Publications

EPFL researchers are actively publishing in areas pertinent to sustainability. The latest of these publications can be found below.

Force and Shape Control Strategies for Minimum Energy Adaptive Structures

G. Senatore; A. P. Reksowardojo 

Frontiers in Built Environment. 2020-07-22. Vol. 6. DOI : 10.3389/fbuil.2020.00105.

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Modelling of Textile Reinforced Concrete in bending and shear with Elastic-Cracked Stress Fields

P. Valeri; M. F. Ruiz; A. Muttoni 

Engineering Structures. 2020-07-15. Vol. 215, p. 110664. DOI : 10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.110664.

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Factors influencing the sulfate balance in pure phase C3S/C(3)A systems

F. Zunino; K. Scrivener 

Cement And Concrete Research. 2020-07-01. Vol. 133, p. 106085. DOI : 10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106085.

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Quantification of fresh water consumption and scarcity footprints of hydrogen from water electrolysis: A methodology framework

X. Shi; X. Liao; Y. Li 

Renewable Energy. 2020-07-01. Vol. 154, p. 786-796. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2020.03.026.

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Generalized Synthesis to Produce Transparent Thin Films of Ternary Metal Oxide Photoelectrodes

C. R. Lhermitte; A. Polo; L. Yao; F. A. Boudoire; N. Guijarro et al. 

Chemsuschem. 2020-06-04. DOI : 10.1002/cssc.202000926.

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Large-scale regionalised LCA shows that plant-based fat spreads have a lower climate, land occupation and water scarcity impact than dairy butter

X. Liao; M. J. W. Gerichhausen; X. Bengoa; G. Rigarlsford; R. H. Beverloo et al. 

International Journal Of Life Cycle Assessment. 2020-06-01. Vol. 25, num. 6, p. 1043-1058. DOI : 10.1007/s11367-019-01703-w.

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Mitigating voltage losses in photoelectrochemical cell scale-up

F. F. Abdi; R. R. G. Perez; S. Haussener 

Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2020-06-01. Vol. 4, num. 6, p. 2734-2740. DOI : 10.1039/d0se00246a.

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Using agricultural residues for sustainable transportation biofuels in 2050: Case of West Africa

E. Gnansounou; E. R. Pachon; B. Sinsin; O. Teka; E. Togbe et al. 

Bioresource Technology. 2020-06-01. Vol. 305, p. 123080. DOI : 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123080.

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Increasing the kaolinite content of raw clays using particle classification techniques for use as supplementary cementitious materials

F. Zunino; K. Scrivener 

Construction And Building Materials. 2020-05-30. Vol. 244, p. UNSP 118335. DOI : 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118335.

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Achieving visible light-driven hydrogen evolution at positive bias with a hybrid copper-iron oxide|TiO2-cobaloxime photocathode

C. Tapia; E. Bellet-Amalric; D. Aldakov; F. Boudoire; K. Sivula et al. 

Green Chemistry. 2020-05-21. Vol. 22, num. 10, p. 3141-3149. DOI : 10.1039/d0gc00979b.

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Stainless steel-like FeCrNi nanostructures via electrodeposition into AAO templates using a mixed-solvent Cr(III)-based electrolyte

E. Bertero; C. V. Manzano; G. Buerki; L. Philippe 

Materials & Design. 2020-05-01. Vol. 190, p. 108559. DOI : 10.1016/j.matdes.2020.108559.

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Solvent- and Catalyst-Free Carbon Dioxide Capture and Reduction to Formate with Borohydride Ionic Liquid

L. Lombardo; H. Yang; K. Zhao; P. J. Dyson; A. Zuettel 

Chemsuschem. 2020-04-21. Vol. 13, num. 8, p. 2025-2031. DOI : 10.1002/cssc.201903514.

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Mechanistic Study of Diaryl Ether Bond Cleavage during Palladium-Catalyzed Lignin Hydrogenolysis

Y. Li; S. D. Karlen; B. Demir; H. Kim; J. Luterbacher et al. 

Chemsuschem. 2020-04-20. DOI : 10.1002/cssc.202000753.

