An essential resource for circular economy engineering as a business sustainability solution and risk mitigation measure
 
In Applied Circular Economy Engineering: Technologies and Business Solutions to Implement Circularity, a team of distinguished researchers delivers an up-to-date discussion of the implementation of circular economy concepts in industrial practice. It examines a comprehensive range of solutions and ideas from engineering and business research from the perspective of the European Circular Economy Package.
 
The book explores the most relevant material and product flows, including metals, polymers, and food, as well as common product lifecycle steps, like product design, material extraction, and recycling. Applied Circular Economy Engineering explains the most effective applied practices, business considerations, and forward-looking solutions to frequently experienced business problems.
 
Readers will also find:
 
* A thorough introduction to how circular economy considerations influence process design, product design, energy, and waste management
* Real-world case studies of circular design and processes
* Practical discussions of a wide variety of industries adopting circular economy principles, including medical devices and food
* Complete treatments of circular economy implementation and challenges, including business circularity maturity assessments and transition plans
 
Perfect for chemical and process engineers, Applied Circular Economy Engineering: Technologies and Business Solutions to Implement Circularity will also benefit business economists, product planners, and anyone else involved in the engineering and development of circular products or processes.

Part I: Introduction
1. Challenges and Perspectives of Applying Circular Economy in Business and Engineering
Part II: Materials (Selection, Properties)
2. Aluminum Alloys, Recycling, and the Circular Economy
3. Circular Economy of Polymers - Its Current State in Germany and Beyond
4. Implementing Circular Value Creation in the Construction Sector
Part III: Products (Design, Servitization)
5. Circular Process Implementation for Electric Drives - Experiences and Examples
6. Circularity in the Healthcare Industry
7. Circular Economy Indicators for Product Design - Calculation and Applicability
8. Makigami of an Industrial Product Development Process: Use of a Lean Methodology to Integrate Sustainable and Circular Product Design
Part IV: Technology (Production and Business Processes)
9. Single-stage Sorting and Marker Technology for a Circular Economy of Polymers
10. Embracing Entomophagy: Insects as Catalysts for Sustainable Circular Economies
11. Digital Technologies for Enabling and Engineering the Circular Economy
Part V: Organization (Management, Business Models)
12. Finding Ideas for Sustainability-oriented Innovations: Using Circular Business Models for Innovation
13. Circular Economy Business Models and Ecodesign Approaches in Practice - A Case Study Literature Review
14. The IRMa Approach - Integrative Resource Efficiency Management in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Part VI: Contextualization of Circular Economy Engineering
15. Cultural and Cross-cultural Requirements of Circular Economy Engineering: Addressing Issues of Global Responsibility, Social Sustainability, and Ethics
16. The Actual Goals and Limits of Circular Economy - A Critical Perspective