The "Plan Mascarillas" program, developed by Arcos Dorados and the Technological Development Unit of the UdeC, was developed in 15 McDonald's restaurants. The initiative succeeded in recovering 170 kilos of masks in one year, which were transformed into 430 plastic trays that will be integrated into the chain's operation. The course of the COVID-19 pandemic [...]
Danilo Escobar-Avello, postdoctoral researcher at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and the Universidad de Concepción, has been invited to be an editor together with Dr. Jorge Santos from Portugal in the Special Issue of the journal "Forests", published by MDPI. This special issue will focus on the topic of "Preservation, protection and modification of [...]
Gustavo Cabrera and Danilo Escobar, principal researcher and post doctoral researcher respectively of UDT and CENAMAD in the area of bioproducts, presented two papers at this congress, aimed at obtaining phenolic compounds from tree bark. The principal investigator of the National Center of Excellence for the Wood Industry (CENAMAD) and the Technological Development Unit (UDT), [...]
In the Liceo Bicentenario Industrial of Tomé, the delivery of trash cans and planters made with pellets of these personal protection elements was made, one of the most notable initiatives of circular economy promoted from the Biobío Region. In order to continue promoting the environmental education of the 3 thousand students of the five [...]
The aim is to collect 100 kilos of the protective element, i.e. about 20,000 chapsticks. UdeC together with the company Softys is in charge of transforming the waste. Faced with the decision of the health authority to make the use of masks more flexible, but maintaining their obligatory use in health centers, the Municipality of [...]
At the launching seminar of the program financed by the Innovation Fund for Regional Competitiveness FIC, authorities headed by the Governor of the Ñuble Region, Oscar Crisóstomo and academics, as well as businessmen and producers, highlighted the advantages of biochar for poultry farming. The event, which took place recently in the Ruperto Hepp Auditorium of [...]
