Essays about: "ECO"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 790 essays containing the word ECO.
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1. Coverage increase in a plant-based BB cream formulation with natural pigments
University essay from KTH/KemiAbstract : Kaffe Bueno, ett bioteknologiskt start-up-företag dedikerat till framsteg inom naturliga och gröna produkter, fokuserar på att utnyttja den outnyttjade potentialen hos kaffebiprodukter genom grön kemi och bioteknik. Då endast 1% av kaffet används för bryggning, extraherar företaget lösliga och olösliga produkter genom en uppdelning mellan ett oljeutvinning och ett efterföljande vattenuttag, vilket bidrar till att sänka CO2-utsläppen per värde och en cirkulär ekonomi. READ MORE
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2. Shifting focus from yields to food supply : an evaluation of the ‘number of people fed per hectare’ indicator at farm and national level
University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular SciencesAbstract : The challenge of feeding a growing global population while reducing the pressure on climate and ecosystems has gained much attention in research over the last decades. A crucial yet often overlooked aspect in research addressing this complex challenge is the efficiency of food production in meeting nutritional needs within the constraints of global cropland resources. READ MORE
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3. Microbial production of chemical building blocks from lignin
University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk mikrobiologiAbstract : Plastics, derived from fossil fuels, have raised considerable environmental concerns. This has prompted the search for sustainable and safer plastic precursors alternatives. One alternative explored in the present study is vanillin, a phenolic compound derived from lignin, an abundant and renewable natural polymer. READ MORE
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4. Sustainable food packaging based on polyhydroxyalkanoate
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : The Norwegian Food Research Institute (Nofima) and the University of Borås worked together to develop this project. The commonly used packaging materials pose a serious threat to the environment, as they are produced from nonrenewable crude oil and cannot decompose naturally. READ MORE
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5. Food Banks: An eco-social solution? Critical perspectives on food charity in Europe
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbeteAbstract : This aim of this thesis was to investigate food banking organisations as part of food charity on different governance levels within the EU in relation to aspects of sustainability. The Doughnut model after Raworth (2017) as an element of eco-social research is employed as theoretical underpinning to explore the organisational positioning regarding the societal problems of food waste and food insecurity, as well as the solutions that the organisations envision in relation to sustainability. READ MORE