The list of selected recent papers, chapters in books and reports by our consultants (some in collaboration with colleagues from other organisations and institutions).

1. Tarpani, R. and A. Azapagic (2023). Life cycle sustainability assessment of advanced treatment techniques for urban wastewater reuse and sewage sludge resource recovery. Science of the Total Environment 869, 161771, 1-16.
2. Skuse C., R. R. Zepon Tarpani, P. Gorgojo, A. Gallego-Schmid and A. Azapagic (2023). Comparative life cycle assessment of seawater desalination technologies enhanced by graphene membranes. Desalination 551, 116418, 1-15.
3. Jiménez-Romero, J., A. Azapagic and R. Smith (2023). STYLE: A new optimization model for synthesis of utility systems with steam level placement. Computers & Chemical Engineering 170, 108060, 1-26.
4. Ou, X., M. Tomatis, B. Payne, H. Daly, S. Chansai, X. Fan, C. D'Agostino, A. Azapagic and C. Hardacre (2023). Fracking wastewater treatment: Catalytic performance and life cycle environmental impacts of cerium-based mixed oxide catalysts for catalytic wet oxidation of organic compounds. Science of the Total Environment 860, 160480, 1-15.
5. Jeswani, H.K, D. Mastisya Saharudin and A. Azapagic (2022). Environmental sustainability of negative emissions technologies: A review. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 33, 608-635.
6. Balcioglu, G., H. K. Jeswani and A. Azapagic (2022). Evaluating the environmental and economic sustainability of energy from anaerobic digestion of different feedstocks in Turkey. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 32, 924-941.
7. Ou, X., M. Tomatis, Y. Lan, Y. Jiao, Y. Chen, Z. Guo, X. Gao, T. Wu, C. Wu, K. Shi, A. Azapagic and X. Fan (2022). A novel microwave-assisted methanol-to-hydrocarbons process with a structured ZSM-5/SiC foam catalyst: Proof-of-concept and environmental impacts. Chemical Engineering Science 255, 117669, 1-13.
8. Hassani, A., A. Azapagic and N. Shokri (2022). Climate change and soil salinization: A global scale perspective for the 21st century. Nature Communications 12, 6663, 1-17.
9. Kouloumpis, V. and A. Azapagic (2022). A model for estimating life cycle environmental impacts of offshore wind electricity considering specific characteristics of wind farms. Sustainable Production and Consumption , 29, 495-506.
10. Gosalvitr, P., R. Cuellar Franca, R. Smith and A. Azapagic (2021). Integrating process modelling and sustainability assessment to improve the environmental and economic sustainability in the cheese industry. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 28, 969-986.
11. Jeswani, H., C. Krüger, M. Russ, M. Horlacher, F Antony, S. Hann and A. Azapagic (2021). Life cycle environmental impacts of chemical recycling via pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste in comparison with mechanical recycling and energy recovery. Science of the Total Environment 769, 144483, 1-15.
12. Skuse, C., A. Gallego-Schmid, A. Azapagic and P. Gorgojo (2021). Can emerging membrane-based desalination technologies replace reverse osmosis? Desalination 500, 114844, 1-19.
13. Jeswani, H, G. Figueroa-Torres and A. Azapagic (2021). The extent of food waste generation in the UK and its environmental impacts. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 26, 532-547.
14. Hassani, A., A. Azapagic and N. Shokri (2020). Predicting long-term dynamics of soil salinity and sodicity on a global scale. PNAS 117, 33017.
15. Jeswani, H., A. Chilvers and A. Azapagic (2020). Environmental Sustainability of biofuels – A review. Proceedings of the Royal Society A 476, 20200351, 1-37.
16. Tomatis, M., H. Jeswani, L. Stamford and A. Azapagic (2020). Assessing the environmental sustainability of an emerging energy technology: Solar thermal calcination for cement production. Science of the Total Environment 742, 140510, 1-17.
17. Slorach, P. C., H. K. Jeswani, R. Cuéllar-Franca and A. Azapagic (2020). The environmental sustainability in the food-energy-water-health nexus: A new methodology and an application to food waste in a circular economy. Waste Management, 113, 359-368.
18. Pozo, C., A. Galán-Martín, D. Cortés-Borda, M. Sales-Pardo, A. Azapagic, R. Guimerà, G. Guillén-Gosálbez (2020). Global environmental inequality: burdens distribution, dynamic evolution and roadmap towards equality underpinned by systems optimisation. Journal of Cleaner Production 270, 121828, 1-12.
