Essays about: "renewability"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the word renewability.

1. 1. An Evaluation Study of Leak Testing Technologies for Watertight Plate Heat Exchangers : Fast and sustainable leak testing technology for high energy efficiency products

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för matematik och naturvetenskap

   Author : Fritjof Nilsson; Yanjun Peng; [2023]
   Keywords : Leak rate; Optimization; Pressure Decay; Vacuum Technology; Volume; Läckhastighet; Optimering; Tryckfall; Vakuum Teknologi; Volym;

   Abstract : Background: One part of manufacturing a Plate Heat Exchanger (PHE) is to leak test them before delivery. Today, helium is used extensively in leak testing. How-ever, it is unsustainable to use helium in leak testing, because of its non-renewability and therefore becoming more and more expensive. Also, this technology is relatively complex. READ MORE

3. 2. Insights into the burning behaviour of wood in the cone calorimeter

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

   Author : Ellinor Sanned; [2022]
   Keywords : Wood combustion; fire test; cone calorimetry; heat release rate; char formation;

   Abstract : Climate change and its accompanying environmental issues have caused the building industry to use more environmentally friendly building materials. Wood have always been a buildingmaterial but due to the renewed interest in imparting sustainability and renewability, its usage has increased over the recent years. READ MORE

4. 3. Investor preferences reflected in sustainability reporting A study assessing the informational quality of sustainability reports with respect to investor preferences Bachelor's

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Filip Carlsson; Simon Anderberg; [2021-06-30]
   Keywords : Sustainability reporting; Greenwashing; Screening; ESG; CSR; ERA; Asymmetries; communication.;

   Abstract : The interest for investing in sustainable assets has grown rapidly over the recent years. Many investors use methods for risk assessment based on for example Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Corporate Sustainability (CS), Environmental Risk assessment (ERA) and Socially Responsible Investments (SRI). READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring the sustainability potential of an algae-based wood adhesive : Comparative and explorative environmental life cycle assessment of algae- vs. formaldehyde- based adhesives for particleboard production

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Charlotte Rasche; [2020]
   Keywords : life cycle assessment; particleboard; bio-adhesive; wood-adhesive; bio-resin; algae; macroalgae; seaweed; kelp; formaldehyde; greener production; environmental impacts; biobased; design for the environment;

   Abstract : Adhesives used for wood composites such as particleboard are conventionally of petrochemical nature with formaldehyde as a base substance and represent a pain point in the industry due their toxic emissions. Consequently, adhesives are subject to an agenda to develop more benign, low-impact alternatives. READ MORE

6. 5. Sustainable Material Selection:Guiding the Multi-Criteria Process to Design for Sustainable Innovation

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för maskinteknik

   Author : Saga Hald; [2019]
   Keywords : Sustainability Criteria; Material Selection; Environmental Guidelines;

   Abstract : In the past decades, the world has noticed complex changes in its climate. The resources available now as well as in the future could be said to be analogous to the decreasing circumference of a funnel. READ MORE