Material characterization allowing the realization of multi-scale circular economy studies: from research to practice

Authors TIRADO FABIAN, Deanira Rafaela Abstract Recent policies and researches confirm that the circular economy (CE) is indispensable to achieving the ecological transition and sustainable development because it offers strategies to face challenges such as reducing waste production and the scarcity of primary resources. As the construction sector is one of the largest consumers of [...]

Material characterization allowing the realization of multi-scale circular economy studies: from research to practice2021-09-30T20:01:07+00:00

Environmental Impacts of Novel Routes for Sc Production from Bauxite Residues and Tio2 Production Wastes

Authors Hengevoss, Dirk; Lenz, Markus; Misev, Victor; Feigl, Vitoria Abstract Scandium (Sc) is high-valued element and a key component in producing high strength aluminum alloys but Sc supply is limited. Sc-producing countries are China (66%), Russia (26%) and Ukraine (7%). The use of Sc containing waste streams such as bauxite residue (BR) from alumina production [...]

Environmental Impacts of Novel Routes for Sc Production from Bauxite Residues and Tio2 Production Wastes2021-09-30T20:01:07+00:00

Life cycle assessment for green bond certified office buildings

Authors Kitami, Tomoya Abstract Currently, ESG investment, which invests in environmental projects, is attracting attention to achieve the "2 ° C target" adopted at COP21, which is the goal of global climate change countermeasures. An increasing number of organizations are in favor of disclosing information on climate change related to ESG assessments. As the global [...]

Life cycle assessment for green bond certified office buildings2021-09-30T20:01:07+00:00

Advancing in the digitalization of data for a better analysis of electrical and electronic equipment

Authors Talens Peiró, Laura; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier Abstract The availability of digital tools is key for reproducible, robust, and transparent analysis. Thanks to digitalization, life cycle assessment (LCA) has become a well-established tool to perform environmental assessment of products and systems. However, despite the existence of diverse commercial software for LCA, data availability is still [...]

Advancing in the digitalization of data for a better analysis of electrical and electronic equipment2021-09-30T20:01:07+00:00

Conducting the Product Carbon Footprint of the steel industry

Authors Scharpenberg, Christina; Dumeier, Marcel; Zacharopoulos, Leon; Sprecher, Marten; Geldermann, Jutta; Janz, Andreas Abstract Due to its high energy consumption, the steel industry is one of Germany's largest carbon dioxide emitters. Steel is an important product for the German construction and automotive industry and has a significant impact on the lifecycle-emissions of the products in [...]

Conducting the Product Carbon Footprint of the steel industry2021-09-30T20:01:07+00:00
Go to Top