TY - GEN A1 - Rohn, H. A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Schmidt, M. A1 - Giegrich, J. A1 - Oberender, C. A1 - Denz, W. A1 - Niebaum, A. ED - Ludwig, C. ED - Matasci, C. T1 - The Guideline Series VDI 4800 Resource Efficiency: An Approach for Increasing Resource Efficiency with Aim of Conservation of Natural Resources in the Industrial Sector T2 - Boosting Resource Productivity by Adopting Circular Economy (World Resources Forum Productions) N2 - In 2011, the Association of German Engineers (VDI) started working on a set of guidelines towards increased resource efficiency. These guidelines represent a framework that defines resource efficiency and outlines considerations for the producing industry. A special guideline for SMEs is included as well as guidelines on methodologies for evaluating resource use indicators, such as the cumulative raw material demand of products and production systems. Resource efficiency, defined here as the relationship between a specific benefit or use and the natural resources that need to be spent or consumed to attain this benefit or use. It can be evaluated by defining a function which expresses the specific benefit and quantifies the resource requirements through a set of indicators (use of raw materials, energy, water, land and ecosystem services including sinks). The results from this also depend on the system boundary parameters and the allocation rules for by-products and waste treatment options. Optimising resource use is possible at all stages of a product’s or production system’s life cycle chain (raw material extraction, production and manufacturing, use and consumption, and the end-of-life stage). VDI guidelines are widely accepted across Germany’s industrial sector and therefore represent an important means of mainstreaming resource efficiency in this target area. As well as providing a methodological framework, the guidelines describe strategies and measures towards increasing resource efficiency, and they enable industrial producers and service providers to identify potential areas of improvement. The full article presents an overview of the methodology and contents of these guidelines and discusses their impact in achieving absolute reductions in the industrial use of natural resources. KW - Resource efficiency KW - Life cycle thinking KW - Products and production systems KW - Standardization PY - 2017 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-426443 UR - https://www.wrforum.org/wrfpublicationspdf/boosting-resource-productivity/ SN - 978-3-9521409-7-0 SP - 125 EP - 132 PB - Paul Scherrer Institute CY - Villigen PSI, Switzerland ET - 1 AN - OPUS4-42644 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Holm, Olaf ED - Ludwig, C. ED - Matasci, C. ED - Edelmann, X. T1 - Recovery of metals from waste, an example for the resource cycle T2 - Naturals resources, sustainable targets, technologies, lifestyles and governance N2 - Bottom ash from municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) consists of eiemental metals in considerable amounts. The fine fraction < 4 mm additionally contains chemically bound metals (oxides, carbonates, Silicates). Separation prospects with techniques as in ore processing (flotation, density separation, bioleaching, hydrothermal solution) are discussed. During alteration after wet extraction mineral material with hydraulic properties form coatings on almost all particles of the bottom ash and complicate separation procedures. ln addition bottom ash from MSWI is a heterogeneaus material. For sufficient enrichment different concerted treatment steps seemed to be essential associated with an uncertainty of economic viability. The utilisation of metal compounds present in bottom ash as secondary raw material depends on the energy- and resource-efficiency of the enrichment processes. Therefore energy and material flow considerations are presented. KW - Recyclable material KW - Recycling technology KW - Waste management PY - 2015 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-347572 UR - http://infoscience.epfl.ch/record/213010 SN - 978-3-9521409-6-3 SP - 289 EP - 293 AN - OPUS4-34757 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Abis, M. A1 - Bruno, M. A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Grönhom, R. A1 - Kuchta, K. A1 - Fiore, S. ED - Medici, F. T1 - A Novel Dry Treatment for Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Bottom Ash for the Reduction of Salts and Potential Toxic Elements T2 - Recovery of Waste Materials, Technological Research and Industrial Scale-Up N2 - The main obstacle to bottom ash (BA) being used as a recycling aggregate is the content of salts and potential toxic elements (PTEs), concentrated in a layer that coats BA particles. This work presents a dry treatment for the removal of salts and PTEs from BA particles. Two pilotscale abrasion units (with/without the removal of the fine particles) were fed with different BA samples. The performance of the abrasion tests was assessed through the analyses of particle size and moisture, and that of the column leaching tests at solid-to-liquid ratios between 0.3 and 4. The results were: the particle-size distribution of the treated materials was homogeneous (25 wt % had dimensions <6.3 mm) and their moisture halved, as well as the electrical conductivity of the leachates. A significant decrease was observed in the leachates of the treated BA for sulphates (44%), chlorides (26%), and PTEs (53% Cr, 60% Cu and 8% Mo). The statistical analysis revealed good correlations between chloride and sulphate concentrations in the leachates with Ba, Cu, Mo, and Sr, illustrating the consistent behavior of the major and minor components of the layer surrounding BA particles. In conclusion, the tested process could be considered as promising for the improvement of