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Ansari, Rushina. "Creative Paper Recycling." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-23795.
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With the intention of empowering children and guiding them towardssustainable habits at an early age, the empirical findings in the choseninternational school pointed towards a heavy use of paper. A study wascarried out to understand the various factors related to paper use.Interviews, experiments and workshops were conducted to probe furtherinto the variety of insights that were gathered.The scope of the project was to use interaction design techniques tounderstand and address the issues through creating small designinterventions using three main strategies of a) placing appropriateaffordances, b) designing for transparency and hence creating awarenessof the use of resources, and c) by attempting to instill a culture throughdirect involvement that supports eco-ethics.An effort was made to conceptualize and design an artifact that was inline with the mood and disposition of the specified section of the school. Ametaphorical concept prototype was created to test the effect of theproposed artifact. Moreover, the overall culture of the school affected thebehavioral patterns and hence a separate strategy was employed toaddress the awareness in the entire institution.
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Thomas, Christine. "Waste paper recycling : a community technology approach." Thesis, Open University, 1986. http://oro.open.ac.uk/57015/.
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This research project aims to explore the hypothesis that a Community Technology approach can be considered appropriate for reclamation and recycling activities, and to investigate the opportunities for reclaiming and recycling domestic wastes viably at a 'community' scale. A framework is first established to define a Community Technology approach, and then used to assess the compatibility of reclamation and recycling technologies to this approach. 'Community '-scale reclamation and recycling in Britain, together with some examples from the USA, is examined and the 'state of the art' for both areas of activity described. 'Community'-scale is interpreted as relating to groups of people of less than 10,000, defined as neighbourhoods (of between 100 and 1,000 people) and communities (of 1,000 to 10,000 people). Initial analysis identified only three recycling processes with potential as 'community'-scale activities; all concerned with waste paper recycling. One of these, a neighbourhood-scale technology, was chosen for a detailed feasibility study. The process involves recycling waste paper into sheets of drawing or printing paper suitable for use as 'art' paper, in particular as speciality printing paper, or as sugar paper in schools. The feasibility study was carried out using design and evaluation methods, to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of the process and to investigate what role it might play in the community, in particular in relation to promoting greater community self-reliance. The results show that this technology would not be financially or economically viable as an independent enterprise but indicated additional non-quantified social benefits and hence a possible non-economic role in the community. Some possibilities of educational and job creation roles are explored.
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Saville, Frank. "Energy and paper recycling : an investigation of repulping." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/58107.
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Fibers from waste paper are recovered through repulping. Repulping is accomplished using machines called repulpers. Repulpers are large machines which use a high-speed rotor mounted in a vat to disintegrate waste paper for the recovery of fibers. Repulpers consume a significant amount of energy to recover fibers from waste paper. For the work in this thesis, a 0.25m³ laboratory repulper was built for the purpose of determining which variables affect the specific energy (energy/mass) required for repulping. Scale replicas of 3 commercial repulper rotors were constructed to test the effect of rotor geometry on repulping specific energy. It was found that the flake content as a function of specific energy follows the form dF⁄dE=-λF where F is flake content, E is specific energy, and λ is a rate constant. The rate constant λ varies with pulp type, temperature, consistency, repulper volume, and rotor design. It was found that a given material at a given temperature and consistency requires a unique quantity of energy to be repulped independent of the rate of energy addition. An analytical model for repulping linking pulp material properties, consistency, temperature, and rotor and vat geometry is provided which allows for the accurate prediction of the time and energy required for repulping in both the 0.25m³ laboratory scale repulper and a 15m³ industrial repulper. The model assumes that all work to deflake is done by the repulper rotor in the rotor swept volume by turbulence and that no deflaking occurs in the rest of the vat. CFD simulations of the flow field produced by each rotor and high-speed film of each rotor indicate that the rotors tested in this thesis all produce strong trailing vortices akin to those produced by common mixing impellers like the Rushton turbine. Uniform mixing is important for efficient repulping. Solid body motion of the suspension in the repulper makes for poor repulping energy efficiency. Repulping time and energy savings can be accomplished by increasing the suspension consistency and the rotor swept-volume/vat volume ratio by either increasing rotor size or reducing vat volume all while ensuring complete mixing and circulation in the vat.Applied Science, Faculty of
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Zimmerman, Sara Phyllis. "An Analysis of Socioeconomic Effects on Scrap Paper Recycling Participation." PDXScholar, 1995. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/5058.
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The greatest appreciation is extended to all who contributed valuable time to assist with this project. In particular, Barry Messer, from the Recycling Education Project at Portland State University, who recommended study ideas and provided integral information; Bruce Walker, from the City of Portland, who granted many interviews and was always willing to answer questions; Steve Apotheker, from Resource Recycling, who invited me to use the office library and spent time discussing current recycling issues; Deborah Adams, from Metro, who furnished me with essential data; and Wess Brenner, from the Academic Computing Center, who contributed substantial time to help in the analysis of the data. Additionally, Mara Tableman, from the Mathematical Sciences Department and Dr. Robert Fountain, from the Statistics Consulting Laboratory provided considerable advise about statistical procedures. I also deeply thank my parents, Rob Allerman, Jennifer Wheelan, and other friends and family who supported me throughout the completion of this document. Joel Freedman particularly, provided continual encouragement, unending patience and sound counsel. From the Geography department, I extend my sincere gratitude to Carolyn Perry and my committee, Joseph Porascky, Thomas Harvey and most importantly, my advisor, Dr. Teresa Bulman.
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Taylor, Henry F. (Henry Farrar) 1964. "Modeling paper material flows and recycling in the US macroeconomy." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9452.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Technology, Management, and Policy Program, 1999.Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-442).
Recycling, especially paper recycling, has become a de-facto public policy during the last three decades of the 20th Century. At the cusp of the new millennium it receives widespread support. Unfortunately, at the same time, this well-intentioned and locally rational action has also been soundly criticized based on the observed market instabilities in the industry that are the cause of poor performance by firms. This poor performance, especially in the case of paper, threatens the value and usefulness of recycling as an environmental strategy. Many current works that address recycling issues fail to recognize that the basis for the behavior, problematic or otherwise, is the linked set of markets that cause the materials, in the form of products and by-products, to flow through the entire macroeconomy. The sources of this behavior include both the internal structure of the sectors from which the markets are comprised as well as the linkages between the markets. To understand the potential problems in the paper recovery and associated markets and to assess remedies, this thesis develops and explores a new, integrated, macroeconomic model using the system dynamics method. The model is calibrated to paper material-flow-related data. It replicates problematic behaviors in the paper market, and describes their genesis, and forecasts their effects for the future. Analyses undertaken with the model also describe outcomes from several different commonly proposed interventions in terms of market stability, production, profitability, resource utilization, and overall recovery.
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Lane, Jonathan. "An investigation into the novel application of high power ultrasound on the deinking of mixed office waste paper." Thesis, Open University, 1998. http://oro.open.ac.uk/57872/.
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The current paper recycling processes are surveyed pointing out the major stages and the variety of chemical/mechanical treatments the fibres undergo. The reduction or replacement of chemical/mechanical treatments presents possible advantages in prolonging fibre life. The results from recycled office waste which has been treated with ultrasound show a change in the particle size distribution of toner particles - making these particles easier to remove using established flotation techniques. Particle size distributions were measured using image analysis on thin (20gsm) paper handsheets. To establish the affect of sonication on fibres, a variety of virgin fibres were obtained from UK Paper, Sittingbourne. Results from virgin fibres which have been treated using ultrasound indicate an absence of cutting compared to conventional techniques. Fibres were found to have the same average length (0.6mm) after ultrasound treatment as the control sample, refined fibres were reduced to approximately 0.3 mm in length. Freeness decreased in both virgin sonicated and refined sonicated samples. The decrease in freeness was accompanied by an increase in the strength properties of both categories of fibres. Experiments with a prepared office waste furnish showed that ultrasonic treatment could decrease the size distribution of fused toner particles. The control sample had an average size of 80.9 um, after 1 minute sonication this was decreased to 54.9) um, decreasing further to 46.8)um after 2 minutes sonication. After demonstrating that ultrasound could decrease the particle distribution of the prepared office waste a more realistic and variable furnish was used. The experiments were conducted at room temperature, 50°C and 75°C. These temperatures were chosen to study the behaviour of fused toners as it approaches and exceeds its glass transition point, essentially the melting point of an amorphous polymer. It was found that the toner is easier to remove as the glass transition temperature is approached. Ultrasound is effective in breaking up large toner particles and detaching particles smaller than 25 microns in diameter.
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Forsström, Jennie. "Fundamental aspects on the re-use of wood based fibres : porous structure of fibres and ink detachment /." Stockholm, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-84.
