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Brosimum Alicastrum as a Novel Starch Source for Bioethanol Production
Energies, 2017 Ramon (Brosimum alicastrum) is a forest tree native to the Mesoamerican region and the Caribbean. The flour obtained from Ramon seeds is 75% carbohydrate, of which 63% is starch, indicating its potential as a novel raw material for bioethanol production.
Edgar Olguin-Maciel +8 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how directors with environmental protection (EP) backgrounds influence corporate biodiversity concern (BIO) among Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2008 to 2023. Drawing on Upper Echelons Theory, we argue that directors' environmental expertise shapes firms' biodiversity strategies.
Chengming Huang +2 more
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Paradojas de la migración internacional y el medio ambiente
Economía, Sociedad y Territorio, 2007 En el presente artículo se analiza la relación entre migración internacional y degradación ambiental, se estudia el caso de Zacatecas. Se identifican tres paradojas: a) factores como la degradación ecológica, la escasez de recursos naturales o la presión
RODOLFO GARCÍA-ZAMORA +7 more
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Energy Saving Innovations, Non-Exhaustible Sources of Energy and Long-Run: What Would Happen if we Run Out of Oil? [PDF]
We formulate and solve a model of factor saving technological improvementconsidering three factors of production: labor, capital and energy.The productive activities have three main characteristics: first, in order to usecapital goods firms need energy ...
Hernando Zuleta
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Robust optimization based energy dispatch in smart grids considering demand uncertainty [PDF]
, 2016 In this study we discuss the application of robust optimization to the problem of economic energy dispatch in smart grids. Robust optimization based MPC strategies for tackling uncertain load demands are developed.
Blesa Izquierdo, Joaquim +2 more
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Energía: Desde un modelo de derroche, hacia un modelo sostenible mediante energía renovable [PDF]
, 2017 Energías renovables se relaciona a la concepción de desarrollo sostenible, que a su vez tiene que ver con los principios de conservar el capital natural, equidad, calidad de vida, paradoja ética, ecoforma, gestión integral, solidaridad inter e ...
Betanco Maradiaga, Juan Alberto
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Tensions of Sustainability Logics: Performance of a Company Utilizing a Sustainable Business Model
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In recent years, companies have used sustainable business models to gain a competitive advantage. However, there are tensions due to the inconsistency between social, environmental, and economic logic in sustainable business models, making it difficult for companies to change. To understand the existing tensions and interactions between logics,
Ann‐Kristin Thienemann
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Una visión preliminar de la futura política energética de Obama [PDF]
, 2009 Este análisis da un anticipo de los posibles contornos de la futura política energética del presidente norteamericano Barack Obama y evalúa sus ramificaciones potenciales.
Isbell, Paul
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Bridging Academic Research and Business Practices at the Crossroad of Circular Economy and the SDGs
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The global shift toward sustainability has amplified interest in the Circular Economy, which aims to optimize resource use and minimize waste. In parallel, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a universal framework for addressing social, environmental, and economic challenges.
Corentin Juin, Andrea Nicolodi
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Ni Microspheres as Electrocatalysts for Ethanol Oxidation in an Alkaline Medium
International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2018 We report the synthesis of nickel microspheres and their structural and electrochemical characterization. The materials were prepared by the microemulsion technique from NiSO4∙6H2O and NaOH, and using NaH2PO2∙H2O as a reducing agent.
A. Altamirano-Gutiérrez +2 more
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