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Tracing China’s external driving sources and internal emission hotspots of export-driven PM10 emission

Y. Yuan; X. Chuai; R. Zhao; Q. Lu; X. Huang et al. 

Journal Of Cleaner Production. 2020-04-20. Vol. 253, p. 119867. DOI : 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119867.

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Dataset concerning the hourly conversion factors for the cumulative energy demand and its non-renewable part, and hourly GHG emission factors of the Swiss mix during a one-year period (2016 and 2017)

D. Vuarnoz; S. Aguacil Moreno 

Data in Brief. 2020-04-15. Vol. 105509. DOI : 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105509.

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Sustainable Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes to Anilines with Highly Active in-situ Generated Copper Nanoparticles

F. P. Kinik; T. N. Nguyen; M. Mensi; C. P. Ireland; K. C. Stylianou et al. 

Chemcatchem. 2020-04-06. DOI : 10.1002/cctc.202000150.

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Simply Structured Wearable Triboelectric Nanogenerator Based on a Hybrid Composition of Carbon Nanotubes and Polymer Layer

M. Su; J. Brugger; B. Kim 

International Journal Of Precision Engineering And Manufacturing-Green Technology. 2020-04-03. DOI : 10.1007/s40684-020-00212-8.

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Methanol production from CO(2)via an integrated, formamide-assisted approach

J. G. Uranga; A. Gopakumar; T. Pfister; G. Imanzade; L. Lombardo et al. 

Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2020-04-01. Vol. 4, num. 4, p. 1773-1779. DOI : 10.1039/c9se01141b.

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Evaluation of Total Reactive Oxide Ratios and Working Solution Ratios on Strength Development in Fly Ash-Based Geopolymers

G. V. P. B. Singh; K. V. L. Subramaniam 

Journal Of Materials In Civil Engineering. 2020-04-01. Vol. 32, num. 4, p. 04020051. DOI : 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003109.

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Mean kinetic energy distribution in finite-size wind farms: A function of turbines’ arrangement

G. Cortina; V. Sharma; R. Torres; M. Calaf 

Renewable Energy. 2020-04-01. Vol. 148, p. 585-599. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2019.10.148.

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Tracing power in transdisciplinary sustainability research: an exploration

L. Fritz; F. Meinherz 

GAIA – Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 2020-03-26. Vol. 29, num. 1, p. 41-51. DOI : 10.14512/gaia.29.1.9.

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Biochemical conversion of biodiesel by-product into malic acid: A way towards sustainability

B. Bharathiraja; I. A. E. Selvakumari; J. Jayamuthunagai; R. P. Kumar; S. Varjani et al. 

Science Of The Total Environment. 2020-03-20. Vol. 709, p. 136206. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136206.

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Transformation of Glucose to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Over Regenerated Cellulose Supported Nb2O5 center dot nH(2)O in Aqueous Solution

F. Huang; T. Jiang; H. Dai; X. Xu; S. Jiang et al. 

Catalysis Letters. 2020-03-02. DOI : 10.1007/s10562-020-03160-9.

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Analysis of the inter-species power balance in JET plasmas

H. Weisen; E. Delabie; J. Flanagan; C. Giroud; M. Maslov et al. 

Nuclear Fusion. 2020-03-01. Vol. 60, num. 3, p. 036004. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab6307.

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Measured greenhouse gas budgets challenge emission savings from palm-oil biodiesel

A. Meijide; C. de la Rua; T. Guillaume; A. Roell; E. Hassler et al. 

Nature Communications. 2020-02-27. Vol. 11, num. 1, p. 1089. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-020-14852-6.

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Whose knowledge, whose values? An empirical analysis of power in transdisciplinary sustainability research

L. Fritz; C. R. Binder 

European Journal of Futures Research. 2020-02-24. Vol. 8, num. 3. DOI : 10.1186/s40309-020-0161-4.

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A water-based and metal-free dye solar cell exceeding 7% efficiency using a cationic poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) derivative

F. Bella; L. Porcarelli; D. Mantione; C. Gerbaldi; C. Barolo et al. 

Chemical Science. 2020-02-14. Vol. 11, num. 6, p. 1485-1493. DOI : 10.1039/c9sc05596g.

