Essays about: "Expanded Polystyrene"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Expanded Polystyrene.

  1. 1. Economic and environmental optimization of deep energy renovation strategies for an office building in Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för byggd miljö och energiteknik (BET)

    Author : Eva Sauterleute; [2022]
    Keywords : Life Cycle Analysis LCA ; Global warming potential GWP ; Life Cycle Costs LCC ; Building Energy Simulation; Building Energy Renovation; Insulation Materials; OneclickLCA; IDA ICE; Livscykelanalys LCA ; global uppvärmningspotential GWP ; livscykelkostnader LCC ; energisimulering av byggnader; energirenovering av byggnader; isoleringsmaterial; One Click LCA; IDA ICE;

    Abstract : Energy efficiency of the building sector is a key strategy to achieve national climate goals in Sweden and other European countries. In this thesis, several renovation scenarios for a case study office building in Sweden are analysed and compared based on their energy performance, environmental impacts, and economic costs from a life cycle perspective. READ MORE

  3. 2. Adoption of Sustainable Packaging Solutions for the Fish Industry : A case study on a corrugated cardboard packaging solution for fresh fish

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Andreas Kopp; Robin Falconer; [2020]
    Keywords : Fish industry; sustainable packaging; EPS; corrugated cardboard; diffusion of innovation; innovation adoption; sustainability; Fiskindustrin; hållbara förpackningar; EPS; wellpapp; innovationsspridning; innovationsadoption; hållbarhet;

    Abstract : The rapid development of plastic production the last couple of decades has led to extensive use of plastic products and vast problems with littering, waste management and exploitation of natural resources. Due to the cheap and easy production of plastics, the world’s population has extended the limit of acceptable usage. READ MORE

  4. 3. Shear strain rate dependency of expanded polystyrene foam

    University essay from KTH/Hållfasthetslära (Inst.)

    Author : Jonathan Bergström; Christoffer Åhman; [2019]
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  5. 4. Fire Safety of Facades

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

    Author : Bogdan-Grigore Branisteanu-Albulescu; [2019]
    Keywords : polystyrene; graphene; façade; pyrolysis; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Façade fires are a big concern due to past incidents and the large number of victims encountered. Vertical flame spread mechanism specific to this type of fires is a complex phenomenon with parameters that are often difficult to be coupled. READ MORE

  6. 5. Temporal and spatial variations of microplastic concentrations in surface waters in Gothenburg, Sweden.

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

    Author : David Vigren; [2019]
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    Abstract : Temporal and spatial variations of microlitter (ML) concentrations in Gothenburg were measured by sampling surface water. ML was divided into three main categories; microplastics (MP), fibers (F) and other anthropogenic particles (OA). READ MORE