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An overview of brine management: Emerging desalination technologies, life cycle assessment, and metal recovery methodologies
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article Review)
This study examines which management methods are the most recent and advanced in managing rejected brine generated from desalination plants. It also provides up-to-date information regarding the most adequate technologies ...
Development of an integrated sustainability matrix to depict challenges and trade-offs of introducing bio-based plastics in the food packaging value chain
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
© 2020 As global plastic pollution is gaining increased attention, the use of bio-based plastics, especially in the food packaging sector, is growing in popularity. While this move is regarded as a solution to plastic ...
Towards sustainable food production systems in Qatar: Assessment of the viability of aquaponics
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Biophysical environments, socio-economic, and political shocks that hamper food production and affect access to food are a treat towards a country's capacity to achieve and maintain food security. Over ...
Simultaneous CO2 treatment and blue energy generation from wasted industrial streams
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
In the last decade, there has been an increased global need for finding bright solutions to tackle industrial wastes and emissions release. Herein, this work explores the utilization of a compact Reverse Electrodialysis ...
A Design-led FEWW Nexus Approach For Qatar University
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Demographic explosion, climate change, urbanization, change of life quality, and food demand have put extra pressure on Food, Energy, Water, and Waste (FEWW) resources.A special focus has been placed on university campuses ...
Frugal innovation: Conception, development, diffusion, and outcome
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Frugal innovation (FI) demonstrates a new entrepreneurial landscape where small firms with limited resources develop innovations for underserved customers in low-income countries. FIs also create new markets and contribute ...
Frugal innovation and sustainable business models
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
This study aims to explore how frugal innovations (FIs) emerge at the grassroots level of developing countries and employ novel business models to contribute to sustainable development. It explores various business model ...
The simultaneous impact of EV charging and PV inverter reactive power on the hosting distribution system's performance: A case study in kuwait
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MDPI AG
, 2020 , Article)
Recently, electric vehicles (EVs) have become an increasingly important topic in the field of sustainable transportation research, alongside distributed generation, reactive power compensation, charging optimization, and ...
Contribution of Non-profit Organizations to Food Security and Sustainability in the State of Qatar
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Springer Nature
, 2023 , Book chapter)
Despite the relatively long experience of charitable organizations in social and humanitarian aspects in Qatar, little is known about their role in food security and sustainability. This chapter sheds light on the issue ...
The next step for China's national park management: Integrating ecosystem services into space boundary delimitation
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
The contradiction between ecological conservation and economic development posed significant challenges to the management of National Parks. From the perspective of Ecological Economics, the cause of the contradiction is ...