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Backlund, Per. "Återvinning av dryckeskartonger : En studie som syftar till att öka återvinningsgraden av Tetra Paks förpackningar i Indonesien." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-90672.
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People of the modern world consume more than they ever used to do. Because of the close correlation between consumption and the amount of waste, the waste volume is also expected to increase. The purpose of this study is to examine if some measures in the recycling process from Sweden could be implemented in Indonesia. In fact, Indonesia is one of the countries in which the waste management system is struggling. Tetra Pak, one of the world leading producer of food packaging, is studied in this report. Tetra Paks recycling rate of their beverage cartons is relatively low, 8.42 %, in Indonesia compared with their recycling rate in other countries. To answer the purpose, information was collected from scientific reports, by interviews carried out in both Sweden and Indonesia and by study visits in Indonesia. The results of the study shows that there are measures which could be made in the recycling process to increase the recycling rate in Indonesia. School projects and deposit systems could increase the collection rate and a drumscreen and a buffertank could make the recycling process more profitable for the papermills. There is also some alternative end products which could make the whole recycling process more public visible. One of the conclusions of this study is that the paper mills should adjust their drumscreens, this to increase the fibre yield which is crucial for the recycling value. Another conclusions is that Tetra Pak should consider to initiate a recycling business by their own, in order to reduce the burden on the environment.
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Bird-Ortiz, Nianti. "Paper recycling mill a sustainable education center in San Juan, Puerto Rico /." College Park, Md.: University of Maryland, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/3345.
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Thesis (M. Arch.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2005.Thesis research directed by: School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Architecture. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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Qian, Yuhui. "The Chemical Mechanism of a Brown-Rot Decay Mimtic System and its Application in Paper Recycling Processes." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2001. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/QianY2001.pdf.
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Granberg, Johan. "Material- och energiåtervinning av kuvert : Scenarioanalys." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för teknik- och naturvetenskap, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-8126.
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Material- och energiåtervinning är två sätt att ta hand om avfall. Materialåtervinning av papper är generellt det sätt som ger upphov till lägst ackumulerade utsläpp av koldioxid. Kuvert är en pappersprodukt som idag saknar producentansvar och branschen för returpapper anser inte att kuvert skall materialåtervinnas i och med att kuvert innehåller substanser som kan ge upphov till stickies. Ett argument som används mot materialåtervinning av kuvert är att problem orsakade av stickies medför ökade kostnader för företagen som tillverkar papper från returpapper. På den svenska marknaden finns det kuvert som, när de processeras i pappersbruken, inte ger upphov till stickies, nämligen svanenmärkta kuvert. Syftet är att ta reda på vilket som är det bästa sättet att ta hand om kuvert och målet är att ta reda på hur stor nettoenergiförbrukning material- och energiåtervinning av kuvert ger upphov till. Fyra scenarier undersöktes; Samtliga kuvert energiåtervinns, samtliga kuvert materialåtervinns, endast svanenmärkta kuvert materialåtervinns, samtliga kuvert ersätts mot svanenmärkta och materialåtervinns. Resultatet är inte samstämmigt. Att ersätta samtliga kuvert mot svanenmärkta är det scenario som ger upphov till lägst nettoenergiförbrukning, förutsatt att materialåtervinning av papper är att föredra framför energiåtervinning av papper.Recycling and incineration are two ways to deal with waste. Generally, paper recycling has lower carbon dioxide emissions than incineration of paper. Envelope is a paper product that is not included in any producer responsibility and the pulp and paper industry recommends consumers not to sort envelopes in the paper recycling container, since envelopes contain substances that can be a source for stickies. An argument against recycling is that problems caused by stickies increases costs for the companies that produces paper from waste paper. The Swedish market has envelopes that, when they are processed in the paper mill, do not develop stickies, namely envelopes tagged with Svanen. The purpose of this paper is to find the most suitable way to deal with envelopes. The aim of this study is to find the net energy consumption for recycling and incineration of envelopes. Four scenarios were investigated; all envelopes are incinerated, all envelopes are recycled, only envelopes tagged with Svanen are recycled, all envelopes are replaced with envelopes tagged with Svanen and are recycled. The results are not unanimous. Replacing all envelopes with envelopes tagged with Svanen is the scenario with lowest net energy consumption, presupposed paper recycling is to prefer before paper incineration.
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Wiegard, Jean, and JWiegard@groupwise swin edu au. "Quantification of Greenhouse Gases at Visy Industries using Life Cycle Assessment." Swinburne University of Technology. School of Engineering and Science, 2001. http://adt.lib.swin.edu.au./public/adt-VSWT20030729.140753.
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Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are vital components of the earth�s atmosphere, trapping heat around the earth, maintaining temperatures necessary for human existence. Until the Industrial Revolution, these gases existed in a natural equilibrium with the environment. Since that time, anthropogenic activities such as fossil fuel burning and land clearing have increased the quantity of GHGs, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), in the earth�s atmosphere. Evidence indicates that global warming is occurring as a result of the additional accumulation of GHGs in the atmosphere.
International response to climate change resulted in the 1997 development of the Kyoto Protocol. If the Protocol is ratified, developed countries will be legally bound to reduce their GHG emissions in accordance with negotiated emission reduction targets. At the beginning of the year 2001, the Protocol was still to be ratified.
With the possibility of future GHG emission restrictions, some Australian companies have started quantifying their GHG emission levels. One such company is Visy Industries, the largest privately owned paper packaging manufacturing company in the world. Visy�s core business is the manufacture of cardboard boxes from recycled paper. As part of its future operations, a kraft pulp and paper mill is presently being built in New South Wales, Australia.
The environmental decision support tool, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), was used to quantify Visy�s CO2 and CH4 emissions across the entire life cycle of the Visy paper recycling and virgin papermaking processes. Commercially defined LCA models were developed for both papermaking processes.
GHG emissions estimated by each model were compared and the effect of different energy sources, technologies and manufacturing processes on CO2 and CH4 emissions were assessed. The majority of emissions in the two Visy papermaking models were due to fossil fuel derived energy sources and the decomposition of wood fibre in Solid Waste Disposal Sites (SWDSs). Results were used to propose appropriate GHG reduction strategies and business opportunities.
GHG reduction strategies included increasing the use of renewable energy, reducing the volume of solid waste rejects sent to SWDS, incinerating solid waste rejects with energy recovery and sourcing steam from third party providers. Proposed GHG business opportunities included increasing the production of Greenpower from the pulp and paper mill for sale to the grid.
This thesis is an example of the practical application of current GHG knowledge and LCA methodology that was undertaken in an environment where technical, political and commercial guidelines at both a national and international level were still evolving. Nevertheless, the thesis is not a critical review of LCA methodology.
The LCA support tool was able to quantify CO2 and CH4 emissions across the life cycle of the Visy recycling and virgin papermaking processes. The chosen functional unit, the assumptions and exemptions made, and the placement of the system boundaries, were found to be critical to the Visy LCA results.
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Mfenyana, Nondumiso Gloria. "An investigation into conditions that enable or constrain sustainable paper usage at Rhodes University." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004217.
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The interest in this study was initiated by the rapid global transition of paper usage to digital systems in teaching and learning at tertiary institutions, particularly those that are signatories to the Talloires Declaration, which include Rhodes University (RU). It was discovered that there are two earlier studies (Leslie et al. 2009; Amutenya et al. 2009) that investigated and proposed recommendations towards sustainable paper usage at Rhodes University (RU). This study then investigated the response of RU to the proposed recommendations of the above mentioned studies and evaluated the conditions that promote and constrain sustainable paper usage in teaching and learning, and the attitudes of users thereof.
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Leal, Ayala David Ricardo. "Paper re-use : toner-print removal by laser ablation." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.610476.
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Shakourian, Gelareh. "Enhanced De-inking and Recyclability of Laser Printed Paper by Plasma-Assisted Fiber Coating." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/10572.
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Office waste paper is one of the fastest growing segments of the recycled fiber industry. Toner particles are rigid, insoluble and difficult to disperse and detach from fibers. Therefore papers made from recycled office waste having high toner content will contain noticeable ink particles. This work will consider an alternative way of efficient de-inking using plasma polymers which will not affect the fibers chemically or mechanically. The focus is development and characterization of plasma-deposited films to serve as a barrier film for the adhesion of ink toner to the paper fibers and thereby enhance ink lift off from the fibers. The plasma treated paper is coated with fluorocarbon (PFE) and polyethylene glycol (PFE) films, with constant thickness of PFE and varying the thickness of PEG by 1500, from 1500 to 4500, for the three cases studied (PFE greater than PEG, PFE=PEG, PFE less than PEG). Handsheets were made using virgin fibers to eliminate effects of fillers. Once the sheets were coated and printing performed, they were re-pulped and both the slurry and the de-inking surfactant were placed in a flotation cell. Handsheets were made from the collected foam and stock and were scanned for particle count. The results indicated higher ink loss for the cases with increased thickness of polymer films. A handsheet with a 7500 film (PFE = 3000 and PEG = 4500) showed 61% ink removal compared to 38% for handsheets with no film deposited. There was also less material loss for the cases with higher polymer film thickness.
