Analysis of energy efficient and environmentally friendly technologies in professional laundry service

Máša, Vítězslav; Bobák, Petr; Kuba, Pavel; Stehlı́k, Petr

doi:10.1007/s10098-013-0618-2

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“…At the end of washing, the mask is ironed using heated cylinder ironers. The used dataset includes the infrastructure (washer and dryer, building) necessary for the operation of the service and includes all necessary inputs (water, electricity, and heat, detergent for cleaning) to perform the service, modeling washing and drying, and including energy, water, detergent, and necessary infrastructure "from the cradle" (i.e., including all upstream activities) [17,18]. According to the cited literature data, the mask could be washed 10 times before the TNT fibers lose the filtering capacities necessary for classification in type IIR.…”

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Carbon Footprint of Surgical Masks Made in Taranto to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Diffusion: A Preliminary Assessment

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The international outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 infection has put pressure on governments to find immediate solutions to the shortage of surgical masks and other protective equipment. To allow textile manufacturers producing surgical masks to avoid usual restrictions imposed on personal-protective-equipment producers, the Italian government issued a ministerial decree that was followed by technical guidelines provided by several universities. Starting from a hypothetical composition and design, we calculated the carbon footprint of surgical masks manufactured following technical guidelines, with the city of Taranto hosting the production facility. Results show that the production of textile sheets composing the masks and their disposal were the main contributors to emissions, followed by packaging and transportation. A strategy of reuse based on laundry operation was modelled, and the balance between disposal strategy and reuse with the laundry operation (which has environmental issues due to detergents and water use) was in favor of the second option. To reduce the carbon footprint, a minimized textiles area (by smart shaping) and reuse strategies result in the best options. Further reduction may be achieved by building up a recycling chain of disposed masks, activated by municipalities.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Carbon Footprint of Surgical Masks Made in Taranto to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Diffusion: A Preliminary Assessment

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“…From that work, we concluded that the design decision and consideration of integrating the evaporator in a BGP can vary for each situation. As in any industrial processes, new technologies must be considered in terms of energy intensity, environmental impact, and financial aspects (Máša et al, 2013). Economic feasibility of integration depends on many factors.…”

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Digestate evaporation treatment in biogas plants: A techno-economic assessment by Monte Carlo, neural networks and decision trees

Vondra

Touš

Teng

2019

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Highlights • Techno-economic assessment for integrating evaporators in biogas plants. • Rigorous Monte Carlo simulations were carried out for liquid digestate modelling. • Artificial Neural Network is used to prioritize variables in decision making. • Decision trees are used to search for favourable decision pathways for the industry. • Having CHP bonus would improve the scenario for industrial digestate thickening.

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“…In addition, RE has been targeted to be a significant contributor to the total electricity supply in the eighth Malaysia Plan (Máša et al 2013). RE has exemplified an energy policy with emphasis on intensifying energy efficiency to meet 5 % of the country's energy mix in line with the sustainable development agenda, as discussed in the nineth Malaysian Plan The RE Policy and Action Plan was cited in the tenth Malaysia Plan (2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015) to achieve the RE target of 985 MW by 2015, as shown in Fig.…”

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Social acceptance of solar energy in Malaysia: users’ perspective

Solangi

Saidur

Luhur

et al. 2015

Clean Techn Environ Policy

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The increase in energy demand has caused considerable attention to be directed toward sustainable energy resources. The importance of electricity generation through solar energy has been intensively highlighted globally, but Malaysia has yet to exert efforts to develop this energy resource. This study explores the social acceptance and level of human interest in solar energy. In addition, this work identifies the difficulties in the consumption of solar energy and the expectations for solar energy development in Malaysia. Survey results show that 80 % of the respondents are highly interested in solar energy. However, the majority of the respondents have reported that some hindrances, such as expensive solar panels and lack of correct information about solar energy utilization, make fuel-generated electricity a preferable choice. Meanwhile, almost 80 % of the respondents believe that government incentives could best enhance solar energy usage nationwide. To implement new solar energy policies successfully in Malaysia, the government should support the establishment of solar power plants, as well as provide complete information and funding for independent research. Furthermore, more than 70 % of respondents perceive the government to be the main organization that should lead the development of this energy sector. Therefore, this research provides some useful references for policy makers to continue promoting the use of solar energy in Malaysia.

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Analysis of energy efficient and environmentally friendly technologies in professional laundry service

Cited by 14 publications

References 15 publications

Carbon Footprint of Surgical Masks Made in Taranto to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Diffusion: A Preliminary Assessment

Carbon Footprint of Surgical Masks Made in Taranto to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Diffusion: A Preliminary Assessment

Digestate evaporation treatment in biogas plants: A techno-economic assessment by Monte Carlo, neural networks and decision trees

Social acceptance of solar energy in Malaysia: users’ perspective

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