scholarly journals Correlational investigation of manufacturing technology and environmental impact in an agricultural machinery industry

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Manufacturing Technology ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Agricultural Machinery ◽  
Inventory Analysis ◽  
Production Flow ◽  
Machinery Industry ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies

<p>There is a relation between the environmental impacts to the high emissions in the environment and the natural resources depletion, which can be measured with the useful life of the products, affected by the manufacturing technologies and the sustainable development. In this background, the present article aims to evaluate the environmental impact generated by the manufacturing technology in an agricultural machinery industry, in the grain trailer production, regarding the lifecycle from the cradle to the gate. The study consists in a practical adoption in the industry, where the product and the production flow were identified, the inventory analysis was performed and later the environmental impact was evaluated, considering three categories of ending damage (endpoint): human health, ecosystem and the scarcity of resources, in addition to twenty-two environmental impact categories (midpoint). There is a strong correlation among the use of carbon steel and stainless, the laser machining process and the environmental impact, where the human health damage category is the most impacted in the carbon dioxide element, gas associated to the greenhouse effect. The consumerism of the natural resources for the energy generation is the category which most affected in the scarcity of the fossil resources.</p>

scholarly journals Selection of Production Mix in the Agricultural Machinery Industry Considering Sustainability in Decision Making

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9110
Author(s):  
Anderson Hoose ◽  
Víctor Yepes ◽  
Moacir Kripka
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Study Endpoint ◽  
Agricultural Machinery ◽  
Inventory Analysis ◽  
Production Flow ◽  
Product Mix ◽  
Machinery Industry ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Selection Of

Competition among companies is growing globally, with the need to increase productivity and efficiency in the product sector. However, there is also a growing concern about global warming and the depletion of natural resources, as well as their effects on human health. In this context, all human activities that involve intense usage of resources must take into account sustainability as one of the decision criteria. This work presents the application of decision-making methods to define the best product mix in the agricultural machinery industry. With this objective, the current schedule of the production line was identified, along with the production flow, by performing an inventory analysis and an environmental impact study (endpoint). A total of seven alternatives for the production mix of grain trailers were defined, considering different materials and production processes. The selection of the best schedule according to the different criteria was performed through the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) to evaluate the managerial implications for decision making. The results obtained through AHP identified a single alternative as being the best, which facilitates the decision making. The DEA method identified two alternatives as the most efficient, and in this case the manager can choose between a product mix that generates lesser environmental impact or greater profitability. Although applied to agricultural industry, the presented methodology can be easily adapted to other activities related to the built environment, such as construction industry.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Environmental Impact of a Car Tire throughout Its Lifecycle Using the LCA Method

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 4177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Piotrowska ◽  
Weronika Kruszelnicka ◽  
Patrycja Bałdowska-Witos ◽  
Robert Kasner ◽  
Jacek Rudnicki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Cumulative Energy ◽  
The Impact

There are numerous threats to the natural environment that pose a significant risk both to the environment and to human health, including car tires. Thus, there is a need to determine the impact of the life cycle of car tires on the environment, starting with the processes of raw materials acquisition, production, and ending with end-of-life management. Therefore, the authors of this study chose to do research on passenger car tires (size: P205/55/R16). As part of the research, the life cycle assessment (LCA) of traditional car tires was performed with the use of the Eco-indicator 99, cumulative energy demand (CED), and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) methods. The level of negative effects was determined for the life cycle of a tire and its particular stages: Production, use, and end of life. The negative impact on the atmosphere, soil, and water, as well as on human health, the environment, and natural resources was also investigated. The results show that the most energy-absorbing stage of a car tire life cycle is the use stage. It was found that the most harmful impact involves the depletion of natural resources and emissions into the atmosphere. Recycling car tires reduces their negative environmental impact during all their life cycle stages.

scholarly journals Biopolymers from Natural Resources

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 2532
Author(s):  
Rafael Balart ◽  
Daniel Garcia-Garcia ◽  
Vicent Fombuena ◽  
Luis Quiles-Carrillo ◽  
Marina P. Arrieta
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Renewable Resources

During the last decades, the increasing ecology in the reduction of environmental impact caused by traditional plastics is contributing to the growth of more sustainable plastics with the aim to reduce the consumption of non-renewable resources for their production [...]

scholarly journals Plastic Pollution from Ships

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Čulin ◽  
Toni Bielić
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Detrimental Effect ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Monitoring Data ◽  
Marine Biota ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Risk Monitoring

The environmental impact of shipping on marine environment includes discharge of garbage. Plastic litter is of particular concern due to abundance, resistance to degradation and detrimental effect on marine biota. According to recently published studies, a further research is required to assess human health risk. Monitoring data indicate that despite banning plastic disposal at sea, shipping is still a source of plastic pollution. Some of the measures to combat the problem are discussed.