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Ryder, Kathryn. "The development of paper-based materials from low-grade apparel waste." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2014. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-development-of-paperbased-materials-from-lowgrade-apparel-waste(9aef77c7-57ac-4cf1-8d4b-0d6952dd4f19).html.
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The recycling rate of post-consumer apparel waste is low. This is compounded by our limited understanding of the fibre recovered from apparel waste and a lack of development in novel applications. Motivated by the growing rate of accumulation in unwanted clothing, this study focused on a number of integrated research themes aimed at understanding the nature of reclaimed cotton fibre, its use in paper-based materials and its utilisation in apparel related applications. Initially, the investigation characterised reclaimed cotton fibres from two different recovery machines (pinned air-layer and cutting mill). The results showed that neither process was capable of producing adequate fibre quality for fine yarn manufacture. The fibres exhibited extensive surface damage, length shortening and an increase in length distribution. After the initial characterisation, studies were undertaken to investigate the use of paper technology to increase the possibility of using reclaimed fibre in apparel. Strength is an important property in apparel related applications, therefore, the strength of reclaimed cotton-based paper was enhanced. The effects of a 4% sodium hydroxide pre-treatment on the beating performance and resultant sheet properties of reclaimed fibre pulp were investigated. At low beating levels, the results showed a significant 35% and 39% increase in tensile strength and energy absorption, respectively. With the treatment it is, therefore, possible to obtain a strong paper with high bulk, which can be further utilised to improve surface softness. Optimum dry and wet strength enhancement of the resultant paper was obtained with the combined addition of 1% carboxymethyl cellulose and 2% polyamideamine-epichlorhydrin. The development of wet strength was vital in order to facilitate uniform twist insertion in subsequent paper yarn manufacture. This study was one of the first to test the viability of using reclaimed cotton fibre in the production of paper yarns suitable for apparel manufacture. The wet-strengthened reclaimed-fibre paper was slit into 3 mm width ribbons, dampened, then twisted into yarns. The resultant yarns (46–193 tex) were uniform but lacked sufficient strength for use in weaving and knitting processes. Analysis of a commercial paper yarn, OJO+ , suggested that strength could be improved if fibre orientation was increased in the machine direction. A further application, in the form of a jacket, was trialled. The focus here was to test sewability using a variety of seam and stitch formations to sew together denim-derived cotton paper. A simple design using lap seams with straight stitching was established as the most effective construction. The final jacket satisfied industry requirements on seam strength and efficiency, however, further investigation into improving comfort and wear-ability will be essential.
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Wroe, Sarah. "The recycling of resorcinol formaldehyde latex coated nylon 66." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2013. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-recycling-of-resorcinol-formaldehyde-latex-coated-nylon-66(6b849427-03d1-4b81-b50a-df9d45f45e04).html.
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The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations encourage business to recycle their waste, as an alternative to landfill. This study has evaluated a number of processing techniques with respect to a difficult to recycle, technical textile, in order to develop recycling opportunities. Resorcinol formaldehyde latex (RFL) coated nylon 66 is a high performance fabric used as an interface to reinforce rubber products such as timing belts. The characteristics of the RFL coated woven fabric, assessed in comparison to equivalent uncoated fabrics, showed increased stiffness and decreased tear resistance. This was followed by the evaluation of three reduction processes:1) The Laroche Cadette shredder;2) The Hollander beater;3) The Intimus disintegrator. The fibre length, coating integrity and degradation properties were assessed for each of the reduction techniques. The longest fibres were produced by the Laroche Cadette shredder, this method proved most suitable for textile processing. The coating was unaffected and little degradation occurred. The Hollander beater produced mid-length fibres; however, fibres as short as 2mm could also be achieved. The material did not degrade, as water used within the process reduced heat build up, the coating remained adhered to the fibre. The Intimus Disintegrator produced the smallest fibre length and produced the greatest processing problem due to heat build up and degradation. Particles in addition to fibres were formed but were not crystalline in nature, and were difficult to process further. Processing using paper, textile, plastic and rubber technology were trialled with varying success. The recommended recycling route was found to be through reduction using the Hollander beater followed by incorporation of the waste as filler in rubber composites. RFL coated fibres gave additional strength to the rubber at high filler contents of 37.5% in comparison to uncoated waste filler also trialled. This was due to the surface chemistry of the RFL coated nylon fibre. The RFL coated nylon 66 filler also enabled the composites to exceed tear specifications required for hardwearing footwear. Fibres were effectively separated by length using forward flow and reverse flow hydrocyclones, separating 10mm and 3mm length fibres, which would prove useful for obtaining optimum particle size for reinforcement during the reduction process. Alternate processed trialled enabled the RFL fibres to be formed into a paper sheet using 50% cellulose pulp but textile processes proved unsuccessful. Moulded pieces formed though compression moulding were able to be produced from coated and uncoated fabric pieces, however many voids were present, limiting the usability.
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León, Mogrovejo Daphne Rossana 1986. "Avaliação das propriedades geotécnicas de um solo argiloso e outro arenoso com adição de fibras de papel kraft." [s.n.], 2013. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/258567.
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Orientador: Paulo José Rocha de AlbuquerqueDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo
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Resumo: Neste trabalho verificou-se a hipótese de que as fibras dispersas de papel Kraft, provenientes da reciclagem de sacos de cimento, podem ser utilizadas como estabilizante para melhorar as características e propriedades dos solos, por meio da análise do comportamento da mistura solo com fibras de polpa de celulose extraídas de sacos de cimento com três teores de fibra (5%, 10% e 15%) e dois tipos de solos (arenoso e argiloso). Não obstante, avaliou-se preliminarmente a influência desta adição nas características da água proveniente de uma possível percolação pelos solos, tendo em vista a possibilidade de contaminação do subsolo. Após realizar ensaios de laboratório (caracterização, compactação, permeabilidade e resistência) a partir de amostras deformadas, realizaram-se análises comparativas com as misturas. Constatou-se uma melhoria no desempenho das misturas quanto à resistência ao cisalhamento em ambos os solos, sendo observado melhor desempenho para o solo argiloso. Entretanto, verificou-se nas águas coletadas das misturas a partir de ensaios de permeabilidade, a tendência de aumento de condutividade elétrica, demanda química de oxigênio e dureza total quando comparados às águas dos dois solos sem fibra. Para verificar a validade dos resultados, realizaram-se análises estatísticas através do teste de Dunnett
Abstract: In this study was verified the hypothesis that the dispersed Kraft paper's fibers, resulted from the recycling process of cement bags, can be used as stabilizer in order to improve the characteristics and properties of soils, by analyzing of the behavior of mixture soil with cellulose pulp fibers extracted of cement bags with three fiber contents (5%, 10% and 15%) and two types of soils (sandy and clay). However, it was evaluated preliminarily the influence of this addition on the characteristics of water from a possible percolation through the soil, in view of the possibility of contamination of the subsoil After performing laboratorial experiments (physical characterization, compaction, permeability and resistance) from disturbed samples, were performed comparative analyses with the mixtures. It was noted an improvement in the performance of the mixtures when regarding shear resistance in both soils, and was observed even better performance in the clay soil. However, the collected samples of the mixtures from permeability tests presented a tendency of increased of electrical conductivity, chemical oxygen demand and total hardness when compared to the waters of the two soils without fiber. Statistical analyzes were performed to check the validity of the results using Dunnett test
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Shemi, Akpojotor. "Flexographic deinking with electric field technology by destabilization and flotation." Diss., Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/24666.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009.Committee Chair: Hsieh, Jeffery; Committee Member: Breedveld, Victor; Committee Member: Empie, Jeff; Committee Member: Forney, Larry; Committee Member: Singh, Preet
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Lee, Patrick Seo Thin. "A feasibility study of a recycled paper scoop, a dosing device for synthetic powder laundry detergents /." Online version of thesis, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11592.
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Fike, Gregory Michael. "Determination of Polymer Film Development through Surface Characterization Studies." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/6879.
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Unexpectedly, it was found that when a waterborne polyacrylate adhesive was placed on carbon steel it was not tacky; this was not the case for the same adhesive placed on stainless steel. It was determined that the surface energy, as measured with liquid contact angles, of the adhesive films is significantly different between the two films, with the non-tacky film having a higher surface energy. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) showed that the non-tacky surface has a higher roughness which minimizes the contacting area between the film and a contacting surface.
