Essays about: "environmental issues of oil industries"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words environmental issues of oil industries.

1. 1. Mechanical properties of viscose filament : Made from recycled cotton textile and softwood dissolving pulp

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för ingenjörs- och kemivetenskaper (from 2013)

   Author : Sanne Karlsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Recycled cotton textile; recycled textile; dissolving pulp; wood dissolving pulp; softwood; viscose dope; viscose filament; the viscose process; spinning process; Återvunnen bomullstextil; återvunnen textil; dissolvingmassa; trädissolvingmassa; barrved; viskos dop; viskosfilament; viskosprocessen; spinningprocess;

   Abstract : The textile industry is one of the largest industries in the world and it causes up to 10 % of the global greenhouse gas emissions. With large environmental issues of cotton- and oil-based textiles, other options are explored such as man-made fibers producing fibers like viscose and lyocell. READ MORE

3. 2. Improvement of Pt-based catalyst supported on CeZrO2 used for the high-temperature water-gas shift reaction

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

   Author : Milda Grikainyte; [2022]
   Keywords : Water-gas shift; catalyst; chemical engineering; Chemistry;

   Abstract : The iron-chromium (Fe/Cr) catalyst is used for high-temperature water-gas shift (HT WGS) reaction. A major concern using the Fe/Cr catalyst is that it contains hexavalent chromium (Cr+6) which is a potent carcinogen causing health and environmental issues. READ MORE

4. 3. Sustainable bio-fuels production : an institutional analysis of bio-fuels industry in Tanzania : the case of Rufiji River basin

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Rajabu Hamisi Mohamed; [2009]
   Keywords : sustainable development; institution; bio-fuels; land; water resource; energy;

   Abstract : Bio-fuels production are important alternatives to fossil fuel, but bio-fuels are also associated with risks of displacing rural communities during the process of acquiring land, disturbing hydrological cycle- water scarcity, biodiversity loss, limit animal migration, displacement of native plant species, and ,hence, potential land use conflicts. Tanzania is well known as a blessed country endowed with numerous and diverse land and water resources in the form of rivers, lakes, wetlands and aquifers. READ MORE

5. 4. Strategic Sustainable Investing : Recognizing Value in Transitional Leadership

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Avdelningen för maskinteknik

   Author : Nicholas Blandford; Timothy Nash; André Winter; [2008]
   Keywords : Socially Responsible Investing SRI ; Backcasting; Strategy Analysis; Extra-Financial Research; Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; Environmental Social and Governance ESG Factors;

   Abstract : Institutional Investors own a large share of publicly traded companies, controlling a significant amount of the economy‟s working capital. These investors currently use little or no sustainability-related information to make their decisions, reinforcing a loop of increasingly unsustainable growth. READ MORE

6. 5. How does industrial symbiosis influence environmental performance?

   University essay from Institutionen för tema

   Author : John Onita; [2006]
   Keywords : Industrial Ecology; Industrial Symbiosis; Environmental performance; Anchor tenant.;

   Abstract : A collaborative approach to industry-environment issues is acknowledged as a key aspect of sustainable development. Sincerely, resource sharing among firms offers the potential to increase stability of operations, especially in supply-constrained areas, by ensuring that access to important inputs such as water, energy and raw materials are guaranteed. READ MORE