Circular economy design considerations for research and process development in the chemical sciences

JH Clark, TJ Farmer, L Herrero-Davila, J Sherwood - Green Chemistry, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
A circular economy will look to chemistry to provide the basis of innovative products, made
from renewable feedstocks and designed to be reused, recycled, or the feedstock renewed …

A brief journey into the history of and future sources and uses of fatty acids

M Cerone, TK Smith - Frontiers in nutrition, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Fats and lipids have always had a primary role in the history of humankind, from ancient
civilisations to the modern and contemporary time, going from domestic and cosmetic uses …

Adopting and applying eco-design techniques: a practitioners perspective

P Knight, JO Jenkins - Journal of cleaner production, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper discusses the findings of a small scale research project which explored the
possibility of adopting eco-design techniques. The paper focuses on identifying how eco …

Use to use–A user perspective on product circularity

A Selvefors, O Rexfelt, S Renström… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
The discussion regarding product circularity is often framed from a production and business
model perspective. In this paper, people's consumption processes are taken as a new point …

Tools for sustainable product design: additive manufacturing

O Diegel, S Singamneni, S Reay, A Withell - 2010 - openrepository.aut.ac.nz
The advent of additive manufacturing technologies presents a number of opportunities that
have the potential to greatly benefit designers, and contribute to the sustainability of …

Made to break? A taxonomy of business models on product lifetime extension

M Ertz, S Leblanc-Proulx, E Sarigöllü… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper contributes to the establishment of product lifetime extension (PLE) as a field of
study through development of a framework of product lifetime extension business models …

From pleasure in use to preservation of meaningful memories: A closer look at the sustainability of clothing via longevity and attachment

K Niinimäki, C Armstrong - International Journal of Fashion Design …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The short life span of clothing is problematic from the viewpoint of sustainable development,
making the study of ways to extend garment use time worthwhile. This current study focuses …

I love this dress, it makes me feel beautiful! Empathic knowledge in sustainable design

K Niinimäki, I Koskinen - The Design Journal, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents a study on sustainable product relationships with an eye on textiles and
clothing. A framework is constructed which integrates sustainable product relationships and …

Scenario analysis of China's aluminum cycle reveals the coming scrap age and the end of primary aluminum boom

M Dai, P Wang, WQ Chen, G Liu - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
China has dominated the global aluminum production and consumption in the past few
decades, therefore it is of particular interest to stakeholders in China and worldwide to …

The future of sustainable healthcare: Extending product lifecycles

M Ertz, K Patrick - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2020 - Elsevier
The business model theory has been applied across a variety of contexts and especially in
order to develop more sustainable organizations. Given the rise in municipal solid waste …