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Application of Sustainable Bamboo-Based Composite Reinforcement in Structural-Concrete Beams: Design and Evaluation

A. Javadian; I. F. C. Smith; D. E. Hebel; I. F. C. Smith 

Materials. 2020-02-13. Vol. 13, num. 3, p. 696. DOI : 10.3390/ma13030696.

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Increasing efficiency of perovskite solar cells using low concentrating photovoltaic systems

H. Baig; H. Kanda; A. M. Asiri; M. K. Nazeeruddin; T. Mallick 

Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2020-02-01. Vol. 4, num. 2, p. 528-537. DOI : 10.1039/c9se00550a.

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Mechanical and Morphological Properties of Lignin-Based Thermosets

M. E. Jawerth; C. J. Brett; C. Terrier; P. T. Larsson; M. Lawoko et al. 

Acs Applied Polymer Materials. 2020-02-01. Vol. 2, num. 2, p. 668-676. DOI : 10.1021/acsapm.9b01007.

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Textile reinforced concrete for sustainable structures: Future perspectives and application to a prototype pavilion

P. L. Valeri; P. Guaita; R. Baur; M. Fernández Ruiz; D. Fernández‐Ordóñez et al. 

Structural Concrete. 2020-01-29. Vol. [Early View]. DOI : 10.1002/suco.201900511.

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Efficient reductive amination of HMF with well dispersed Pd nanoparticles immobilized in a porous MOF/polymer composite

V. V. Karve; D. T. Sun; O. Trukhina; S. Yang; E. Oveisi et al. 

Green Chemistry. 2020-01-21. Vol. 22, num. 2, p. 368-378. DOI : 10.1039/c9gc03140e.

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Combined exergy analysis, energy integration and optimization of syngas and ammonia production plants: A cogeneration and syngas purification perspective

D. Florez-Orrego; S. Sharma; S. de Oliveira Junior; F. Marechal 

Journal Of Cleaner Production. 2020-01-20. Vol. 244, p. 118647. DOI : 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118647.

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Office densification effects on comfort, energy, and carbon lifecycle performance: An integrated and exploratory study

E. Hoxha; C. Liardet; T. Jusselme 

Sustainable Cities and Society. 2020-01-14. Vol. 55. DOI : 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102032.

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Catalyst Evolution Enhances Production of Xylitol from Acetal-Stabilized Xylose

Y. M. Questell-Santiago; J. H. Yeap; M. Talebi Amiri; B. P. Le Monnier; J. S. Luterbacher 

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2020-01-10. DOI : 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b06456.

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Capturing drinking and nightlife behaviours and their social and physical context with a smartphone application – investigation of users’ experience and reactivity

F. Labhart; F. Tarsetti; O. Bornet; D. Santani; J. Truong et al. 

Addiction Research & Theory. 2020-01-02. Vol. 28, num. 1, p. 62-75. DOI : 10.1080/16066359.2019.1584292.

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Dealing with daily rhythms. Family’s strategies to tackle chronic time pressure

G. Drevon; P. Gerber; V. Kaufmann 

Sustainability. 2020. 

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Comparison of environmental assessment methods when reusing building components: a case study

C. E. L. De Wolf; E. Hoxha; C. Fivet 

Sustainable Cities and Society. 2020.  p. 102322. DOI : 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102322.

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Barriers to the implementation of international agreements on the ground: Climate change and resilience building in the Araucanía Region of Chile

N. Banwell; A. Stehr Gesche; O. Rojas; S. Hostettler 

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2020. Vol. 50, num. 101703. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101703.

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Parametric study of URBAN morphology on building solar energy potential in Singapore context

K. H. Poon; J. Kämpf; S. E. R. Tay; N. H. Wong; T. G. Reindl 

Urban Climate. 2020. Vol. 33, num. 100624, p. 2212-0955. DOI : 10.1016/j.uclim.2020.100624.

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ECOGreen: Electricity Cost Optimization for Green Datacenters in Emerging Power Markets

A. Pahlevan; M. Zapater Sancho; A. K. Coskun; D. Atienza Alonso 

IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing (T-SUSC). 2020.  p. 1-16.

