| Title | Circular Technology Roadmapping (TRM): Fostering Sustainable Material Development |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 20884 |
| Authors | Cobra, R; Sanvezzo, P; Branciforti, M; Mascarenhas, J |
| Title | Circular Technology Roadmapping (TRM): Fostering Sustainable Material Development |
| Year | 2021 |
| Published | Sustainability, 13, 13 |
| Abstract | To design more sustainable products often means improving the sustainability of materials. Currently, sustainable innovation calls upon materials to not only minimize environmental impacts but also to become circular. That requires efforts to keep materials functional for longer, avoid early disposal, and re-entering the cycle via recycling and other feedback processes. Those emerging challenges for materials development and the Circular Economy (CE) are especially critical in the case of polymers. How to develop strategies to preserve the value of polymers remains a question that mobilizes both researchers and practitioners. Technology Roadmapping (TRM) is a tool traditionally used for planning innovation processes and has supported the development of sustainable materials and other sustainability-related projects. This study tests TRM's potential to assist with the planning of new circular polymers solutions and proposes the Circular TRM method. This proposition results from the case study of the development of waste-based fiber-polymer materials and strategies for getting them into the market. Our case study demonstrates how it would be possible to differentiate the various polymer material technologies and determine the most circular strategy path. |
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