Keystones of green smart city-framework, e-waste, and their impact on the environment-a review
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2024
Abstract
Current urbanization has urged the world to adopt digital transformation and concurrently to have a balanced ecology to optimize the efficiency of urban services without affecting the environment. With that development of the green smart city arose howbeit, it is predicted that e-waste generation particularly energy storage devices (ESDs) would spike consequently. This is because ESDs are the backbone of most electronics and IoT-based equipment. Other literature published often focuses on smart e-waste management which results in better organization of the e-waste without reducing them. Thus, in this paper, a comprehensive review on minimization of e-waste generation is targeted through the deployment of green and recyclable ESDs. In this paper, the usage of recyclable or/and waste-derived active materials is recommended to replace the current active materials of ESDs through the utilization of a waste-to-resource strategy. As a result, the ESDs produced could extend the lifespan of the device and, without help, lessen the incorporation of heavy metals compromising its performance.
Keywords
Green smart city, Framework, Renewable energy sources and storage devices, E-waste, Environment
Divisions
PHYSICS,umpedac
Funders
Ministry of Higher Education through the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS/1/2022/STG05/UM/01/2),Technology Development Fund 1 (TeD1) from the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia (MOSTI002-2021TED1)
Publication Title
Ionics
Volume
30
Issue
3
Publisher
Springer Verlag (Germany)
Publisher Location
TIERGARTENSTRASSE 17, D-69121 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY