Technical substitutability of recycled materials in life cycle Assessment: A comprehensive review and framework for quantification

ES Garcia, S Huysveld, TT Nhu, S De Meester… - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
In evaluating environmental sustainability with methodologies like life cycle assessment
(LCA), recycling is usually credited for avoiding impacts from virgin material production …

Environmental impact of photovoltaic modules in Malaysia: Recycling versus landfilling

HF Yu, M Hasanuzzaman, N Abd Rahim - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2025 - Elsevier
Malaysia has recently accelerated renewable energy (RE) adoption, primarily through the
introduction of large-scale solar (LSS) projects. However, limited attention has been directed …

Cradle-to-Gate life cycle assessment of recycling processes for carbon fibers: A case study of ex-ante life cycle assessment for commercially feasible pyrolysis and …

K Kawajiri, M Kobayashi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Waste that derives from manufacturing processes and end-of-life products of the
transportation industry is a cause of increasing concern globally. Therefore, systems must be …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental impact technology for life cycle assessment in municipal solid waste management

MA Budihardjo, IB Priyambada… - Global Journal of …, 2023 - gjesm.net
Municipal solid waste management has evolved from direct disposal to recycling and
resource recovery, driven by sustainability. Life cycle assessment has played a crucial role …

Combining dynamic material flow analysis and life cycle assessment to evaluate environmental benefits of recycling–A case study for direct and hydrometallurgical …

S Rosenberg, L Kurz, S Huster, S Wehrstein… - Resources …, 2023 - Elsevier
We conduct a life cycle assessment (LCA) for two recycling processes, a hydrometallurgical
and a direct recycling route. Both show ecological benefits compared to production with …

[HTML][HTML] Can carbon fiber composites have a lower environmental impact than fiberglass?

F Hermansson, S Heimersson, M Janssen… - Resources …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon fiber composites are increasingly used to decrease fuel consumption in the use
phase of vehicles. However, due to the energy intensive production, the reduced fuel …

The impact of allocation methods on carbon benefits-a case study of construction waste recycling

X Wang, B Huang, Y Wang, J Liu, Y Long… - Resources, Conservation …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recycling is crucial to address environmental issues caused by increasing wastes.
Recycled materials can replace primary materials and offset greenhouse gas emissions …

Climate impact and energy use of structural battery composites in electrical vehicles—a comparative prospective life cycle assessment

F Hermansson, F Edgren, J Xu, LE Asp… - … International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Structural battery composites (SBCs) are multifunctional carbon fibre
composites that can be used as structural elements in battery electric vehicles to store …

[HTML][HTML] The multi-objective optimization framework: A step towards minimizing life-cycle costs and energy consumption of carbon fibre automotive structures

K Iyer, MK Hagnell, M Åkermo - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Design of a sustainable and economical composite structure is challenging due to
the often contradicting design drivers such as energy consumption and cost. Therefore …

Economic and environmental assessment of asphaltene-derived carbon fiber production

MA Al Bari, SK Nabil, S Saad, R Sarkar, S Sabiha… - Green …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, there has been growing interest in the use of carbon fibers for a wide variety
of applications, including automotive, aerospace, wind turbine, sporting goods, energy …