Exploració GIR - Grup de recerca: GIR Ambiental per data d'edició
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Environmental and cost optimal design of a biomass–Wind–PV electricity generation system
(2018-10-01)
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Accés obertThis work describes a methodology to optimize a grid-connected hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) that hybridizes photovoltaic, wind and forest biomass energy sources taking into account cost and environmental impact ... -
Are functional fillers improving environmental behavior of plastics? A review on LCA studies
(Elsevier, 2018-06-01)
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Accés obertThe use of functional fillers can be advantageous in terms of cost reduction and improved properties in plastics. There are many types of fillers used in industry, organic and inorganic, with a wide application area. As a ... -
Study of the Qualitative and Semi-quantitative Analysis of Grape Seed Extract by HPLC
(2018-03-05)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThe main aim of this study is to carry out a qualitative and semiquantitative analysis of tannin extracts as an alternative to the official analysis method ISO 14088 – IUC 32, so that a correlation between the two methods ... -
Multivariable methods applied to FTIR: a powerful technique to highlight architectural changes in poly(lactic acid)
(Elsevier, 2018-02-01)
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Accés obertThe structural modifications of a commercially available poly(lactid acid) grade were induced through reactive extrusion using a multi-epoxide reactive agent in a pilot plant. The statistical nature of the chemical reactions ... -
Measuring the Environmental Footprint of Leather Processing Technologies
(2017-10-01)
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Inventory analysis and carbon footprint of coastland-hotel services: A Spanish case study
(Elsevier, 2017-10-01)
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Accés obertTourism is a key industry in the Spanish economy. Spain was in the World top three ranking by international tourist arrivals and by income in 2015. The development of the tourism industry is essential to maintain the ... -
Electron density extrapolation above F2 peak by the linear Vary-Chap model supporting new Global Navigation Satellite Systems-LEO occultation missions
(2017-08)
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Accés obertThe new radio-occultation (RO) instrument on board the future EUMETSAT Polar System-Second Generation (EPS-SG) satellites, flying at a height of 820 km, is primarily focusing on neutral atmospheric profiling. It will also ... -
Eco-innovation and benchmarking of carbon footprint data for vineyards and wineries in Spain and France
(2017-01-20)
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Accés obertEnvironmental sustainability in the wine sector has become a priority, as a result of both the growing interest in environmental issues and the consumer's demand for more information regarding the environmental impact of ... -
Product vs corporate carbon footprint: Some methodological issues. A case study and review on the wine sector
(2017-01-11)
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Accés obertCarbon footprint (CF) is nowadays one of the most widely used environmental indicators. The scope of the CF assessment could be corporate (when all production processes of a company are evaluated, together with upstream ... -
A comprehensive evaluation of physical and environmental performances for wet-white leather manufacture
(2016-12-15)
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Accés obertThis paper presents the comprehensive evaluation results of physical and environmental performances for a novel wet-white (chrome-free) leather manufacturing. The tanning process is optimized as 15 wt% tannic acid (TA) ... -
Identification of NR and EPDM samples by means of thermogravimetric analysis and multivariate methods
(2016-11-01)
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Accés obertProducts based on ethylene-propylene-diene m-class (EPDM) and natural rubber (NR) are widely used in a different applications, including the automotive industry, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning applications, ... -
Combined heat and power design based on environmental and cost criteria
(2016-10-22)
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Accés obertThis paper proposes a hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) consisting of photovoltaic (PV), wind and forest wood biomass power for cogeneration, and applies a multi-objective optimization methodology to study the trade-offs ... -
Supervision of ethylene propylene diene M-class (EPDM) rubber vulcanization and recovery processes using attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR FT-IR) spectroscopy and multivariate analysis
(2016-08-17)
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Accés obertEPDM rubber is widely used in a diverse type of applications, such as the automotive, industrial and construction sectors among others. Due to its appealing features, the consumption of vulcanized EPDM rubber is growing ... -
Optimal sizing of a hybrid grid-connected photovoltaic–wind–biomass power system
(2015-09-18)
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Optimal sizing of a hybrid grid-connected photovoltaic and wind power system
(2015-09-15)
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Accés obertHybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) have been widely identified as an efficient mechanism to generate electrical power based on renewable energy sources (RES). This kind of energy generation systems are based on the ... -
Carbon footprint and toxicity indicators of alternative chromium free tanning in China
(2015-05-01)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThis paper analyzes, from a life cycle perspective, the environmental performance of a newly developed chromium-free tanning process compared to the conventional one, in China. Both processes were evaluated by using carbon ... -
Determination of the recovered-fiber content in paperboard samples by applying mid-infrared spectroscopy
(2015-04-01)
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Accés obertPaperboard is widely used in different applications, such as packaging and graphic printing, among others. Consumption of recycled paper is growing, which has led the paper-mill packaging industry to apply strict quality ... -
Review of micro- and small-scale technologies to produce electricity and heat from Mediterranean forests' woodchips
(2014-11-22)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialIn the current energy conjunction, with an expected growth of energy consumption in a context of fossil fuel depletion, more focus is being placed on renewable energy sources (RES) for electricity generation. One of the ... -
Carbon footprint and energy balance of biodiesel produced from tannery fleshings
(2014-09-01)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThis paper analyzes, from a life cycle perspective, the environmental performance of biodiesel obtained from leather industry fleshing waste (BDF). The indicators used for this environmental evaluation are: global warming ... -
Removal of chromium (III) from tannery wastewaters with acidophilic fungi
(2014-01)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialConventional methods for chromium removal from industrial effluents may be limited by technological or economical constraints, especially when they are applied to dilute metal solutions. Thus, biotechnological processes, ...