Analysis of the heating of the carbon steel coupon with infrared thermography shows a non-uniform temperature profile at the surface. This experimental data is corroborated using a 2-D heat transfer model that incorporates the heat transfer characteristics of the various components of carbon steel. Surface driven flow, or Marangoni convection, can develop from temperature gradients and are known to cause increased roughness in polymer films. IR thermography measurements of the adhesive film during drying shows larger temperature differences for the films on carbon steel than on stainless steel. These larger temperature differences induce greater Marangoni convection, which result in the rougher surfaces on carbon steel that were measured with AFM.
The effect of lowering the tack of a polyacrylate film has significant impact in the dryer section of a paper machine. This effect was quantified using the Web Adhesion Drying Simulator, which is a laboratory-scale apparatus that measures the energy required to pull the sheet from a metal surface. By substituting the adhesive-on-stainless steel with the less-sticky adhesive-on-carbon steel surface, the energy required to pull the sheet from the metal surface was reduced significantly and the picking associated with the test was nearly eliminated.
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Siqueira, Eder jose. "Polyamidoamine epichlorohydrin-based papers : mechanisms of wet strength development and paper repulping." Phd thesis, Université de Grenoble, 2012. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00952991.
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Polyamideamine epichlorohydrin (PAE) resin is a water soluble additive and the most used permanent wet strength additive in alkaline conditions for preparing wet strengthened papers. In this thesis, we studied some properties of PAE resins and wet strengthened papers prepared from them. In order to elucidate PAE structure, liquid state, 1H and 13C NMR was performed and permitted signals assignment of PAE structure. PAE films were prepared to study cross-linking reactions and then thermal and ageing treatments were performed. According to our results, the main PAE cross-linking reaction occurs by a nucleophilic attack of N atoms in the PAE and/or polyamideamine structures forming 2-propanol bridges between PAE macromolecules. A secondary contribution of ester linkages to the PAE cross-linking was also observed. However, this reaction, which is thermally induced, only occurs under anhydrous conditions. The mechanism related to wet strength development of PAE-based papers was studied by using CMC as a model compound for cellulosic fibres and PAE-CMC interactions as a model for PAE-fibres interactions. Based on results from NMR and FTIR, we clearly showed that PAE react with CMC that is when carboxylic groups are present in great amounts. Consequently, as the number of carboxylic groups present in lignocellulosic fibres is considerably less important and the resulting formed ester bonds are hydrolysable, we postulate that ester bond formation has a negligible impact on the wet strength of PAE-based papers. In the second part of this work, a 100% Eucalyptus pulp suspension was used to prepare PAE-based papers. PAE was added at different dosages (0.4, 0.6 and 1%) into the pulp suspension and its adsorption was indirectly followed by measuring the zeta potential. Results indicate that the adsorption, reconformation and/or penetration phenomena reach an apparent equilibrium between 10 and 30 min. Moreover, we showed that the paper dry strength was not significantly affected by the conductivity level (from 100 to 3000 µS/cm) of the pulp suspension. However, the conductivity has an impact on the wet strength and this effect seems to be enhanced for the highest PAE dosage (1%). We also demonstrated that storing the treated paper under controlled conditions or boosting the PAE cross-linking with a thermal post-treatment does not necessarily lead to the same wet strength. Degrading studies of cross-linked PAE films showed that PAE degradation in a persulfate solution at alkaline medium was more effective. A preliminary study of industrial PAE-based papers (coated and uncoated papers) was also performed. For uncoated paper, persulfate treatment was the most efficient. For coated papers, all treatments were inefficient in the used conditions, although a decrease of the wet tensile force of degraded samples was observed. The main responsible of the decrease of persulfate efficiency for coated papers was probably related to side reactions of free radicals with the coating constituents.
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Jordan, Alexander Thomas. "Liquid phase plasma technology for inkjet separation." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47543.
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Currently most deinking technologies are dependent upon flotation and dissolved air flotation
(DAF) technology in order to separate inkjet ink from fiber and water. Much of this
technology is based on ink that is extremely hydrophobic. This made flotation and DAF
very easy to use because the ink in the water would very easily move with the air in flotation
and be brought to the surface, after which the ink can be skimmed and the pulp can
be used.
Now that small scale printing has become the norm, there has been a move to high
quality, small scale printing. This involves the use of a hydrophilic ink. Hydrophilic ink
cannot be easily separated from water and fiber the same way the hydrophobic ink can be.
With low concentrations of hydrophilic ink in the process water stream, it can be absorbed
into the process but as the hydrophilic ink concentration rises alternative methods will be
needed in order to separate inkjet ink from water.
One solution is to find a method to effectively increase ink particle size. This will
enable the ink particles to be filtered or to have an increase ecacy of removal during
flotation. In this thesis, one solution is discussed about how electric field and electric
plasma technologies can be used to increase particle size and help purify process water in
recycle mills.
This plasma treatment can very effectively bring ink particles together so that they may
be separated by another method. There are two methods by which this may take place. One
is polymerization and the other is electro-coagulation. These processes can work side by
side to bring ink particles together.
This plasma treatment process creates free radicals by stripping off hydrogen atoms
from surrounding organic matter. These free radicals then react with the high alkene bond
content within the ink to create a very large covalently bonded molecule. This is the new
mechanism that is being investigated in this thesis. The other action that is taking place is electro-coagulation.
Plasma treated ink can be filtered out using a cellulose acetate or cellulose nitrate membrane
or they can be filtered using paper or fiber glass filters as well. The extent at which
these can be filtered out is dependent on the size of the pores of the filter. In this study, it
was shown that the plasma treatment was able to clean water with a fairly small amount
of energy. It was also found that treatment time and concentration had very little eect on
the outcome of the treatment ecacy. One factor that did have an effect was the pH. At
very high pH values the process became noticeably less eective. The high pH essentially
eliminated the electro-coagulation aspect of the treatment process and also hurt the polymerization
aspect as well because of lower amount of hydrogen atoms available for the
plasma to create free radicals.
A model of the process was used to try to give the reader an idea of the ecacy that the
process would have in an industrial scale process. The model assumes that two types of ink
particles exist. One is ink that has a radical and another in which the ink does not have a
radical. The model also assumes that if ink is at all polymerized, ink is filtered out with the
0.8 micron filter. The model assumes three reactions; initialization, propagation and partial
termination. The partial termination is a result from the general chemical structure of ink.
Ink has many double bonds in its general structure which makes termination very unlikely
to occur, so the model assumes that on average when two radials interact that only one is
eliminated. This model is only supposed to give the reader an idea of the ecacy of the
process. The numbers provided in the model will change very significantly in a different
system.
The evidence behind polymerization aspect of the process comes from two main sources.
One is the small molecule analysis from methanol after being exposed to the plasma and the
other from the plasma being exposed to allyl alcohol. The small molecule analysis shows
that the process generates free radicals on organic molecules. Methanol was exposed to
the plasma and then the resulting GC/MS analysis showed that 1,2-ethanediol was present, this showed that the electric discharge process was able to create free radicals on organic
molecules in the liquid phase.
Using a similar process the plasma discharge process was exposed to a mixture of allyl
alcohol, water and propanol and water in two separate experiments. The difference between
these two molecules is an alkene bond that is between the carbon two and carbon three
atoms. The particle size of both samples was then analyzed and it was shown that the
solution with allyl alcohol had an average particle size about an order of magnitude larger
than the solution with propanol in it.
Because of all the evidence discussed here and in the rest of the thesis we believe that
the plasma treatment of ink has both polymerization and electro-coagulation aspect. This
process could also be a potential solution to the water soluble ink problem that will soon
face the recycling industry.
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Gribble, Christopher Mark. "Surface adsorption and pore-level properties of mineral and related systems of relevance to the recycling of paper." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/315.
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There is a significant problem for the paper recycling industry known as “stickies”. “Stickies” are tacky species, present in recycled paper and coated broke, derived from coating formulations, adhesives, etc. They impact negatively on paper quality and cause web runnability problems by deposit build-up. To sustain recycling, stickies are controlled by adsorbing them onto minerals added to the recycled stock. So the aim of the project was to characterise non-porous and porous minerals suitable for paper-making, and then use the knowledge gained to improve the adsorption of stickies. The pore level properties of the minerals used to control stickies are highly relevant in regulating adsorption of the stickies. Levels of pore architecture were investigated by characterising filter media with porosimetry, porometry, electron microscopy and modelling the combined results. Seven samples were studied, with pore size distributions ranging from simple unimodal to complicated bimodal. Porometry, porosimetry and SEM, individually can only determine primary pore architecture. A combination of experimental and modelling techniques allows a full characterisation of pore architecture from primary to quaternary levels. Calcium carbonates can be modified to change the pore architecture, which affects properties such as wetting. Their pore architecture was investigated to understand why some modified calcium carbonates do not show two distinct wetting rates. The investigation implied a significant surface area could be attributed to nano rugosity. The nano rugosity was responsible for the enhanced wetting of a sample. A zero length column was used to study diffusion and desorption of benzene with calcium carbonate. Desorption and diffusion coefficients for calcium carbonate systems were calculated from the corrected concentration versus time measurements. They showed how the pore architecture affects diffusion and desorption. By comparing the experimental results with a pore network simulation, it was possible to deduce the relative effect of surface diffusion. The adsorption of stickies onto different mineral grades was investigated using a novel proxy method to determine equilibrium constants and adsorption isotherms. The results were then used to understand the influence of particle size on the adsorption behaviour, with three mechanisms proposed. The equilibrium constant and adsorption isotherm data also allowed comparisons between hydrophilic and hydrophobic adsorption onto grades of talc. Recommendations are made for the optimum use of minerals for the removal of stickies, and for in-situ methods for monitoring and optimising removal.
