Essays about: "treatment processes"

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  1. 21. The dilemma of choosing between work and family: The role of social distance in advising friends or strangers

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)

    Author : Clara Ruoff; [2023]
    Keywords : Work-family conflict; dilemma; moral decision-making; construal level theory; time perspectives; work-family centrality;

    Abstract : The prevalence of work and family in people’s lives combined with limited time and resources often results in a moral decision between work and family, posing a dilemma between hedonistic values for work and altruistic values for family. This study aimed to understand the processes of decision-making in work-family dilemmas and tested three approaches. READ MORE

  2. 22. Study on Decolorization of Reactive-dyed Cotton through Fenton-oxidation as a Pre-treatment for Textile Recycling

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Elise Meurs; [2023]
    Keywords : Fenton-oxidation; advanced oxidation processes; decolorization; textile recycling; cotton; reactive dye;

    Abstract : In this master thesis, the feasibility of Fenton-oxidation for the decolorization of reactive dyed cotton is investigated as a potentially environmental-friendly preparatory treatment for mechanical/chemical recycling. Raw, knitted cotton is dyed with a black and a blue dye, whereafter preliminary tests are performed to investigate the influence of increasing Fenton- solution concentrations and different iron-sources on the efficiency of the discoloration, without carrying out complete optimization of the process-parameters. READ MORE

  3. 23. Valorising spent coffee grounds : An assessment of possibilities in the municipality of Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Emma Westling; [2023]
    Keywords : Food waste hierarchy; spent coffee grounds; circular economy; economic assessments; waste valorisation; Matavfallshierarki; Kaffesump; Cirkulär ekonomi; ekonomisk bedömning; avfallsvalorisering;

    Abstract : Circular economy is an economic model that is gaining more and more attention, themodel aims to close production chains by recirculate waste into the system as newraw material. Spent coffee grounds are a waste that has great potential to becomenew products since the spent coffee ground contains many valuable substances suchas polysaccharides, polyphenols, and lipids. READ MORE

  4. 24. Techno-economic Assessment of Carbon Capture from Low Concentration Streams

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

    Author : Prithvi Kiran Joshi; [2023]
    Keywords : Carbon capture; industrial emissions; low concentration; MEA; Benfield; absorption; Immobilised Amine; adsorption; Kolavskiljning; industriella utsläpp; låg koncentration; MEA; Benfield; Absorption; Immobiliserad amin; Adsorption vi;

    Abstract : Investments in carbon capture from industrial emissions have been on the rise in recent years, having reached over $200 million in 2021 as compared to 2015’s $13 million. The Paris Agreement, signed by 196 parties globally in 2015, is purported to be the primary driver for this, with its ambitious goal of limiting global surface temperature rise to 1. READ MORE

  5. 25. Analyzing Key Flows and Processes of Waste Management for Environmental Improvement in Chennai, India : A Minor Field Study with a Life Cycle and Socio-Technical Systems Perspective

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Märta Selander; [2023]
    Keywords : Waste management; India; Incineration; Composting; Dump yard; Global warming potential; GWP; socio-technical systems; Avfallshantering; Indien; Förbränning; Kompostering; Soptipp; Global uppvärmningspotential; GWP; socio-tekniska system;

    Abstract : Waste management (WM) is a prominent issue in the world’s most populated country, India. Lack of WM can have a negative impact on the environment through leachate contamination of water bodies and emissions of greenhouse gases. READ MORE