19. Dong, J., H. K. Jeswani, A. Nzihou and A. Azapagic (2020). The environmental cost of recovering energy from municipal solid waste. Applied Energy 267, 114792, 1-13.
20. Aberilla, J.M., A. Gallego-Schmid, L. Stamford and A. Azapagic (2020). Environmental assessment of domestic water supply options for remote communities. Water Research 175, 115687, 1-14.
21. Schmidt Rivera, X.C, A. Gallego-Schmid, V. Najdanovic-Visak and A. Azapagic (2020). Environmental sustainability of valorisation routes for spent coffee grounds: from waste to biodiesel Resources, Conservation and Recycling 157, 104751, 1-12.
22. Aberilla, J.M., A. Gallego-Schmid, L. Stamford and A. Azapagic (2020). An integrated sustainability assessment of synergistic supply of energy and water in remote communities. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 22, 1-21.
23. Aberilla, J.M., A. Gallego-Schmid, L. Stamford and A. Azapagic (2020). Synergistic generation of energy and water in remote communities: economic and environmental assessment of current situation and future scenarios. Energy Conversion and Management 207, 112543, 1-15.
24. Aberilla, J.M., A. Gallego-Schmid, L. Stamford and A. Azapagic (2020). Environmental sustainability of cooking fuels in remote communities: life cycle and local impacts. Science of the Total Environment 713, 136445, 1-12.
25. Jeswani, H. K. and A. Azapagic (2020). Environmental impacts of healthcare and pharmaceutical products: Influence of product design and consumer choices. Journal of Cleaner Production 253, 119860, 1-12.
26. Konstantas, A., Laurence Stamford and A. Azapagic (2020). A framework for evaluating life cycle eco-efficiency and an application in the confectionery and frozen-desserts sectors. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 21, 192-203.
27. Aberilla, J.M., A. Gallego-Schmid, L. Stamford and A. Azapagic (2020). Design and environmental sustainability of small-scale off-grid energy systems for remote rural communities. Applied Energy 258, 114004, 1-16.
28. Slorach, P. C., H. K. Jeswani, R. Cuéllar-Franca and A. Azapagic (2020). Assessing the economic and environmental sustainability of household food waste management in the UK: Current situation and future scenarios. Science of the Total Environment 710, 135580, 1-18.
29. Hassani, A., A. Azapagic, P. D'Odorico, A. Keshmiri and N. Shokri (2020). Desiccation crisis of saline lakes: restoring and building resilience to climate change. Science of the Total Environment 703, 134718, 1-22.
30. Tarpani, R., C. Alfonsín, A. Hospido and A. Azapagic (2020). Life cycle environmental impacts of sewage sludge treatment methods for resource recovery considering ecotoxicity of heavy metals and pharmaceutical and personal care products. Journal of Environmental Management 260, 109643, 1-13.
31. Jeswani, H.K., A. Whiting and A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental and economic sustainability of biomass heat in the UK. Environmental Technology, 1-17.
32. Jimenez, J., A. Azapagic and R. Smith (2019). Novel methodology for cogeneration targeting with optimum steam level placement. Computer Aided Process Engineering , 46, 1741-1746.
33. Cuéllar-Franca, R., P. García-Gutiérrez, I. Dimitriou, R. H. Elder, R. W. K. Allen and A. Azapagic (2019). Life cycle environmental and economic sustainability of utilising carbon dioxide to produce transport fuels. Applied Energy 253, 113560, 1-20.
34. Jeswani, H. K. and A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental impacts of inhalers. Journal of Cleaner Production 237, 117733, 1-14.
35. Slorach, P. C., H. K. Jeswani, R. Cuéllar-Franca and A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental and economic implications of recovering resources from food waste in a circular economy. Science of the Total Environment 693, 133516, 1-18.
36. Stamford L. and A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental impacts of copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) photovoltaics and the elimination of cadmium through atomic layer deposition. Science of the Total Environment, 688, 1092-1101.
37. Sieti, N., X.C. Schmidt Rivera, L. Stamford and A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental sustainability assessment of baby foods: Meals, menus and diets. Science of the Total Environment, 689, 899-911.
38. Jeswani, H. K., C. Krüger, A. Kicherer, F. Antony and A. Azapagic (2019). A methodology for integrating the biomass balance approach into life cycle assessment with an application in the chemicals sector. Science of the Total Environment, 687, 380-391.