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Voigt, Paul George. "Bioethanol production from waste paper through fungal biotechnology." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013447.
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Bioethanol is likely to be a large contributor to the fuel sector of industry in the near future. Current research trends are geared towards utilizing food crops as substrate for bioethanol fermentation; however, this is the source of much controversy. Utilizing food crops for fuel purposes is anticipated to cause massive food shortages worldwide. Cellulose is the most abundant renewable resource on earth and is subject to a wide array of scientific study in order to utilize the glucose contained within it. Waste paper has a high degree of cellulose associated with it, which makes it an ideal target for cellulose biotechnology with the ultimate end goal of bioethanol production. This study focussed on producing the necessary enzymes to hydrolyse the cellulose found in waste paper and using the sugars produced to produce ethanol. The effects of various printing inks had on the production of sugars and the total envirorunental impact of the effluents produced during the production line were also examined. It was found that the fungus Trichoderma longibrachiatum DSM 769 grown in Mandel's medium with waste newspaper as the sole carbon source at 28 °C for 6 days produced extracellular cellulase enzymes with an activity of 0.203 ± 0.009 FPU.ml⁻¹, significantly higher activity as compared to other paper sources. This extracellular cellulase was used to hydrolyse waste newspaper and office paper, with office paper yielding the highest degree of sugar production with an end concentration of 5.80 ± 0.19 g/1 at 40 °C. Analysis by HPLC showed that although glucose was the major product at 4.35 ± 0.12 g/1, cellobiose was also produced in appreciable amounts (1.97 ± 0.71 g/1). The sugar solution was used as a substrate for Saccharomyces cerevisiae DSM 1333 and ethanol was produced at a level of 1.79 ± 0.26 g/1, the presence of which was confirmed by a 600 MHz NMR spectrum. It was found that cellobiose was not fermented by this strain of S. cerevisiae. Certain components of inks (the PAHs phenanthrene and naphthalene) were found to have a slight inhibitory effect (approximately 15% decrease) on the cellulase enzymes at very high concentrations (approximately 600 μg/1 in aqueous medium), while anthracene had no effect. Whole newsprint ink was shown not to sorb glucose. The environmental analysis of the effluents produced showed that in order for the effluents to be discharged into an aqueous ecosystem they would have to be diluted up to 200 times. They were also shown to have the potential to cause severe machinery damage if reused without proper treatment.
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Siqueira, Eder José. "Polyamidoamine epichlorohydrin-based papers : mechanisms of wet strength development and paper repulping." Thesis, Grenoble, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012GRENI035/document.
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Le travail présenté dans ce manuscrit s’intéresse au mode d’action des résines thermodurcissables utilisées pour conférer au matériau papier des propriétés spécifiques. En effet, certains papiers sont destinés, au cours de leur usage, à être en contact avec des liquides et en particulier de l’eau. C’est le cas, par exemple, des papiers absorbants, de certains papiers filtres, mais aussi de papiers pour étiquettes ou pour billets de banque. En présence d’eau, les papiers perdent rapidement leur résistance mécanique, essentiellement due à la présence en grand nombre de liaisons hydrogène, d’où la nécessité d’un traitement : l’objectif est de maintenir un certain niveau de résistance des papiers saturés en eau. Ces traitements consistent à introduire dans la suspension fibreuse, en cours d’élaboration, des pré-polymères cationiques s’adsorbant à la surface des fibres. Après la formation de la feuille de papier, la feuille humide est séchée et c’est au cours de cette étape que s’amorce la réticulation de ces polymères. Elle conduit à la formation d’un réseau tridimensionnel de polymère dans le matelas fibreux. Ce réseau permet au papier de conserver ses propriétés mécaniques lorsqu’il est en contact avec de l’eau. Il présente ce que l’on appelle communément une résistance à l’état humide (REH). Un des inconvénients de ce type de traitement est lié aux difficultés de recyclage des papiers obtenus. Il nécessite un traitement particulièrement intensif et coûteux qui couple une action mécanique (désintégration, dépastillage) à une action chimique (utilisation d’hydroxyde de sodium, par exemple). Même si ces produits sont largement utilisés, les mécanismes mis en jeu que ce soit pour le développement des propriétés de REH ou pour le recyclage ne sont pas totalement compris. Dans ce contexte, ce travail a pour objectif d’étudier le mode d’action de pré-polymères de polyamideamine épichlorhydrine (PAE), couramment utilisés en papeterie pour conférer au matériau papier une résistance à l’état humide (REH). Il s’intéresse à la caractérisation de solutions commerciales de PAE et à l’étude des mécanismes réactionnels de ces pré-polymères. Il traite également de l’effet de certains paramètres de production du papier sur l’efficacité des traitements. Enfin, il apporte de éléments nouveaux sur la compréhension de l’étape de recyclagePolyamideamine epichlorohydrin (PAE) resin is a water soluble additive and the most used permanent wet strength additive in alkaline conditions for preparing wet strengthened papers. In this thesis, we studied some properties of PAE resins and wet strengthened papers prepared from them. In order to elucidate PAE structure, liquid state, 1H and 13C NMR was performed and permitted signals assignment of PAE structure. PAE films were prepared to study cross-linking reactions and then thermal and ageing treatments were performed. According to our results, the main PAE cross-linking reaction occurs by a nucleophilic attack of N atoms in the PAE and/or polyamideamine structures forming 2-propanol bridges between PAE macromolecules. A secondary contribution of ester linkages to the PAE cross-linking was also observed. However, this reaction, which is thermally induced, only occurs under anhydrous conditions. The mechanism related to wet strength development of PAE-based papers was studied by using CMC as a model compound for cellulosic fibres and PAE-CMC interactions as a model for PAE-fibres interactions. Based on results from NMR and FTIR, we clearly showed that PAE react with CMC that is when carboxylic groups are present in great amounts. Consequently, as the number of carboxylic groups present in lignocellulosic fibres is considerably less important and the resulting formed ester bonds are hydrolysable, we postulate that ester bond formation has a negligible impact on the wet strength of PAE-based papers. In the second part of this work, a 100% Eucalyptus pulp suspension was used to prepare PAE-based papers. PAE was added at different dosages (0.4, 0.6 and 1%) into the pulp suspension and its adsorption was indirectly followed by measuring the zeta potential. Results indicate that the adsorption, reconformation and/or penetration phenomena reach an apparent equilibrium between 10 and 30 min. Moreover, we showed that the paper dry strength was not significantly affected by the conductivity level (from 100 to 3000 µS/cm) of the pulp suspension. However, the conductivity has an impact on the wet strength and this effect seems to be enhanced for the highest PAE dosage (1%). We also demonstrated that storing the treated paper under controlled conditions or boosting the PAE cross-linking with a thermal post-treatment does not necessarily lead to the same wet strength. Degrading studies of cross-linked PAE films showed that PAE degradation in a persulfate solution at alkaline medium was more effective. A preliminary study of industrial PAE-based papers (coated and uncoated papers) was also performed. For uncoated paper, persulfate treatment was the most efficient. For coated papers, all treatments were inefficient in the used conditions, although a decrease of the wet tensile force of degraded samples was observed. The main responsible of the decrease of persulfate efficiency for coated papers was probably related to side reactions of free radicals with the coating constituents
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Gantenbein, Daniel. "Development of mineral particle surfaces for the adsorption of pitch from wood processing and recycling of paper." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/1175.
