In the event of damage to additively manufactured components whose shape cannot be produced by machining, an additive repair can potentially be not only ecologically but also ecologically more favorable than the production ...

New legislation and the social movement around circular economy issues are currently forcing manufacturing companies to reassess the sustainability of their production and value chain. The circular economy is becoming an ...

Within Creative Food Cycles, the phase of distribution and consumption (Phase 2) is the one specifically linked to the city and to the daily practices of people. Food Cycles influence urban culture, economy, and society ...

The merits of temporary carbon storage are often debated for bio-based and biodegradable plastics. We employed life cycle assessment (LCA) to assess environmental performance of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-based plastics, ...

One of the arguments against an increased use of repair is that, due to the constantly growing progress, an often already outdated component would be restored. However, refurbishment also allows a component to be modified ...

Green hydrogen will play a key role in the future energy system. For the production of green hydrogen, an installation of alkaline (AWE) and proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) of several gigawatts per year ...