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de Ridder, Else F. (author), Friedericy, Herman J. (author), van der Eijk, A.C. (author), Dankelman, J. (author), Jansen, F.W. (author)Highlights: What are the main findings? Using the HSMEA, it is possible to systematically reduce operating room waste. The HSMEA identifies carbon hotspots of surgical waste based on waste stream analysis. Solutions for improvement are found by applying the six Rs of waste management. What is the implication of the main finding? A...journal article 2022
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Kerry, T.J. (author), Peters, A.G.A. (author), Georgakopoulos, E. (author), Dugulan, A.I. (author), Meijer, Koen (author), Hage, Johannes (author), Offerman, S.E. (author), Yang, Y. (author)Within the steelmaking industry, a large amount of zinc-bearing waste is produced which cannot be effectively treated through integrated steel mills. Concurrently, zinc smelters generate waste residues containing significant amounts of iron and zinc which are stored or landfilled. The zinc concentration of iron and steelmaking residues...journal article 2022
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Wu, Xiao Min (author), Xie, Fei (author), Yao, Yong Lin (author), Sun, Yue (author), Hua, Zhong Sheng (author), Zhao, Zhuo (author), Yang, Y. (author)In order to take full advantage of the secondary resources, in this paper, we reported a template-free process to prepare porous Co microfibers from spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). First, the waste LiCoO<sub>2</sub> powders were leached by oxalic acid at a suitable temperature, and rod-like cobalt oxalate powders were obtained. Second,...journal article 2022
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Panasiuk, Daryna (author), Daigo, Ichiro (author), Hoshino, Takeo (author), Hayashi, Hideo (author), Yamasue, Eiji (author), Tran, Duc Huy (author), Sprecher, Benjamin (author), Shi, Feng (author), Shatokha, Volodymyr (author)The accumulation of impurities in the recycling of steel impacts the quality of secondary steel. Understanding impurity levels is crucial in the context of the proliferation of circular economy policies, expected high recycling rates, and growth of scrap consumption. By assuming the accumulation of impurities to be equal worldwide, the...journal article 2022
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Xia, H. (author)The quality control of materials from waste is an important step for acceptance in new high-quality products. Given the large volumes and complexity of waste streams, this requires advanced sensor technology such as the Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) investigated in this thesis. Recyclers often rely solely on manual sorting and...doctoral thesis 2021
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Nedeljković, Marija (author), Visser, Jeanette (author), Nijland, Timo G. (author), Valcke, Siska (author), Schlangen, Erik (author)In the Netherlands, beside cement replacement with more green cement types, there is also an urgent need for alternative materials for natural sand in new concrete in order to make it circular. Furthermore, the recyclers have raised questions regarding upscaling and the potential of fine recycled concrete aggregates (fRCA) in structural concrete...conference paper 2021
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Dong, H. (author), Yao, X. (author), Burgmann, S. (author), Ye, G. (author)Each year a large amount of construction and demolition waste (CDW) is generated in the European Union. For sustainability development the CDW is recycled and re-used. To promote the use of CDW, recycled aggregates from CDW were incorporated in alkali-activated concrete (AAC), which mainly consisted of secondary materials or industrial by...conference paper 2021
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Jing, R. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Liu, X. (author), Naus, Robbert (author), Erkens, S. (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)The rejuvenation of epoxy modified bituminous binders is a topic of much debate because such binders may not be able to melt at high temperatures and restore their properties using recycling agents. This paper presents the results of an experimental program developed to evaluate the re-usability of an epoxy modified bitumen, or epoxy bitumen, by...journal article 2021
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Al Hasan, F. (author), Link, Andreas (author), van der Ent, R.J. (author)The 2018 summer drought in Europe was particularly extreme in terms of intensity and impact due to the combination of low rainfall and high temperatures. However, it remains unclear how this drought developed in time and space in such an extreme way. In this study we aimed to get a better understanding of the role of land–atmosphere interactions...journal article 2021
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van Straten, Bart (author), van der Heiden, D.R. (author), Robertson, P.D. (author), riekwel, corinne (author), Jansen, F.W. (author), van der Elst, M. (author), Horeman, T. (author)Introduction<br/>Hospitals in the Netherlands generate approximately 1.3 million kg of waste from the polypropylene (PP) wrapping paper (WP) used to wrap surgical instruments each year. The aim of this study was to develop a method to recycle WP waste into new medical devices.<br/><br/>Methods<br/>WP was recovered from Maasstad Hospital,...journal article 2021
