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Eco-Friendly Concrete Containing PET Plastic Waste Aggregate

open access: yesDiyala Journal of Engineering Sciences, 2017
The experimental program in this investigation focused on studying the properties of concrete containing different percentages of Plastic Wastes Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) plastic waste as a volumetric replacement to natural coarse aggregate ...
Wasan Ismail Khalil
doaj   +1 more source

A sustainable business ecosystem: a case study demonstrating biochar's potential

open access: yesBiofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract The need for renewable, climate‐friendly resources has become urgent as legislators worldwide have sought to find ways to cut emissions while ensuring resource security for consumers. The use of biochar could help to achieve these goals. This study examines the current state of commercial biochar production and the maturity of the related ...
Kivijakola Juuso   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost implication analysis of concrete and Masonry waste in construction project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Concrete and masonry waste are the main types of waste typically generated at a construction project. There is a lack of studies in the country regarding the cost implication of managing these types of construction waste To address this need in Malaysia,
E Kushilevitz   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

Positioning teachers in climate change education: Insights from a Hong Kong Global South perspective

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines how prospective teachers in Hong Kong (N = 13) position themselves within climate change education through ‘Global Dialogue for Climate Change Education’, a cross‐institutional teacher education programme facilitating online global dialogues between Hong Kong and the UK.
Sally Wai‐Yan Wan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Simulation and comparative analysis of waste in concrete slabs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Construction sector generates significant amounts of waste that affects the environment and obstructs a sustainable development. The horizontal structure (slabs and roofs) is one of the building elements, by its functional requirement (geometry and ...
Almaral Sánchez, Jorge Luis   +6 more
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‘It's all very well having a diverse curriculum, but if there is no curriculum, it can be as diverse as you like’: Precarity and decolonising in the neoliberal UK higher education system

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing upon interview research across two academic departments as part of the early stages of a ‘decolonise the curriculum’ initiative at a Southern UK university, this study highlights a growing gulf between policy and practice in efforts to address systemic racial inequalities in UK universities. A reliance upon precarious labour, a culture
Triona Fitton   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biomaterial design strategies for enhancing mitochondrial transplantation therapy

open access: yesBMEMat, EarlyView.
Biomaterials to facilitate mitochondrial transplantation therapy: biomaterials as barriers to protect mitochondria from pathophysiological microenvironments, like osmotic stress caused by the excessive concentration of calcium ion, reactive oxygen species, and advanced glycation end products; biomaterials integrating with biochemical cues to improve ...
Shaoyang Kang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study The Re-Use of Construction and Demolition Waste for Friendlier Environment: Waste Concrete and Waste Granite Aggregates

open access: yesCivil and Environmental Engineering
Waste aggregate concrete is the most common project in the world of construction. The waste materials are causing environmental pollution and hurting nature, the use of wastes give more clean nature and so that the use of wastes in concrete can solve ...
Mousa Hawraa Hasan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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