The problems of waste disposal in the tanning industry are unique in that the effluents are highly saline, have a high organic loading and contain heavy metals. Methods are available for the safe treatment and disposal of the latter two components, but the saline component requires the expensive outlay of evaporation ponds. This study has identified a possible use for the saline effluents, turning a problematic waste product into a potentially valuable by-product. A range of tannery effluents were identified and tested for their suitability for the mass cultivation of Dunaliella salina (bardawil strain). The bardawil strain was preferred over a local isolate because of its higher production of β-carotene. Ponded tannery effluents and combined processes effluent proved unsuitable for realistic propagation of the alga. Anaerobic digestion of combined processes effluent did not improve its suitability significantly. Anaerobic digestion of hide-soak effluent may remove persistent antimicrobial agents which influence algal growth, but its contribution to enhancing algal growth is equivocal. Undigested hide-soak effluent lacking in persistent antimicrobial agents was found to be an ideal culture medium, as no additional nutrients needed to be added. Significantly higher biomass was obtained in this effluent compared to chemically defined media. Induction of β-carotene was achieved in nitrogen-deficient defined media after culture in tannery effluent. This suggests that a two-stage system using hide-soak effluent for cell propagation and nitrogen deficient media for β-carotene induction, could be possible for the mass cultivation of D. salina for β-carotene production.

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo principal a proposta de um método para gestão de resíduos nas cervejarias do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Para isto, o trabalho se propõe a: (i) identificar as alternativas apontadas na literatura para reciclagem de resíduos em cervejarias; (ii) identificar, através de uma pesquisa exploratória, práticas já implementadas atualmente na indústria cervejeira do estado do Rio Grande do Sul e; (iii) priorizar as alternativas de reciclagem de resíduos identificadas. A metodologia de pesquisa utilizada é o Design Science Research sendo este a base para as etapas desenvolvidas no trabalho. O método de gestão de resíduos é apresentado e descrito para que as cervejarias executem a gestão de seus resíduos, incluindo-se proporções geradas, alternativas para a reciclagem e também uma possibilidade de retorno financeiro sobre a venda dos mesmos. Uma das principais contribuições desta tese foi criar um passo a passo para que novas cervejarias e também as já existentes no mercado do Rio Grande do Sul possam gerenciar seus resíduos de forma estruturada, buscando, ao invés do descarte inconsciente dos mesmos, a agregação de valor, o retorno financeiro e a preservação do meio ambiente. / This work has as main objective to purpose a waste management method at Rio Grande do Sul's breweries. As secundary objectives, it defines: (i) to identify the alternatives showed on the literature to breweries waste recycling; (ii) to identify, through an exploratory research, the practices that has already be implemented at the beer industry in Rio Grande do Sul and; (iii) to priorize the identified recycling alternatives. The research methotology applied is the Design Science Research, being it the basis to the steps developed in this work. The waste management method is presented and described aiming that the breweries start its waste management, including quantities, recycling alternatives and also a pay-back related to the wastes selling. One of this tesis mainly contributions was to create a step by step method to new and already running breweries in Rio Grande do Sul manage its wastes as an structured way, searching, instead of an anaware disposal, add value, obtain financial returns and to safeguard the environment.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:26:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-08-10Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:54:26Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 coelho_tm_me_bauru.pdf: 479749 bytes, checksum: b9c4aa0add23a730f10f9d3ed7c6bde9 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Este trabalho apresenta a descrição do panorama brasileiro em relação à reciclagem de garrafas PET e aos processos envolvidos na recuperação de valor do produto, por meio da aplicação da logistica reversa. A relevância do estudo consiste no levantamento de informações sobre os desafios e oportunidades do setor. Em nível mundial, o Brasil é um dos maiores consumidores de PET em garrafa e os baixos custos industriais da embalagem pós-consumo aliados à falta de estrutura do canal reverso proporcionam um aumento significativo desse resíduo no meio ambiente. Buscou-se mostrar as ações realizadas no Brasil, bem como em outros Países elencados pela Associação Brasileira dos Fabricantes de Embalagens PET - ABIPET. Foi realizada uma pesquisa exploratória que consistiu no levantamento das informações junto a associações referentes ao setor de PET no Brasil. Os resultados, após a análise dos aspectos ambientais, econômicos e sociais, mostram os desafios e oportunidades para retorno de embalagens PET pós-consumo no Brasil e descrevem a necessidade de conscientizar os envolvidos direta e indiretamente; de estruturar as cadeias reversas pós-consumo; de reduzir