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Material Flow Analysis
The chapter provides an in-depth exploration of Material Flow Analysis (MFA) models, covering both static and dynamic approaches. Starting with...
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Closing the Loop: Industrial Ecology, Circular Economy and Material Flow Analysis
This chapter explores the principles supporting industrial ecology (IE), circular economy (CE) and material flow analysis (MFA). IE concerns...
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Assessment and scenario hypothesis of food waste in China based on material flow analysis
Field research limits the possibility of clarifying the current food waste situation in China. Material flow analysis was used to assess the...
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Synergy or Strife? Integrated assessment of economy–resource–environment development in Yangtze River Delta region based on material flow analysis and system dynamics
Under the background of tighter resource constraints and prominent environmental pollution, regional development is endowed with new connotations and...
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Application of Material Flow Analysis: Map** Plastics Within the Fishing Sector in Norway
Plastic in our marine environment is now ubiquitous. Abandoned lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is of particular concern due to its...
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Coupling material and energy flow analysis with life cycle assessment to support circular strategies at the urban level
PurposeThis study aims to investigate how the coupling of Material and Energy Flow Analysis (MEFA) with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) under an urban...
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Material flow analysis and statistical entropy evaluation of plastic packaging for express delivery in China
Encouraging the recycling of plastic packaging materials in express delivery is a necessary step toward environmentally friendly industrial...
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Urban metabolic flow in China’s megacities doubled by material stock accumulation since the 21st century
Buildings, infrastructure, and durable goods play a critical role in urbanization, akin to bones and muscles that structure the human body. These...
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A decision-support system for recycling of residents’ waste plastics in China based on material flow analysis and life cycle assessment
Recycling waste plastics is one of the important ways to save petroleum resources and reduce carbon emissions. However, the current recycling rate of...
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Material flow analysis of a post-consumer plastic packaging recycling system in The Netherlands: a focus on beverage carton
Develo** material flow models of waste and recycling streams can be crucial to determining the inefficiencies of post-consumer plastic packaging...
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State of the Art of Economy-Wide Material Flow Accounting in the Scientific Literature
This study aims to analyse the topic of circular material flow in the literature, with the goal to provide a comprehensive overview for scholars,...
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Generation estimation and material flow analysis of retired mobile phones in China
The generation estimation of retired mobile phones is launched with the sales and new method using the revised sales data and amount of the...
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Discard Coal as Filter Bed Material in Horizontal Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands: a Preliminary Study
Constructed wetlands (CWs) are engineered systems that use the natural functions of vegetation, substrate and microorganisms to treat wastewater. In...
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Investigation of unsteady non-Darcy flow through rockfill material using Saint–Venant equations and particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm
Rockfill materials are widely used in construction of rockfill dams and flood control structures. Analysis of the unsteady flow through rockfill...
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Analysis of Material Metabolic Process: Urban Weight
One of the consequences of material flows is that they create a physical weight, both from the flows and the stocks, and that weight exerts direct...
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Social Relationships and Material Flow in the Co-Creation of Sanitation Systems
This chapter describes the challenges of co-creating sanitation system design based on material flow and social network with value flow in urban...
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Material Flow Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment in a Regional Circular Economy Scenario
This study analyses the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) management system of the Campania region, assessing the input and output...
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Life cycle assessment of hemp-based milk alternative production in Lower Saxony, Germany, based on a material flow analysis of a pilot scale
PurposeRecently, demand for plant-based milk products (PBMP) has increased for multiple reasons, such as the rapid population growth expected to...
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CO2 emission accounting and emission reduction analysis of the steel production process based on the material-energy-carbon correlation effect
This paper develops a process-level carbon emission calculation model for iron and steel enterprises through the carbon emission mechanism of the...
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Analysis of iron composite flow in China
Iron is an important metal material that is crucial to social and national economic development. In order to understand iron’s material flow, energy...
