| Title | Plastics Recycling with Tracer-Based-Sorting: Challenges of a Potential Radical Technology |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 20940 |
| Authors | Gasde, J; Woidasky, J; Moesslein, J; Lang-Koetz, C |
| Title | Plastics Recycling with Tracer-Based-Sorting: Challenges of a Potential Radical Technology |
| Year | 2021 |
| Published | Sustainability, 13, 1 |
| Abstract | To improve the recycling quality of plastics packaging and achieve high recycling rates new identification and sorting technologies are required. Tracer-based-sorting (TBS) is an innovative identification technology based on fluorescent tracers and a corresponding detection unit. TBS can be considered a radical technology change towards a circular economy for plastics and to support sustainability as it has the potential to render several established sorting and/or recycling steps obsolete. This article shows which drivers and barriers are perceived by stakeholders with regard to the implementation of TBS in the market and how challenges are addressed responsibly in the early phases of the innovation process. Influencing external factors and framework conditions of TBS are identified and suitable business models for TBS in a circular economy are discussed. Further, practical recommendations on how to optimize technology and market development for TBS are provided. To obtain these results a mixed method approach of integrated innovation and sustainability analysis, external environment analysis (PESTEL analysis), and business model development approaches was chosen. The research results can be understood as a practical contribution towards a responsible and sustainable implementation of a radical technology-based innovation for a circular economy of plastics. |
Similar Articles
| ID | Score | Article |
|---|---|---|
16569
|
Schmidt, J; Auer, M; Moesslein, J; Wendler, P; Wiethoff, S; Lang-Koetz, C; Woidasky, J Challenges and Solutions for Plastic Packaging in a Circular Economy(2021)Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 93, 11 | |
| 20606
|
Woidasky, J; Moesslein, J; Wendler, P; Kirchenbauer, D; Wacker, D; Gao, GJ; Lang-Koetz, C Identification and Sorting of Polymers in a Circular Economy Using Fluorescent Tracer Materials(2020)Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 92, 4 | |
| 24534
|
von Vacano, B; Mangold, H; Seitz, C The Time is ripe Plastics in the Cycle(2021)Chemie In Unserer Zeit, 55, 6 | |
| 889
|
Bucknall, DG Plastics as a materials system in a circular economy(2020)Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society A-Mathematical Physical And Engineering Sciences, 378, 2176 | |
| 7956
|
Vollmer, I; Jenks, MJF; Roelands, MCP; White, RJ; van Harmelen, T; de Wild, P; van der Laan, GP; Meirer, F; Keurentjes, JTF; Weckhuysen, BM Beyond Mechanical Recycling: Giving New Life to Plastic Waste(2020)Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 59, 36 | |
| 505
|
King, S; Locock, KES A circular economy framework for plastics: A semi-systematic review(2022) | |
| 4917
|
Soroka, A; Robinson, M; Gosling, J; Hoggins, L; Hall, J; Naim, MM Circular Economy Models in the Construction Sector: A Plastics Recycling Use Case(2023) | |
| 29913
|
Olscher, C; Jandric, A; Zafiu, C; Part, F Evaluation of Marker Materials and Spectroscopic Methods for Tracer-Based Sorting of Plastic Wastes(2022)Polymers, 14.0, 15 | |
| 3165
|
Shamsuyeva, M; Endres, HJ Plastics in the context of the circular economy and sustainable plastics recycling: Comprehensive review on research development, standardization and market(2021) | |
| 23253
|
Ragaert, K; Ragot, C; Van Geem, KM; Kersten, S; Shiran, Y; De Meester, S Clarifying European terminology in plastics recycling(2023) |