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Bioclimatic Analysis and Proposal of Bioclimatic Strategies for Buildings: Case Studies in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil

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Corresponding author: Herlander Mata-Lima et al. View all

Climate change mitigation and adaptation

Santo André city is located in the region called ABC Paulista, in the southeast of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo and it is an important city, considering its industrial and economic role. There are few attempts to develop projects that fit the local climate in order to save energy consumption...

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Experimental Study of Hydrogen Use in a Diesel Engine in Automotive

by Balashowry K. Prasad kumar P. ArunaPrabha K. Sahithi V.

Global Environmental Change

The main objective of this experiment is to reduce the major pollutants NO and particulate matter that is emitted by diesel engines to avoid green house gases. The critical part is that reducing both the NO and particulate matter simultaneously is not possible. If we try to reduce PM, NO increases...

Combustion Global warming +2 more
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Oberved trend of precipitation extreme in Kalimantan

by Putri J.K. Irfan M. Akhsan H. Suhadi S. Iskandar I.

Issue 9

Floods, Droughts and Water scarcity

It has been suggested that the global warming due to an increase in green house gas concentrations could lead to extreme climate events, such as precipitation extreme and droughts. This study is designed to analyze trend in the long-term time series of preciptation extreme in Kalimantan, focusing on...

Climate extremes Kalimantan +2 more
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Strength and Durability Studies on Concrete using Cashew Nut Shell Ash (CNSA) waste as Supplementary Materials

by Sakthivel T. Suthaviji S.

Issue 7

Solid Waste Management

As the world population is expected to increase significantly, there is a greater need for housing and, as a result, building materials. Conventional manufacturing methods for materials such as concrete involve substantial energy usage and substantial release of carbon emissions, which contribute to...

Agricultural waste Solid waste management +3 more
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Combining Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) and Modified Moving Bed Biofilm Reactors (MMBBR) for Synthetic Oily Wastewater Treatment

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sazan mohammed ali et al. View all

Issue 4

Water and wastewater reuse

Numerous industrial processes, including petroleum refining, food production, car washes, leather manufacturing, and slaughter houses, generate significant volumes of wastewater due to their substantial water consumption during processing. The presence of oily wastewater has detrimental effects on...

Refinery Car wash +4 more
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Effect of coconut shell ash as an additive on the properties of green concrete

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S. Shanmuga Priya et al. View all

Issue 1

Solid Waste Management

Concrete is the broadly adopted composite material in the construction arena. The growing need for cost-effective housing is resulting in the depletion of environmental resources such as river sand and gravel, which are essential components in the manufacture of concrete. However, the manufacturing...

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Experimental investigation of Co-Composting of gelatine industrial sludge combined with slaughter house waste and rice straw

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Balamurugan Panneerselvam et al. View all

Issue 9

Water and Wastewater Treatment

This work illustrates the co-composting of Gelatine Industry Sludge (GIS) combined with organic fraction of Slaughter House Waste (SHW) and Rice Straw (RS) employing 10% zeolite mixed with Enriched Nitrifying Bacteria Consortium (ENBC). Five piles of GIS will be prepared and mixed with SHW and RS at...

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Comparison of supercritical fluid extraction and thermal desorption methods for analysing organic compounds in house-dust

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Athanasios Papadopoulos et al. View all

Issue 4

Air Quality

This study has been focused on the comparison of the application of Thermal Desorption (TD) and Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE) methods for the identification and quantification of organic chemicals in house dust samples. To investigate how the results obtained by SFE and TD of house dust...

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Assessment of residential exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

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Mentese S. et al. View all

Issue 4

Air Quality

There is increasing concern about indoor air pollution worldwide due to its adverse health effects. One of the predominant indoor air pollutant groups is assumed to be volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including a variety of hydrocarbons with different functional groups. Among VOCs, some species...

Indoor Air Pollution Volatile organic compounds +2 more
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Determination of rainwater harvesting tank size

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Vassilios A. Tsihrintzis et al. View all

Issue 5

Water Resources Management

Onsite rainwater harvesting is an inexpensive water source for indoor use; it is also a sustainable water management practice, since it may contribute to the reduction of runoff volume and peaks, and to the control of non-point source pollution. The aim of this paper is to provide a method for...

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Electrochemical Decolorization and Removal of Indigo Carmine Textile Dye from Wastewater

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Stergiopoulos D. et al. View all

Issue 3

Advanced Oxidation Processes

The present paper discusses an integrated electrochemical decolorization/degradation treatment procedure of indigo carmine dye, which comprises electrocoagulation, electrooxidation and advanced electrochemical oxidation using the electro-Fenton process. The electrocoagulation process is performed by...

Dye house effluents electrochemical coagulation +3 more
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Emissions from Irish domestic fireplaces and their impact on indoor air quality when used as supplementary heating source

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Guo L., Lewis J.O. and Mclaughlin J.P.

Issue 2

General

A field study on the impact of fireplace on the indoor air quality was carried out between 2004 and 2006, where two main contaminants, CO and particulate matters, were investigated in twenty seven randomly selected Irish houses. The results show that while the physical environment has been improved...

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