Biopolymers are polymeric substances produced from raw materials that comes from renewable resources, such as corn, sugarcane and cellulose. The advantages of these materials in relation to conventional polymers is the ...

The textile industry generates tons of waste in all sectors. Part of the solid waste is recycled or reused, but a big part is deposited in landfills and the effluents undergo physical, chemical, biological or advanced ...

This paper presents some improvements in the model proposed by Machado et al. [Machado SL, Carvalho MF, Vilar OM. Constitutive model for municipal solid waste. J Geotech Geoenviron Eng ASCE 2002; 128(11):940-51] now ...

This paper presents some improvements in the model proposed by Machado et al. [Machado SL, Carvalho MF, Vilar OM. Constitutive model for municipal solid waste. J Geotech Geoenviron Eng ASCE 2002;128(11):940–51] now considering ...

Biodegradable pots for seedling growth were developed from biocomposites based on different byproducts and solid wastes such as gelatin, corn- and wheat-waste flour, sunflower seed husks and rice husks, yerba mate waste ...

Chemical reagents used by the textile industry are very diverse in their composition, ranging from inorganic compounds to polymeric compounds. Strong color is the most notable characteristic of textile effluents, and a ...