Wood you believe it? Electric vehicles and engineered wood from an environmental perspective
Discover Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
6(1)
Published: March 19, 2025
Language: Английский
Data-driven life cycle assessment of the automobile industry in Indonesia: Identifying circular supply chain enablers
Resources Conservation and Recycling,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
220, P. 108338 - 108338
Published: April 30, 2025
Language: Английский
Comparing End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) and Packaging-Based Recyclates as Components in Polypropylene-Based Compounds for Automotive Applications
Markus Gall,
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Daniela Mileva,
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Wolfgang Stockreiter
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Polymers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(13), P. 1927 - 1927
Published: July 6, 2024
Increasing
recycled
plastic
content
in
cars
to
25%
by
2030
is
one
of
the
key
measures
for
decarbonizing
automotive
industry
defined
European
Commission.
This
should
include
recovery
plastics
from
end-of-life
vehicles
(ELVs),
but
such
materials
are
hardly
used
compounds
today.
To
close
knowledge
gap,
two
ELV
recyclate
grades
largely
based
on
bumper
recycling
were
analyzed
comparison
a
packaging-based
post-consumer
(PCR).
The
composition
data
design
polypropylene
(PP)
applications
with
virgin
base
material
and
mineral
reinforcement,
which
characterized
relation
commercial
virgin-based
compound.
A
compound
40
wt.-%
ELV-based
can
exceed
just
25
terms
stiffness/impact
balance.
While
reference
nearly
be
matched
regarding
mechanics,
flowability
not
reached
any
PCR
compounds,
making
further
development
work
necessary.
Language: Английский
A recycling technology selection framework for evaluating the effectiveness of plastic recycling technologies for circular economy advancement
Circular Economy,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
2(4), P. 100066 - 100066
Published: Nov. 25, 2023
Despite
progress
in
plastic
waste
recycling
technologies,
global
rates
remain
disappointing.
This
issue
not
only
suggests
an
underutilization
of
existing
technologies
but
also
hinders
resource
utilization,
the
circular
economy,
and
sustainable
manufacturing.
Several
studies
have
proposed
evaluating
efficiency
solely
based
on
volume
recycled
waste.
However,
these
methods
often
overlook
other
critical
factors,
thus
may
provide
holistic
assessments.
Additionally,
for
or
comparing
different
are
complex
time-consuming.
With
hundreds
indicators
available
assessing
effectiveness
suitability
selection
process
can
become
complicated.
Consequently,
recyclers
stakeholders
struggle
to
select
effective
suitable
types
under
specific
conditions.
To
address
challenges,
we
propose
technology
framework
(RTSF),
a
simple
tool
that
enables
easy
visualization
relevant
five
key
pillars:
economic,
technical,
environmental,
social,
policy.
By
allowing
quickly
identify,
select,
visualize
factors
interest
from
large
pool,
RTSF
qualitative
comparison
enhances
evaluation
multiple
technologies.
Lastly,
serve
as
preliminary
be
used
conjunction
with
approaches
enhance
Language: Английский
Evaluating the Circularity of Manufactured Products: Proposition of a Unified Index Based on Existing Indicators
Sustainability and Climate Change,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 26, 2024
Language: Английский
Optimization of Assembly Line Balancing Via Response Surface Methodology and Discrete Event Simulation
Revista de Gestão Social e Ambiental,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
18(12), P. e09062 - e09062
Published: Dec. 10, 2024
Objective:
The
objective
of
this
study
is
to
distribute
the
operations
time
between
operators
according
production
mix
for
a
new
product
type
be
added
relevant
module
in
existing
line,
and
integrate
with
high
workload
into
line
without
adding
operator.
Theoretical
Framework:
Assembly
balancing
an
important
performance
enhancement
method
that
frequently
used
improve
manufacturing
systems.
Method:
Response
Surface
Methodology
(RSM)
collection
statistical
mathematical
techniques
useful
developing,
improving,
optimizing
processes.
A
discrete
event
simulation
model
can
defined
as
where
state
variable
changes
only
at
these
points
when
events
occur.
Results
Discussion:
As
result
research,
produce
386
products
under
condition
not
having
two
consecutive
units
X202,
ratio
85%-15%.
Research
Implications:
practicality
use
consistency
results
obtained
make
integration
response
surface
experimental
design
applied
both
academic
industrial
settings.
Originality/Value:
This
contributes
literature
by
developing
balance
assembly
constraints,
established
optimization
parameters
has
been
discussed
literature.
Language: Английский