Life Cycle and Circular Economy in Innovation Archives

Application of entropy production to compare the environmental sustainability of industrial processes in Entropy-LCAs

Session WE.1.C || Methodological Approaches to Assess Life Cycle Consequences Authors Rapf, Matthias; Tang, Longhan; Pekgil, Gizem; Kranert, Martin Abstract In LCA practice, weighting and valuation of environmental impacts is strongly based on subjective impressions and decisions. This makes LCAs with similar scopes very hard to compare. We are therefore examining entropy production as physical [...]

Application of entropy production to compare the environmental sustainability of industrial processes in Entropy-LCAslcm20212021-09-30T20:01:07+00:00

Statistical entropy analysis to evaluate cascading use of wood and its impact on material circularity

Session WE.2.C || Benefits of Retaining Materials and Their Quality in a Circular Economy Authors Navare, Kranti; Vrancken, Karl C.; Van Acker, Karel Abstract The circular economy (CE), as defined by European Commission, is an economy where the value of products, materials and resources is maintained as long as possible. Although maintaining the value of [...]

Statistical entropy analysis to evaluate cascading use of wood and its impact on material circularitylcm20212021-09-30T20:01:07+00:00

The role of LCA in eco-innovation. The particular case of the FlashPhos sustainable process

Session WE.3.C || Benefits of Retaining Materials and Their Quality in a Circular Economy – Case studies Authors Muñoz Marín, Encarnación; Cascajo, Jose Maria; Rapf, Matthias Abstract Sustainability has become the core of the strategic policies in the EU. Eco-innovation is therefore necessary to tackle with the transition to a cleaner and more sustainable society. [...]

The role of LCA in eco-innovation. The particular case of the FlashPhos sustainable processlcm20212021-09-30T20:01:06+00:00

Are thermodynamic based indicators the silver bullet for assessing circularity?

Authors Bizarro, Diana; Hauck, Mara; van Harmelen, Toon Abstract The Dutch climate policy establishes that the Netherlands should reach 50% circularity and 49% less CO2 emissions compared to the 1990 levels by 2030. By 2050 the goal is to be 100% circular and emit 95% less CO2. New business models and technologies are under development [...]

Are thermodynamic based indicators the silver bullet for assessing circularity?lcm20212021-09-30T20:01:06+00:00

Production of white phosphorus from secondary resources: The H2020 project “FlashPhos – Complete Thermochemical Recycling of Sewage Sludge”

Authors Rapf, Matthias; Schmid, Max; Pasi, Maria Cristina; Lomazzi, Eleonora Abstract Elemental white phosphorus (P4) is an indispensable raw material for various key industries in Europe. As the EU depends on supplies from a few politically less reliable countries, it has classified white phosphorus as a critical raw material. In the FlashPhos project, which we [...]

Production of white phosphorus from secondary resources: The H2020 project “FlashPhos – Complete Thermochemical Recycling of Sewage Sludge”lcm20212021-09-30T20:01:06+00:00