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During the production of paper in paper mills, detrimental wood resin is released into the water circuit of the mill during the pulping process of the wood into fibres. This wood resin, termed pitch, can detrimentally deposit on the paper and on the paper machine equipment. The deposits mark the paper or can lead to a tear of the paper web involving a loss of output and a reduction in paper quality. Furthermore, the wood resinous compounds in paper mill effluents need to be reduced in order to minimise their toxic effects on water organisms. Talc has been the benchmark for many years as a mineral additive in pitch control. Since the papermaking process has changed over the years, the concept of mineral addition needs to be redefined and adopted towards the new circumstances. By understanding the fundamentals behind the adsorption of wood resin compounds from aqueous systems on to talc new mineral additives can be developed. A model for the determination of the aspect ratio of platy and rod-like particles has been developed, based on commonly available characterisations such as particle size, specific surface area and shape. It was found that the adsorption capacity of a mineral is directly proportional to its specific surface area, but only within its mineral family. Including the effect of surface hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity allowed fine tuning of the adsorption capacity of newly developed calcium carbonate grades. Furthermore, size exclusion effects, in porous, high surface area modified calcium carbonate, were seen to hinder complete coverage of the surface area by wood resin. With increasing pH, the adsorption efficiency of talc for colloidal wood resin was found to decrease. Under these alkaline conditions, which are common in modern paper making processes, talc preferentially adsorbed dissolved species. The use of the newly developed surface treated and modified calcium carbonates allowed more efficient adsorption of the colloidal fraction and, therefore, represent an efficient alternative to talc in pitch control. An increase in temperature led to an increased adsorption capacity of talc. This observation indicates the type of interaction tat controls the adsorption of hydrophobic pitch particles onto talc, i.e. the entropically favoured release of water from the hydrophobic talc surface as well as the hydrophobic methylene backbone of the hemicellulose.
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Kuzma, Daniel J. "Impact of Recycled Fiber on Total Carbon Dioxide Output During Linerboard Production." Connect to resource online, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1210097844.
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Ashok, Archana. "Textile paper as a circular material." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekologi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-214687.
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Increasing resource efficiency by utilising secondary raw material is one of the key characteristics of a circular economy. Textile dust fibre, a waste generated from textile mechanical recycling has the prospect to be utilised as secondary raw material for producing novel material: textile paper suitable for packaging and other applications. A comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of carrier bags made from one ton of virgin paper, recycled paper and novel textile paper (~22584paper bags with grammage of 100 g/m2 and same dimensions for all 3 types of bags) showed that textile paper bag is more environmentally friendly in terms of carbon footprint. The largest environmental contributors were energy consumed in the pulping and paper making processes, followed by the use of adhesives and printing ink in the conversion process of paper to papercarrier bags. A comparative Techno-economic Assessment (TEA) was carried out for the operating cost of producing the three selected carrier bag types. The analysis conveyed that textile paper bags are more economically attractive, mainly due to the partial substitution of paper fibre with low-cost textile dust fibre. Furthermore, a simple tool was developed with an attempt to assess and compare materials suitability for the circular economy considering life cycle thinking and business perspectives. Assessment of textile paper using the Circular material assessment tool indicated that there is still scope for improvement on the following circularity characteristics of circular material: scarcity of raw material, local supply of resources, clean and non-toxic resources. Textile paper material scored high in the following circularity characteristics: secondary raw material, industrial symbiosis, recycling, resource efficiency in manufacturing and use. In the final step, the textile paper bag was eco-designed through the combined and iterative LCA and TEA approach with the aim to achieve improved scores as a circular material. In order to understand the overall sustainability advantages and trade-offs, further research is recommended on different textile dust fibre grades as well as textile paper performance based on mechanical properties. It is also recommended to investigate textile paper in other applications like one time fashion clothes, reusable paper bags as textile hangers etc.
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Leeuwen, Erik Pieter van. "Recovered-resource dependent industries and the strategic renewal of incumbent firms a multi-level study of recovered-resource dependence management and strategic renewal in the European paper and board industry /." [Rotterdam] : Rotterdam : Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), Erasmus University Rotterdam ; Erasmus University [Host], 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/10183.
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Ng, U.-hong Angela, and 吳如虹. "Paper balance for Hong Kong: consumption, waste generation, recovery and disposal." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31253842.
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Hart, Anthony. "Bioregional development : an analysis of the environmental implications of local 'closed loop' uncoated woodfree printing and writing paper recycling." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2004. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/843956/.
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The main objective of this research was to assess the potential environmental benefits of the 'Local Paper for London' (LPfL) cycle. A key challenge was to improve the efficiency of uncoated woodfree printing and writing (uwf P+W) paper recycling from London's commercial sector. This is achieved by 'closed-loop' recycling, whereby commercial consumers direct their waste paper back through a defined cycle to the recycled paper production facility from where they procure their 100% recycled uwf P+W paper. Life cycle assessment was used to define and compare the environmental burdens of the LPfL cycle with those of conventional supply strategies for uwf P+W papers available to consumers in the UK. Previous LCA studies into waste paper recycling show that key environmental burdens are associated with energy generation, sludge disposal and transportation in the waste paper collection and finished product delivery phases. Improvement strategies are developed to address these issues in the LPfL cycle. The results point to the development of a city-scale PAPER-Materials and Energy Recovery Facility (PAPER-MERF). At such a plant, based near the recycled paper production site, waste paper can be separated into recoverable fibre suitable for uwf P+W paper reproduction and a fibre-based recoverable energy stock; thus, in theory, the cycle has the potential to be completely powered by renewable energy. Some of the fibre sludge generated in the pulping process is also used to generate energy. Fibre sludge can also be used on or off-site for a fibreboard co-product stream. Burdens associated with transportation of finished paper are vastly reduced since the target consumers are local and, potentially, the finished goods delivery phase can be integrated with the waste paper collection cycle. The research also considers non-environmental impacts, whereby regional waste paper availability and the fibre sustainability of the LPfL product are both proven to be viable.
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MELDONIAN, NELSON L. "Alguns aspectos do lixo urbano no estado de Sao Paulo e consideracoes sobre a reciclagen do aluminio e do papel." reponame:Repositório Institucional do IPEN, 1998. http://repositorio.ipen.br:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10708.
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Cole, Elaine Janet. "A community-based social marketing campaign to green the offices at Pacific University recycling, paper reduction and environmentally preferable purchasing /." [Yellow Springs, Ohio] : Antioch University, 2007. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?acc_num=antioch1196103329.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Antioch University, 2007.Title from PDF t.p. (viewed August 1, 2008). "A dissertation submitted to the Ph.D. in Leadership and Change program of Antioch University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy October 2007."--from the title page. Advisor: Dr. Jon Wergin. Keywords: community-based social marketing, recycling; paper reduction, environmentally preferable purchasing, higher education, behavior change, mixed method study, greening Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-204).
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Brown, Edward Walter. "A cost-benefit analysis for revision and reimplementation of the office paper recycling program at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/23597.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimitedThis thesis examines the current waste paper recycling program at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey. the thesis evaluates the costs and benefits of the existing recycling program and a new revised waste paper recycling program. The thesis shows that a new program can be implemented and increase the benefits to the school by $6,000 per year. It shows inefficiencies in the current solid waste disposal practices. It also shows that the Public Works Department, Supply Department and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Departments must work together to make recycling work. In addition to waste paper recycling, the thesis identifies a need for increased cardboard recycling, as well as source reduction.
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Cole, Elaine J. "A Community-Based Social Marketing Campaign to Green the Offices at Pacific University: Recycling, Paper Reduction, and Environmentally Preferable Purchasing." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1196103329.
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Vilaseca, Morera Fabiola. "Tensioactius aniònics aplicats al destintatge per flotació de barreges de paper premsa i revista." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Girona, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/8028.
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El trabajo presentado se enmarca en el estudio del destintado de papeles viejos con un fuerte contenido en pasta mecánica y con una composición de partida del 60% de papel de periódico y un 40% de paper revista. Se somete el papel al proceso de destintado por flotación. El trabajo centra parte de la atención en la evaluación de la etapa de desintegración, tanto por los conceptos vinculados al destintado (desprendimiento de tinta y su fragmentación-redeposición) como por la individualización de las fibras y el consumo energético asociado.En este sentido se estudia el grado de individualización de los paquetes fibrosos que obtienen las variables mecánicas aplicadas durante la desintegración a partir de la medida del índice de Somerville y se compara con el consumo energético medido en la etapa. Se concluye que con cualquiera de las condiciones mecánicas probadas consiguen un nivel de desfibrado muy bueno, y que su evolución cinética responde a la ley establecida por Bennington. La determinación del consumo energético por tonelada de pasta tratada (consumo específico de energía, SEC) conduce a establecer la máxima consistencia del 12% como la que aprovecha al máximo la energía disipada a la suspensión. Los fenómenos de desprendimiento y fragmentación de partículas de tinta se dan en la etapa de desintegración, donde se observa que el máximo grado de desprendimiento de tinta se obtiene con los tensioactivos que presentan la cadena hidrófoba más larga. Por lo que se refiere a la dispersión de las partículas de tinta, aunque a partir de las medidas de ERIC parece que un tensioactivo, el carboxilato de cadena corta, fragmenta considerablemente más que los otros, la distribución de diámetros evaluada por la técnica de análisis de imagen muestra que todas las condiciones probadas conducen a una distribución de diámetros de partícula centrada entre 0 y 15 µm. El estudio sobre la efectividad de los tensioactivos aplicados en la eliminación de la tinta por flotación pone de manifiesto que los tensioactivos que conducen al mayor grado de desprendimiento de la tinta no se corresponden con el tensioactivo más efectivo en flotación: el tensioactivo sulfatado de cadena corta
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Cvengros, Blake J. "Concentration Levels of PM2.S and PM 10 Paper Dust in a Book Production Facility." TopSCHOLAR®, 2017. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1972.
