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?2021-09-30T20:01:06+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”2021-09-30T20:01:06+00:00

A framework for linking the planetary boundaries to organizational LCAs

Session WE.1.C || Methodological Approaches to Assess Life Cycle Consequences Authors Oosterhoff, Hendrik; Golsteijn, Laura; Ryberg, Morten Walbech; Laurent, Alexis Abstract Absolute Environmental Sustainability Assessment (AESA) is a novel methodology that applies life-cycle based assessments, such as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), for quantifying and linking environmental impacts to absolute environmental boundaries for the Earth’s life [...]

A framework for linking the planetary boundaries to organizational LCAs2021-09-30T20:01:05+00:00

Development of Hybrid Cooling System with Thermoelectric Coolers and Phase Change Material for Solar Module and to Study its Effects on Module Efficiency

Authors Singh, Deeksha; Monga, Aditi; Parvez, Yusuf Abstract Solar cell efficiency varies with temperature of solar modules. Peak power decreases with increase in module temperature. Hence, it is important to avoid heating of the solar panel to attain maximum possible conversion efficiency. Aim of this paper is to substantiate the relationship between efficiency of solar [...]

Development of Hybrid Cooling System with Thermoelectric Coolers and Phase Change Material for Solar Module and to Study its Effects on Module Efficiency2021-09-30T20:01:05+00:00

Using sunlight for high-value chemicals production: sustainability analysis of FlowPhotoChem System from a life cycle perspective

Authors Leão, Susana; Escamilla, Marta Abstract The chemical industry is one of the largest manufacturing sectors representing around 7% of EU industrial production and is a key enabler of other sectors. It produces most of their base chemicals from fossil fuels in processes where a significant amount of CO2 emissions is released to the atmosphere. [...]

Using sunlight for high-value chemicals production: sustainability analysis of FlowPhotoChem System from a life cycle perspective2021-09-30T20:01:05+00:00
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