|
|
|
|
|
Mike Louw, Sally Farrah, Max Maxwell and Sam Tomkins
For this special issue, sustainability and safety are discussed through the tropes of both material and work process substitution. As an architecture and industrial design team, we examine the potential of William McDonough?s and Michael Braungart?s ?cra...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yeng-Fong Shih, Chun-Wei Chang, Teng-Hsiang Hsu and Wei-Yi Dai
Wood?plastic composites (WPCs), abbreviated as WPCs, are typically composite materials made by mixing wood flour and thermoplastic resins, and then shaped through processes such as extrusion or compression. They have emerged as a viable and advanced alte...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jaroslav Pokorný, Lucie Zárybnická, Radek ?evcík and Lubo? Podolka
Plastics represent an integral part of our everyday lives, with various functions from packaging materials to insulation layers in our buildings. Pure expanded polystyrene (EPS) is a good example of a fully recyclable material. However, once polluted wit...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Xianxian Zhang, Junguo Bi, Weikang Wang, Donglai Sun, Huifeng Sun, Qingyu Bi, Cong Wang, Jining Zhang, Sheng Zhou and Lijun Luo
Developing tailored emission reduction strategies and estimating their potential is crucial for achieving low-carbon rice production in a specific region, as well as for advancing China?s dual carbon goals in the agricultural sector. By utilizing water-s...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Xiaogai Wang, Luming Wang, Zhenhua Yu, Yinping Tian, Yu Xu, Lianfu Wu, He Wang, Kai Guo and Xinzhen Wang
Soil amelioration in coastal saline areas plays an important role in alleviating land resource shortages, improving regional ecological environments, ensuring food security, and promoting economic development. Plastic mulching (M) and the combination of ...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Suveshnee Munien, Puspa L. Adhikari, Kimberly Reycraft, Traci J. Mays, Trishan Naidoo, MacKenzie Pruitt, Jacqueline Arena and Sershen
This systematic review represents one of the first attempts to compare the efficacy of the full suite of management interventions developed to control (prevent or remove) microplastics (MPs) in freshwater bodies, both man-made and natural. The review als...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ayman El-Zohairy, Hani Salim, Hesham Shaaban and Mahmoud T. Nawar
Fatigue in steel?concrete composite beams can result from cyclic loading, causing stress fluctuations that may lead to cumulative damage and eventual failure over an extended period. In this paper, the experimental findings from fatigue loading tests on ...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aleksey Marchenko and Nataliya Marchenko
Changes in the masses of icebergs due to deterioration processes affect the drift of icebergs and should be taken into account when assessing iceberg risks in the areas of offshore development. In 2022 and 2023, eight laboratory experiments were carried ...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Katie Conlon
This study uses a qualitative approach to address limitations and blockages to current plastics reduction via semi-structured interviews with zero waste business practitioners in India. Although they are nascent, India is home to a budding zero waste com...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mariya Dushkova, Siyka Kodinova, Velichka Yanakieva, Apostol Simitchiev, Zapryana Denkova and Nikolay Menkov
In this experimental work, the microbiological, physicochemical, organoleptic, and rheological properties of yoghurts produced by ultrafiltered goat?s milk using two volume-reduction ratios and three probiotic starters were studied. It was established th...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|