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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"End of life management"”.
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Development of Scalable and Sustainable Processes for Polymer Recycling, Upcycling, and Synthesis
The circular economy is a concept often heard of in the context of the plastic waste crisis. Yet, chlorinated plastics, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in specific, are often left out of the circularity conversation, despite PVC being the third most produced plastic worldwide. This dissertation discusses …
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Incorporating heterogeneous customer preferences with Bayesian methods for decision making in environmentally conscious design
… product waste have serious impact on the balance of land, ocean, and air temperature. Environmentally conscious consumers and environmental protection legislation have been driving manufacturers to design, produce, and dispose products in a more environmentally responsible manner. The purpose of …
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Development, implementation and analysis of the first recycling process for alkaline liquid metal batteries
… exhibiting a very low fade rate over hundreds of charging and discharging cycles. Ambri cooperated with MIT to develop a new recycling process for their unique battery chemistry to implement a sustainable end of life management for their product. This thesis describes the process development, …
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Azomethine-Containing Moieties for Simple and Degradable Conjugated Polymers
… relatively inexpensive and possess a high degree of synthetic tailorability that enables tuning of optical, electrochemical, and physical properties. However, many state-of-the-art polymers require synthetic protocols that use multiple arduous synthetic steps, harmful chemical reagents, and …
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End-of-life analysis of nanotechnology products
… melting point and specific heat capacity of nanomaterials may be higher than that of their corresponding bulk materials. The melting point elevation and specific heat capacity enhancement of nanomaterials may result in increased energy consumption and waste gases emission at the …
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Economic and environmental evaluation of emerging electric vehicle technologies
… as a promising solution. The continuous growth of the EV market necessitates the development of technologies that facilitate an economically comparable transition away from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs). Moreover, it is essential to incorporate sustainability considerations across …