39. Frankowska, A. H. Jeswani and A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental impacts of fruits consumption in the UK. Journal of Environmental Management, 682, 80-105.
40. Gaete-Morales, C., A. Gallego-Schmid, L. Stamford and A. Azapagic (2019). A novel framework for development and optimisation of future electricity scenarios with high penetration of renewables and storage. Applied Energy, 250, 1657-1672.
41. García-Gutiérrez, P., R. M. Cuéllar-Franca, D. Reed, G. Dowson, P. Styring and A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental sustainability of cellulose-supported solid ionic liquids for CO2 capture. Green Chemistry, 21, 4100-4114.
42. Jeswani, H. K., A. Whiting, A. Martin and A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental and economic sustainability of poultry litter gasification for electricity and heat generation. Waste Management, 95, 182-191.
43. Konstantas, A., Laurence Stamford and A. Azapagic (2019). Evaluation of environmental sustainability of biscuits at the product and sectoral levels. Journal of Cleaner Production, 230, 1217-1228.
44. Frankowska, A. H. Jeswani and A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental impacts of vegetables consumption in the UK. Science of the Total Environment, 682, 80-105.
45. Konstantas, A., Laurence Stamford and A. Azapagic (2019). Evaluating the environmental sustainability of cakes. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 19, 169-180.
46. Aberilla, J.M., A. Gallego-Schmid, A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental sustainability of small-scale biomass power technologies for agricultural communities in developing countries. Renewable Energy, 141, 493-506.
47. Jeswani, H. K. A. Whiting, A. Martin and A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental impacts of poultry litter gasification for power generation. Energy Procedia, 161, 32-37.
48. Mendoza, J. M. F., A, Gallego-Schmid and A. Azapagic (2019). A methodological framework for the implementation of circular economy thinking in higher education institutions: Towards sustainable campus management. Journal of Cleaner Production, 226, 831-844.
49. Schmidt Rivera, X. C., C. Leadley, L. Potter and A. Azapagic (2019). Aiding the design of innovative and sustainable food packaging: Integrating techno-environmental and circular economy criteria. Energy Procedia, 161, 190-197.
50. Konstantas, A., Laurence Stamford and A. Azapagic (2019). Economic sustainability of food supply chains: life cycle costs and value added in the confectionary and frozen desserts sectors. Science of the Total Environment, 670, 902-914.
51. Slorach, P. C., H. K. Jeswani, R. Cuéllar-Franca and A. Azapagic (2019). Energy demand and carbon footprint of treating household food waste compared to its prevention. Energy Procedia, 161, 17-23.
52. Mendoza, J. M. F., A, Gallego-Schmid and A. Azapagic (2019). Building a business case for implementation of a circular economy in higher education institutions. Journal of Cleaner Production, 220, 553-567.
53. Frankowska, A. H. Jeswani and A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental sustainability issues in the food-energy-water nexus in the UK vegetables sector: Energy and water consumption. Energy Procedia, 161, 150-156.
54. Gosalvitr, P., R. Cuellar-Franca, R. Smith and A. Azapagic (2019). Energy demand and carbon footprint of cheddar cheese with energy recovery from cheese whey. Energy Procedia, 161, 10-16.
55. Slorach, P. C., H. K. Jeswani, R. Cuéllar-Franca and A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental sustainability of anaerobic digestion of household food waste. Journal of Environmental Management, 236, 798-814.
56. Taskhiri, M.S., H. Jeswani, J. Geldermann and A. Azapagic (2019). Optimising cascaded utilisation of wood resources considering economic and environmental aspects. Computer & Chemical Engineering, 124, 302-316.
57. Schmidt Rivera, X. C. and A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental impacts of ready-made meals considering different cuisines and recipes. Science of the Total Environment, 660, 1168-1181.
58. Bacenetti, J., A. Fusi and A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental sustainability of integrating the organic Rankin cycle with anaerobic digestion and combined heat and power generation. Science of the Total Environment, 658, 684-696.
59. Sieti, N., X.C. Schmidt Rivera, L. Stamford and A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental impacts of baby food: Ready-made porridge products. Journal of Cleaner Production, 212, 1554-1567.
60. Gallego-Schmid A., J. M. F. Mendoza and A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental impacts of takeaway food containers. Journal of Cleaner Production, 211, 417-427.
