Upon completion of this module, students will have mastered the theoretical fundamentals for the use of materials typical in mechanical engineering in the circular economy. With the knowledge they have acquired, they will be able to evaluate and apply manufacturing processes. In addition, students will be able to optimize manufacturing processes from a technological and environmental perspective and compare conventional processes with environmentally friendly ones.
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Deepening of fundamentals and applications with consideration of the circular economy for materials with a focus on the following topics:
Emissions reduction
Sustainable and conventional material extraction
Reuse of materials
Resource efficiency through composite materials
Application in industry
Emissions reduction:
REX methods (reduce, reuse, repurpose, repair, remanufacture, recycle, and recover)
Classic and numerical process optimization (Lean Six Sigma, optimization using artificial intelligence (AI))
Life cycle analysis
Sustainable and conventional material extraction:
Innovative and climate-friendly processes for metal extraction (including green steel, magnesium extrusion casting)
Plastics and other non-metals
Reuse of materials:
Plastics (thermoplastics, elastomers, duromers)
Light metals (aluminum, titanium, magnesium)
Resource efficiency through composite materials:
Fiber composites and sandwich composites
Coatings
Industrial applications:
Electromobility
Packaging industry
Lecture notes & Downloads
Lecture notes are available to participants via StudIP.
Brockmann, W., Geiß, P.L., Klingen, J., Schröder, B.: Klebtechnik - Klebstoffe, Anwendungen und Verfahren. Wiley - VCH Verlag, 2005
Müller, B., Rath, W.: Formlierung von Kleb- und Dichtstoffen. Vincentz Verlag, 2004
Mulvaney, Dustin; Richards, Ryan M.; Bazilian, Morgan D.; Hensley, Erin; Clough, Greg; Sridhar,Seetharaman (2021): Progress towards a circular economy in materials to decarbonize electricity andmobility. In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 137, S. 110604.
Module Manual
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