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Utilization of research knowledge in sustainable development pathways: Insights from a transdisciplinary research-for-development programme

J. Jacobi; A. Llanque; S. Bieri; E. Birachi; R. Cochard et al. 

Environmental Science & Policy. 2020-01-01. Vol. 103, p. 21-29. DOI : 10.1016/j.envsci.2019.10.003.

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Practical challenges in the development of photoelectrochemical solar fuels production

M. T. Spitler; M. A. Modestino; T. G. Deutsch; C. X. Xiang; J. R. Durrant et al. 

Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2020. DOI : 10.1039/C9SE00869A.

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Surveying the environmental life-cycle performance assessments: Practice and context at early building design stages

T. Jusselme; E. Rey; M. Andersen 

Sustainable Cities and Society. 2020-01-01. Vol. 52, p. 101879. DOI : 10.1016/j.scs.2019.101879.

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Unpacking the Green Economy concept: A quantitative analysis of 140 definitions

A. Merino-Saum; J. Clément; R. Wyss; M. G. Baldi 

Journal of Cleaner Production. 2020. Vol. 242, num. 1, p. 118339. DOI : 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118339.

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3D design and optimization of heat exchanger network for solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine in hybrid electric vehicles

F. Tanozzi; S. Sharma; F. Marechal; U. Desideri 

Applied Thermal Engineering. 2019-12-25. Vol. 163, p. 114310. DOI : 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.114310.

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On the Design of a Youth-Led, Issue-Based, Crowdsourced Global Monitoring Framework for the SDGs

S. P. Mohanty; R. Ramaswamy; A. K. Duraiappah 

Sustainability. 2019-12-02. Vol. 11, num. 23, p. 6839. DOI : 10.3390/su11236839.

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Balancing wind-power fluctuation via onsite storage under uncertainty: Power-to-hydrogen-to-power versus lithium battery

Y. Zhang; L. Wang; N. Wang; L. Duan; Y. Zong et al. 

Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2019-12-01. Vol. 116, p. 109465. DOI : 10.1016/j.rser.2019.109465.

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Micro-chemo-mechanical features of ultra-high performance glass concrete (UHPGC)

W. Wilson; N. A. Soliman; L. Sorelli; A. Tagnit-Hamou 

Theoretical And Applied Fracture Mechanics. 2019-12-01. Vol. 104, p. 102373. DOI : 10.1016/j.tafmec.2019.102373.

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Printed silk-fibroin-based triboelectric nanogenerators for multi-functional wearable sensing

D-L. Wen; X. Liu; H-T. Deng; D-H. Sun; H-Y. Qian et al. 

Nano Energy. 2019-12-01. Vol. 66, p. 104123. DOI : 10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104123.

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EnergyScope TD: A novel open-source model for regional energy systems

G. Limpens; S. Moret; H. Jeanmart; F. Marechal 

Applied Energy. 2019-12-01. Vol. 255, p. 113729. DOI : 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113729.

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Production and characterization of low-energy Portland composite cement from post-industrial waste

G. V. P. B. Singh; K. V. L. Subramaniam 

Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019-12-01. Vol. 239, p. 118024. DOI : 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118024.

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Integrating urban form and distributed energy systems: Assessment of sustainable development scenarios for a Swiss village to 2050

N. Mohajeri; A. T. D. Perera; S. Coccolo; L. Mosca; M. Le Guen et al. 

Renewable Energy. 2019-12-01. Vol. 143, p. 810-826. DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2019.05.033.

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On the self-similarity of wind turbine wakes in a complex terrain using large eddy simulation

A. S. Dar; J. Berg; N. Troldborg; E. G. Patton 

Wind Energy Science. 2019-11-18. Vol. 4, num. 4, p. 633-644. DOI : 10.5194/wes-4-633-2019.

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Breed-and-burn fuel cycle in molten salt reactors

B. Hombourger; J. Krepel; A. Pautz 

EPJ Nuclear Sciences & Technologies. 2019-11-15. Vol. 5, p. 15. DOI : 10.1051/epjn/2019026.

