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The Sustainability Blind Spot in Manufacturing SMEs: A Contingency Perspective on Performance Measurement

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Measuring sustainability performance is crucial for small and medium‐sized manufacturing enterprises and sustainability indicators must be incorporated into decision‐making. However, companies tend to measure only the aspects that interest them, disregarding those considered less strategic or relevant.
Alessandra Neri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Effects of Recycled Rubber in Light-Fill Applications

open access: yes, 2000
Tire shred processors use various mechanical means to reduce the waste stream of tires to components including rubber and steel. There is a stockpile of shredded rubber material in many states that is currently marketed mainly for use as Tire Derived ...
J. L. Mead, R. G. Stacer, H. S. Liu
core   +1 more source

Mechanical performance of concrete made of steel fibers from tire waste

open access: yesCase Studies in Construction Materials, 2019
Currently, the disposal of used tires is a worldwide challenge, due to their non-degradability. Therefore, recycling has become a potential solution for managing such waste. During recycling, materials such as rubber and steel are recovered from the used
S.M Samindi M.K Samarakoon   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Industrial Symbiosis as a Neglected Opportunity in Industrial Decarbonisation Pathways: Qualitative Insights From the Australian Manufacturing Sector

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Industrial symbiosis (IS) represents a key strategy for industrial decarbonisation (ID) by converting one industry's waste into valuable inputs for another, reducing emissions and resource extraction. Scientific studies have explored the concept, implementation approaches and theoretical foundations of IS.
Marzieh Dehghan Niri   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Circular Pathways for Heavy‐Duty Vehicle Batteries in Europe Using a Multi‐Method Simulation Approach

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular battery strategies have become of major interest focusing on material availability while increasing economic and environmental benefits. In this context of circular economy, one main challenge for automotive original equipment manufacturers is that the most profitable handling strategy along the lifecycle is unknown.
Michael Lieder   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An analysis of the performance of deconstructed tires for use as pads in railroad tracks

open access: yesJournal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2016
The use of end-of-life (EOL) tires is now widespread in civil engineering work. In most cases, the tires are shredded and recycled as crumb rubber. However, this research focuses on an alternate method in which EOL tires were deconstructed to manufacture
Miguel Sol-Sánchez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

One century of teaching, research, and innovation in chemical engineering in Mexico: The role of chemical engineering in the background and future of polymer science and industrial production in Mexico

open access: yesThe Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
Timeline of key academic milestones and individuals that shaped chemical engineering at FQ‐UNAM and in Mexico. Abstract One hundred years after the beginning of the teaching of Chemical Engineering in Mexico, which started in 1925 in the former National School of Chemical Sciences, currently Faculty of Chemistry (FQ) at National Autonomous University ...
Patricia Pérez‐Salinas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environment Friendly Sustainable End‐Of‐Life Solutions for Plastic Components in Indian Automotive Industries

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Growing concerns about the environmental and social consequences of plastics around the world, manufacturing industries are associated with business are focusing on sustainable end‐of‐life options‐based solutions which aim at increasing the product life cycle.
Sivakumar Kirupanandan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review on the characteristic properties of crumb rubber concrete

open access: yesCleaner Materials
The global scientific research circle and government agencies face a number of serious environmental challenges, one of which is the recycling of “End of Life Tires” (ELT). An estimation of one billion tires is expected to end their useful life annually,
Sunday U. Azunna   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Triboelectric nanogenerators for vehicle intelligent cockpits

open access: yesFlexMat, EarlyView.
Converting mechanical stimuli from drivers and vehicle motion into electrical signals, triboelectric nanogenerators provide promising interfaces toward passive, flexible, distributed and intelligent sensing for next‐generation automotive cockpits to support three core functional dimensions: driver state monitoring, vehicle state monitoring, and human ...
Haiqiu Tan   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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