Browsing by Subject "Circular economy"
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Conceptual model for extending electric vehicle battery lifetime
(Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2025)To maximise the resource efficiency of electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), their lifetimes can be extended through cascading second- and third-life applications. Using expert input, this study ... -
Forecasting the Global Battery Material Flow: Analyzing the Break-Even Points at Which Secondary Battery Raw Materials Can Substitute Primary Materials in the Battery Production
(Applied Sciences 2022, 12(9), 4790, 2022)Growing numbers of electric vehicles (EVs) as well as controversial discussions on cost, scarcity and the environmental and social sustainability of primary raw materials that are needed for battery ... -
Life Cycle Assessment of the Separation and Recycling of Fluorinated Gases Using Ionic Liquids in a Circular Economy FrameworkClick to copy article link
(ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2022, 10(1), 71–80, 2022-01-10)The stricter regulation regarding the use of fluorinated gases (F-gases), as a consequence of their high Global Warming Potential (GWP), represents a challenge for the refrigeration industry. The design ... -
Process design for the recovery of waste refrigerants using deep eutectic solvents
(Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023-06-01)The environmental impact on climate change of fluorinated gases (F-gases), used mainly in refrigeration applications, is boosting the search of new recovery processes that would allow their reuse in a ...