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Discovery of a self-healing catalyst for the hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia borane

F. P. Kinik; T. N. Nguyen; E. Oveisi; B. Valizadeh; F. M. Ebrahim et al. 

Journal Of Materials Chemistry A. 2019-11-07. Vol. 7, num. 41, p. 23830-23837. DOI : 10.1039/c9ta02123j.

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Carbon neutral expansion of oil palm plantations in the Neotropics

J. C. Quezada; A. Etter; J. Ghazoul; A. Buttler; T. Guillaume 

Science Advances. 2019-11-01. Vol. 5, num. 11, p. eaaw4418. DOI : 10.1126/sciadv.aaw4418.

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Catalyst Support and Solvent Effects during Lignin Depolymerization and Hydrodeoxygenation

F. Heroguel; Xuan Trung Nguyen; J. S. Luterbacher 

Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2019-10-21. Vol. 7, num. 20, p. 16952-16958. DOI : 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b03843.

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Molecular Engineering of Simple Metal-Free Organic Dyes Derived from Triphenylamine for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Applications

P. Ferdowsi; Y. Saygili; F. Jazaeri; T. Edvinsson; J. Mokhtari et al. 

Chemsuschem. 2019-10-21. DOI : 10.1002/cssc.201902245.

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Effectiveness of a strategic energy reserve during the energy transition: The case of Switzerland

P. A. van Baal 

Competition and Regulation in Network Industries. 2019-10-08.  p. 178359171987936. DOI : 10.1177/1783591719879365.

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Solar irradiance estimations for modeling the variability of photovoltaic generation and assessing violations of grid constraints: A comparison between satellite and pyranometers measurements with load flow simulations

F. Sossan; E. Scolari; R. K. Gupta; M. Paolone 

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 2019-10-01. Vol. 11, num. 5. DOI : 10.1063/1.5109076.

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Elucidation of photovoltage origin and charge transport in Cu2O heterojunctions for solar energy conversion (vol 3, pg 2633, 2019)

P. Cendula; M. T. Mayer; J. Luo; M. Graetzel 

Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2019-10-01. Vol. 3, num. 10, p. 2873-2874. DOI : 10.1039/c9se90042j.

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Elucidation of photovoltage origin and charge transport in Cu2O heterojunctions for solar energy conversion

P. Cendula; M. T. Mayer; J. Luo; M. Gratzel 

Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2019-10-01. Vol. 3, num. 10, p. 2633-2641. DOI : 10.1039/c9se00385a.

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Are insurance balance sheets carbon-neutral? Harnessing asset pricing for climate change policy(dagger)

A. Braun; S. Utz; J. Xu 

Geneva Papers On Risk And Insurance-Issues And Practice. 2019-10-01. Vol. 44, num. 4, p. 549-568. DOI : 10.1057/s41288-019-00142-w.

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Stronger Reductive Environment in Solvothermal Synthesis Leads to Improved Ga Doping Efficiency in ZnO Nanocrystals and Enhanced Plasmonic Absorption

A. Sutka; A. Zukuls; R. Eglitis; T. Kaambre; M. Kook et al. 

Physica Status Solidi A-Applications And Materials Science. 2019-09-24.  p. 1900335. DOI : 10.1002/pssa.201900335.

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Ubiquitous aluminium contamination in water and amyloid hybrid membranes as a sustainable possible solution

M. Peydayesh; M. Pauchard; S. Bolisetty; F. Stellacci; R. Mezzenga 

Chemical Communications. 2019-09-21. Vol. 55, num. 74, p. 11143-11146. DOI : 10.1039/c9cc05337a.

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Catalyst support and solvent effects during lignin depolymerization and hydrodeoxygenation

F. E. Héroguel; X. T. Nguyen; J. Luterbacher 

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2019-09-19. DOI : 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b03843.

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Nature of Synergy between Bronsted and Lewis Acid Sites in Sn-Beta Zeolites for Polyoxymethylene Dimethyl Ethers Synthesis

C. J. Baranowski; M. Roger; A. M. Bahmanpour; O. Kroecher 

Chemsuschem. 2019-09-10. Vol. 12, num. 19, p. 4421-4431. DOI : 10.1002/cssc.201901814.

