Life Cycle Based Optimization of Physical Exchanges in Industrial Networks
Doctoral Thesis of Carl Vadenbo
The treatment of waste in modern treatment facilities or the use of waste-derived resources in energy- and material-intensive industries offers different opportunities for managing resources and environmental protection. But how can the environmental impacts of an entire industrial system be minimized through the exchanges of energy and material between its actors?
The aim of this dissertation is to support a more sustainable management of wastes, by-products and conventional resources in single industries and in industrial networks. The focus of the work was placed on exploring the combination of methods and tools for environmental systems analysis and mathematical optimization techniques.
Collaboration
Industrial partners:
- Holcim Technology (previously Holcim HGRS)
- Voestapline Stahl
- Association of Operators of Swiss Waste Treatment Facilities (VBSA)
Funding partners:
- Swiss Federal Office for the Environment
- Swiss Federal Office for Energy
Life Cycle Assessment Model for the Use of Alternative Resources in Ironmaking
Vadenbo, C., M. E. Boesch, and S. Hellweg
Journal of Industrial Ecology 17 (3): 363–374, 2013
An LCA Model for Waste Incineration enhanced with New Technologies for Metal Recovery and Application to the Case of Switzerland
Boesch, M. E., C. Vadenbo, C. Huter, D. Saner, and S. Hellweg
Waste Management 34 (2): 378-389, 2014
Multi-Objective Optimization of Waste and Resource Management in Industrial Networks – Part I Model Description
Vadenbo, C., S. Hellweg, and G. Guillén-Gosálbez
Resources Conservation & Recycling 89: 52-63, 2014
Multi-Objective Optimization of Waste and Resource Management in Industrial Networks – Part II: Model Application to the Treatment of Sewage Sludge
Vadenbo, C., G. Guillén-Gosálbez, D. Saner, and S. Hellweg
Resources Conservation & Recycling 89: 41-51, 2014