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Executive Summary This report is written in response to a letter of authorisation requesting a design proposal and the implementation of biodegradable materials into the production of biodegradable pills and capsules medicine packaging, to reduce the waste produced from the disposal of current medicine packaging, which contain non-biodegradable materials such as aluminium and plastics. Currently, non-biodegradable waste are either disposed into the landfills or thrown into the ocean, actions that have caused detrimental effects on the environment, including wildlife. This report discusses the potential applications of the biodegradable materials for medicine packaging and the advantages of the applications. Through extensive research, team EXiT has identified that pills and capsules medicine packaging utilises a plastic mould that has the dimensions of the specific pills and capsules to protect them from damage during shipping and transport. The packaging also contains an aluminium fil...
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Critical Reflection

Name: Lim Yan Chen Student ID: 2201776 Module Learning: Looking back at the goals previously set for the course, I believe that significant progress has been made improving upon weaknesses such as voicing out constructive feedback and opinions during times of conflict. I experienced this during meetings with my groupmates and I believe that critical thinking and reflection allowed me to voice out my thoughts to resolve these conflicts because it helped me to organise my thoughts and understand and pinpoint the underlying problems, defusing the situation before things worsened. During these 13 weeks, I have learned about the importance of critical thinking and reflection, being able to reflect on one's experiences and through this process, looking in-depth to the problem to formulate solutions and countermeasures, ensuring that situations like the one experienced will no longer occur/ be resolved with ease. A good visualisation of this process was introduced in class in the form of ...
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  USC1001 - Summary Reader Response Draft 3 Subject: Green Steel Student Name:  Lim Yan Chen Student ID: 2201776 The article “How green steel made with electricity could clean up a dirty industry" by Crownhart (2022) showed that fossil fuels are quintessential in the production of steel, to be heated in blast furnaces. This reacts with the impure iron ores, containing iron oxides and other minerals, removing the oxygen and leaving liquid iron. The byproduct of this process is released as carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that is harmful to the environment. According to Casey (2022), traditional steel-making produces around two tons of carbon dioxide emissions for every ton of steel produced, which is 10% of all carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. As the global steel market is set to expand around 30% by 2050, there is a need for alternative green methods as some of the largest steelmakers have since pledged to reach zero-emissions by the same date.  In the same article, B...
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Summary Reader Response Draft #2

The article “How green steel made with electricity could clean up a dirty industry" by Crownhart (2022) showed that fossil fuels are quintessential in the production of steel, to be heated in blast furnaces. This reacts with the impure iron ores, containing iron oxides and other minerals, removing the oxygen and leaving liquid iron. The byproduct of this process is released as carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that is harmful to the environment. According to Casey (2022), traditional steel-making produces around two tons of carbon dioxide emissions for every ton of steel produced, which is 10% of all carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. As the global steel market is set to expand around 30% by 2050, there is a need for alternative green methods as some of the largest steelmakers have since pledged to reach zero-emissions by the same date.  In the same article, Boston Metal’s green solution utilises a new process called molten oxide electrolysis (MOE), whereby electricity is run thr...
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Summary Reader Response Draft #1

The article “How green steel made with electricity could clean up a dirty industry" by Crownhart (2022) showed that   fossil fuels are quintessential in the production of steel, to be heated in blast furnaces. This reacts with the impure iron ores, containing iron oxides and other minerals, removing the oxygen and leaving liquid iron. The byproduct of this process is released as carbon dioxide, which is harmful to the environment as it absorbs the sun’s energy and an excess of this gas will lead to global warming.  According to Casey (2022),  traditional steel-making produces around two tons of carbon dioxide emissions for every ton of steel produced, which is 10% of all carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. As the global steel market is set to expand around 30% by 2050, there is a need for alternative green methods as some of the largest steelmakers have since pledged to reach zero-emissions by the same date.  In the same article, Boston Metal’s green solution utilise...
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Summary Reader Response ( Green Steel ) ( Draft 2 )

The article “How green steel made with electricity could clean up a dirty industry" by Crownhart (2022) showed that   fossil fuels are quintessential in the production of steel, being heated in blast furnaces. This reacts with the impure iron ores, which contain iron oxides and other minerals, removing the oxygen and leaving liquid iron. The byproduct of this process is released as carbon dioxide, which is harmful to the environment as it absorbs the sun’s energy and an excess of this gas will lead to global warming. According to Casey (2022),  traditional steel-making produces around two tons of carbon dioxide emissions for every ton of steel produced, which is 10% of all carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. As the global steel market is set to expand around 30% by 2050, there is a need for alternative green methods as some of the largest steelmakers have since pledged to reach zero-emissions by the same date.  In the same article by Casey (2022), Boston Metal’s green sol...
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Summary Reader Response (Green Steel) (Draft 1)

  The article “How green steel made with electricity could clean up a dirty industry" by Crownhart (2022) showed that   traditional steel-making produces around two tons of carbon dioxide emissions for every ton of steel produced, which is 10% of all carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. As the global steel market is set to expand around 30% by 2050, there is a need for alternative green methods as some of the largest steelmakers have since pledged to reach zero-emissions by the same date.  According to Casey (2022), fossil fuels are quintessential in the production of steel, being heated in blast furnaces. This reacts with the impure iron ores, which contain iron oxides and other minerals, removing the oxygen and leaving liquid iron. The byproduct of this process is released as carbon dioxide, which is harmful to the environment as it absorbs the sun’s energy and an excess of this gas will lead to global warming. According to the same article by Casey (2022), Boston Metal’...
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