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Is Recycling Always the Best Option? Environmental Assessment of Recycling of Seashell as Aggregates in Noise Barriers
(MDPI, 2020-07)
Waste recycling is an essential part of waste management. The concrete industry allows the use of large quantities of waste as a substitute for a conventional raw material without sacrificing the technical properties of ...
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Using Fuzzy Logic Algorithms and Growing Hierarchical Self-Organizing Maps to Define Efficient Security Inspection Strategies in a Container Terminal
(Atlantis Press, 2020-05)
Maritime transport is one of the oldest methods of moving various types of goods, and it continues to have an important role in our modern society. More than 20 million containers are transported across the oceans daily. ...
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Efecto del pH y del procesado térmico sobre las propiedades viscoelásticas lineales de la yema de huevo acidulada con ácido clorhídrico
(Instituto Químico de Sarriá: Asociación de Químicos e Ingenieros, 2020-03)
La yema de huevo, natural o modificada en ovoproductos, es un ingrediente ampliamente usado en la industria alimentaria debido su alto valor nutricional y a las excelentes propiedades funcionales que confiere a diferentes ...
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Utilization of Boiler Slag from Pulverized-Coal-Combustion Power Plants in China for Manufacturing Acoustic Materials
(MDPI AG, 2020)
The potential utilization of boiler slag generated in large amounts from pulverized-coalcombustion (PCC) power plants has recently drawn much attention due to the serious problems caused to ecosystems. In order to make ...
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Analysis of the potential for biogas upgrading to syngas via catalytic reforming in the United Kingdom
(Elsevier Ltd, 2021)
The UK faces unprecedented environmental challenges which require urgent action. The promotion of renewable energy sources is a promising solution to tackle these challenges. Among these, syngas production from biogas via ...
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Synergizing carbon capture and utilization in a biogas upgrading plant based on calcium chloride: Scaling-up and profitability analysis
(Elsevier, 2021-03)
Herein we analyze the profitability of a novel regenerative process to synergize biogas upgrading and carbon dioxide utilization. Our proposal is a promising alternative which allows to obtain calcium carbonate as added ...
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PH-Controlled fermentation of strawberry waste as phenol solubilisation method
(Elsevier, 2020)
The present study aims to use pH as a control parameter for the accumulation of target compounds. Solubilisation of wasted strawberry through fermentation at different operational pH (pH 4, 7, and 9) was evaluated. Methane ...
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Implementation of Modeling Tools for Teaching Biorefinery (Focused on Bioethanol Production) in Biochemical Engineering Courses: Dynamic Modeling of Batch, Semi-Batch, and Continuous Well-Stirred Bioreactors
(MDPI, 2020-11)
Due to the ever-growing pressure on our planet’s natural resources to supply energy, the production of bioethanol by fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass is increasingly important in courses related to engineering and ...
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Assessment of natural radioactivity levels and radiation exposure in new building materials in Spain
(Oxford University Press, 2021)
Novel building materials were manufactured and analyzed for 226Ra, 232Th and 40K using an HPGe gamma-ray spectrometer. The results show that the highest value of 40K was 4530 Bq per kg which was measured in a sample ...
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Adsorptive Behavior of an Activated Carbon for Bisphenol A Removal in Single and Binary (Bisphenol A—Heavy Metal) Solutions
(MDPI, 2020-07)
Bisphenol A (BPA) is an extensively produced and consumed chemical in the world. Due to its widespread use, contamination by this pollutant has increased in recent years, reaching a critical environmental point. This ...