Sustainability Assessment of the End-of-Life Technologies for Biocomposite Waste in the Aviation Industry

Biocomposites have emerged as promising alternative materials for the aviation industry. However, there is a limited body of scientific literature addressing the end-of-life management of biocomposites. This article evaluated different end-of-life technologies for biocomposite recycling in a structured, five-step approach applying the innovation...

BEVSIM: Battery electric vehicle sustainability impact assessment model

To achieve climate neutrality ambitions, greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector need to be reduced by at least 90% by 2050. To support industry and policy makers on mitigating actions on climate goals it is important to holistically compare and reduce life cycle environmental impacts of road passenger vehicles. A web-based...

Sustainability Evaluation of Pyrolysis of Waste Mattresses: A Comparison with Alternative End-of-Life Treatments

There is a major push by governments and value chain partners to move towards circular options for difficult-to-recycle post-consumer products such as waste mattresses.[1] In the Netherlands alone ~1.5 million mattresses are discarded yearly, of which majority (>60%) is incinerated.[2] A sustainable solution to recycle waste mattresses is...

Quality model for recycled plastics (QMRP): An indicator for holistic and consistent quality assessment of recycled plastics using product functionality and material properties

One of the key challenges for plastics in a circular economy is its degradation during use, washing and reprocessing. The reduced quality of recycled plastic waste leads to its use in inferior applications. This study presents a novel quality model which incorporates degradation, degree of mixing and contaminations. The model estimates a single...

Circular Plastics – Options, Threats and Opportunities for the European Petrochemicals and Plastics Industry

Allocating Recycling Benefits in Lifecycle Assessment for Plastics: Categorization and Use of Product Property Specifications as per Value Chain

Sustainability Evaluation of Pyrolysis of Waste Mattresses: A Comparison with Alternative End of Life Treatments

Evaluating circularity potential of various recycling technologies for biocomposites waste from the aircraft industry

Allocating Recycling Benefits in Lifecycle Assessment for Plastics: Categorization and Use of Product Property Specifications as per Value Chain

Sustainability Evaluation of Pyrolysis of Waste Mattresses: A Comparison with Alternative End of Life Treatments

Evaluating circularity potential of various recycling technologies for biocomposites waste from the aircraft industry

Plastic verwaardingshub Zuid-Holland Onderzoek naar impact en cruciale randvoorwaarden

Plastic wordt nog weinig gerecycled, wereldwijd, Europees en ook in Nederland. Overheden (nationaal en de EU) en bedrijven hebben de ambitie uitgesproken het aandeel plastic recycling te verdrievoudigen van circa 15% nu naar circa 45% in 2030. Om dit te bereiken is een stevige toename nodig van zowel mechanische als chemische recycling. De...