Essays about: "types of recycling"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 76 essays containing the words types of recycling.

  1. 21. Classification of black plastic granulates using computer vision

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för informationsteknologi

    Author : Anton Persson; Niklas Dymne; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Pollution and climate change are some of the biggest challenges facing humanity. Moreover, for a sustainable future, recycling is needed. Plas- tic is a big part of the recycled material today, but there are problems that the recycling world is facing. The modern-day recycling facilities can handle plastics of all colours except black plastics. READ MORE

  3. 22. Transaction costs in WEEE recycling value chains: an analysis of WEEE recycling under collective and individual producer responsibility

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Wan-Chun Hsieh; [2021]
    Keywords : waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE ; recycling; global value chain; transaction costs; collective responsibility system CPR ; individual responsibility system IPR ; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Increasing waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) has become a global issue that raises social and environmental impact concerns, and recycling and using recycled materials is proposed by policymakers and academics as a solution. Nevertheless, barriers still exist and result in low collection and recycling rates and underdeveloped recycling markets. READ MORE

  4. 23. Evaluation of the new Power & Biomass to Liquid (PBtL) concept for production of biofuels from woody biomass

    University essay from KTH/Kemiteknik

    Author : Robert Dahl; [2021]
    Keywords : PBtL; Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis; Biofuels; ASF product distribution; Aspen Plus; PBtL; Fischer-Tropsch syntes; Biobränslen; ASF produktfördelning; Aspen Plus;

    Abstract : I den här rapporten utvärderas det nya konceptet Power & Biomass to Liquid (PBtL). PBtL är ett alternativ till den tidigare och mer etablerade Biomass to Liquid (BtL) processen. Med PBtL förbättras utbytet av kol jämfört med BtL genom att elektricitet läggs till i processen. READ MORE

  5. 24. The role of salt inducible kinases in the regulation of the mammalian target of rapamycin pathway in adipocytes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i molekylärbiologi

    Author : Sulochana Kotresh Jali; [2020]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Salt inducible kinase 2 (SIK2) is found abundantly in adipose tissue and may have a role in the development of diabetes. SIK2 is downregulated in insulin-resistant and obese individuals, thereby providing a new potential target for therapeutic solutions. READ MORE

  6. 25. Circular Economy Practice Applied to Reverse Logistics : A Multiple Case Study from Fashion Retailers Perspective

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Anna Nilson Törnqvist; [2020]
    Keywords : Circular Economy; Reverse Logistics; Fashion Industry; Organizational Change; Institutional Theory;

    Abstract : The fashion industry has been criticized due to environmental issues, such as the causation of increased scarcity of landfills, hazardous emissions, and exhaustion of non-renewable resources. At the same time, customers, and governments require organizations within the industry to be transparent, offer sustainable consumption, and take responsibility for textile waste. READ MORE