All Stories

  1. How to make the chemical industry more sustainable

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, February 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Fanran Meng

  2. Evaluating the economic and environmental impacts of road pavement using an integrated local sensitivity model

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, October 2022, Elsevier

    Fanran Meng

  3. Renewable butadiene: A case for hybrid processing via bio- and chemo-catalysis

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, September 2022, Elsevier

    Fanran Meng

  4. Planet compatible pathways for transitioning the chemical industry

    Article • August 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Fanran Meng

  5. Planet compatible pathways for transitioning the chemical industry

    Article • July 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Fanran Meng

  6. Wind Turbine Blades Using Recycled Carbon Fibers: An Environmental Assessment

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, January 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Fanran Meng

  7. Wind turbine blade wastes and the environmental impacts in Canada

    Article • Waste Management, September 2021, Elsevier

    Fanran Meng

  8. Bioethanol from autoclaved municipal solid waste: Assessment of environmental and financial viability under policy contexts

    Article • Applied Energy, September 2021, Elsevier

    Fanran Meng

  9. Enzyme digestion of biofiber from mechanical heat treated municipal solid waste: Accessing kinetic and rheological design data using a pilot-scale high-solids mixer

    Article • Biomass and Bioenergy, December 2020, Elsevier

    Fanran Meng

  10. From aviation to aviation: Environmental and financial viability of closed-loop recycling of carbon fibre composite

    Article • Composites Part B Engineering, November 2020, Elsevier

    Fanran Meng

  11. Life cycle assessment of lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide (NCM) batteries for electric passenger vehicles

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, November 2020, Elsevier

    Fanran Meng

  12. Energy assessment and economic sensitivity analysis of a grid-connected photovoltaic system

    Article • Renewable Energy, May 2020, Elsevier

    Fanran Meng

  13. Challenges in Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Impacts of Waste-Based Biofuels in EU and US Biofuel Policies: Case Study of Butanol and Ethanol Production from Municipal Solid Waste

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, September 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Fanran Meng

  14. Life cycle energy use and greenhouse gas emission of lightweight vehicle – A body-in-white design

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, May 2019, Elsevier

    Fanran Meng

  15. Process simulation and life cycle assessment of converting autoclaved municipal solid waste into butanol and ethanol as transport fuels

    Article • Waste Management, April 2019, Elsevier

    Fanran Meng

  16. Wind turbine blade end-of-life options: An eco-audit comparison

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, March 2019, Elsevier

    Fanran Meng

  17. Techno-economic evaluation of multiple energy piles for a ground-coupled heat pump system

    Article • Energy Conversion and Management, December 2018, Elsevier

    Fanran Meng

  18. Comparing Life Cycle Energy and Global Warming Potential of Carbon Fiber Composite Recycling Technologies and Waste Management Options

    Article • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, June 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Fanran Meng

  19. An assessment of financial viability of recycled carbon fibre in automotive applications

    Article • Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing, June 2018, Elsevier

    Fanran Meng

  20. Environmental Aspects of Use of Recycled Carbon Fiber Composites in Automotive Applications

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, October 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Fanran Meng

  21. Energy and environmental assessment and reuse of fluidised bed recycled carbon fibres

    Article • Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing, September 2017, Elsevier

    Fanran Meng