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Concentration levels of PM2.5 and PM10 paper dust were measured in a book production facility using a quantitative single subject study. Dust concentration data was collected in three processes of a book manufacturing facility; paper recycling, the digital pressroom and the digital bindery. Data was collected using the DustTrak DRX 8533 Aerosol Monitor, focusing on particulate sizes of PM2.5 and PM10. The data was used to determine if paper dust in the book production industry reached concentration levels that could have negative respiratory health effects on surrounding employees and to determine which process within the studied facility had the highest concentrations of paper dust. The study revealed that the paper recycling warehouse had the highest concentrations of paper dust. It was also determined that the paper recycling warehouse could cause negative respiratory health effects on surrounding employees. Further research is needed to determine the extent of those effects and potential remediation.
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Welt, Thomas. "Enzymatic deinking effectiveness and mechanisms." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7067.
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Panek, Joel C. "Fragmentation of brittle polymeric toner line caused by swelling of paper substrate during immersion in water." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5808.
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Molina, Carlos Ernesto Chávez. "Estudo do comportamento mecânico de misturas de resíduo da fabricação de papel e solo para utilização na construção rodoviária." Universidade de São Paulo, 2004. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/18/18137/tde-10072017-161404/.
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O resíduo sólido estudado na presente pesquisa e decorrente da associação de lama de calcário e dregs (expressão muito utilizada na indústria do papel, inclusive no Brasil, que poderia ser traduzida como \'borra\'), materiais gerados na fabricação de papel. Tradicionalmente, este resíduo é depositado em aterros sanitários ou em áreas controladas. No entanto, a disponibilidade de espaços adequados para a disposição é pequena, e a conservação dos mesmos é muito dispendiosa, visto que apresentam riscos de contaminação para o ambiente e fauna circundantes. Assim, este tipo de solução não é mais visto como viável a longo prazo. Este trabalho tem como objetivo principal determinar, a partir de ensaios de laboratório, o comportamento mecânico de misturas constituídas com solos e o resíduo em destaque, visando a sua utilização na construção rodoviária. Foram compactados corpos-de-prova com e sem adição de resíduo na energia normal do Proctor, variando-se o tipo de solo, o teor de cal e o tempo de cura, e posteriormente foram submetidos a ensaios de compressão simples, compressão diametral e índice de suporte Califórnia. Complementarmente, foram realizados ensaios de difração de raios-X e microscopia eletrônica por varredura para determinar, respectivamente, a composição química e micro-estrutura do resíduo. Os resultados mostraram que a adição do resíduo da fabricação de papel aos solos não melhora as propriedades mecânicas das misturas compactadas, sendo necessária a utilização de um estabilizante, como a cal, para melhorar as más características. Porém para os solos estudados, as misturas de solo, resíduo e cal apresentaram melhor comportamento mecânico que as misturas de solo-cal, oferecendo uma solução factível para a utilização deste resíduo na construção rodoviária.The solid waste studied in the present research results from the association of lime mud and dregs, these materials are generated during the paper manufacturing. Traditionally, this waste is disposed of either surface impoundment or landfills. However, there is limited appropriate land availability for these disposal practices, and its maintenance is costly, due to the present contamination risks for the surrounding environment and fauna. Therefore, this kind of solution is no longer seen as long term viable. This work has the main objective of studying, based on laboratory tests, the mechanical behavior of soils and the wastes in focus mixtures, seeking their utilization in road construction. Specimens with and without the addition of waste were compacted at the normal proctor energy, varying the soil type, the lime rate and curing time, afterwards they were submitted to tests of unconfined compressive strength, indirect tensile strength and California bearing ratio. Complementary, tests of ray-X diffraction and spectrum electronic microscopy were executed to respectively determine the chemical composition and microstructure of the waste. The results showed that the addition of paper mill wastes to soils does not improve the mechanical properties of the compacted mixtures, being necessary the use of a stabilizer, such as lime, to improve its poor characteristics. However for the studied soils; the lime stabilized soils and the waste mixtures presented bettermechanical behavior than the lime stabilized soils offering a feasible solution for the use of this waste in road construction.
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El-dabbagh, Fadi. "Novel technique and facility for thermal treatment of solid residues." Thesis, McGill University, 2003. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=84238.
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De-inking sludge generated from pulp and paper industry is considered hazardous since it may contain heavy metals such as Cd, Cr, and Pb. Hence, the de-inking sludge needs to be treated before being disposed of. Sludge combustion is a proven disposal technology, which generates fly ash containing a portion of the heavy metals that may leach out under uncontrolled conditions. The aim of this thesis is to implement a new multi-zone temperature combustion technique (Low-High-Low temperature combustion, LHL) to help contain and immobilize the heavy metals within fly ash particles. During the LHL, the waste will be initially fed into a low-temperature zone (<1100 K) and then subjected to the high-temperature treatment (~1480 K) that will be followed by another low-temperature zone (~1100 K).This dissertation describes the detailed design and construction of a novel pilot-scale combustion facility, called the Multi-Mode Combustion Facility (MCF), used as a multidisciplinary research tool for investigating the thermal remediation of contaminated solid residues. The MCF is capable of operating in two different modes: Fluidized-Bed combustion mode (FBC) and Single burner furnace mode (SBF). However, this project focuses on the FBC mode (minimum fluidization velocity of 0.42 m/s and bed temperature of 1073 K).
This research compares the combustion characteristics of de-inking sludge obtained in the LHL and in the conventional combustion techniques. The following properties of particulates were studied: morphological evolution of solid particles, structural porosity, metals interactions with fly ash particles, and leachability.
The LHL's final supermicron spherical fly ash went through a molten phase with submicron particles attached to the fly ash particles surfaces. Thus, reducing its porosity to 19%. However, the amorphous final fly ash obtained in the conventional technique reveals 32% porosity. It was found that the physical characteristics of the final LHL's fly ash are the main cause for the reduced heavy metals leachability rates of 0.18, 0.046, and 0.92% for Cd, Cr, and Pb, respectively. The conventional technique had 53.28, 16.79, and 5.20% of Cd, Cr, and Pb respectively, leaching out due to the high porosity percentages. In conclusion, the LHL technique allows for controlling the heavy metals emission from FBCs, while using a waste to energy approach and maintaining environmentally acceptable gas emission levels.
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Vilímek, Pavel. "Řešení odpadového hospodářství se zaměřením na recyklovatelný odpad." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta elektrotechniky a komunikačních technologií, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-217909.
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Work with behind-go recycling waste with project on foundation firm applied in this branch. Next then by suggesting arrangement on recycling electric cable, development prises and processing price list.
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Johansson, Ingrid, and Walter Deltin. "Utilization of Pulp and Paper Waste Products in the Metal Industry : Initial testing of carbon-containing waste material briquettes." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-231792.
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Today, a huge part of waste products from pulp and paper industries ends up in landfill which is both economically and environmentally adversely. This report examines the possibilities of using those products as a slag foamer and fuel in different furnaces in the metal industry. The waste products contain valuable elements, especially carbon. Therefore, there is an increased interest in finding possible use for the waste products in the metal industry. The reuse would contribute to preservation of energy as fossil fuel can be replaced. In the report, two waste materials called mixed biosludge and fiber reject are examined. The experiments are performed with the waste products pressed together with a base material and cement forming a briquette. The requirements examined are strength needed for both transportation and use in furnaces and ability to create a foaming slag. The results in strength were ambiguous, no waste material based briquettes met the set criteria. As of now, the briquettes are probably not strong enough to be transported. No foaming occurred during the experiment, but only one experiment was performed. Therefore, further experiments are needed before any conclusions can be drawn. The briquettes can possibly replace coke and coal in applications where strength is not as important. Nevertheless, it is uncertain if the briquettes affect the steel quality.Idag läggs en stor del av restprodukter från pappers och massaindustrin på deponi, vilket innebär såväl ekonomiska som miljömässiga nackdelar. Den här rapporten undersöker möjligheterna att använda dessa restprodukter som slaggskummare och bränsle i de olika ugnarna inom metallindustrin. Restprodukterna innehåller värdefulla ämnen, framförallt kol. Därför finns det ett ökat intresse för att hitta möjliga användningsområden för restprodukterna inom metallindustrin. Denna återanvändning skulle bidra till energibevarande eftersom fossila bränslen kan ersättas. I den här rapporten undersöks två restmaterial, blandat biologiskt slam och fiberavfall. Experimenten utfördes med dessa restprodukter pressade samman med ett basmaterial och cement till en brikett. Kraven som undersöks är styrka för både transport och användning i ugnarna samt förmågan att skumma en slagg. Resultaten för briketternas styrka var tvetydiga, inga av briketterna innehållande restprodukter satisfierade det uppsatta kriteriet. Styrkan är troligtvis för låg för att transport ska vara möjlig. Ingen skumning skedde under experimentet, men endast ett experiment genomfördes. Därför behöver ytterligare experiment genomföras innan några slutsatser kan dras. Men briketterna tros kunna ersätta koks och kol där styrkan inte är viktig. Men det är osäkert om briketterna påverkar stålkvaliteten.
