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Evaluation of the income variation impact on household water consumption
(Assoc Brasileira Engenharia Sanitaria AmbientalRio De JaneiroBrasil, 2010)
Production of an axial piston: Impacts resulting from the substitution of steel by a polymer-based material
(2013-05-01)
The substitution of steel as a raw material in the production of axial pistons for pressure washers by polyphthalamide, polytetrafluoroethylene and glass fiber-based composite was studied. The new production process with ...
Exploring the water-energy nexus in Brazil: the electricity use for water supply
(Elsevier B.V., 2015-06-01)
The present work evaluates the electricity use for the water production and supply in Brazil. Five categories of indicators were proposed, that is, per capita, water losses, energy, greenhouse gases (GHGs) and financial/economic, ...
The water consumption of sugarcane bagasse post-washing after protic ionic liquid pretreatment and its impact on 2G ethanol production
(2021-10-01)
Despite the water consumption of the first-generation ethanol (1G) production from sugarcane being widely studied, there are only a few experimental studies on water consumption — especially in the pulp washing — in second ...
Usos y abusos del recurso agua
(Facultad de Ciencias, 2009)
Hydrochemical evaluation of different spring waters for bottling
(Wit Press, 2010-01-01)
This investigation was carried out within the Parana sedimentary basin in São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul States, Brazil, and involved the sampling of different spring water samples with the purpose of evaluating their ...
WATER USE EFFICIENCY OF HIDROPONIC MUSKMELON
(UNIV FEDERAL UBERLANDIA, 2009)
With the aim to study the water efficiency on the muskmelon hydroponics during a long cycle of crop and with different intervals between irrigation was carried out an experiment in two season from October 2003 to January ...
Water Treatment by Magnetic Field Increases Bone Mineral Density of Rats
(2017-10-01)
Water treatment using a magnetic field is an attractive but controversial issue with regard to its effects on human health. This study aimed to investigate the effects of water treatment using a magnetic field on the bone ...
Technical and economic feasibility of the use of solar thermal energy in condominiums with popular dwellings
(2015-04-01)
The proposed works consists in the research on the electric power consumption in a Brazilian municipality and effective financial economy and demand the power grid with the installation of solar water heating. The field ...