Jan-Linus Popien

Jan-Linus Popien, M. Sc.

Room 616

+49 531 391 2215

j.popien(at)tu-braunschweig.de

Office hours any time by previous appointment

Research interests

In my research I deal with the analysis, evaluation and design of sustainable supply chains. The focus is on the activity analytical modeling of supply chains of batteries and the application of the Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment approach.

Participation in the following research projects

01.11.2020

SIMTEGRAL

SIMTEGRAL - Integrated multi-scale system simulation and sustainability assessment of primary and circular raw material supply chains for lithium-ion batteries

Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

Duration: 2020-2023

Teaching

Semester	Subject
since WS 21/22	Seminar: "Softwaretools: Sustainability Assessment"
SS21	Seminar: "Quantitative sustainability assessment of batteries in the context of electromobility"
since WS 20/21	Support of the lecture "Operations Management"

Publications

Refereed journals

Ginster, R.; Blömeke, S.; Popien, J.-L.; Scheller, C.; Cerdas, F.; Herrmann, C.; Spengler, T. S. (2024): Circular Battery Production in the EU: Insights from integrating Life Cycle Assessment into System Dynamics Modeling on Recycled Content and Environmental Impacts, in: Journal of Industrial Ecology, 28, pp. 1165–1182.

Popien, J.-L.; Barke, A.; Ginster, R.; Striecks, T.; Thies, C.; Spengler, T. S. (2024): DEALA — A novel economic life cycle impact assessment method for differentiated economic assessments in the context of life cycle sustainability assessments, in: Journal of Industrial Ecology, 29 (1), pp. 19–33.

Popien, J.-L.; Thies, C.; Barke, A.; Spengler, T. S. (2023): Comparative sustainability assessment of lithium-ion, lithium-sulfur, and all-solid-state traction batteries, in: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 28, pp. 462–477.

Barke, A.; Cistjakov, W.; Steckermeier, D.; Thies, C.; Popien, J.-L.; Michalowski, P.; Melo, S. P.; Cerdas, F.; Herrmann, C.; Krewer, U.; Kwade, A.; Spengler, T. S. (2022): Green batteries for clean skies: Sustainability assessment of lithium-sulfur all-solid-state batteries for electric aircraft, in: Journal of Industrial Ecology, 27 (3), pp. 795–810.

Refereed articles in proceedings and anthologies

Husmann, J.; Popien, J.-L.; Cerdas, F.; Barke, A.; Spengler, T. S.; Herrmann, C. (2024): Sustainability implications of establishing a circular European supply chain of battery materials, in: Procedia CIRP, 122, pp. 121–126.

Popien, J.-L.; Husmann, J.; Echternach, T.; Barke, A.; Cerdas, F.; Herrmann, C.; Spengler, T. S. (2024): Design of battery supply chains under consideration of environmental and socio-economic criteria, in: Procedia CIRP, 122, pp. 127–132.

Popien, J.-L.; Husmann, J.; Barke, A.; Thies, C.; Cerdas, F.; Herrmann, C.; Spengler, T. S. (2023): Comparison of lithium-ion battery supply chains – a life cycle sustainability assessment, in: Procedia CIRP, 116, pp. 131–136.

Popien, J.-L.; Thies, C.; Spengler, T. S. (2022): Exploring recycling options in battery supply chains – a life cycle sustainability assessment, in: Procedia CIRP, 105, pp. 434–439.

Barke, A.; Thies, C.; Popien, J.-L.; Melo, S. P.; Cerdas, F.; Herrmann, C.; Spengler, T. S. (2021): Life cycle sustainability assessment of potential battery systems for electric aircraft, in: Procedia CIRP, 98, pp. 660–665.

Project and research reports

Ginster, R.; Blömeke, S.; Popien, J.-L.; Scheller, C.; Cerdas, F.; Herrmann, C.; Spengler, T. S. (2024): System Dynamics Model for the article: Circular Battery Production in the EU: Insights from integrating Life Cycle Assessment into System Dynamics Modeling on Recycled Content and Environmental Impacts, in: Zenodo.

