Tag: Sustainable

Sustainable Energy Production Using Solid Materials


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English | April 2, 2024 | ISBN: 3031526597 | 239 pages | MOBI | 29 Mb
This textbook focuses on sustainable energy production using solid materials. With explanatory tables and figures, case studies, worked-out examples, and up-to-date bibliographies of other works, the book provides an in-depth exploration of the most innovative aspects of the field.

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Relational and Critical Perspectives on Education for Sustainable Development Belonging and Sensing in a Vanishing World


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English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030845095, 3030845125 | PDF | pages: 202 | 9.6 mb
This volume focuses on the fourth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), education, to look at sustainability from various angles with the purpose of challenging preconceptions about what sustainable education might entail and how it should be conducted. To this end, the book assembles scholars from various research fields and disciplines, who are willing to be at the cutting edge regarding sustainability and education on all levels with students in the ages of 6-15. Through this approach, the text points towards a "wild pedagogy" in line with post-sustainable thinking. This involves agency and the role of nature itself as a co-educator, and promotes cultural changes, and explorative processes of finding "the wild" – the unknown, and complexity in nature – and thus of challenging the human need for control. This approach is also, in line with the 2030 Agenda, an attempt to move from advocating predetermined behavioural change to embracing a pluralistic perspective on sustainability, based on holistic views on education. Such views include curiosity, wonderment, compassion and agency as guiding lights.

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Microalgae as a Sustainable Source of Green Energy Generation and Bioeconomy


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031777026 | 100 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 2 MB
The primary focus of the topic is on the production of energy. Here, energy production typically refers to the conversion of waste algal biomass into various forms of usable energy. This could include electricity, biofuels (e.g., biodiesel, bioethanol), biogas, or other forms of renewable energy. Conversion of algal biomass to fuels via extraction of lipids (and potentially other components), through ‘algal lipid upgrading’ or ALU pathway, combined algal process (CAP) and parallel algal process (PAP). ALU approach based on a biochemical processing strategy to selectively recover and convert select algal biomass components to fuels, namely carbohydrates to ethanol and lipids to a renewable diesel blendstock (RDB) product. The scope of the topic encompasses the various methods and technologies used to convert waste algal biomass into energy. This could involve processes like anaerobic digestion, fermentation, pyrolysis, hydrothermal liquefaction, or other innovative techniques. The topic may touch upon ongoing research, technological advancements, and potential areas of improvement related to waste algal biomass-based energy production.

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IoT-Based Models for Sustainable Environmental Management


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031743733 | 250 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 16 MB
The book evaluates the environmental, economic, and social impacts of new technologies, shedding light on their potential to transform environmental facilities into models of sustainability. It provides valuable information on best practices, case studies, and practical guidance for integrating new models for environment sustainability. By addressing the varied needs of these stakeholders, it facilitates informed decision-making and promotes sustainable development with global perspectives. It will also serve as a valuable reference, inspiring innovation, fostering collaboration, and driving progress in the application of IoT technologies in environment sustainability.

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IoT and AI Technologies for Sustainable Living


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English | October 18, 2022 | ISBN: 0367507110 | 348 pages | EPUB | 16 Mb
This book brings together all the latest methodologies, tools and techniques related to the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence in a single volume to build insight into their use in sustainable living. The areas of application include agriculture, smart farming, healthcare, bioinformatics, self-diagnosis systems, body sensor networks, multimedia mining, and multimedia in forensics and security.

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Industrial Biotechnology Sustainable Growth and Economic Success


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English | 2010 | pages: 523 | ISBN: 3527314423 | PDF | 6,2 mb
Describing all topics of white biotechnology admitted to the 7th EU Frame Programme and new industrial production processes aiming towards the Kyoto objectives, this comprehensive overview covers the technology, applications, economic potential and implications for society. Directed at readers with a general interest in a specific technology, this is equally suitable as an introductory handbook to a wide range of industries, including chemicals, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, food and feed, paper and pulp, personal care, energy and agriculture.

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