TY - RPRT A1 - Keller, Florian A1 - Voss, Raoul Lukas A1 - Lee, Roh Pin T1 - Overcoming challenges of life cycle assessment (LCA) and techno-economic assessment (TEA) for chemical recycling – Recommendations for increasing transparency, comprehensiveness and comparability of LCA & TEA for chemical recycling technologies N2 - This technical report highlighted methodological challenges in the life cycle assessment (LCA) and techno-economic assessment (TEA) of chemical recycling (CR) technologies and developed recommendations to increase transparency, comprehensiveness and comparability of such assessments in the CR context. The project was funded by the European Climate Foundation (ECF) through the grant no. G-2102-61552. KW - Chemical Recycling KW - Life Cycle Assessment KW - Techno-economic Assessment Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7071886 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Voss, Raoul Lukas A1 - Lee, Roh Pin A1 - Keller, Florian A1 - Huang, Qiuliang A1 - Fröhling, Magnus T1 - Decarbonization potential and economic viability of chemical recycling for China's transformation towards carbon neutrality : case analysis of global warming potential and costs of municipal solid waste gasification for methanol production T2 - Resources, Conservation and Recycling N2 - The waste and chemical sectors contribute significantly to China's carbon footprint. Linking these sectors via chemical recycling could contribute to achieving China's goal to decarbonize via defossilization. This study comparatively evaluates the decarbonization and economic potential of gasification-based chemical recycling of municipal solid waste against conventional waste treatment (i.e., landfilling and waste incineration). Results from Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) indicate that not only does waste gasification exhibit higher global warming reduction potential than conventional treatment (e.g., -70 kg CO2-eq. per tonne of waste compared to currently expanding waste incineration), but this potential will also increase as China's energy mix becomes increasingly renewable (i.e., -320 kg CO2-eq). However, this decarbonization potential will also be associated with higher plant investments (+50 %) and a lower net present value (-20 %). Insights from this study enrich the Chinese discourse on sustainable waste management practices across scientific, regulatory, and industrial dimensions. KW - Chemical Recycling KW - decarbonization KW - China KW - energy transition KW - waste management Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107613 SN - 0921-3449 VL - 206 ER -