Circular Economy is considered a sustainable alternative opposite to Linear Economy, which is based on the "take-make-use-dispose" cycle. However, its degree of implementation is still low. The designers are, among others, ...

Black poplar plywood panels are a relatively new composite with a wide range of potential applications. Specially, these panels are being used for decoration and structural proposes. However, a huge number of experimental ...

Lightweight concrete involve a great interest as composite material for the building field due to their low weight, thermal insulation and sound absorption capacity. Traditionally, lightweight concrete are obtained by ...

MEDESEA is a model for the development of eco-innovative products projects integrating the three aspects of sustainability under the 3E approach, developed by the University of Seville and the Andalusian Institute of ...

he degradation of an oil can be caused by three main mechanisms , hydrolysis, oxidation and thermal decomposition. This paper has analyzed a synthetic oil with characteristics of Type II thermal and oxidation stability , ...

The usual practice of consumerism in large supermarkets is characterized by the use of shopping trolleys whose contents are bagged for removal from the supermarket to the home. The use of plastic bags involves the consumption ...

Due to the short trajectory of the field of the user experience, there are still shortcomings in the user behaviour research within the experience economy era. In spite of the youth of the topic, there is a great dispersion ...

The main objective of the shop ice cream refrigerator is to guarantee the conservation of ice creams, as well as, to maintain them with the wanted texture. This objective is guaranteed through the imposition of a temperature ...

Today the crane assembly on trucks is done by installing steel sub-frames. These sub-frames reinforce and stiffen the original chassis of the trucks. The correct design of these components allows the proper functioning of ...

In a global world, where cultures intertwine and where many countries see their population aging, many people is excluded by traditional products and services. Spain is not an exception and there are groups of people that ...