Essays about: "Forest Industry"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 631 essays containing the words Forest Industry.
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6. END-OF-LIFE FOR A QUARRY, WHAT IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT?
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskapAbstract : Aggregates products are the largest non-energy mining industry in the world, which is the most extracted materials after water. The most prevalent source of aggregates is from quarries, or mines that target the rock itself. READ MORE
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7. Thermal Conversion of Cellulose-Lignin Precursors into Carbon Fibres
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nanoteknologi och funktionella materialAbstract : Carbon fibres are used in many applications thanks to their exceptional tensile properties in relation to their relatively low weight. These thin strands of at least 90% carbon are mixed with a matrix such as epoxy to form composites used for cars, wind turbines, prosthetics, and many other things. READ MORE
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8. Plant-soil feedbacks in boreal tree species
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Plant-soil feedback (PSF) is important for understanding how plants influence the composition and abundance of soil biota and nutrients and how this affects plant growth. The plant economic spectrum (PES) also plays a role. READ MORE
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9. Skogens produkter och dess rykte : konsumenters attityder till förnybara engångsartiklar och dess industriella sektor
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest EconomicsAbstract : Klimatförändringarna och hållbarhetsfrågan kopplat till skogsnäringen har gett upphov till en del av skogsdebatten, där mål kring bioekonomi ligger i konflikt med att avsätta mer skog till förmån för biologisk mångfald. Förnybara produkter tillverkade av skoglig råvara har en roll i denna debatt, och är idag ett kontroversiellt ämne. READ MORE
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10. If a Tree Falls in the Forest - Three Interventions in the Swedish Forest to Come
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : Our thesis project consists of three architectural interventions: The Mushroom, The Gnat and The Snake, fitting into a vision of a Swedish forest managed in a more sustainable way. A future in which the practice of clear-felling has been abandoned in favor of alternative methods falling under the umbrella term Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF). READ MORE