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Delgado, Aguilar Marc. "Nanotecnología en el sector papelero: mejoras en calidad y permanencia de las fibras de alto rendimiento y secundarias en una economía circular mediante el uso de nanofibras y el refino enzimático." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Girona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/326743.
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Bio and nano technologies are absent or incipient in papermaking industry and, concretely, in recycling and high-yield pulps sectors. In this sense, the present Thesis uses cellulose nanofibers (CNF), both in bulk and on surface, for physicomechanical properties enhancement of both recycled papers and of those made from high-yield fibers. Moreover, in order to reach even higher physicomechanical properties, the synergetic action between CNF and enzymatic refining was investigated. Recycling through mechanical refinement was found to produce papers with similar properties than the original ones, without the possibility of enhancement. However, the above cited combination drives to papers with properties that can be used in higher performance applications.L’aplicació de la bio i la nano tecnologia en el sector paperer en general i, més concretament, en el subsector del reciclatge i les pastes d’alt rendiment és pràcticament inexistent o molt incipient. En aquest sentit, en aquesta tesi s’utilitzen nanofibres de cel·lulosa (CNF), tant en massa com en superfície, per tal d’incrementar les propietats físico-mecàniques del paper de fibres secundàries i d’alt rendiment. A més, amb l’objectiu d’assolir fins i tot propietats físico-mecàniques superiors, es van utilitzar tècniques de refinat enzimàtic en combinació amb l’addició de CNF. Es va constatar que el refinat mecànic de les fibres secundàries permet la fabricació de papers amb les mateixes prestacions físico-mecàniques que el paper original, sense la possibilitat d’incrementar les propietats. D’altra banda, l’addició de CNF i el refinat enzimàtic doten als papers de propietats que els obren les portes a nous horitzons d’aplicació on els requeriments físico-mecànics són superiors.
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John, Donald. "Assessment of Waste Management Practices in Cyprus : The case of Nudging at Cyprus University of Technology." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-413493.
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Waste management issues are prevalent in many parts of the world. Member states of the European Union (EU) are expected to follow the guidelines of the Waste Framework Directive set by the EU. The directive includes targets intended to facilitate waste management practices such as recycling and landfilling. Unfortunately, several countries in the Mediterranean regions are failing to meet these targets, one such country being Cyprus. The country is the third largest generator of municipal waste in the EU and majority of the country’s waste (approx. 80%) are landfilled, while just 19% are recycled. Cyprus has failed to meet the target for recycling 50% of the municipal waste by 2020. Much of the problems can be attributed to the fact that the country lacks good infrastructures such as recycling facilities and services for separate processing of recyclables and biodegradables. Cyprus University of Technology,situated in the city of Limassol, is a leading university in country that values environmental protection and sustainability and has won several awards for depicting their commitment towards sustainable development. Owing to their good environmental record, a study was conducted at this university in the form of a waste audit and nudging experiment along with a complimentary questionnaire. Nudging is a concept in behavioural science which proposes positive reinforcement through the form of indirect suggestions as a strategy to influence decisions and behaviours of individuals or groups. Nudging was undertaken through the intervention of an informative sign at the recycle bins. The waste audit was separated into two periods, control (without nudging) and intervention (with nudging). Later, a questionnaire was distributed to students to understand their attitudes and behaviours towards recycling and the nudging experiment. This research is analysed using a mixed method approach whereby data is collected and analysed using both quantitative and qualitative methods. A secondary data analysis was also utilised for recommending possible solutions to improving waste management problems in Cyprus based on recycling initiatives in other countries, particularly from the Mediterranean region. The research found that there has been an increase in the rate of recycling since nudging was introduced. The questionnaire results also implied that there is a general concern among students for recycling and that much more has to be done by the university to help with waste separation and recycling. The secondary analysis of literature also reveals Cyprus has a long way to go, but proper waste management can be achieved through the government’s prioritisation of environmental protection and improvement of waste management infrastructures. Although the findings in this research has been successful, it could have been further investigated if the waste audit period had been extended and more responses were acquired to the questionnaire. Additionally, conducting interviews of certain individuals could have provided more insight into the waste management challenges in the future.
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Rothpfeffer, Caroline. "From wood to waste and waste to wood : aspects on recycling waste products from the pulp mill to the forest soil /." Uppsala : Dept. of Forest Soils, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2007. http://epsilon.slu.se/200783.pdf.
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Presta, Masó Susanna. "Estudi fonamental i aplicat de l'etapa d'eliminació de tinta per flotació." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Girona, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/7794.
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La tesi realitza un estudi detallat dels principals processos que tenen lloc durant l'eliminació de tinta tòner per flotació.L'estudi del procés d'adhesió de tinta a la superfície de bombolles d'aire s'ha realitzat mitjançant visió artificial. Els resultats obtinguts han mostrat que un excés de tensioactiu provoca una disminució de la quantitat de tinta unida a la bombolla d'aire i per tant una disminució de l'eficàcia del procés de flotació.
La caracterització de les bombolles d'aire presents en una cel·la de flotació ha posat de manifest que tant el cabal d'aire com la velocitat de l'agitador configuren la distribució de diàmetres final. L'estudi del procés d'eliminació de tinta per flotació en absència de fibres cel·lulòsiques ha mostrat que les variables físico-químiques estudiades són les que tenen una major influència en el procés d'eliminació de tinta tòner per flotació.
Finalment s'han addicionat fibres cel·lulòsiques a la suspensió. S'ha pogut comprovar que s'aconsegueix una bona eliminació de tinta sempre i quan les condicions hidrodinàmiques siguin les adequades.
First of all the adhesion of ink particles to air bubbles surface was studied by means of artificial vision. Results obtained showed that an excess of surfactant decreases ink adsorption decreasing flotation efficiency.
Air bubbles created in a lab-scale flotation cell were characterized by means of artificial vision. Results showed that air flow and agitation rate configure the final air bubble distribution.
Ink removal from a flotation cell was studied without the presence of cellulose fibers. Results obtained showed that the physico-chemical variables studied had a major influence on ink removal than hydrodynamic variables studied.
Finally, cellulose fibers were added to the suspension. Results obtained showed that it was possible to obtain good flotation results provided that the hydrodynamic conditions were carefully adjusted.
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Nordvall, Hans-Olof. "Studies on market analysis of forest-based products /." Uppsala : Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniv.), 1999. http://epsilon.slu.se/avh/1999/91-576-5621-5.pdf.
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Trischler, Johann. "Strategic raw material supply for the particleboard-producing industry in Europe : Problems and challenges." Doctoral thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för skog och träteknik (SOT), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-53700.
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Particleboard was invented to increase the utilization of wood and it soon became an important core material for furniture production. Nowadays, other industries such as the pulp and papermaking industry and the thermal energy recovery industry claim the same type of raw material. This leads to increasing competition and higher prices than in the past when that kind of wood raw material was widely available and of low price. The particleboard-producing industry is therefore seeking opportunities to reduce the competition and ensure the future supply of lignocellulosic raw material for their products. The purpose of the work summarised in this thesis was to investigate the strategic supply of lignocellulosic raw materials for particleboard production and to evaluate alternatives for the supply of lignocellulosic raw material for particleboard production. To encompass the complex field of strategic raw material supply, several publications have considered different stages along the supply chain. These papers range from empirical studies to practical tests on a laboratory scale. In this thesis, some of the papers are linked together, building the base for the overall results. The results show that the task of increasing the supply of lignocellulosic raw material as primary raw material source is limited by several factors, but that improved product design coupled with a suitable recycling concept can greatly increase the availability of lignocellulosic raw material as a secondary source. Alternatively, the use of non-wood plants might be an opportunity to substitute wood as raw material but there are still some problems relating to the particle properties which must be overcome first.