Schruppfräsbearbeitung von Verdichterscheiben/Milling of compressor disk - Identification of a cutting material and coating combination for high process reliability

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (09) ◽  
pp. 674-680
Author(s):  
E. Prof. Abele ◽  
C. Hasenfratz ◽  
C. Praetzas ◽  
G. M. Schüler ◽  
C. Stark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Material Removal Rate ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Manufacturing Technology ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Complex Task ◽  
Eine Hohe ◽  
Process Reliability ◽  
Rough Milling ◽  
Compressor Disk

Die Herstellung von Verdichterscheiben stellt hohe Ansprüche an die Fertigungstechnik. Neue, schwer zu zerspanende Materialien und Integralkonstruktionen erzeugen eine hohe Komplexität bei der Ausführung. Das Projekt „SchwerSpan“ stellt sich dieser Herausforderung und entwickelt einen Prozess zur Schruppfräsbearbeitung von Verdichterscheiben. Ziel des Projekts ist eine Reduktion der Werkzeugkosten bei erhöhtem Zeitspanvolumen. &nbsp; The production of compressor disks places high demands on the manufacturing technology. A very complex task is created by new difficult-to-cut materials and integral components. The project “SchwerSpan” is taking on this task by developing a machining process for rough milling in the production of compressor disks. The aim of the process is to reduce the tool costs by increasing material removal rate.

scholarly journals MARKETING OF GREEN PRODUCTS- CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVE

2021 ◽  
pp. 4-6
Author(s):  
M. Renuka Devi ◽  
G. A. HEMA
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Climatic Condition ◽  
Toxic Elements ◽  
Green Marketing ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Green Product ◽  
Value Proposition ◽  
Green Products ◽  
Customer Perspective

A green product as one that has less of an environmental impact or is less detrimental to human health that the traditional product equivalent. Now-a-days, peoples are becoming more conscious about health and environment. Green products will be produced by using organic fertilizers, without using any pesticides, insecticides, any inorganic fertilizers, or toxic elements. So, the demand for such products has doubled when compared to the last ten years. The changing climatic condition is not just a talk but has become an international concern. This awareness is greatly affecting consumer's purchasing decision. Even marketers are taking measures to minimize the production of harmful wastes. In the present scenario, brands producing green products use green marketing to communicate their value proposition to the market. Green products will be healthier in nature and safe to use.In this present study, to make a research on green products marketing among the consumers and their perspective.

scholarly journals A Step Towards Change: A Green Alternative for the Synthesis of Metal–Organic Frameworks

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Marino ◽  
P. Rafael Donnarumma ◽  
Hudson de Aguiar Bicalho ◽  
Victor Quezada-Novoa ◽  
Hatem M. Titi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Olefin Metathesis ◽  
Metal Organic Frameworks ◽  
Plant Oils ◽  
Renewable Feedstocks ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Industrial Settings

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are traditionally synthesized using formamide solvents that are hazardous to human health and the environment. In order to alleviate the environmental impact of MOF synthesis in both academic and industrial settings, safer and greener solvent alternatives are desired. Herein, STEPOSOL® MET-10U (<i>N,N</i>-dimethyl-9-decenamide), a bioderived solvent produced <i>via</i> olefin metathesis using renewable feedstocks, such as plant oils, is explored as a solvent for the synthesis of a series of structurally diverse MOFs.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Go Green Implementation among Society in Kota Bharu, Kelantan

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Che Rusuli ◽  
Fitriani Q ◽  
Syahida N. ◽  
Hakim M.
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
The Body ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Ways Of Life

Nowadays, Go Green has becoming an initiative in protecting the natural resources for the next generation and protects human health through environmental management and implementation of green ways of life. This study seeks to identify the effectiveness of the implementation of Go Green by Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu (MPKB) Kelantan. The population of this study includes society in Kelantan and 200 respondents will be involved which is lives in Pengkalan Chepa, Kubang Kerian, Pasir Tumboh, Wakaf Bharu and Kijang. The results from this study hoped will contribute to the body of knowledge which has a positive significant relationship with education, technologies and legal actions.

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