o consumo a fim de diminuir os resíduos gerados e de envolver os setores industriais para a busca de tecnologias mais limpas junto à cadeia produtiva do PET, a responsabilidade estendida do fabricante, bem como o poder público com o objetivo de auxiliar o processo por meio de políticas públicas / This work presents a description of the Brazilian panorama over the recycling of PET bottles and the processes involved in the recovery of product value through the application of reverse logistics. The relevance of the study is a survey of information on the challenges and opportunities in the industry. Globally, Brazil is one of the largest consumers of PET bottles and the low manufacturing costs of post-consumer packaging coupled with lak of structure of the reverse channel provides a significant increase of this residue in the environment. We tried to show the actions performed in Brazil and other countries listed by the Brazilian Association of Manufacturers of PET Packaging - ABIPET. We performed an exploratory study consisted of getting information from association for the PET industry in Brazil. The results, after analysis of the environemental, economic and social aspects, show the challenges and oportunities for return of post-consumer PET in Brazil and describe the need to educate those involved directly and indirectly, to structure the post-consumer reverse; to reduce consumption in order to reduce the waste generated and to involve industries in the search for cleaner technologies along the production chain of PET, the extended manufacture's responsability and the government in order to assist the process through public policies

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:26:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2012-01-18Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:15:02Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 almeidajunior_af_me_bauru.pdf: 1069638 bytes, checksum: 39c404074c23e6656f61d9ae6f57a80a (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Diante do crescimento populacional considerável e consequentemente uma maior demanda por produtos industrializados, com ciclos de vida cada vez menores, é de fundamental importância buscar alternativas que minimizem as agressões e as degradações ao meio ambiente. Neste contexto, é importante apontar os pneus inservíveis, pois se abandonados ou dispostos inadequadamente, além de se tornarem um passive ambiental, causam sérios problemas ao meio ambiente, à paisagem urbana e à saude da população. Assim este trabalho faz uma análise comparativa utilizando dados laboratoriais referentes às características do asfalto borracha (em três composições de asfalto com 15%, 18% e 20% de borracha triturada), comparando-as com as do asfalto modificado convencional, utilizado no Brasil na atualidade (asfalto modificado com polímeros SBS) que atende a especificação atual do DNIT 129/2010. As características e os comportamentos foram avaliados com os ensaios de penetração, ponto de amolecimento e fulgor, viscosidade, recuperação elástica e separação de fases. Através dos ensaios, conclui-se que os dois matérias possuem características distintas, como por exemplo, no que diz respeito à penetração e ao ponto de amolecimento, com comportamento inversamente propocional, quanto maior o ponto de amolecimento menor a penetração, quanto à viscosidade essa conclusão também pode ser aplicada, isto é, quanto maior o teor de borracha maior a consistência, nos ensaios de separaçãode fases, nota-se que quanto maior o teor da borracha maior é a separação, já nos ensaios de recuperação elástica os valores foram próximo dos 50% / Given the considerable population growth and consequently a greater demand for industrial products, with the cycles ever smaller, it is very important to seek alternatives that minimeze the aggression and the degradation of the environment. In this context it is important to point out the tire, it is abandoned or disposed of improperly, and become an environmental liabitity, cause serious problems for the environment, landscape and people's health. So this paper makes a comparative analysis using laboratory data regarding the characteristics of the asphalt rubber (three asphalt compositions with 15%, 18% and 20% crumb rubber), comparing them with those of conventional modified asphalt, used in Brazil today (SBS polymer modified asphalt) that meets the current specification of DNIT 129/2010. The characteristics and performance were evaluated according to the tests of penetration, softening point and flash, viscosity, elastic recoveru and separation of phases. Through trials, it was conclused that the two materials have distinct characteristics, such as with regard to penetration and the softening point, to conduct inversely, the softening point of less penetration, such as the viscosity conclusion can also be applied, ie the higher the rubber content greater consistency in testing phase separation, it is noted that rubber content the greater the separation already during the testing of elastic recovery values were around 50%

