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Environmental sustainability of geopolymer composites
(Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, 2021-12-03)
Portland cement (PC) production is resource-intensive and contributes 4–8% of global CO2 emissions. The quest for reduced CO2 emissions from PC production has led to the development of geopolymer binders. Geopolymers are ...
Decoupling protein production from agricultural land use
(Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, 2021-12-03)
Global food production faces significant challenges owing to the growing population and limited resources including land and freshwater. Animal protein production consumes a major proportion of globally produced food ...
Climate impact of biogas and recycled fertilizers production : case : Gasum Oy
(2022)
This Master's thesis was done as a commission of Gasum Oy. The study examined the climate impact of biogas and recycled fertilizers production at Gasum's Lohja biogas plant and compared it to the climate impact of alternative ...
Comparison of carbon footprint of different waste treatment systems in Hanoi - Vietnam
(2020)
Municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment requires complex integration of several technologies which is most suitable to handle different material fraction, for example: combustible material, organic fraction, recyclables, ...
Sustainable carbon capture in oil refineries
(2019)
Carbon capture is a radical way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally to mitigate the effects of climate change when CO2 is stored permanently or utilized sustainably. Modern oil refineries are large stationary ...
Biojätteen ja puhdistamolietteen kompostoinnin ja mädätyksen ympäristövaikutusten vertailu
(2020)
Diplomityö toteutettiin Etelä-Karjalan Jätehuollon toimeksiantona ja tässä tutkittiin Kukkuroinmäen uuden biokaasulaitoksen vaikutusta Etelä-Karjalan maakunnan kasvihuonekaasupäästöihin. Biokaasulaitos käyttää raaka-aineinaan ...
Carbon footprint of CO2-based polypropylene via methanol-to-olefins route
(2020)
Plastic is one of the most widely used materials today owing to its versatility. However, the rapidly growing plastics industry is largely dependent on fossil fuels and the source of ever-increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) ...
Carbon footprint of events : opening events of Lahti European green capital 2021
(2021)
The aim on this thesis was to calculate carbon footprints of different types of events, from which subsystems does a carbon footprint of an event compose of and generally find out the areas that most affect the carbon ...
Global warming potential of willow biochar as a carbon sink in Finland
(2019)
The purpose of this Master’s thesis was to assess the feasibility of using biochar made from willow as a carbon sink in Finland, by calculating its global warming potential. This was done with a cradle-to-grave life cycle ...
Developing handprints to enhance the environmental performance of other actors
(Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, 2023-03-24)
Major environmental challenges, such as water scarcity and quality issues, excess use of virgin nutrients, air pollution and global climate change, have given rise to an urgent need to reduce the environmental impacts of ...