BA valorization. KW - Bottom ash KW - Dry treatment KW - Municipal solid waste PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-552161 SN - 978-3-0365-3063-5 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14113133 SP - 57 EP - 71 PB - MDPI CY - Basel AN - OPUS4-55216 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Akkerman, Floris ED - L.M. Hilty, ED - H. Itoh, ED - K. Hayashi, ED - Edelmann, X. T1 - Ecodesign and rebound effects T2 - R `09 Twin world congress and world resources forum T2 - R `09 Twin world congress and world resources forum CY - Nagoya, Japan and Davos, Switzerland DA - 2009-09-14 KW - Energy efficiency KW - Rebound KW - Ecodesign PY - 2009 SN - 978-3-905594-54-6 SP - 1 EP - 6(?) AN - OPUS4-19895 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Wachtendorf, Volker A1 - Geburtig, Anja A1 - Trubiroha, Peter ED - Czichos, Horst ED - Saito, T. ED - Smith, L. T1 - Materials and the environment T2 - Springer handbook of metrology and testing KW - Weathering KW - Total material requirement KW - Polymer PY - 2011 SN - 978-3-642-16640-2 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16641-9 SP - Chapter 15.1, 845 EP - 860 PB - Springer CY - Berlin, Heidelberg AN - OPUS4-24154 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Meggyes, T. ED - Meyers, R.A. T1 - Sustainable remediation methods for metals and radionuclides T2 - Encyclopedia of sustainability science and technology N2 - Glossary Biomineralization A process by which living organisms produce minerals. - Chernobyl Ukrainian city site of the largest nuclear power plant accident in history. - Cut-off-wall Underground structure designed to prevent the flow of water. - DART Deep aquifer remediation tool. - Diffusion Movement of ions and molecules from places of higher concentration to places of lower concentration. - Electrochemical remediation Remediation technologies comprising electrochemical transport and transformation methods. - Electrokinetic screens Structures used to prevent radionuclides from diffusing from the polluted area into the environment. - Electromigration Transport of charged ions or ion complexes in solution. - Electroosmosis Movement of liquid relative to a charged stationary surface, - Electrophoresis Movement of charged particles relative to a stationary fluid. - Enhanced electrochemical remediation Use of pH control and additives to improve removal efficiency. - EURT East Urals Radioactive Trail area contaminated due to a nuclear accident. - Natural attenuation (NA) Remediation relying entirely on natural processes. - Permeable reactive barriers Passive in situ treatment zones of reactive material that degrades or immobilizes contaminants as groundwater flows through it. - Phytoremediation Soil remediation using living plants and their associated microorganisms. - Radionuclide or radioisotope An atom with an unstable nucleus whose excess energy is available to be imparted to a newly-created radiation particle within the nucleus or to an atomic electron. - Total material requirement (TMR) Sum of domestic and imported primary natural resources and their hidden flows. KW - Groundwater remediation KW - Radionuclides PY - 2013 SN - 978-1-4419-0852-0 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/SpringerReference_226449 SP - 1 EP - 36 PB - Springer CY - Berlin Heidelberg AN - OPUS4-28517 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Adam, Christian A1 - Adamczyk, Burkart A1 - Weimann, Karin ED - White, T. ED - Ferraris, C. ED - Yu, L. ED - Halada, K. ED - Umezawa, O. T1 - Recovery of non-renewable resources from waste T2 - Advances in Ecomaterials T2 - 7th International Conference on Ecomaterials (ICEM7); 3rd International Conference on Advanced Materials (ICMAT2005) CY - Singapore DA - 2005-07-03 PY - 2005 SN - 981-05-3611-9 VL - 1 SP - 148 EP - 155 PB - Stallion Press CY - Singapore AN - OPUS4-11831 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Meggyes, Tamás A1 - Tünnermeier, Torge ED - Prokop, G. T1 - Evaluation of long-term aspects of passive groundwater remediation techniques T2 - Proceedings of the 1st Image-Train Cluster-Meeting N2 - Long-term performance of permeable reactive barriers has been investigated in laboratory experiments using elemental iron and hydroxyapatite as reactive materials and uranium as contaminant. Accelerated testing has been performed by applying elevated pollutant concentration and an increased flow velocity. The spatial distribution of uranium in the test columns has been investigated using a radioactive tracer. The results show that the migration pattern exhibits a linear behaviour. T2 - 1st Image-Train Cluster-Meeting CY - Karlsruhe, Germany DA - 2001-11-07 PY - 2002 UR - http://www.perebar.bam.de/PereOpen/pdfFiles/midterm-Final.pdf SN - 3-85457-631-5 SP - 55-58; 145-150 PB - Federal Environment Agency CY - Wien AN - OPUS4-1354 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Biermann, Vera A1 - Csovári, M. A1 - Csicsák, J. T1 - Uranium removal using elemental iron and hydroxyapatite in permeable reactive barriers T2 - Mine Water and the Environment T2 - 8th International Mine Water Association Congress CY - Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa DA - 2003-10-19 PY - 2003 SN - 0-620-31314-5 VL - 8 SP - 43 EP - 55 PB - International Mine Water Association IMWA CY - Johannesburg AN - OPUS4-2776 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Meggyes, Tamás A1 - Tünnermeier, Torge ED - Simon, Franz-Georg T1 - Groundwater remediation using active and passive processes T2 - Advanced groundwater remediation T2 - Workshop "In-situ Reactive Barriers versus Pump-and-Treat" CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2001-10-18 PY - 2002 SN - 0-7277-3121-1 SP - 3 EP - 34 PB - Telford CY - London AN - OPUS4-1841 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -