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Activated carbons prepared from natural and synthetic raw materials with potential applications in gas separations -- Sustainable manufacturing in aerospace industry : analysis of the viability of intermediate stages elimination in sheet processing -- Low environmental impact machining processes of composite materials applied to the aerospace sector -- Sand mining pool eutrophication (Vale do Paraiba, S�ao Paulo, Brazil) : preliminary assessment -- Recovery of degraded areas in Vale do Paraiba, S�ao Paulo, Brazil : performance indicators -- Surface wave energy capture system (a new proposition) -- Environmental education and energetic efficiency : reports on Brazilian projects in the sake of socio-environmental sustainability -- Free cooling with phase change materials (PCM) -- Interface potential modeling in a finite crystal -- Hydrothermal stability of ordered mesoporous titanosilicate materials prepared at room temperature -- Composites in the design optimization of biconvex refractive solar concentrators, study and calculation prototypes -- SOM-SEM-EDS identification of tool wear mechanisms in the dry-machining of aerospace titanium alloys -- Ecological design, an objective in the projects engineering area -- Use of centrifugal pumps operating as turbines for energy recovery in water distribution networks. Two case study -- Leds, toward the best energy efficiency in lighting -- Comparison of simple illuminance model performances under clear-sky conditions for Athens (Greece) -- Study of thermal conductivity of materials made of sludges water depuration of the brewing industry -- Treatment of urban waste water sludges by means of his appraisement for incorporation in ceramic matrix -- Preliminary study of the influence of machining conditions in the response to corrosion of UNS-A92024 alloy -- Computer simulation and depth profiling of light nuclei by nuclear techniques -- Environmental, energetic and economic analysis about the energy source for a vehicle with typical Portuguese urban use -- Identification, analysis and evolution of the mechanisms of wear for secondary adhesion for dry turning processes of Al-Cu alloys -- Radiation safety of old uranium mining waste dumps in Portugal -- Environmental remediation and the legacy of uranium mining waste in Portugal and Europe, lessons to retain.

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