Sustainable aluminium recycling of end-of-life products: A joining techniques perspective

Soo, Vi Kie; Peeters, Jef; Paraskevas, Dimos; Compston, Paul; Doolan, Matthew; Duflou, Joost R.

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.12.235

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“…Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a method used by most researchers to evaluate the environmental sustainability of products. Some studies conducted LCA of the overall environmental impact from alternative methods and compared different technologies and management methods [8,[80][81][82]. To a certain extent, this can determine ways to reduce environmental pollution and resource waste.…”

Section: Life Cycle Assessment and Environment Effectmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Systematic Literature Review of Reverse Logistics of End-of-Life Vehicles: Bibliometric Analysis and Research Trend

Lin

et al. 2020

Energies

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Under the background of the prompt development of the global economy and continuous improvement of environmental protection awareness, end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), as an essential part of “urban mineral”, have the substantial economic, resource, and environmental value. The research on reverse logistics of ELVs has developed rapidly, but the existing relevant reviews are based on unique research perspectives and do not fully understand the whole field. This work aims to help comprehend the research status of reverse logistics of ELVs, excavate and understand the critical publications, and reveal the main research topics in the past 20 years. Based on 299 articles published in ISI Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) database from 2000 to 2019, this paper uses the methodologies of literature bibliometrics and content analysis, combined with VOS viewer, CiteSpace, and Bibexcel software. Besides, the literature quantity and cited situation, core journals, distribution of countries and regions, institutions, core authors, subject categories, and keywords information are analyzed to determine the primary trends and future research hot spots focus on reverse logistics of ELVs.

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Section: Life Cycle Assessment and Environment Effectmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Systematic Literature Review of Reverse Logistics of End-of-Life Vehicles: Bibliometric Analysis and Research Trend

Lin

et al. 2020

Energies

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“…The sustainable management of aluminium has become very important because there is an exponential growth in terms of its global demand. Aluminium recycling is a critical issue since it prevents the valuable material stream from going to landfill (Soo et al, 2018).…”

Section: Aluminium Support Structure and Discussion About Recyclingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Concentrating photovoltaic/thermal system with thermal and electricity storage: CO2.eq emissions and multiple environmental indicators

Lamnatou

Lecœuvre

Chemisana

et al. 2018

Journal of Cleaner Production

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The present article examines the environmental profile of a concentrating photovoltaic/thermal system with thermal and electricity storage. The system has been developed and experimentally tested at the University of Corsica, in France, and it combines non-concentrating photovoltaic modules with concentrating solar thermal. The study is based on life-cycle assessment according to global warming potential, cumulative energy demand, ReCiPe, Ecological footprint and USEtox. The results (phase of material manufacturing; scenario «without recycling») demonstrate that based on global warming potential, cumulative energy demand, most of the midpoint categories of ReCiPe, ReCiPe endpoint single-score, ReCiPe endpoint with characterization, Ecological footprint single-score (category of Carbon dioxide) and USEtox (category of Human toxicity/cancer), the aluminium support structure shows higher impact in comparison to the other components/materials of the system. Furthermore, the material manufacturing phase (scenario «without recycling») reveals that, in certain cases, the photovoltaic cells and the copper-based components present high impacts. More analytically, according to ReCiPe endpoint with characterization (scenario «without recycling»), the aluminium-based components (support structure; *Revised Manuscript-Clean Version Click here to view linked References receiver) present the highest DALY (disability-adjusted life years) and (species.yr) with total values of 0.015 DALY and 4.9×10-5 (species.yr). Regarding USEtox Ecotoxicity, the Noryl (for the pumps) shows an impact of 62.5 CTU e that is considerably higher in comparison to the other components/materials of the system. The effect of recycling (metals; glass; plastics) has been examined and the results show that, by adopting recycling, energy payback time is reduced from 1.6 to 0.6 years and ReCiPe payback time is reduced from 17 to 8.4 years.

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“…Literature works are focused on the pros and cons related to each battery technology from both technical, environmental and economic perspective [83][84][85][86]. Other authors focus on both a kind of technology (usually Li-ion) and the management of materials embedded in batteries [87][88][89][90] (Tables 3-5). Considering the economic perspective, the cost of EV batteries plays a critical role in determining the commercial viability of EVs, not only during their usage, but also at the end of their useful life.…”

Section: Ev Battery Recyclingmentioning

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A Structured Literature Review on Obsolete Electric Vehicles Management Practices

D’Adamo

Rosa

2019

Sustainability

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The use of electricity for transportation needs offers the chance to replace fossil fuels with greener energy sources. Potentially, coupling sustainable transports with Renewable Energies (RE) could reduce significantly both Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and the dependency on oil imports. However, the expected growth rate of Electric Vehicles (EVs) could become also a potential risk for the environment if recycling processes will continue to function in the current way. To this aim, the paper reviews the international literature on obsolete EV management practices, by considering scientific works published from 2000 up to 2019. Results show that the experts have paid great attention to this topic, given both the critical and valuable materials embedded in EVs and their main components (especially traction batteries), by offering interesting potential profits, and identifying the most promising End-of-Life (EoL) strategy for recycling both in technological and environmental terms. However, the economics of EV recycling systems have not yet been well quantified. The intent of this work is to enhance the current literature gaps and to propose future research streams.

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Sustainable aluminium recycling of end-of-life products: A joining techniques perspective

Cited by 74 publications

References 42 publications

A Systematic Literature Review of Reverse Logistics of End-of-Life Vehicles: Bibliometric Analysis and Research Trend

A Systematic Literature Review of Reverse Logistics of End-of-Life Vehicles: Bibliometric Analysis and Research Trend

Concentrating photovoltaic/thermal system with thermal and electricity storage: CO2.eq emissions and multiple environmental indicators

A Structured Literature Review on Obsolete Electric Vehicles Management Practices

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