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Dong, H. (author), Yao, X. (author), Burgmann, S (author), Ye, G. (author)Each year a large amount of construction and demolition waste (CDW) is generated in the European Union. For sustainability development the CDW is recycled and re-used. To promote the use of CDW, recycled aggregates from CDW were incorporated in alkali-activated concrete (AAC), which mainly consisted of secondary materials or industrial by...conference paper 2021
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Nedeljković, Marija (author), Visser, Jeanette (author), Nijland, Timo G. (author), Valcke, Siska (author), Schlangen, E. (author)In the Netherlands, beside cement replacement with more green cement types, there is also an urgent need for alternative materials for natural sand in new concrete in order to make it circular. Furthermore, the recyclers have raised questions regarding upscaling and the potential of fine recycled concrete aggregates (fRCA) in structural concrete...conference paper 2021
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Zhang, Hongzhi (author), Yuan, Huaqiang (author), Ge, Zhi (author), Wu, Jiajie (author), Fang, Cheng (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Šavija, B. (author)Clay brick is one of the major components of demolition waste, which is generally landfilled. Effective and new uses of recycled clay brick may provide sustainability benefits in terms of landfill reduction. Therefore, this research aims at applying Recycled fine clay brick aggregates (RFCBA) with sizes from 0.075 mm–4.75 mm to prepare Self...journal article 2021
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Nedeljković, Marija (author), Visser, Jeanette (author), Nijland, Timo G. (author), Valcke, Siska (author), Schlangen, E. (author)In circular concrete design, beside cement replacement with more environmentally friendly cement types, there is also an urgent need for sand replacement with fine recycled concrete aggregates (fRCA). The variations in physical and chemical properties of fRCA and lack of standards for their quality evaluation are the main reasons for not yet...journal article 2021
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van Straten, Bart (author), Dankelman, J. (author), van der Eijk, A. (author), Horeman, T. (author)The Circular Economy faces a growing interest. The aim of this study is to determine the feasibility of a circular approach towards reusing discarded hospital instruments and stainless steel waste. Secondary, this study aims to identify if any cost savings can be realized by following a circular instrument repair and recycling approach....journal article 2021
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McGetrick, Patrick J. (author), Robinson, Desmond (author), Matis, Pantelis (author), Martin, Tony (author), Laefer, Debra F. (author), Al-Sabah, Salam (author), Truong-Hong, Linh (author), Huynh, Minh Phuoc (author), Schultz, Arturo E. (author), Le, Jia Liang (author), Shemshadian, Mohammad E. (author), Labbane, Ramzi (author)This paper presents the work carried out on a collaborative tripartite project between the USA, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland to create and investigate the design, development and testing of a new class of intermeshed steel connections (ISCs) that do not rely on field welding and minimise bolting, thus targeting the facilitation of...journal article 2021
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Link, Andreas (author), Berger, Markus (author), van der Ent, R.J. (author), Eisner, Stephanie (author), Finkbeiner, Matthias (author)Water consumption along value chains of goods and services has increased globally and led to increased attention on water footprinting. Most global water consumption is accounted for by evaporation (E), which is connected via bridges of atmospheric moisture transport to other regions on Earth. However, the resultant source-receptor...journal article 2021
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Arnold, Mona (author), Pohjalainen, Elina (author), Steger, Sören (author), Kaerger, Wolfgang (author), Welink, J.H. (author)Electronics containing growing quantities of high value and critical metals are increasingly used in automobiles. The conventional treatment practice for end-of-life vehicles (ELV) is shredding after de-pollution and partial separation of spare parts. Despite opportunities for resource recovery, the selective separation of components...journal article 2021
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Hartwell, R.C. (author), Macmillan, Sebastian (author), Overend, M. (author)Reuse and high-value recycling have a pivotal role to play in reducing waste and minimising carbon emissions in the built environment. Design strategies for such recovery methods have yet to be fully established in the façade industry. Meanwhile, stringent regulations, aimed at reducing operational carbon emissions of buildings and improving...journal article 2021
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Nedeljković, Marija (author), Mylonas, Akis (author), Wiktor, Virginie (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Visser, Jeanette (author)Fine recycled concrete aggregates (fRCA, 0–4 mm) are produced from demolished concrete structures and consist of natural aggregates and old cement mortar. The presence of old cement mortar has detrimental effect on the fresh properties and strength of new concrete. This study aims to investigate the working mechanism and effectiveness of...journal article 2021