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Some terms, such as eco-friendly, circular economy and green technologies, have remained in our vocabulary, because the truth is that mankind is altering the planet to put its own subsistence at risk. Besides, for rationalization in the consumption of raw materials and energy, the recycling of waste through efficient and sustainable processes forms the backbone of the paradigm of a sustainable industry. One of the most relevant technologies for the new productive model is anaerobic digestion. Historically, anaerobic digestion has been developed in the field of urban wastes and wastewater treatments, but in the new challenge, its role is more relevant. Anaerobic digestion is a technologically...
Clean Energy and Resources Recovery: Biomass Waste Based Biorefineries, Volume One presents the technological options for energy and resources recovery from all types of organic wastes. The book addresses municipal and industrial sludges, municipal solid waste, agro-residue, animal wastes, industrial waste, forestry residue, and algal biomass, and provides a global overview of biomass waste production, waste handling issues and related GHG emissions and climate change, legislative waste management guidelines, biomass composition, and conventional methods for biomass waste treatment. For each biomass waste, chapters cover energy and bio-based products recovery, pre-treatment methods, process ...
Desde la Red Española de Compostaje se observa con interés el creciente acercamiento de la sociedad a la gestión sostenible de los residuos orgánicos, así como a la aparición y paulatina implantación de tecnologías que permiten transformar los residuos en recursos, con la obtención de valor añadido a nivel energético, fertilizante, medioambiental.;Por ello, hemos desarrollado un proyecto editorial denominado DE RESIDUO A RECURSO, EL CAMINO HACIA LA SOSTENIBILIDAD que desde la Ciencia y aprovechando nuestra formación didáctica y de divulgación integra todo el conocimiento científico-técnico necesario para poder comprender y participar a nivel experto de la gestión de los resi...
Desde la Red Española de Compostaje se observa con interés el creciente acercamiento de la sociedad a la gestión sostenible de los residuos orgánicos, así como a la aparición y paulatina implantación de tecnologías que permiten transformar los residuos en recursos, con la obtención de valor añadido a nivel energético, fertilizante, medioambiental.;Por ello, hemos desarrollado un proyecto editorial denominado DE RESIDUO A RECURSO, EL CAMINO HACIA LA SOSTENIBILIDAD que desde la Ciencia y aprovechando nuestra formación didáctica y de divulgación integra todo el conocimiento científico-técnico necesario para poder comprender y participar a nivel experto de la gestión de los residuos, a través del conocimiento de su naturaleza, sus potenciales alternativas de tratamiento así como ejemplos avanzados de gestión sostenible.
A obra traz elementos de aproximação teórica e prática associados à cadeia produtiva sustentável e às Ecossocioeconomias no mundo empresarial e do turismo, bem como práticas e tecnologias apropriadas que compreendam o desafio de manter os negócios frente aos eventos de toda ordem, como podem ser as mudanças climáticas e a sustentabilidade. Alinhada aos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS), a geração do conhecimento a partir dos textos produzidos contribui para a formação de profissionais com atuação na área de gestão ambiental e à pesquisa aplicada no ensino de graduação e pós-graduação, stricto e lato sensu.
This book examines the ways in which quality management methods, tools, and practices help improve an organization’s performance and achieve sustainable competitive advantages. This volume includes quality techniques and tools such as the EFQM Model, SERVPERF model, E-S-Qual scale and the ISO 9001 certification and provide a wide variety of empirical studies in different economic sectors. In the current economic environment, characterized by economic turmoil and fierce competition, quality management has become a key strategy for organizations to overcome today’s challenges. Organizations benefits from implementing quality management systems by following two approaches. First, they imple...
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This book analyzes attempts by radical Spanish republicans to construct an anticlerical-nationalist vision of Spain, focusing in particular on the the mass production by the 'anticlertical industry' of newspapers, novels, poems, cartoons, posters, postcards and plays put out by republican muckrakers, journalists, and politicians.