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BL
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980975
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b735345
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Perspectives on sustainable technology /\ M. Rafiqul Islam, editor.
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New York :: Nova Science Publishers,, ©2008.
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1 online resource (191 pages) :: illustrations (some color)
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1606924516
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: 9781606924518
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160456069X
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9781604560695
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABLETECHNOLOGY; NOTICE TO THE READER; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTIONIF NATURE IS PERFECT, WHAT IS 'DENATURING'?; REFERENCES; TRUTH, CONSEQUENCES AND INTENTIONS:ENGINEERING RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATENATURAL AND ANTI-NATURAL STARTING POINTSAND THEIR IMPLICATIONS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; HISTORICAL OVERVIEW: HOW THE QUESTION OF "INTENTION"POSED ITSELF DURING EARLY MODERN ERA PRE-WW1; HISTORICAL OVERVIEW, CONT'D: SINCE WW1 -- "THERE IS NOGOD BUT MONOPOLY "; INTERVENTION, APHENOMENALITY AND ANTI-NATURE OUTCOMES; FUNDAMENTAL MISCONCEPTIONS IN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
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D. BIOMEDICAL DISINFORMATIONItem 1; Item 2; Item 3; Critical Dose; Item 4; E. THE NATURAL PATH AS THE BASIS OF THE LAW ANDOUTLOOK OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; Introduction; REFERENCES; A COMPARATIVE PATHWAY ANALYSIS OF ASUSTAINABLE AND AN UNSUSTAINABLE PRODUCT; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; METHODOLOGY; RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS; Chemical Composition of Polyurethane Fiber; Biochemical Composition of Wool; Pathways of Polyurethane; Pathways of Wool; Degradation of Polyurethane; Degradation of Wools; RECYCLING OF POLYURETHANE WASTE; UNSUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES; Toxic Compounds from Plastic.
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Environmental Impacts IssuesHow Much of it is Known?; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; A NUMERICAL SOLUTION OF REACTION-DIFFUSIONBRUSSELATOR SYSTEM BY A.D.M.; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; ADOMIAN DECOMPOSITION METHOD APPLIED TO SYSTEM (1); NUMERICAL RESULTS; Example 1; Example 2; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX; REFERENCES; ZERO-WASTE LIVING WITH INHERENTLYSUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; ENERGY FROM KITCHEN WASTE AND SEWAGE; ESTIMATION OF THE BIOGAS AND AMMONIA PRODUCTION; Calculation of Biogas Production Per Day; Ammonia Production; Daily Water Requirement.
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UNDERSTANDING NATURE AND SUSTAINABILITYSIMULATING VS EMULATING NATURE; THE "EXTENSIONS OF MAN"; THE NEED FOR THE SCIENCE OF INTANGIBLESAS THE BASIS FOR ENGINEERING; CONCLUSION14; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; APPENDICES; A. ANTI-TERRORIST AND RELATEDIDEOPOLITICAL DISINFORMATION; Item 1; Item 2; Item 3; Item 4; B. DISINFORMATION AND/OR INCOHERENCE ONKEY ECONOMIC QUESTIONS; Item 1; Item 2; Four Stages in the Economy during the Chávez Government; Why Is the Economy Growing?; New Threats and Attempts at Destabilization; C. DISINFORMATION ABOUT SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND PURPOSE; Item 1; Item 2; REFERENCES.
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Utilization of Produced Waste in a Desalination PlantSOLAR AQUATIC PROCESS TO PURIFY DESALINATED/WASTE WATER; Process Description; UTILIZATION OF BIOGAS IN FUEL CELL; Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC); DIRECT USE OF SOLAR ENERGY; Space Heating; Water Heating; Refrigeration and Air Cooling; Solar Stirling Engine; SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; TEA-WASTES AS ADSORBENTS FOR THE REMOVALOF LEAD FROM INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATER; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF BLACK TEA; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP AND PROCEDURE; Adsorbent; Adsorption Experiment.
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Environmental engineering.
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Sustainable development.
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Environmental engineering.
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Sustainable development.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Environmental-- General.
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628
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TA170.I74 2008eb
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| Added Entry
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Islam, Rafiqul,1959-
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