61. Mendoza, J. M. F., F. D'Aponte, D. Gualtieri and A. Azapagic (2019). Disposable baby diapers: life cycle costs, eco-efficiency and circular economy. Journal of Cleaner Production, 211, 455-467.
62. Mendoza, J. M. F., S. A. Popa, F. D'Aponte, D. Gualtieri and A. Azapagic (2019). Improving resource efficiency and environmental impacts through novel design and manufacturing of disposable baby diapers. Journal of Cleaner Production, 210, 916-928.
63. Konstantas, A., Laurence Stamford and A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental impacts of ice cream. Journal of Cleaner Production, 209, 259-272.
64. Gallego-Schmid, A., R. R. Zepon Tarpani, S. Miralles-Cuevas, A. Cabrera-Reina, Sixto Malato and A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental assessment of solar photo-Fenton processes in combination with nanofiltration for the removal of micro-contaminants from real wastewaters. Science of the Total Environment, 650, 2210-2220.
65. Bishop, M.T., Tomatis, M., Zhang, W., Peng, C., Chen, G.Z., He, J., Hu, D. (2019). Assessment of toxicity reduction in ZnS substituted CdS:P3HT bulk heterojunction solar cells fabricated using a single-source precursor deposition. Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 4, 948-955.
66. Gaete-Morales, C., A. Gallego-Schmid, L. Stamford and A. Azapagic (2019). Life cycle environmental impacts of electricity from fossil fuels in Chile. Journal of Cleaner Production, 232, 1499-1512.
67. Tomatis, M., M.T. Moreira, H. Xu, W. Deng, J. He, A.M. Parvez (2019). Removal of VOCs from waste gases using various thermal oxidizers: A comparative study based on life cycle assessment and cost analysis in China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 233, 808-818.
68. Tomatis, M., A. Mahmud Parvez, M.T. Afzal, S. Mareta, T. Wu, J. He, T. He (2019). Utilization of CO2 in renewable DME fuel production: A life cycle analysis (LCA)-based case study in China. Fuel, 254.
69. Tarpani, R. and A. Azapagic (2018). Life cycle costs of advanced treatment techniques for wastewater reuse and resource recovery from sewage sludge. Journal of Cleaner Production, 204, 832-847.
70. Mendoza, J. M. F., A. Gallego-Schmid, X. C. Schmidt Rivera, J. Rieradevall and A. Azapagic (2018). Sustainability assessment of home-made solar cookers for use in developed countries. Science of the Total Environment , 648, 184-196.
71. Alonso-Fariñas, B., A, Gallego-Schmid, P. Haro and A. Azapagic (2018). Environmental assessment of thermo-chemical processes for bio-ethylene production. Journal of Cleaner Production, 202, 817-829.
72. Jeswani, H.K., S. Hellweg and A. Azapagic (2018). Accounting for land use, biodiversity and ecosystem services in life cycle assessment: impacts of breakfast cereals. Science of the Total Environment, 645, 51-59.
73. Uctug, F.G. and A. Azapagic (2018). Environmental impacts of small-scale hybrid energy systems: coupling solar photovoltaics and lithium-ion batteries Science of the Total Environment, 643, 1579-1589.
74. Schmidt Rivera, X.C., E. Topriska, M. Kolokotroni and A. Azapagic (2018). Environmental sustainability of renewable hydrogen in comparison with conventional cooking fuels. Science of the Total Environment, 196, 863-879.
75. Kouloumpis, V. and A. Azapagic (2018). Integrated life cycle sustainability assessment using fuzzy inference: a novel FELICITA model. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 15, 25-34.
76. Phillips, R., H. Jeswani, A. Azapagic and D. Apul (2018). Are stormwater pollution impacts significant in life cycle assessment? A new methodology for quantifying embedded urban stormwater impacts. Science of the Total Environment, 636, 115-123.
77. Gaete-Morales, C., A. Gallego-Schmid, L. Stamford and A. Azapagic (2018). Assessing the environmental sustainability of electricity generation in Chile. Science of the Total Environment, 636, 1155-1170.
78. Stamford, L. and A. Azapagic (2018). Environmental impacts of solar PV: The effects of technological improvements and transfer of manufacture from Europe to China. Energy Technology, 6, 1148-1160.
