GX & Decarbonization Research

Marianne Zandersen, Agnieszka Dziubala, Andrea Staccione +16

An Invest4Nature (Horizon Europe) booklet synthesizing evidence on the economic and financial performance of nature-based solutions (NbS) and the awareness-to-action gap blocking their uptake. Drawing on European Living Labs, it maps how Nb…

Rupesh Kumar Singh, Himanshu Sharma, Vishal Agarwal +1

Microporous activated carbons were synthesized from waste sugarcane bagasse via ZnCl2 activation, comparing direct, pre-carbonized, and hydrothermal routes. The optimal hydrothermal-derived sample achieved 2714 m2/g surface area with ~85% m…

Obiang Asue Santiago Clarin Obiang, Yankun Jia, Ming Guo

A theoretical modeling study of carbonic anhydrase immobilized in the MOF UiO-66 for enhanced CO2 capture. It explores how enzyme immobilization can boost CO2 absorption performance. Findings remain at the modeling stage, not yet industrial…

Appu Kondiyara

This paper analyzes the thermodynamics and levelized cost of direct air capture (DAC). Separating CO2 from air at 420 ppm requires 3.7x the minimum work of coal flue gas, but the cost gap stems mainly from air volume and contactor size. An …

Andong Liu, Anmol Mathur, Krish N. Jayarapu +4

Proposes an electrochemically mediated carbon capture approach using a membraneless architecture. Removing the membrane could cut cost, complexity, and degradation, improving the practicality of electrochemical CO2 capture. No abstract avai…

Silvina M. Gatica

A study on capturing CO2 from wet vapor streams. Without an abstract, specifics are unclear, but moisture-tolerant capture is a practical bottleneck for CCUS deployment in flue gas and industrial processes.

Sunday Uzochukwu John, Philomena K. Igbokwe, Joseph Tagbo Nwabanne +4

This study develops a low-cost NiMo oxalate activated carbon catalyst to simultaneously convert and recover bio aviation fuel from Jatropha oil. Nonlinear kinetics and thermodynamics modeling characterize the reaction. It offers a catalyst …

Ya-Ning Chen, Liang Liu, Zhao‐Hui Lu +2

This paper provides a reliability-based calibration framework to derive capacity reduction factors for fly ash- and GGBS-based low-carbon concrete (LCC), addressing the perceived structural risk that blocks its mainstream use. Integrating a…

Jeyagopi Raman, Sudesh Nair Baskara, Harpreet Kaur Channi

This study optimizes a hybrid solar PV-battery-grid EV charging station near GNDEC, Ludhiana, India, using HOMER Pro with real e-rickshaw usage data and inverter efficiency. The optimal configuration achieves an NPC of $28,500, LCOE of $0.1…

Sooraj Saleem, Navneet Singh Randhawa, Siddhartha Misra +1

Proposes a cleaner silicothermic route to produce medium carbon ferromanganese from low-grade feedstocks. Offers a lower-emission alternative to conventional high-carbon, energy-intensive alloy production, relevant to steel supply-chain dec…

Fatheali A. Shilar, Mubarakali Shilar

A materials-science study on calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) across micro-to-macro scales in low-carbon cement concrete. Without an abstract, details are unclear, but it may inform material design that lowers cement-related CO2 emissions.

Mengjie Gao, Xiaoyi Sun, Zhenbang Fa +5

This work suggests that residual tin (Sn) acts as a hidden factor undermining yield stability in low-carbon steel production. It highlights a quality-control challenge for decarbonized steelmaking. Without an abstract, details are limited, …

Yue Pei, Jing Zhang, Yu Bing Liu +1

This paper proposes an optimal dispatch model for a biomass anaerobic fermentation-coupled rural integrated energy system, incorporating integrated demand response and a ladder-type carbon trading mechanism. Using operational data from an a…

Tian Su, 邵建文

This work reviews the development of low-carbon coatings and construction materials alongside intelligent construction protection technology, motivated by accelerating urbanization and its resource, ecological, and GHG impacts. It outlines …

Yugang He

Using panel data for 30 Chinese provinces (2004–2023), this study tests whether formal adoption of circular economy, energy conservation, and resource-utilization policies is associated with lower CO2 emissions. Two-way fixed effects with F…

Xiaoyang Liu, Chuanxu Wang, Mingwei Yin +2

A bibliometric review of 479 papers (2016–2026) on AI-enabled shipping decarbonization. Output surged after 2022, with machine learning, deep learning, ship energy efficiency, and port operations dominating. The authors propose an interpret…

Wei Chen, Chunguang Bai, Haiyan Liu +1

This paper examines how buyer firms design carbon audit strategies when carbon trading includes compensation mechanisms. It likely analyzes the interplay between offset/compensation design and verification incentives, with implications for …

Yohannes Desalegn Negasa, Shiferaw Muleta Eyana, Aseffa Seyoum

Using ARDL on Ethiopia's 2010–2023 data, this study finds a stable long-run link between climate finance and CO₂ emissions: a 1% rise in climate finance cuts emissions by ~0.28%. Short-run effects are weaker due to implementation lags, with…

Abdullah Al Ragib, Mehedi Hasan, Ronak Shahbandinejad +3

A book chapter assessing agricultural waste—crop residues, processing by-products, livestock biomass, food waste—as bioenergy feedstock. It reviews availability, physicochemical traits, and energy potential, covering biogas, solid biofuels,…

Zahra Jandaghian, Michal Bartko, Mehdi Ghobadi +1

EnergyPlus simulations of commercial buildings in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver compare high-albedo cladding against baseline. Cooling demand falls 15-20%, but winter heating penalties raise annual energy use by up to 1%. Operational car…