scholarly journals Product innovation between circular economy and Industry 4.0

2021 ◽  
pp. 192-200
Author(s):  
Marianna Rotilio
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
Energetic Efficiency ◽  
Enabling Technology ◽  
Development Activity ◽  
Experimental Development ◽  
Industrial Manufacturing ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
New Industry

In the construction sector, the new Industry 4.0 and circular economy paradigms are currently playing an increasingly important role in order to respond to demands for energetic efficiency, optimisation of resource usage, automation and production activities monitoring. Therefore, this article aims to at illustrate industrial research and an experimental development activity that led to the creation of an innovative product named MULTIFId. It consists of an intelligent, economical and low-emission panel, made with waste from the paper and cardboard industrial manufacturing process which intends to contribute to the development of the fundamental enabling technology of “Advanced Materials” for Intelligent Factories.

Emerging Industrial Revolution: Symbiosis of Industry 4.0 and Circular Economy: The Role of Universities

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 505-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seeram Ramakrishna ◽  
Alfred Ngowi ◽  
Henk De Jager ◽  
Bankole O. Awuzie
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
New Jobs

Growing consumerism and population worldwide raises concerns about society’s sustainability aspirations. This has led to calls for concerted efforts to shift from the linear economy to a circular economy (CE), which are gaining momentum globally. CE approaches lead to a zero-waste scenario of economic growth and sustainable development. These approaches are based on semi-scientific and empirical concepts with technologies enabling 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) and 6Rs (reuse, recycle, redesign, remanufacture, reduce, recover). Studies estimate that the transition to a CE would save the world in excess of a trillion dollars annually while creating new jobs, business opportunities and economic growth. The emerging industrial revolution will enhance the symbiotic pursuit of new technologies and CE to transform extant production systems and business models for sustainability. This article examines the trends, availability and readiness of fourth industrial revolution (4IR or industry 4.0) technologies (for example, Internet of Things [IoT], artificial intelligence [AI] and nanotechnology) to support and promote CE transitions within the higher education institutional context. Furthermore, it elucidates the role of universities as living laboratories for experimenting the utility of industry 4.0 technologies in driving the shift towards CE futures. The article concludes that universities should play a pivotal role in engendering CE transitions.

scholarly journals The “ReWaste4.0” Project—A Review

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 764
Author(s):  
Renato Sarc
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Digital Communication ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Plant Performance ◽  
Energy Materials ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Mixed Waste ◽  
Further Development

ReWaste4.0 is an innovative and cooperative K-Project in the period 2017–2021. Through ReWaste4.0 the transformation of the non-hazardous mixed municipal and commercial waste treatment industry towards a circular economy has started by investigating and applying the new approaches of the Industry 4.0. Vision of the ReWaste4.0 is, among others, the development of treatment plants for non-hazardous waste into a “Smart Waste Factory” in which a digital communication and interconnection between material quality and machine as well as plant performance is reached. After four years of research and development, various results have been gained and the present review article summarizes, links and discuss the outputs (especially from peer-reviewed papers) of seven sub-projects, in total, within the K-project and discusses the main findings and their relevance and importance for further development of the waste treatment sector. Results are allocated into three areas, namely: contaminants in mixed waste and technical possibilities for their reduction as well as removal; secondary raw and energy materials in mixed waste and digitalization in waste characterization and treatment processes for mixed waste. The research conducted in ReWaste4.0 will be continued in ReWaste F for further development towards a particle-, sensor- and data-based circular economy in the period 2021–2025.

scholarly journals Enabling the Circular Economy transition: a sustainable lean manufacturing recipe for Industry 4.0

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Ciliberto ◽  
Katarzyna Szopik‐Depczyńska ◽  
Małgorzata Tarczyńska‐Łuniewska ◽  
Alessandro Ruggieri ◽  
Giuseppe Ioppolo
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Industry 4.0

scholarly journals A Modelling Framework for the Conceptual Design of Low-Emission Eco-Industrial Parks in the Circular Economy: A Case for Algae-Centered Business Consortia

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Aldric S. Tumilar ◽  
Dia Milani ◽  
Zachary Cohn ◽  
Nick Florin ◽  
Ali Abbas
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Industrial Symbiosis ◽  
Modelling Framework ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
Energy Exchanges