79. Tarpani, R. and A. Azapagic (2018). Life cycle environmental impacts of advanced wastewater treatment techniques for removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs). Journal of Environmental Management, 215, 258-272.
80. Konstantas, A. and A. Azapagic (2018). Environmental impacts of chocolate production and consumption in the UK. Food Research International, 106, 1012-1025.
81. Gallego-Schmid, A., J. M. F. Mendoza and A. Azapagic (2018). Improving the environmental sustainability of reusable food containers. Science of the Total Environment 628 - 629, 979-989.
82. Cooper, J., L. Stamford and A. Azapagic (2018). Sustainability of UK shale gas in comparison with other electricity options: Current situation and future scenarios. Science of the Total Environment 619-620 , 804-814.
83. Galán-Martín, Á., C. Pozo, A. Azapagic, I. E. Grossmann, N. Mac Dowell and G. Guillén-Gosálbez (2018). Time for global action: an optimised cooperative approach towards effective climate change mitigation. Energy and Environmental Science, 11, 572-581.
84. Cooper, J., L. Stamford and A. Azapagic (2018). Economic viability of UK shale gas and potential impact on the energy market up to 2030. Applied Energy, 215, 577-590.
85. Stamford, L., B. Greening and A. Azapagic (2018). Life cycle environmental and economic sustainability of Stirling engine micro-CHP systems. Energy Technology, 6, 1119-1138.
86. Espinoza-Orias, N. and A. Azapagic (2018). Understanding the impact on climate change of convenience food: carbon footprint of sandwiches. Sustainable Production and Consumption , 15, 1-15.
87. Gallego-Schmid, A., H. K. Jeswani, J. M. F. Mendoza and A. Azapagic (2018). Life cycle environmental evaluation of kettles: Recommendations for the development of eco-design regulations in the European Union. Science of the Total Environment , 625, 135-146.
88. Heyes, G., M. Sharmina, J.M.F. Mendoza, A. Gallego Schmid and A. Azapagic (2018). Circular economy business models in the service sector: The role of ICT support companies. Journal of Cleaner Production , 177, 621-632.
89. Cooper, J., L. Stamford and A. Azapagic (2018). Social sustainability assessment of shale gas in the UK. Sustainable Production and Consumption , 14, 1-20.
90. Tarpani, R. and A. Azapagic (2018). A methodology for estimating concentrations of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in wastewater treatment plants and in freshwaters. Science of the Total Environment , 622, 1417-1430.
91. Uctug, F.G. and A. Azapagic (2018). Life cycle environmental impacts of domestic solar water heaters in Turkey: the effect of different climatic regions. Science of the Total Environment 622-623, 1202-1216.
92. Jeswani, H. K., Espinoza-Orias, N, T. Croker and A. Azapagic (2018). Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from integrated organic farming: a systems approach considering rotation cycles. Sustainable Production and Consumption , 13, 60-79.
93. Gallego-Schmid, A., J. M. F. Mendoza and A. Azapagic (2018). Environmental assessment of microwaves and the effect of European energy efficiency and waste management legislation. Science of the Total Environment , 618, 487-499.
94. Ezeh, C.I., Tomatis, M., Yang, X., He, J., Sun, C. (2018). Ultrasonic and hydrothermal mediated synthesis routes for functionalized Mg-Al LDH: Comparison study on surface morphology, basic site strength, cyclic sorption efficiency and effectiveness. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 40, 341-352.
95. Tomatis, M., Xu, H., Wei, C., Bishop, M., He, J., Wang, C., Zhao, M., Xiao, H., Yu, H., Behera, S., Tang, B. (2018). A comparative study of Mn/Co binary metal catalysts supported on two commercial diatomaceous earths for oxidation of benzene. Catalysts, 8, 1-22.
96. Atilgan, B. and A. Azapagic (2017). Energy challenges for Turkey: identifying sustainable options for future electricity generation up to 2050. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 12, 234-254.
97. Mendoza, J.M.F, M. Sharmina, A. Gallego-Schmid, G. Heyes, and A. Azapagic (2017). Integrating backcasting and eco-design for the circular economy: the BECE framework. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 21, 526-544.
98. Yue, Q., J. He, L. Stamford and A. Azapagic (2017). Nuclear power in China: an analysis of the current and near-future uranium flows. Energy Technology, 5, 681-691.
99. Perdan, S., C. Jones and A. Azapagic (2017). Public awareness and acceptance of carbon capture and utilisation in the UK. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 10, 74-84.