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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Process Sustainability"”.
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Energy and Environmental Tools for Process Sustainability Evaluation
… application to real cases in order to assess the sustainability of production processes. Adopting an approach of Life Cycle Thinking allows to compare different technologies, both traditional and innovative ones, evaluating the best performance from an energy and environmental perspective. …
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Engineered osmosis technology for desalination of oil and gas exploration wastewaters: assessment of membrane performance and process sustainability
… propensity compared to pressure-driven membrane processes, and high rejection of emerging contaminants and dissolved solids. While field and pilot-scale testing of FO at the industrial level have proved promising, there is still much to learn about the performance and sustainability of the FO …
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Sustainable Machining of Aerospace Alloys for Improved Product and Process Sustainability: Evaluation of Dry, Near-dry (MQL) and Cryogenic Machining Processes
When evaluating the sustainability of a machining process, the effects on the product sustainability cannot be neglected. A more sustainable process cannot generate a less competitive product or a less sustainable one. This aspect has to be considered when planning changes in the manufacturing …
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A Systematic Evaluation of Climate Services and Decision Support Tools for Climate Change Adaptation
… of information, discussion on the development process, sustainability/ ongoing process, discussion of funding sources, and evaluation of the tool through survey, modeling or contingent valuation method. Tools were then given "High", "Medium", and "Low" score for each of the criterion. A total …
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Innovation and sustainability of an industrial microalgae cultivation system assessed through life cycle assessment approaches [Innovazione e sostenibilità di un sistema di coltivazione industriale di microalghe valutato attraverso approcci di valutazione del ciclo di vita]
… le tematiche della "Circular bioeconomy and process sustainability", l'attenzione è stata rivolta ai potenziali impatti ambientali associati a tali sistemi innovativi, e alla necessità di migliorare le prestazioni per favorire lo sviluppo di questo settore produttivo. Un aspetto centrale …
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Using bio-chars as potential catalysts for upgrading wood pyrolysis vapors
… a promising thermochemical conversion method to process lignocellulosic biomass to produce bio-oil that can be further refined into chemicals and fuels compatible with current petrochemical fuels. However, bio-oils are highly reactive and unstable and therefore must be refined immediately, …
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Design of lightweight prefabricated home foundation manufactured via industrial large scale polymer additive manufacturing
… this thesis presents a 12-step iterative design process that is useful for the efficient design of structures made via industrial large scale polymer additive manufacturing. The 12-step iterative design process presented herein proved to be a cost effective method designed to inexpensively and …
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Techno-economic evaluation of integrated process flowsheets for vinasse management with value addition for decision making
… rate of 12-15 liters per liter of ethanol, sustainability of this bioprocess is impacted as effluent handling costs are high. If disposed onto the land, breakdown of the organic matter within may lead to the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Additionally, disposal into water …
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Sustainable Pavement Construction: Developing a methodology for integrating environmental impact into the decision making process
Sustainability and specifically environmental stewardship are emerging as prominent issues in engineering decision-making. Despite this, the United States has neither a national policy on sustainability, nor a national sustainable transportation strategy. In many cases this has resulted in state …