The application of system dynamics in different practices of a waste management system

The continuous increase in waste generation warrants global management of waste to reduce the adverse economic, social, and environmental impact of waste while achieving goals for sustainability. The complexity of waste management systems due to different waste management practices renders such systems difficult to analyze. System dynamics (SD) approach aids in conceptualizing and analyzing the structure, interactions, and mode of behavior of the complex systems. The impact of the underlying components can therefore be assessed in an integrated way while the impact of possible policies on the system can be studied to implement appropriate decisions. This review summarizes various applications of SD pertinent to the waste management practices in different countries. Practices may include waste generation, reduction, reuse/recovery, recycling, and disposal. Each study supports regional-demanding targets in environmental, social, and economic scopes such as expanding landfill life span, implementing proper disposal fee, global warming mitigation, energy generation/saving, etc. The interacting variables in the WMS are specifically determined based on the defined problem, ultimate goal, and the type of waste. Generally, population and gross domestic product can increase the waste generation. An increase in waste reduction, source separation, and recycling rate could decrease the environmental impact, but it is not necessarily profitable from an economic perspective. Incentives to separate waste and knowledge about waste management are variables that always have a positive impact on the entire system.

     

Simultaneous removal of cyanobacterial blooms and production of clean water by coupling flocculation with a rotary drum filter

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A comprehensive review on green buildings research: bibliometric analysis during 1998–2018

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A comparison analysis of the decoupling carbon emissions from economic growth in three industries of Heilongjiang province in China

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Lithium extraction from salt lake brines with high magnesium/lithium ratio: a review

Environmental Chemistry Letters - The demand for lithium is growing rapidly with the increase in electric vehicles, batteries and electronic equipments. Lithium can be extracted from brines, yet...     

Research progress and hot spots of hydrothermal liquefaction for bio-oil production based on bibliometric analysis

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Utilization of iron ore tailing for the synthesis of zeolite A by hydrothermal method

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - The iron ore tailing (IOT) is an industrial waste, in which large accumulations represent a serious environmental threat. To reduce the...     

The research of market structures for remanufactured products

The rapid development of technology has made it easier to distribute products directly, and many enterprises excel at executing a multi-channel strategy to distribute products. The introduction of direct channel adds a new competition dimension to the enterprises. This paper considers three market channel structures: R-Channel, D-Channel and H-Channel. In R-Channel, both new products and remanufactured products are sold through a retailer. In D-Channel, new products are sold through retailers and remanufactured products are sold directly to consumers. In H-Channel, new products are sold through retailers, while remanufactured products through dual channel. Using the game theory, we obtain and analyse the equilibrium prices, market demands and the profits gain under these three settings. At the same time, the influence of consumers’ willingness to pay on the environment performance is researched. Our results show that the manufacturer prefers H-Channel. By introducing the direct channel the manufacturer is always economically better off, but it is not for the retailer. The numerical simulation also confirms the theoretical analysis and shows that H-Channel has advantages of economic benefit and environmental performance. It is feasible for practical application.     

人工园林大面积种植区植被净初级生产力时空变化研究

云南西南地区自然资源丰富，近年来，随着社会经济的快速发展，橡胶、茶园和桉树等人工园林大规模种植主要占用了天然林和耕地，土地利用结构和空间布局发生了很大变化。为了探讨土地利用/覆被变化对植被净初级生产力（NPP）的影响，以人工园林大面积种植区西盟县为研究区，运用综合模型、CASA模型和MODIS产品（BIOME-BGC模型），对西盟县2000年、2005年、2010年和2015年各地类NPP的时间变化和空间分布特征进行分析。结果表明：（1）2000~2015年，CASA模型模拟的西盟县NPP呈先减少后增加的趋势，MODIS模型模拟的NPP值变化趋势与CASA模型一致，综合模型则呈现逐年增加的趋势；（2）西盟县NPP的空间分布形态从西至东均呈“低值-高值-低值-高值-低值”（“M”）变化，与西盟县水热资源的分布特征和土地利用/覆被变化有关，西盟县NPP空间变化主要集中于人工园林种植区；（3）3种模型中，CASA模型和MODIS产品（BIOME-BGC模型）比综合模型更适用于地形气候复杂多样的山区NPP的模拟计算，其中CASA模型空间精度更高。     

Approach to the management of magnesium slag via the production of Portland cement clinker

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