Cold-active enzymes constitute an attractive resource for biotechnological applications. Their high catalytic activity at temperatures below 25 degrees C makes them excellent biocatalysts that eliminate the need of heating ...

As a result of the Agenda 21, presented nearly two decades ago, the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) were set and must be met by the year 2015. Nowadays, governments, researchers, engineers, environmental scientists and ...

Small- and medium-sized enterprises primarily focus on their operations and rarely pay attention to issues related to sustainable solid waste management that originate from their production processes. A suitable strategy ...

Se presenta un panorama sobre la importancia del proceso de diseño sostenible aplicado a las edificaciones. Teniendo en cuenta que el sector de la construcción es una de las áreas de más alto impacto ambiental, es importante ...

Se presenta un panorama sobre la importancia del proceso de diseño sostenible aplicado a las edificaciones. Teniendo en cuenta que el sector de la construcción es una de las áreas de más alto impacto ambiental, es importante ...

The mining industry represents more than half of Chile's foreign exchange earnings and its increasing expansion will demand a continuous development of its energy supplies. Mostly, all the mines in Chile are located in the ...