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Atomic Layer Deposition of ZnO on CuO Enables Selective and Efficient Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide to Liquid Fuels

D. Ren; J. Gao; L. Pan; Z. Wang; J. Luo et al. 

Angewandte Chemie-International Edition. 2019-09-10. DOI : 10.1002/anie.201909610.

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Transforming scholarship in the archives through handwritten text recognition Transkribus as a case study

G. Muehlberger; L. Seaward; M. Terras; S. Ares Oliveira; V. Bosch et al. 

Journal Of Documentation. 2019-09-09. Vol. 75, num. 5, p. 954-976. DOI : 10.1108/JD-07-2018-0114.

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Sustainable Development, Planning and Poverty Alleviation

J-C. Bolay; E. Labattut 

ISOCARP REVIEW. 2019-09-09. Vol. 15, p. 302-317.

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Next generation cogeneration system for industry – Combined heat and fuel plant using biomass resources

A. D. Celebi; H. Sharma; A. V. Ensinas; F. Marechal 

Chemical Engineering Science. 2019-08-31. Vol. 204, p. 59-75. DOI : 10.1016/j.ces.2019.04.018.

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Sustainable, Reshapable Surfactant-Polyelectrolyte Plastics Employing Water as a Plasticizer

Z. Huang; H. Jia; A. P. van Muyden; Z. Fei; P. J. Dyson 

Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2019-08-28. Vol. 11, num. 34, p. 31311-31316. DOI : 10.1021/acsami.9b09426.

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Delineation of the Critical Parameters of Salt Catalysts in the N-Formylation of Amines with CO2

M. Hulla; D. Ortiz; S. Katsyuba; D. Vasilyev; P. J. Dyson 

Chemistry-A European Journal. 2019-08-22. Vol. 25, num. 47, p. 11074-11079. DOI : 10.1002/chem.201901686.

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‘Green’ Cr(iii)-glycine electrolyte for the production of FeCrNi coatings: electrodeposition mechanisms and role of by-products in terms of coating composition and microstructure

E. Bertero; C. V. Manzano; E. Pellicer; J. Sort; R. M. Ulfig et al. 

RSC Advances. 2019-08-18. Vol. 9, num. 44, p. 25762-25775. DOI : 10.1039/c9ra04262h.

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Embodied Energy and Lifecycle Costs: Questioning (Mis)conceptions about Underground Construction

M. R. Doyle; P. Thalmann; A. Parriaux 

Buildings. 2019-08-15. Vol. 9, num. 8, p. article nb. 188. DOI : 10.3390/buildings9080188.

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Comparative exergy and economic assessment of fossil and biomass-based routes for ammonia production

D. Florez-Orrego; F. Marechal; S. de Oliveira Junior 

Energy Conversion And Management. 2019-08-15. Vol. 194, p. 22-36. DOI : 10.1016/j.enconman.2019.04.072.

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Testing Analytical Frameworks in Transdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development

G. Tejada Guerrero; M. Cracco; C. Bouleau; J-C. Bolay; S. Hostettler 

Sustainability. 2019-08-11. Vol. 11, num. 16. DOI : 10.3390/su11164343.

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Unsupervised algorithm for disaggregating low-sampling-rate electricity consumption of households

J. Holweger; M. Dorokhova; L. Bloch; C. Ballif; N. Wyrsch 

Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks. 2019-08-09. Vol. 19, p. 100244. DOI : 10.1016/j.segan.2019.100244.

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Selection of Vibrio crassostreae relies on a plasmid expressing a type 6 secretion system cytotoxic for host immune cells

D. Piel; M. Bruto; A. James; Y. Labreuche; C. Lambert et al. 

Environmental Microbiology. 2019-08-08. Vol. ePub ahead of print. DOI : 10.1111/1462-2920.14776.

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A cross-country perspective on solar energy in urban planning: Lessons learned from international case studies

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The Scale-Dependent Behaviour of Cities: A Cross-Cities Multiscale Driver Analysis of Urban Energy Use

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Sustainable management of natural resources toward sustainable development goals

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