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:31:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2013-12-17Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T21:02:56Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000751281.pdf: 1417271 bytes, checksum: fa65857f4f8010ff39d07e4ccfef8730 (MD5) / A glicerina bruta é um resíduo da produção de biodiesel de baixo valor agregado, no entanto, possui alto teor de carbono e potencial para produzir bons resultados se co-digerida de maneira anaeróbia com um material rico em nitrogênio como os dejetos de animais. Sendo assim, objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar a co-digestão de dejetos de bovinos leiteiros e dois tipos de glicerina bruta: bruta e bruta loira, em biodigestores anaeróbios operados em sistema semi-contínuo, sob delineamento experimental inteiramente casualizado com cinco repetições por tratamento, sendo DBL – dejetos de bovinos leiteiros + água; DBL+GB – dejetos de bovinos leiteiros + glicerina bruta + água; DBL+GL – dejetos de bovinos leiteiros + glicerina bruta loira + água. As cargas diárias foram iniciadas tanto no DBL+GB como no DBL+GL com 1,25% de glicerina bruta passando em seguida para 2,5; 5; 7,5, 10, 15 e 20%; os aumentos nas porcentagens foram graduais e realizados a cada 30 dias, sendo este o TRH estabelecido. Os parâmetros avaliados foram: pH, acidez volátil (AV), alcalinidade total (AT), relação AV/AT, temperatura, reduções dos teores de sólidos totais (ST) e de sólidos voláteis (SV), produção de biogás/dia, teor de metano (CH4), potencial de produção de biogás por quilograma: de substrato (m3 kg-1 subst.), de sólidos totais adicionados (m3 kg-1ST adic.), de sólidos voláteis adicionados (m3 kg-1 SV adic.) e de dejetos de bovinos leiteiros (m3 kg-1 dej.), teores de... / Crude glycerin is a waste from biodiesel production with a low added value, however, it has a high carbon content and potential to produce good results if it is co-digested with a rich nitrogen material as animal manures. This way, the aim of this study was the co-digestion evaluation of dairy cattle manures and two types of crude glycerin: crude and blonde crude, in anaerobic digesters operated in semi-continuous system, under experimental design entirely randomized with 5 repetitions for each treatment, DBL – dairy cattle manures + water; DBL+GB - dairy cattle manures + crude glycerin + water; DBL+GL - dairy cattle manures + blonde crude glycerin + water. Daily loads were initiated both in DBL+GB and DBL+GL with 1,25% of crude glycerin and then rising to 2,5; 5; 7,5, 10, 15 and 20%; increases in percentages were made gradually and every 30 days. The parameters assessed were: pH, volatile fatty acids (VFA), total alkalinity (TA), VFA/TA ratio, temperature, removal of total solids (TS) and volatile solids (VS), biogas production, methane rate (CH4), potential of biogas production per kilogram: of substrate (m3 kg-1 subst.), total solids added (m3 kg-1 TS add.), volatile solids added (m3 kg-1 VS add.) and dairy cattle manures (m3 kg-1 dej.), nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, carbon and organic matter content and carbon/nitrogen ratio. Least Square Means statistics was used to analyze the data (p<0,05). DBL+GB and DBL+GL treatments provided increments in biogas production in relation to DBL in all crude glycerin percentages tested. CH4 contents have been satisfactory and always above 59%, in all treatments. The ST and VS removals from DBL were less than DBL+GB and DBL+GL, and in these, increases in crude glycerin quantities accompanied. Potentials of biogas production varied according to the analyzed parameter: per kg of substrate and per kg of manures were higher in DBL+GB and in DBL+GL ...

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:31:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 1997-08-26Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:20:55Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 campos_at_dr_botfca.pdf: 540232 bytes, checksum: a35a4cac7aab273cfb7389bf3d329beb (MD5) / O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o desempenho econômico e a eficiência do tratamento biológico aeróbio, na redução e estabilização da matéria orgânica biodegradável, de dejetos líquidos de bovinos, visando a sua reciclagem na limpeza hidráulica das instalações dos animais (free stall) e sua posterior utilização nas áreas de produção de forragem. O trabalho foi desenvolvido nas instalações do Sistema Intensivo de Produção de Leite (SIPL) da Embrapa - Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Gado de Leite (CNPGL), situado no município de Coronel Pacheco, MG. Dois reatores com capacidade útil de 300 m3 cada um foram construídos para compor as unidades do processo de lodo ativado por batelada (LAB), com sistemas de aeração prolongada e intermitente. Esses reatores foram dimensionados para um tempo de detenção hidráulico de 24 dias, com diluição dos dejetos (fezes + urina) em água na proporção de 1:1. Em cada reator foi instalado um aerador-misturador submersível, regulados para períodos de aeração de nove minutos e não-aeração de 18 minutos. Uma motobomba de rotor aberto, com vazão de 60 m3/h, foi utilizada para reciclar o efluente tratado sobre os corredores dos galpões de confinamento free stall e promover a limpeza hidráulica dos dejetos, que retornam aos tanques de aeração por gravidade por meio de canaletas. A drenagem dos reatores foi processada por uma motobomba submersa, com vazão de 10 m3/h, conduzindo o efluente até as áreas de produção de forragem, por escoamento superficial. A caracterização dos efluentes foi realizada por meio de amostragens na entrada e no interior dos tanques de aeração, na saída da tubulação de irrigação e dos dejetos puros dos animais. Foram analisados os seguintes parâmetros: pH, temperatura, óleos e graxas, DBO total e solúvel, DQO total e solúvel, sólidos totais