Essays about: "thesis in energy, food and environment"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 42 essays containing the words thesis in energy, food and environment.

1. 21. Phytoremediation of heavy metal polluted soils in marginalised regions: opportunities, limitations and sustainable development

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för ekoteknik och hållbart byggande

   Author : Lesya Pronoza; [2017]
   Keywords : Phytoremediation; sustainable development; marginalised regions; cadmium; Nicaragua;

   Abstract : Soil pollution is one of the problems that obstruct sustainable development in the affected regions, posing a threat to the local environment, ecosystems and human wellbeing. Phytoremediation is one of the techniques used to clean polluted soils. READ MORE

3. 22. Mobil slakt av nötkreatur : konsekvenser för djuren, djurhållarna, slakteriföretaget och konsumenterna

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

   Author : Janina Mattsson Lindgren; [2017]
   Keywords : mobil slakt; djurvälfärd; djurtransport; stress; nötkreatur; djurhälsa;

   Abstract : More than 420,000 cattle are slaughtered in Sweden yearly and the vast majority of cattle are transported from the farm to the slaughter plant. Since many slaughterhouses are shutting down, the animals are exposed to longer transports, which may result in additional stress. READ MORE

4. 23. Harvesting and utilizing beach cast on Gotland : A study of the benefits, challenges and opportunities of turning a waste into a resource

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Filip Dessle; [2017]
   Keywords : Beach cast; macroalgae; bioenergy; biofertilizer; eutrophication; cadmium;

   Abstract : Accumulation of beach cast biomass on coastal zones around Gotland is an increasing problem that reduce the recreational value of beaches and cause environmental degradation of coastal environments. Beach cast was once regularly harvested on Gotland, as it was considered a valued biofertilizer, but as it seized to be used in combination with the eutrophication of the Baltic sea, beach cast accumulation has increased in scale. READ MORE

5. 24. From Waste to Bioethanol - A Feasibility Study on Animal Bedding

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

   Author : Ajsa Hodzic; Desirée Karlsson; [2017]
   Keywords : Bioethanol; Biofuels; Second generation bioethanol; Animal Bedding; Fermentation; SSF; SSCF; Lignocellulose; Chemical Engineering; Kemiteknik; Bioteknik; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : For the year 2020, the European Union has set common goals to aim for regarding the environment. One of them being to reduce the green house gas (GHG) emissions by 20 percent. The world population is increasing, consequently increasing the demand for energy and food. READ MORE

6. 25. Effect of reversible permeabilization in combination with different drying methods on the structure and sensorial quality of dried basil leaves

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)

   Author : Anna Telfser; [2017]
   Keywords : Basil; pulsed electric field; drying; air drying; vacuum drying; freeze drying; Technology and Engineering; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

   Abstract : In this work the impact of different drying techniques and the stomata aperture induced by pulsed electric field (PEF) prior drying on quality of the dried products was assessed. The conditions of the electroporation treatment were chosen to induce an irreversible opening of the stomata of the basil leaves. READ MORE