Table 1

Selected topics and related data involved in the review process.

Main topic Specific topic Publication year Reference
Industrial Symbiosis approach IS in EIIs 2017
2020
2021
[14]
[15]
[16]
IS and related skills 2022 [17]
IS supporting practices 2024
2025
[18]
[19]
The role of facilitator 2022
2024
[20]
[21]
Developing a methodology to analyse IS implementation 2017
2019
2020
2022
2025
[22]
[23]
[24]
[25]
[26]
Drivers and Barriers General aspects on drivers and barriers for IS 2021 [27]
Drivers to IS implementation 2021
2024
[28,29]
[30]
Barriers to IS implementation 2016
2021
2023
2024
2025
[31]
[16,32,33]
[34]
[35]
[36]
Overcoming barriers to IS 2021
2023
2024
[37]
[38,39]
[35,40,41,42]
Industrial Symbiosis in the steel sector Reducing waste impact, minimizing negative ecological impact, saving raw material 2020
2025
[15]
[43]
Collaborative approach 2021
2023
2025
[16]
[44]
[45]
Reducing climate footprint and promoting decarbonization 2020
2021
2022
2024
[46]
[47]
[48,49]
[50]
Valorising flue gases 2021 [51]
Mineral carbonation of steel slags 2024 [52]
Symbiotic activities with other sectors (e.g., fertiliser, forestry) 2021
2024
[53]
[54,55]
Enabling digital/Industry 4.0 technologies 2019
2020
2022
[56]
[57,58]
[59,60,61]
Future research and directions 2023 [62]

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