This article describes a unique industrial symbiosis employing an algae cultivation unit (ACU) at the core of a novel eco-industrial park (EIP) integrating fossil-fuel fired power generation, carbon capture, biofuel production, aquaculture, and wastewater treatment. A new modelling framework capable of designing and evaluating materials and energy exchanges within an industrial eco-system is introduced. In this scalable model, an algorithm was developed to balance the material and energy exchanges and determine the optimal inputs and outputs based on the industrial symbiosis objectives and participating industries. Optimizing the functionality of the ACU not only achieved a substantial emission reduction, but also boosted aquaculture, biofuel, and other chemical productions. In a power-boosting scenario (PBS), by matching a 660 MW fossil fuel-fired power plant with an equivalent solar field in the presence of ACU, fish-producing aquaculture and biofuel industries, the net CO2 emissions were cut by 60% with the added benefit of producing 39 m3 biodiesel, 6.7 m3 bioethanol, 0.14 m3 methanol, and 19.55 tons of fish products annually. Significantly, this article shows the potential of this new flexible modelling framework for integrated materials and energy flow analysis. This integration is an important pathway for evaluating energy technology transitions towards future low-emission production systems, as required for a circular economy.

To identify industry 4.0 and circular economy adoption barriers in the agriculture supply chain by using ISM-ANP

2021 ◽  
Vol 293 ◽  
pp. 126023
Author(s):  
Shashank Kumar ◽  
Rakesh D. Raut ◽  
Kirti Nayal ◽  
Sascha Kraus ◽  
Vinay Surendra Yadav ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Industry 4.0

Framework for a sustainable supply chain to overcome risks in transition to a circular economy through Industry 4.0

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Yigit Kazancoglu ◽  
Yesim Deniz Ozkan-Ozen ◽  
Muhittin Sagnak ◽  
Ipek Kazancoglu ◽  
Manoj Dora
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain

Developments Toward A Residential Fit-Out Industry

2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-94
Author(s):  
Stephen Kendall
Keyword(s):  
Smart Growth ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Shopping Mall ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Industrial Manufacturing ◽  
Smart Products ◽  
Product Service ◽  
The Us ◽  
New Industry ◽  
Product Service Systems

This paper outlines some of the background of and constraints facing the emergence of a new industry, focused not on buildings as such but on residential fit-out – the integrated kit-of-parts “behind your front door.” Residential application of the distinction between base building (support) and fit-out (infill), although sharing the same principles as the well-established office building and shopping mall sectors, is particularly important because it affects a very large market whose potential is not yet exploited but is arguably nascent. It is well understood that industrial manufacturing processes – now becoming “product service systems” in the consumer sector – are most effective and dynamic where individual users are directly served, as seen in the automotive and electronics/communications sectors. Construction of base buildings understood as “infrastructures for living” is capable of stimulating the evolution of a fit-out industry that will itself accelerate innovation and distribution of new domestic fit-out services and systems. In general, the creation of a genuine fit-out industry is not a technical or industrial design problem. Material subsystems and components like partitioning, bathroom and kitchen equipment, as well as “plug-and-play” piping and wiring are available or are being invented and approved in regulatory regimes internationally. While some smart products are still needed, the problem now is essentially a business proposition. By shifting to the provision of benefits rather than simply manufacturing products, companies may find a competitive advantage in a sector of the building industry now poised for an innovation leap. In the US and other developed countries, this is particularly compelling given the sustainability agenda, smart growth and increased demand for consumer-oriented production. In this perspective, the trend toward base building architecture allows the building industry to effectively come to terms with new and creative modes of industrial production.

The drivers of industry 4.0 in a circular economy: The palm oil industry in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 324 ◽  
pp. 129216
Author(s):  
Asma-Qamaliah Abdul-Hamid ◽  
Mohd Helmi Ali ◽  
Lokhman Hakim Osman ◽  
Ming-Lang Tseng
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Oil Industry

Circular economy‐based new products and company performance: The role of stakeholders and Industry 4.0 technologies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Antonio Paula Pinheiro ◽  
Daniel Jugend ◽  
Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour ◽  
Charbel Jose Chiappetta Jabbour ◽  
Hengky Latan
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
New Products ◽  
Company Performance
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