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Using Material Flow Analysis to Identifying Global and Regional Opportunities for Zinc Circularity

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Today's sustainable development challenges are increasingly complex. Circularity, climate change, criticality, and the availability of raw materials at national through global scales are among the most dominant. Material Flow Analysis (MFA) has traditionally been used by industry sectors to identify impact opportunities and challenges associated with recycling. While using MFA for optimizing recycling flows is useful, combining MFA with product carbon footprints and geological resources/reserves is an important and essential step in developing decarbonization roadmaps for industry sectors or understanding future availability and criticality of a metal. Building on existing approaches for zinc, this paper combines MFA with other resources to (1) develop a decarbonization roadmap for the global zinc industry, (2) review scenarios of disruptive changes in value chains, and (3) investigate interdependencies in metals ecosystems.

Source: Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing

DOI: 10.1002/amp2.70020

Authors: Sabina Grund, Eric van Genderen, Martin van Leeuwen

Institution: International Zinc Association

Language: English

Topic: Extraction and Separation Processes

Subfield: Mechanical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Responsible consumption and production, Climate action, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,660