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Project

Modelling of material, energy and exergy exchanges within the technosphere for the development of circularity indicators
Code
01D20317
Duration
01 October 2017 → 13 January 2022
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Engineering and technology
    • Sustainable and environmental engineering
    • Ceramic and glass materials
    • Materials science and engineering
    • Semiconductor materials
    • Other materials engineering
Keywords
Raw materials Circular economy Material and energy flow analysis Exergy flow analysis Sustainability assessment
 
Project description
 

Development of new indicators to measure the decrease of the use of natural resources and the increase of the efficiency of use of waste streams are envisioned. Databases will be a starting point to perform Material, Energy and Exergy Flow Analysis, which will be used to elaborate the indicators. They will be tested and validated in different case studies.