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Showing 1 to 20 of 117 for “"Chemical industry"”.
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Resource Efficiency in the Chemical Industry
Industry is responsible for 40\% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which drive anthropogenic climate change. It is also an important consumer of energy and materials, accounting for 40\% of final energy consumption. While other sectors such as power generation, heat and transport are …
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The internationalization of the United States chemical industry
Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T13:26:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 4922 bytes, checksum: 910b249b4beec47e7ab768910c8f966f (MD5) 9624380.pdf: 7155911 bytes, checksum: d121d600f0ba880167e3cb59641aa2d2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1995
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Mobilizing project-driven supply chains in the chemical industry
The company sponsoring our project is a leading chemical manufacturer, supplying a wide range of products on a global scale. One of the most interesting lines of business the company operates is to supply specialty chemicals in faraway places on few weeks' notice. The nature of these supply chains …
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Blockchain, parameterisation and automated arbitrage applied to the chemical industry
This thesis considers three scenarios related to chemical industry where the concepts of eco-industrial parks (EIPs), Industry 4.0, parameterisation, blockchain and arbitrage are brought together to explore the issues of simulation speed and accuracy, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication and …
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Strategic Motivation: The Case of Domestic Joint Ventures in The Chemical Industry
… choice to form domestic joint ventures in the chemical industry. Previous research has proposed two models to explain domestic joint venture behavior. Both models are rooted in an Industrial Organization framework. The External Economic Model views joint venture behavior as primarily a means of …
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A Study of Financial Expansion in the Basic Chemical Industry, 1947-1956
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Chemical education and the chemical industry in England from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century
… relationship between formal education and the chemical industry from about 1850 to about 1920. It first surveys relevant literature and discusses historiographical and definitional matters. It then sketches aspects of the relationship between science, education and technique during the early …
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Carbon Coating for Improved Hydrothermal Stability of Silica Supports
A large number of industrial chemicals produced today come from petroleum-based feedstocks. With these feedstocks dwindling, it is necessary to develop alternative ways to produce these chemicals from biorenewable feedstocks. The move from the current petroleum-based chemical industry to a …
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Kinetic and Thermodynamic Aspects of Voltage as a Driving Force for Ammonia Activation
… decarbonization of electricity. The commodity chemical industry is a large consumer of energy and a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, and electrification of the industry using renewable sources is a possible step toward reducing the carbon footprint of chemicals. In this …
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Future scenarios for green chemical supply chains
We live in an age where industrial chemicals are central to the modem economy serving as the basis for all man-made fibers, life-science chemicals and consumer products. Owing to globalization, the industry has grown to extend its presence all over the world. Given the heavy manufacturing base and …
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The development and improvement of biocatalytic reactions
Conventional chemical processes often require a series of complex synthesis steps that utilise a great deal of energy and raw materials. There is a huge commitment by the chemical industry to search for 'green', environmentally friendly processes. Biocatalysis, using enzymes to catalyse a chemical …
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Plant-wide energy assessment using a systems approach
… operation of the industrialized U.S. economy. Industry is historically the largest consuming sector of the economy with more than 60 percent of the energy consumed for manufacturing. The U.S. chemical industry is the world's largest producer of chemicals producing over 25 percent of the total …
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ΠΟΙΝΙΚΗ ΑΝΤΙΜΕΤΩΠΙΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΚΟΙΝΩΣ ΕΠΙΚΙΝΔΥΝΗΣ ΧΡΗΣΗΣ ΤΟΞΙΚΩΝ ΟΥΣΙΩΝ (ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΚΑΙ ΙΡΑΚΙΝΟ ΔΙΚΑΙΟ)
USAGE OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES IN MODERN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY QUITE OFTEN CONSTITUTES COMMONLY DANGEROUS ACT FOR HUMAN LIFE AND BODILY INTEGRITY. IN PARTICULAR, IN THIS FIELD OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY DISASTROUS DANGER MAY RESULT FOR AN INDEFINITENUMBER OF PERSONS FROM THE USAGE OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES, MORE …
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An investigation into the alkene hydroformylation reaction using platinum complexes
… applied homogeneous catalysis reaction used in industry. The aldehyde product is an important commodity in both the bulk and specialty chemical industry. Platinum catalysts have shown significant chemo- and regioselectivities in alkene hydroformylation. This thesis investigates the activity as …
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The Window of Opportunity in Sustainability Transitions: An empirical investigation
… is required, yet progress remains slow. Electrochemical technologies, combined with low-cost renewable electricity, offer a promising solution for segments of the chemical industry; however, the deployment of electrochemical technologies remains elusive. This thesis aims to understand how actors …
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ΠΡΟΣΔΙΟΡΙΣΤΙΚΟΙ ΠΑΡΑΓΟΝΤΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΠΑΡΑΓΩΓΙΚΟΤΗΤΑΣ. (ΜΕΘΟΔΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΑΝΑΛΥΣΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΡΑΓΩΓΙΚΟΤΗΤΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΡΓΑΣΙΑΣ-ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΗ...
… PRODUCTIVITY AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE GREEKINDUSTRY. THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY, WHICH HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED WERE: A) TO CONTRIBUTE TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE VARIOUS CAUSAL FACTORS, B) TO DEVELOP A NEW METHODOLOGY FOR THE ANALYSIS OF LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY AND TO …
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A FIS Risk Analysis Approach as a Tool to Prioritize Risks
… dispensing process in a pharmacy, and also in a chemical process industry. The tool uses Bow-tie analysis and fuzzy concepts to analyze and prioritize a risk by computing its score. The risks, risk factors, and impacts were identified based on reported events and expert's knowledge. Bow-tie …
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Mechanistic studies and design of supported transition metal complexes
… with many potential applications in the chemical industry ranging from separations to catalysis. They offer increased tunability and often also improved performance over their bulk heterogeneous counterparts. Their study and rational design is, however, accompanied by several unique …
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Determination of chlorine by fluorescence quenching
Chlorine is used extensively in the chemical industry and for disinfection of drinking water. Many methods have been reported for the determination of chlorine species. Fluorescence quenching to determine chlorine is a promising method because of its high sensitivity and selectivity. This study …
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