi, Urs von Gunten, Daniel L. McCurry
Summary: Ozonation has a long history in water treatment and has been used for disinfection and oxidation of pollutants. In recent years, it has been increasingly applied for enhanced municipal wastewater treatment and water reuse. The research on ozonation has contributed to a better understanding of the removal efficiency of organic contaminants and the formation of transformation products.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Maria Erans, Eloy S. Sanz-Perez, Dawid P. Hanak, Zeynep Clulow, David M. Reiner, Greg A. Mutch
Summary: This article reviews the latest developments in direct air capture (DAC) technology and proposes research challenges in process technology, techno-economic, and socio-political domains.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Munir Ahmad, Yiyun Wu
Summary: Green growth, economic globalization, and eco-innovation play crucial roles in achieving ecological sustainability; Green productivity growth has a more pronounced ecological protection impact on higher quantiles; Eco-innovation has an ecological protection impact on all quantiles, with the most significant influence in countries with higher ecological footprint per capita.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Muhammad Ramzan, Syed Ali Raza, Muhammad Usman, Gagan Deep Sharma, Hafiz Arslan Iqbal
Summary: This study examines the role of ICT, financial development, trade openness, and fossil fuel energy in the rising level of ecological footprints in Pakistan. The findings show that financial development, ICT, and fossil fuels have significant predictive power for ecological footprint, demonstrating asymmetric predictability over ecological distribution. Furthermore, ICT and financial development found a significant interaction when it pertains to predicting country pollution levels.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Ilhan Ozturk, Sana Ullah
Summary: This study examines the impact of digital financial inclusion on economic growth and environmental sustainability. The findings suggest that digital financial inclusion can enhance economic growth but also leads to increased CO2 emissions and decreased environmental quality. Therefore, policymakers in the OBRI region should formulate policies to improve digital financial inclusion in order to achieve both economic performance and environmental sustainability.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Haley M. Lane, Rachel Morello-Frosch, Julian D. Marshall, Joshua S. Apte
Summary: Communities of color in the United States are disproportionately exposed to higher levels of air pollution, and this study shows a connection between this disparity and the historical redlining policy. The research finds that air pollution levels have a consistent association with redlining grade, and the disparities in NO2 and PM2.5 pollution levels based on redlining grade are larger than those based on race and ethnicity.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
(2022)