Ginster, R.; Blömeke, S.; Popien, J.-L.; Scheller, C.; Cerdas, F.; Herrmann, C.; Spengler, T. S. (2024): Life cycle inventories for the article: Circular Battery Production in the EU: Insights from integrating Life Cycle Assessment into System Dynamics Modeling on Recycled Content and Environmental Impacts – Dataset, in: Zenodo.

Lectures

Popien, J.-L. (2024): Design of battery supply chains under consideration of environmental and socio-economic criteria, in: 31th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Turino, Italy, 2024-06-20.

Popien, J.-L. (2024): Designing more sustainable battery supply chains in terms of their environmental, economic, and social impacts, in: Advanced Battery Power - Kraftwerk Batterie, Münster, Germany, 2024-04-10.

Blömeke, S.; Ginster, R.; Popien, J.-L.; Cerdas, F.; Scheller, C.; Herrmann, C.; Spengler, T. S. (2023): A critical evaluation of system implications on the environmental targets of the new EU Battery Regulation, in: International Battery Production Conference 2023, Braunschweig, Germany, 2023-11-08.

Ginster, R.; Blömeke, S.; Popien, J.-L.; Husmann, J.; Scheller, C.; Cerdas, F.; Herrmann, C.; Spengler, T. S. (2023): Environmental potential of circular lithium-ion battery production from an overall European market perspective, in: 11th International Conference on Industrial Ecology, Leiden, Netherlands, 2023-07-03.

Popien, J.-L. (2023): Bewertung aktueller und zukünftiger Batteriewertschöpfungsketten hinsichtlich ihrer ökologischen und sozioökonomischen Auswirkungen, in: Clausthal Conference on Circular Economy (CCCE), Clausthal, Germany, 2023-11-24, Poster presentation.

Popien, J.-L. (2023): Comparison of battery supply chains regarding theirenvironmental and socio-economic impacts, in: International Battery Production Conference 2023, Braunschweig, Germany, 2023-11-09.

Popien, J.-L. (2023): Comparison of lithium-ion battery supply chains – a life cycle sustainability assessment, in: 30th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, 2023-05-15.

Popien, J.-L.; Barke, A.; Spengler, T. S. (2023): Differentiated economic assessment of a battery supply chain in a life cycle-oriented analysis, in: 11th International Conference on Industrial Ecology, Leiden, Netherlands, 2023-07-02.

Popien, J.-L. (2022): Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung aktueller und zukünftiger Batterietechnologien für den Einsatz in der Elektromobilität, in: 17. Ökobilanzwerkstatt 2022, Darmstadt, Germany, 2022-09-21, (virtual).

Popien, J.-L. (2022): Exploring recycling options in battery supply chains – a life cycle sustainability assessment, in: 29th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Leuven, Belgium, 2022-04-06.

Popien, J.-L. (2022): Exploring recycling options in battery supply chains – a life cycle sustainability assessment, in: PhD Student Day of the Battery Lab Factory Braunschweig (BLB), Braunschweig, Germany, 2022-06-01.

Popien, J.-L. (2022): Bewertung und Gestaltung von primären und zirkulären Rohstoff-Supply Chains für Lithium-Ionen Batterien, in: Batterieforum Deutschland, Berlin, Germany, 2022-01-19, Poster presentation.

Popien, J.-L. (2021): Life Cycle Sustaianbility Assessment of battery raw material supply chains, in: International Battery Production Conference 2021, Braunschweig, Germany, 2021-11-01, Poster presentation.

Popien, J.-L. (2021): Recirculation of battery raw materials - the effects of allocation within a Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment approach, in: The 10th International Conference on Life Cycle Management, Stuttgart, Germany (virtual), 2021-09-06.

Popien, J.-L. (2021): Kreislaufführung von Batterierohstoffen – die Herausforderung der Allokation innerhalb des Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment Ansatzes, in: Ökobilanzwerkstatt 2021, Vienna, Austria (virtual), 2021-09-22.

Popien, J.-L. (2021): Ökologische und sozioökonomische Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung von Festkörperbatterien, in: Batterieforum Deutschland, Berlin, Germany, 2021-01-20, Poster presentation.

Popien, J.-L. (2020): Environmental and socio economic sustainability assessment of an all-solid-state battery system, in: International Battery Production Conference, Braunschweig, Germany, 2020-11-03, Poster presentation.