| Title |
Circular Economy - A challenge and an opportunity for Process Systems Engineering |
| ID_Doc |
1318 |
| Authors |
Avraamidou, S; Baratsas, SG; Tian, YH; Pistikopoulos, EN |
| Title |
Circular Economy - A challenge and an opportunity for Process Systems Engineering |
| Year |
2020 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.compchemeng.2019.106629 |
| Abstract |
Rising populations put huge stresses on natural resources. Extraction and depletion of raw materials and waste created throughout the supply chain of products have enormous environmental and socioeconomic impacts. One way to reduce these impacts is through the move towards the circular economy (CE). CE aims to solve resource, waste, and emission challenges confronting society by creating a production-to-consumption total supply chain that is restorative, regenerative, and environmentally benign. This article highlights research challenges and identifies process systems engineering (PSE) research opportunities to assist in the understanding, analysis and optimization of CE supply chains. A motivating example on the supply chain of coffee is introduced to illustrate the challenges of the transition towards a CE and to propose PSE research opportunities. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| Author Keywords |
Circular Economy; Process Systems Engineering; Sustainability |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000504755000010 |
| WoS Category |
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Engineering, Chemical |
| Research Area |
Computer Science; Engineering |
| PDF |
http://manuscript.elsevier.com/S0098135419309913/pdf/S0098135419309913.pdf
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