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Nanostructuring Biobased Epoxy Resin with PEO-PPO-PEO Block Copolymer
(MDPI, 2023-02-28)
A biobased diglycidyl ether of vanillin (DGEVA) epoxy resin was nanostructured by poly(ethylene oxide-b-propylene oxide-b-ethylene oxide) (PEO-PPO-PEO) triblock copolymer. Due to the miscibility/immiscibility properties ...
Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Fly Ash: From Waste to Cement Manufacturing Resource
(MDPI, 2023-03-22)
This study investigates the possibility of using municipal solid waste incineration fly ash as a supplementary cementitious material to replace part of the clinker in cement. Life cycle assessment has shown that the partial ...
Flood Management with SUDS: A Simulation–Optimization Framework
(MDPI, 2023-01-20)
Urbanization and climate change are the main driving force in the development of sustainable strategies for managing water in cities, such as sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS). Previous studies have identified the ...
Whey Protein Films for Sustainable Food Packaging: Effect of Incorporated Ascorbic Acid and Environmental Assessment
(MDPI, 2023-01-11)
The management of food waste and by-products has become a challenge for the agri-food sector and an example are whey by-products produced in dairy industries. Seeking other whey valorisation alternatives and applications, ...
Fruit Juice Industry’s Transition Towards Sustainability from the Viewpoint of the Producers
(MDPI, 2023-02-08)
The fruit juice industry needs to ensure that its business is carried out within the planetary boundaries. Accordingly, this work aims to provide the views towards sustainability of the worldwide fruit juice industry, as ...
Gelatin-Based Hydrogels: Potential Biomaterials for Remediation
(MDPI, 2023-02-18)
Hydrogels have become one of the potential polymers used with great performance for many issues and can be promoted as biomaterials with highly innovative characteristics and different uses. Gelatin is obtained from collagen, ...
Effect of the Addition of Alkaline Earth and Lanthanide Metals for the Modification of the Alumina Support in Ni and Ru Catalysts in CO2 Methanation
(MDPI, 2021-03-09)
In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which are reaching alarming levels in the atmosphere, capture, recovery, and transformation of carbon dioxide emitted to methane is considered a potentially profitable process. ...
Effect of Fructose and Ascorbic Acid on the Performance of Cross-Linked Fish Gelatin Films
(MDPI, 2020-03-04)
Gelatin was extracted from fish scales in this work, in an attempt to valorise abundant and available fishery by-products as an approach towards a more circular economy. With this strategy in mind, fish scale gelatin was ...
Hydrogen Pressure as a Key Parameter to Control the Quality of the Naphtha Produced in the Hydrocracking of an HDPE/VGO Blend
(MDPI, 2022-05-16)
The hydrocracking of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) blended with vacuum gas oil (VGO) has been studied to assess the effect of H2 pressure on the yield and composition of the products and with the aim of obtaining ...
Pedagogical Approaches for Sustainable Development in Building in Higher Education
(MDPI, 2021-09-13)
Education for sustainable development (ESD) is one of the great challenges that university faculties have to face. Therefore, a multidisciplinary team from the faculty of Engineering of Gipuzkoa (EIG) at the University of ...