Essays about: "Återvinning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the word Återvinning.

  1. 1. Towards Water Resource Recovery Facilities : Environmentally Extended Techno-Economic Assessment of Emerging Sewage Sludge Management Technologies in Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Harry Tibbetts; [2023]
    Keywords : Circular Economy; Waste Valorisation; Systems Analysis; LCA; MFA; EFA; TEA; Hydrothermal Carbonisation; Cirkulär ekonomi; Waste Valorisation; Systems Analysis; LCA; MFA; EFA; TEA; Hydrotermal Carbonization;

    Abstract : Municipal sewage sludge (MSS) management varies widely between countries and legislative regimes. Within the European directive for sewage treatment France applies over half of MSS to arable land, while The Netherlands has banned the practice (Kelessidis et al, 2012). READ MORE

  3. 2. Continuous leaching of phosphorus from sewage sludge ash

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Sofie Göransson; [2022]
    Keywords : Ash leaching; Continuous stirred tank reactor; CSTR; Phosphorus recovery; Sewage sludge ash;

    Abstract : The global demand for food is increasing. Different nutrients are used to increase growth in agriculture and are thus essential for the world ́s food supply. An important and common nutrient is phosphorus. It can be mined, in the form of phosphate, from phosphate rock. READ MORE

  4. 3. Burn or Return? Evaluating Deposit Return Systems for Plastic Packaging Waste in Sweden : A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Martin Forsman Hedman; [2022]
    Keywords : Resource management; reuse; deposit return scheme; circular economy; polypropylene;

    Abstract : Plastics have become an integral part of modern life and global use is expected to grow almost two- fold until 2040. 40% of European demand for plastic raw materials is driven by the packaging industry and being a cheap material, focus on waste management has historically been neglected. READ MORE

  5. 4. Requirements for a zero-waste zone : Exercising zero-waste within an area, and an example of product design according to zero-waste

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : Samuel Sandberg; [2021]
    Keywords : zero waste; waste management; recycling; recycling station; product design; noll avfall; avfallshantering; återvinning; återvinningsstation; produktdesign;

    Abstract : Waste is a problem that is more relevant now, in the 21st century, than ever before. Waste management is becoming more crucial with more people moving into cities, which demands a fast lifestyle and leading to massive amounts of waste. Managing all the generated municipal solid waste is putting huge amounts of pressure on the infrastructure. READ MORE

  6. 5. Optimization of the sorting process in PVC-floor recycling : Scenarios to optimize economic and environmental aspects of the upscaling sorting process

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Emelie Jonsson; Birkir Pálsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Circular economy; Sorting process; PVC; Automation; CO2 emission; Cirkulär ekonomi; Sorteringsprocess; PVC; Automatisering; CO2-utsläpp;

    Abstract : Background: The industrial economy has been dominated by a one-way production and consumption model. Closing loops for materials has seen an upswing in popularity. The focus though has been on the environmental aspects instead of the economic benefits from implementing closed loops. READ MORE