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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"sustainable technology"”.
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Applications of sustainable technology to retrofits in urban areas
… estimates the likely performance of the latest sustainable technology and rates them according to cost-effectiveness for an average homeowner. Various retrofit measures and applications of sustainable technology are assessed according to relative importance and net savings. Improvements include …
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‘Money and (dis)connection’: Income inequality and network disadvantage as barriers to sustainable technology adoption
… inequality was included in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. However, less attention has been put on the link between differences in household incomes and other pressing sustainability challenges, such as those that depend on massive adoption of new technologies within network …
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Investigating successful implementation of technologies in Developing nations
… have devoted great effort to Appropriate Technology design over the last two decades, but few comprehensive case studies currently exist examining factors that lead to technology success. Existing studies of appropriate technology were summarized and a quantitative model was created to …
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Feasibility of semi-continuous solar disinfection system for developing countries at a household level
… Results suggest SC-SODIS is a feasible technology for developing countries and specifically Lumbini, Nepal. SC-SODIS can be considered a sustainable technology as it is technically simple, effective at microbial inactivation as measured by the E.coli indicator organism, can be made from …
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Spirasol : improvements to semi-continuous solar disinfection water treatment systems
… availability of the required pieces made them a sustainable technology for other areas in the developing world where available capital is marginally higher.
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Weaving feminism, pragmatism, and distance education
… a dystopia and a melioristic option that I call sustainable technology.
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Water driven : New Orleans City Hall as a sustainable civic center for 21st century
… in which will be perceived through the eye of sustainable architecture. More importantly, the thesis highlights ways to integrate and employ water in architecture in the most desirable and efficient fashion. The thesis rebuilds a new City Hall for the City of New Orleans as a design project. In …
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Novel Photothermal Materials and Thermally Engineered Membranes for Solar Desalination
… energy, has been recognized as an attractive and sustainable technology for freshwater generation. The overall objective of this work is to overcome several fundamental scientific challenges in realizing efficient PMD by exploring two key components of photothermal membranes, namely, substrates …
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Acoustical characteristics of oil palm mesocarp fibres
… reasons for emerging renewable materials in sustainable technology. Therefore, this study discusses the acoustical characteristics of agro-waste biomass fibres from oil palm Mesocarp as fibrous acoustic material. Incorporated polyurethane (PU) had improved the sound absorption coefficient …
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Lifetime and effectiveness evaluation of ceramic pot filters
… pot filters (CPFs) represent an effective and sustainable technology for poor communities, but the characterization of CPF lifetimes is on-going, and the water production seems to be the limiting factor. This dissertation describes laboratory and field investigations conducted to characterize …
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Application of bacterial ligninase enzymes from rynchophorus ferrugineus’s gut consortium in agropulp biodelignification
… industries thus encouraging the use of green and sustainable technology. The identification of breakdown metabolites could be exploited in the valorization of lignin promoting the concept of „waste to wealth‟.
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Digital Chemical Engineering Across Scales and Domains: Case studies in electrochemistry, automated labs, and reticular materials
… for their relevance to key challenges in sustainable technology development. The first part focuses on mechanistic understanding of electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction, a reaction central to carbon utilisation. It begins by analysing the challenges of connecting atomistic reaction …
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Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions using the sustainable systems-thinking approach by utilizing cost-effective hydrogen production with a lower environmental footprint
… seeks to engage in energy transition with sustainable, emission-free solutions. Hydrogen is a clean-burning fuel to generate energy as only water is produced when it is burned. Currently, nearly all commercially available Hydrogen worldwide is processed via Steam Methane Reforming (SMR) and …
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A circular model of urban hydrology
… and abuse are not merely the results of the technology used but more so of the erroneous perceptions that have guided its development. Therefore it is crucial to not only adopt different technology to solve current water management problems but more important to create a new holistic paradigm …
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Using Free Water Surface Constructed Wetland for the Mitigation of High PH Secondary Effluent From Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant
… ponds (WSPs) are considered to be the most sustainable technology for small, rural and remote communities in North America. However, due to the configuration of WSPs and limited control over these systems, performance concerns during certain parts of the year may arise, as elevated …
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Evaluation of Passive Reduction of Salts and Nutrients from Greenhouse Effluent using Vegetated Bioreactors
… systems is a major drawback to this otherwise sustainable practice. In this study, engineered vegetated and unplanted gravel and wood-chip bioreactors, as well as a vertical-flow constructed wetland (CW) were operated over a long term and analysed for their nutrient and salt removal …
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Protein Thermal Stabilization and Delivery via Adsorption onto Porous Silicas
… The aim of this study is to develop a more sustainable technology via protein adsorption onto mesoporous silica, in order to improve the protein’s thermal stability. Two proteins were investigated: Invasion Plasmid Antigen D (IpaD) and Lactoferrin (Lf). Circular dichroism (CD) confirmed that …
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The Impact of Implementing the D-Washe programmes in Chanyanya Community-Kafue District, Zambia: What role has the National Water Policy(1994)played
… priorities, selection of affordable and sustainable technology, management, operation and maintenance of infrastructure, and Knowledge to improving health and hygiene practices in rural communities. The strategy is being implemented through the Local Authorities and District (D)-Water …
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Environmental and economic analysis of thermal energy storage for a district heating system in Bolungarvik
… for these communities. This thesis investigates sustainable technology alternatives for a district heating system in a cold region of Iceland, using the town of Bolungarvik as a case study. The study explores options including e-fuels, heat pumps, and thermal energy storage (TES), ultimately …
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Development of a sustainable framework to manage flare gas in an oil and gas environment: a case study of Nigeria
… this research is aimed at developing a sustainable framework that could enable management of flared gas in an oil and gas environment by generating energy and also minimise environmental impact that arises from gas flaring process. Three major research gaps were identified and they …
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