[HTML][HTML] Advanced lightweight materials for Automobiles: A review
The growing challenges on fuel economy improvement and greenhouse gas emission
control have become the driving force for automakers to produce lightweight automobiles …
control have become the driving force for automakers to produce lightweight automobiles …
Challenges of the circular economy: a material, metallurgical, and product design perspective
Circular economy's (CE) noble aims maximize resource efficiency (RE) by, for example,
extending product life cycles and using wastes as resources. Modern society's vast and …
extending product life cycles and using wastes as resources. Modern society's vast and …
[HTML][HTML] Strategic mineral resources: Availability and future estimations for the renewable energy sector
G Calvo, A Valero - Environmental Development, 2022 - Elsevier
To keep the increase in global average temperature below 2° C the use of renewable
energy sources is essential. There are various scenarios for this energy transition …
energy sources is essential. There are various scenarios for this energy transition …
Do we have the right performance indicators for the circular economy?: insight into the Swiss waste management system
A material flow analysis of the 2012 Swiss waste management system is presented,
highlighting the material content available from waste. Half of municipal solid waste (MSW) …
highlighting the material content available from waste. Half of municipal solid waste (MSW) …
Life cycle assessment of metals: a scientific synthesis
P Nuss, MJ Eckelman - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
We have assembled extensive information on the cradle-to-gate environmental burdens of
63 metals in their major use forms, and illustrated the interconnectedness of metal …
63 metals in their major use forms, and illustrated the interconnectedness of metal …
Raw material criticality in the context of classical risk assessment
S Glöser, LT Espinoza, C Gandenberger, M Faulstich - Resources Policy, 2015 - Elsevier
The rapid economic development of emerging countries in combination with an accelerating
spread of new technologies has led to a strongly increasing demand for industrial metals …
spread of new technologies has led to a strongly increasing demand for industrial metals …
Material flow analysis applied to rare earth elements in Europe
D Guyonnet, M Planchon, A Rollat, V Escalon… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper explores flows and stocks, at the scale of the European Union, of certain rare
earth elements (REEs; Pr, Nd, Eu, Tb, Dy and Y) which are associated with products that are …
earth elements (REEs; Pr, Nd, Eu, Tb, Dy and Y) which are associated with products that are …
Contaminated interaction: another barrier to circular material flows
Contamination poses a significant problem to the circular economy (CE), which derives
much of its value from maintaining pure material flows. The aim of this article is to frame …
much of its value from maintaining pure material flows. The aim of this article is to frame …
Digitalizing the circular economy: Circular economy engineering defined by the metallurgical internet of things
MA Reuter - Metallurgical and Materials transactions B, 2016 - Springer
Metallurgy is a key enabler of a circular economy (CE), its digitalization is the metallurgical
Internet of Things (m-IoT). In short: Metallurgy is at the heart of a CE, as metals all have …
Internet of Things (m-IoT). In short: Metallurgy is at the heart of a CE, as metals all have …
Raw material 'criticality'—sense or nonsense?
The past decade has seen a resurgence of interest in the supply security of mineral raw
materials. A key to the current debate is the concept of'criticality'. The present article reviews …
materials. A key to the current debate is the concept of'criticality'. The present article reviews …