Essays about: "LDPE."

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  1. 26. A review of the current state of consumer selection of carrier bags with regards to environmental global warming potential

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Malin Widenberg; [2015]
    Keywords : Carrier bags; GWP; LCA; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : There are several different options of carrier bags available at supermarket retailers with and estimated consumption of 98.6 billion plastic carrier bags in the EU alone. The aim of this paper is to seek insight to the environmental impacts of the different carrier bags and put this in relation to GWP values. READ MORE

  3. 27. Sensory evaluation and quality assessment of an alternative inner coating film in yogurt cartons

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Teknisk biologi; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Fredrik Arding; [2015]
    Keywords : Arla Foods; Dairy; Yogurt; Packaging material; Carton; Inner coating; LDPE; EVOH; Sensory evaluation; Triangel test; Off-flavour; Viscosity; Syneresis; GC-MS; FID; DHS; Purge and trap; Plain; Strawberry; Vanilla;

    Abstract : The dairy food industry is continuously striving towards products with higher quality and longer shelf-life available to the customer at low prices. Arla Foods in Linköping, Sweden, is currently investigating the possibilities of changing the material in yogurt packaging containers by replacing the currently used carton with a different and cheaper alternative. READ MORE

  4. 28. Plastic as marine debris and its potential for economic value : A practical and analytical estimation of the marine debris characteristics and a comparative evaluation of possible treatment procedures

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Astrid Hartman; Ella Lovén; [2014]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Every year around 270 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide. As a result of poor waste management in many countries, a large amount of it ends up in the world’s oceans where it degrades into micro particles. READ MORE

  5. 29. Toluene Mediated FCC of LDPE Using Ionic liquids

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Ingenjörshögskolan

    Author : Sachin Chalapati; [2014]
    Keywords : EMIM; AlCl3;

    Abstract : Polyethylene is one of the most widely used synthetic materials produced by mankind and its accumulation in the biosphere is exceeding at an alarming rate. There are several methods to recycle or remediate the waste polyethene apart from land filling and generation of useful products from the waste is on demand for research and development. READ MORE

  6. 30. Investigation of the dielectric breakdown strength of polymer nanocomposites

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Tillämpad materialvetenskap

    Author : Mattias Karlsson; [2014]
    Keywords : breakdown; polyethylene;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the possibility of enhancing the dielectric breakdown strength (DBS) of low density polyethylene (LDPE) with addition of voltage stabilizing additives. In the first part of the thesis, the influence of various process parameters on the alternating current DBS of pure LDPE and LDPE containing either 3 or 30 wt% magnesium oxide nanoparticles was investigated. READ MORE