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Towards a sustainability-based society: an analysis of fundamental values from the perspective of economics and philosophy
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022-07-16)
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Open AccessSustainable development faces numerous challenges when applied in the real-world global economic model of capitalism. The prevailing trend of the economic pillar, in the implementation of sustainability planning based on ... -
Recovery of natural polyphenols from spinach and orange by-products by pressure-driven membrane processes
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022-06-28)
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Open AccessSpinach and orange by-products are well recognized for their health benefits due to the presence of natural polyphenols with antioxidant activity. Therefore, the demand to produce functional products containing polyphenols ... -
Environmental risk assessment of silver nanoparticles in 2 aquatic ecosystems using fuzzy logic
(2022-06-11)
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Open AccessThe rapid development of nanotechnology has stimulated the use of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in various fields that leads to their presence in different ecosystem compartments, in particular aquatic ecosystems. Several ... -
Recovery of rare earth elements from acidic mine waters: An unknown secondary resource
(Elsevier, 2022-03)
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Open AccessAcidic mine Drainage (AMD) is still considered one of the greatest mining sustainability challenges due to the large volumes of wastes generated and the high associated treatment cost. New regulation initiatives on sustainable ... -
Liquid–Liquid membrane contactors incorporating surface skin asymmetric hollow fibres of poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) for ammonium recovery as liquid fertilisers
(2022-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyTwo novel hollow-fibre liquid–liquid membrane contactor (HF-LLMC) modules, containing S-type (skin layer with low porosity) and Q-type (skin layer with higher porosity) fibres, have been evaluated. Both fibres, with ... -
Removal of nitrate from groundwater by nano-scale zero-valent iron injection pulses in continuous-flow packed soil columns
(Elsevier, 2022-03)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyInjection of zero-valent iron nanoparticles (nZVI) into aquifers has gained increasing attention of researchers for in-situ treatment of NO3--contaminated groundwater. nZVI has proved efficient in chemically reducing NO3- ... -
Integration of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis technologies in polyphenols recovery schemes from winery and olive mill wastes by aqueous-based processing
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022-03-01)
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Open AccessMore sustainable waste management in the winery and olive oil industries has become a major challenge. Therefore, waste valorization to obtain value-added products (e.g., polyphenols) is an efficient alternative that ... -
Anticipatory life cycle analysis framework for sustainable management of end-of-life crystalline silicon photovoltaic panels
(Elsevier, 2022-04-15)
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Open AccessIn this research, a framework for performing Anticipatory Life Cycle Analysis (a-LCA) has been developed to identify the sustainable end of life (EoL) management option for crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) panels. ... -
Recovery of rare Earth elements from acidic mine waters by integration of a selective chelating ion-exchanger and a solvent impregnated resin
(Elsevier, 2021-10)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyA polymeric ion-exchange resin, incorporating methyl-amino-phosphonic (TP260) functionalities, and a solvent impregnated resin (SIR) incorporating tri-methylpentylphosphinic acid (TP272), were evaluated for the selective ... -
Development of a standardized tool to calculate carbon footprint in ports
(Universidad de Cantabria, 2020-10)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyPorts are essential contributors of a country’s economy. One of the significant environmental threats in ports is Climate Change due to carbon dioxide emissions generated by different activities in these areas. In the ... -
Customized screen-printed electrodes based on Ag-nanoseeds for enhanced electroanalytical response towards Cd(II), Pb(II) and As(V) in aqueous samples
(MDPI AG, 2021-06-30)
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Open AccessElectrochemical analysis based on screen-printed electrodes (SPEs) represents a great alternative to conventional analytical methods such as ICP-MS or LC-MS due to their portability, sensitivity, selectivity, and ... -
Integration of membrane processes for the recovery and separation of polyphenols from winery and olive mill wastes using green solvent-based processing
(Elsevier, 2022-04-01)
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Open AccessWinery and olive mill industries generate large amounts of wastes causing important environmental problems. The main aim of this work is the evaluation of different membrane separation processes like microfiltration, ...