fixos e voláteis sólidos... / The objective of this work was to evaluate the economic performance and efficiency of an aerobic biological treatment on the reduction and stabilization of the biodegradable organic matter of the bovine liquid manure. This effluent will be recycled in the hydraulic cleaning of the facilities (free stalls) and utilized in grass production areas. This work was done in the Embrapa - milk production intensive system (MPIS) facilities in Coronel Pacheco, state of Minas Gerais. Two reactors with capacity of 300 m3 each were built as the activated sludge sequencing batch reactor (SBR) units with prolonged and intermittent aeration. These reactors were dimensioned for a hydraulic retention time of 24 days with wastewater (manure + urine) dilution in water on the proportion of 1:1. In each reactor a submerged aerator-mixer was installed, with aeration and non-aeration periods of 9 and 18 minutes, respectively. A motor-pumping equipment with open rotor and flow of 60 m3/h was used for recycling the treated effluent on the halls of the free stall confinement facilities and to promote hydraulic cleaning of the effluent that will return to the aeration tanks by gravity conducted by channel structures. The drainage of the reactors was processed by a submerged motor-pumping equipment with flow of 10 m3/h driving the effluent to the grass production areas throughout superficial disposal. Effluent characterization was done by collecting samples on the entrance and the interior of the tanks, on the gate of the irrigation tubulation and on the bovine pure manure. There were analyzed the following parameters: pH, temperature, oils and fats, soluble and total BOD, soluble and total COD, volatile and total solids, sedimented solids, ammonia and total nitrogen, potassium, total phosphorus, magnesium and sodium. To evaluate the economic performance of the system, the costs, the annual investments... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Esta dissertação demonstra a possibilidade de aplicação dos princípios ecológicos no design de jóias com o objetivo de contribuir para a sistematização do conhecimento sobre o ecodesign de jóias. Num primeiro momento, a fundamentação teórica foi realizada por meio de pesquisa exploratória e descritiva, apoiada pela revisão e discussão da literatura técnica e científica sobre jóia, design de jóias e ecodesign de produtos. Essa etapa forneceu os subsídios para o desenvolvimento das jóias ecológicas realizadas pelo autor entre 2007 e 2009 e constituintes dos três casos estudados. A revisão da literatura, contraposta à experiência do autor como designer de jóias, possibilitou a construção do instrumento de análise ecológica de produtos joalheiros. Após a descrição dos casos, passou-se a analisá-los sob a ótica do conhecimento teórico sobre o ecodesign de jóias, através da aplicação do instrumento de análise construído, a fim de verificar a pontuação ecológica e os limites e vantagens ambientais constatados no desenvolvimento dos produtos, bem como os níveis de eficácia, eficiência e ecoeficiência das jóias, comprovando a possibilidade real do ecodesign de jóias. Como resultados, a pesquisa obteve: três conjuntos diferentes de jóias ecológicas, realizados com metais advindos de reciclagem e de resíduos sólidos industriais; uma proposta de conceito de jóia na sociedade contemporânea; a análise do ciclo de vida específico do produto joalheiro e a sistematização do design de jóias em relação ao perfil do profissional, às especificidades do projeto, aos meios de produção e aos impactos ambientais envolvidos. A pesquisa indicou caminhos possíveis para o desenvolvimento de jóias ecológicas, especificando os critérios e requisitos que o projeto de produto joalheiro ecologicamente correto deve satisfazer. / This dissertation demonstrates the possibility of application of ecological principles on the jewelry design of with the aim to contribute to knowledge systematization about jewelry eco-design. Initially, the theoretical foundation came from exploratory and descriptive research, supported by review and discussion of technical and scientific literature on jewelry, jewelry design and product eco-design. This step provided subsidies for the development of ecological jewels made by the author between 2007 and 2009, constituting the three cases studied. A review of the literature, as opposed to the author experience on jewelry design, drove the construction of the instrument to ecological analysis on jewelry products. After a description of the cases, they were analysed from the perspective of theoretical knowledge on eco-design jewelry, by applying the analysis tool built in order to check the score and the ecological limits and environmental benefits observed in the development products, beyond the level of effectiveness, efficiency and ecoefficiency of jewelry, proving the real possibility of jewelry eco-design. As a result, the research found three different sets of ecological jewels, processed with recycled metal and industrial solid waste; a proposed concept of jewelry in contemporary society; the analysis of specific life cycle of jewelry product and systematic knowledge about jewelry design in relation to the professional profile, the design specificities, the means of production and environmental impacts involved. Research has indicated possible ways to develop ecological jewels, specifying the criteria and requirements that the jewelry product eco-friendly design must meet.

