The economics of secondary aluminium supply: An econometric analysis based on European data

Blomberg, Jerry; Söderholm, Patrik

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.03.001

Cited by 76 publications

(52 citation statements)

References 11 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…The scheme will increase the price of secondary materials, but the supply of secondary materials is typically not very sensitive to changes in the price (e.g., [41]). This means that the price of the material and, hence of the recycling credits, might have to be very high to reach the target level of recycling.…”

Section: Results Of the Evaluationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These include different economically optimizing models (e.g., [40]) as well as life cycle assessment models that are further described below. A number of econometric analyses have also been conducted to investigate the behavior of recycling markets, e.g., to estimate how the supply of recycled materials is affected by price changes (e.g., [41]). …”

Section: Integrated Approach For Quantitative Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(e.g. [41,64]). The specific impacts of tradable recycling credit schemes are likely to be highly context-specific, and thus deserve increased attention in future research.…”

Section: Description and Assumptionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Policy Instruments towards a Sustainable Waste Management

et al. 2013

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract:The aim of this paper is to suggest and discuss policy instruments that could lead towards a more sustainable waste management. The paper is based on evaluations from a large scale multi-disciplinary Swedish research program. The evaluations focus on environmental and economic impacts as well as social acceptance. The focus is on the Swedish waste management system but the results should be relevant also for other countries. Through the assessments and lessons learned during the research program we conclude that several policy instruments can be effective and possible to implement. Particularly, we put forward the following policy instruments: "Information"; "Compulsory recycling of recyclable materials"; "Weight-based waste fee in combination OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2013, 5 842 with information and developed recycling systems"; "Mandatory labeling of products containing hazardous chemicals", "Advertisements on request only and other waste minimization measures"; and "Differentiated VAT and subsidies for some services". Compulsory recycling of recyclable materials is the policy instrument that has the largest potential for decreasing the environmental impacts with the configurations studied here. The effects of the other policy instruments studied may be more limited and they typically need to be implemented in combination in order to have more significant impacts. Furthermore, policy makers need to take into account market and international aspects when implementing new instruments. In the more long term perspective, the above set of policy instruments may also need to be complemented with more transformational policy instruments that can significantly decrease the generation of waste.

show abstract

Section: Results Of the Evaluationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Integrated Approach For Quantitative Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Policy Instruments towards a Sustainable Waste Management

et al. 2013

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…scrap from end-of-life products) [14][15][16] . Besides the need for increasing the secondary aluminum content on total aluminum available to produce goods, there should have an accurate decision making model for costs and demand forecast, and an indicator related to the environmental performance of material 17,18 . Another recycling approach is the end-of-life recycling approach, with the former approach is, encourages manufacturers, policy-makers and other decision-makers to evaluate real performance and improve the design and management of products, including their disposal and recycling.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Chemistry and tensile properties of a recycled AA7050 via spray forming and ECAP/E

2012

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The aim of this work is to evaluate the conjugation of advanced processing techniques, such as spray forming, extrusion and ECAP as a processing route for reuse of machining chips generated during aircrafts manufacturing parts from AA7050-T7451 raw material plates supplied according to AMS 4050H1 . In this way, the sprayforming process was used for remelting, and billet production, followed by extrusion and ECAP. At the end of the process, an artificial aging according to AMS 2772E 2 was conducted. An assessment of chemical composition, microstructure, and mechanical properties evolution throughout the process were performed. The results have showed that this proposed route may be used as a potential technological route for secondary aluminum source. For extrusion route for overaged condition, 144 MPa yield strength and 14% of elongation was attained. Beside this, at this stage of work, was verified that the hot extrusion process is more effective for reduction of porosity and microstructure development than ECAP, but on the other hand this one has reduced porosity dispersion significantly for the extrusion parameters adopted. The adopted homogenization schedule, followed by artificial aging after has resulted in excessive grain growth.

show abstract

“…On the other side, Al recycling allows a reduction of 95% of the required energy [8], the highest value when compared to Mg, Cu, Zn and steel (see Figure 1), and emits only 5% of the greenhouse gas [9]. The production of secondary aluminum is estimated to consume an energy amount between 5 and 7 GJ/ton due to recent improvements.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Preparation and Melting of Scrap in Aluminum Recycling: A Review

Capuzzi

Timelli

2018

Metals

183

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract:This work provides an overview of the aluminum (Al) recycling process, from the scrap upgrading to the melting process. Innovations and new trends regarding the Al recycling technologies are highlighted. Aluminum recycling offers advantages in terms of environmental and economic benefits. The presence of deleterious impurities in recycled Al alloys is increasing and this is the main drawback if compared to primary alloys. The continuous growth of undesired elements can be mitigated by different technologies, preliminary operations and treatments, and by the optimization of the melting process. Downgrading and dilution are possible solutions to reduce the rate of impurities, but they are not sustainable if the final use of Al alloy continuously increases. The main objectives in the development of the Al recycling are shown and discussed. In particular, the evolution of preliminary treatments of the scrap, as sorting, comminution and de-coating, is reported and a review of the melting technologies is also presented. However, the choice of performing preliminary operations to the melting stage, thus improving the operating conditions during the furnace running, is a trade-off between costs and process efficiency.

show abstract

The economics of secondary aluminium supply: An econometric analysis based on European data

Cited by 76 publications

References 11 publications

Policy Instruments towards a Sustainable Waste Management

Policy Instruments towards a Sustainable Waste Management

Chemistry and tensile properties of a recycled AA7050 via spray forming and ECAP/E

Preparation and Melting of Scrap in Aluminum Recycling: A Review

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About