The leachate quantity generated in a landfill can be managed by an adequate design of the leachate drainage and storage systems. For this reason, in the first place, the factors that determine the leachate generation should ...

Spatial validation of meteorological data is based on the application of quality control procedures using data from neighboring stations to assess the validity of data from candidate station (the station of interest). These ...

Green Machining has emerged as an alternative to the cost-intensive shaping tools. In previous studies, a biomachining process of oxygen-free copper at laboratory scale was design and successfully operated in continuous ...

The potential of nanotechnology to provide new solutions and opportunities in many different sectors, is a topic of growing concern. The construction industry is not unrelated to this progress, in fact, multiple nanoproducts ...

Within the municipal solid waste there are some kind of waste that due to their level of hazard, volume and generation frequency are classified as special waste. Some examples of this type of waste are rubble, furniture ...

Software AGROGAS try to find viable technical solutions for managing of livestock, agricultural and industrial wastes and its energy valorization. These solutions are achieved through anaerobic digestion. It means the ...

The skills of "learning to learn" and "learning autonomy" are inherent to educational process of the engineer that work in (or by) projects. The project, understood as a seeking process that generates solutions, demands ...

This study presents a tool for decision making called Multicriteria Value Analysis, used for selection of polymeric materials applied in automotive parts and components. The tool is built from the methodological framework ...

The initial step that any promoter of solar photovoltaic systems must face consists of choosing a suitable location for the installation. To do this, it will be necessary to discard those areas (restrictions) where as a ...

The transition to environmentally sustainable societies entails a significant shift in the field of planning process strategy. Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) applied to Policies, Plans and Programmes, i.e., ...