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abstract: Large-scale cultivation of photosynthetic microorganisms for the production of biodiesel and other valuable commodities must be made more efficient. Recycling the water and nutrients acquired from biomass harvesting promotes a more sustainable and economically viable enterprise. This study reports on growing the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 using permeate obtained from concentrating the biomass by cross-flow membrane filtration. I used a kinetic model based on the available light intensity (LI) to predict biomass productivity and evaluate overall performance. During the initial phase of the study, I integrated a membrane filter with a bench-top photobioreactor (PBR) and created a continuously operating system. Recycling permeate reduced the amount of fresh medium delivered to the PBR by 45%. Biomass production rates as high as 400 mg-DW/L/d (9.2 g-DW/m2/d) were sustained under constant lighting over a 12-day period. In the next phase, I operated the system as a sequencing batch reactor (SBR), which improved control over nutrient delivery and increased the concentration factor of filtered biomass (from 1.8 to 6.8). I developed unique system parameters to compute the amount of recycled permeate in the reactor and the actual hydraulic retention time during SBR operation. The amount of medium delivered to the system was reduced by up to 80%, and growth rates were consistent at variable amounts of repeatedly recycled permeate. The light-based model accurately predicted growth when biofilm was not present. Coupled with mass ratios for PCC 6803, these predictions facilitated efficient delivery of nitrogen and phosphorus. Daily biomass production rates and specific growth rates equal to 360 mg-DW/L/d (8.3 g/m2/d) and 1.0 d-1, respectively, were consistently achieved at a relatively low incident LI (180 µE/m2/s). Higher productivities (up to 550 mg-DW/L/d) occurred under increased LI (725 µE/m2/s), although the onset of biofilm impeded modeled performance. Permeate did not cause any gradual growth inhibition. Repeated results showed cultures rapidly entered a stressed state, which was followed by widespread cell lysis. This phenomenon occurred independently of permeate recycling and was not caused by nutrient starvation. It may best be explained by negative allelopathic effects or viral infection as a result of mixed culture conditions. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Civil and Environmental Engineering 2015

abstract: Photovoltaics (PV) is an environmentally promising technology to meet climate goals and transition away from greenhouse-gas (GHG) intensive sources of electricity. The dominant approach to improve the environmental gains from PV is increasing the module efficiency and, thereby, the renewable electricity generated during use. While increasing the use-phase environmental benefits, this approach doesn’t address environmentally intensive PV manufacturing and recycling processes. Lifecycle assessment (LCA), the preferred framework to identify and address environmental hotspots in PV manufacturing and recycling, doesn’t account for time-sensitive climate impact of PV manufacturing GHG emissions and underestimates the climate benefit of manufacturing improvements. Furthermore, LCA is inherently retrospective by relying on inventory data collected from commercial-scale processes that have matured over time and this approach cannot evaluate environmentally promising pilot-scale alternatives based on lab-scale data. Also, prospective-LCAs that rely on hotspot analysis to guide future environmental improvements, (1) don’t account for stake-holder inputs to guide environmental choices in a specific decision context, and (2) may fail in a comparative context where the mutual differences in the environmental impacts of the alternatives and not the environmental hotspots of a particular alternative determine the environmentally preferable alternative This thesis addresses the aforementioned problematic aspects by (1)using the time-sensitive radiative-forcing metric to identify PV manufacturing improvements with the highest climate benefit, (2)identifying the environmental hotspots in the incumbent CdTe-PV recycling process, and (3)applying the anticipatory-LCA framework to identify the most environmentally favorable alternative to address the recycling hotspot and significant stakeholder inputs that can impact the choice of the preferred recycling alternative. The results show that using low-carbon electricity is the most significant PV manufacturing improvement and is equivalent to increasing the mono-Si and multi-Si module efficiency from a baseline of 17% to 21.7% and 16% to 18.7%, respectively. The elimination of the ethylene-vinyl acetate encapsulant through mechanical and chemical processes is the most significant environmental hotspot for CdTe PV recycling. Thermal delamination is the most promising environmental alternative to address this hotspot. The most significant stake-holder input to influence the choice of the environmentally preferable recycling alternative is the weight assigned to the different environmental impact categories. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Civil and Environmental Engineering 2016