Current state and emerging trends in advanced manufacturing: Process technologies

K Raoufi, JW Sutherland, F Zhao, AF Clarens… - … International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Advanced manufacturing is challenging engineering perceptions of how to innovate and
compete. The need for manufacturers to rapidly respond to changing requirements and …

Investigating the use of network analysis metrics to benchmark Industrial Symbiosis development

A Chatterjee, O Minsk, MJ Triebe, BM Hapuwatte… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Circular economy (CE) aims to reduce natural resource consumption, waste generation, and
related detrimental environmental, social, and economic impacts by keeping valuable …

Estimating potentially recoverable Nd from end-of-life (EoL) products to meet future US demands

T Maani, N Mathur, C Rong, JW Sutherland - Resources, Conservation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to a growing interest in decarbonization, there is increasing attention to clean energy
technologies such as electric vehicles (EVs) and wind turbines. These technologies rely on …

A process model representation of the end-of-life phase of a product in a circular economy to identify standards needs

N Mathur, N Last, KC Morris - Frontiers in Manufacturing Technology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The development of secondary sources as industrial feedstocks is important to creating
resilient supply chains that contribute towards diverting resources away from landfills …

A proposed integrated model to assess product recovery pathways: the case of solar photovoltaics

N Mathur, B Hapuwatte, KC Morris - Procedia CIRP, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract A Circular Economy (CE) is facilitated by the closing of material flow loops. This
requires the development of complex collection, sorting, and product recovery mechanisms …

A Formulation Model for Computations to Estimate the Lifecycle Cost of NiZn Batteries

AK Malviya, M Zarehparast Malekzadeh… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The increasing demand for electricity and the electrification of various sectors require more
efficient and sustainable energy storage solutions. This paper focuses on the novel …

Hope or hype? Evaluating the environmental footprint of reclaimed fly ash in geopolymer production

A Danish, AS Torres, C Moro, MU Salim - Resources, Conservation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explores the suitability of reclaimed fly ash (RFA) as an alternative aluminosilicate
material for geopolymer production based on strength and sustainable potential compared …

Lifecycle product inventory optimization: a hybrid approach with Grey-Wolf and Ant-Colony methods

R Tiwari, S Khedlekar, RK Tiwari, L Kumar… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Efficient inventory management is crucial for businesses handling deteriorating products
due to the increased risk of obsolescence and loss of value over time. This research delves …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of Life Cycle Cost and Environmental Impact Functions of NiZn Batteries by Using Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimization (MOPSO)

AK Malviya, M Zarehparast Malekzadeh… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study aims to optimize the Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle
Cost (LCC) of NiZn batteries using Pareto Optimization (PO) and Multi-objective Particle …

[PDF][PDF] Optimizing Product Life Cycle Systems for Manufacturing in a Circular Economy

BM Hapuwatte, N Mathur, N Last… - Global Conference on …, 2022 - library.oapen.org
Global population growth and increasing resource scarcity are necessitating sustainable
manufacturing and circular economy (CE) practices. These practices require the decisions …