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In this course, you will :
- Learn about the potential solutions available to address these challenges.
- We will investigate these consequences, as well as options for transitioning to a more sustainable system of metal production and use.
- Focus on the options for achieving a circular economy for metals, such as keeping metals in use for a long time to avoid having to mine new ones.
Syllabus :
1. Metals in Society
- Introduction to Metals in Society
- The Periodic Table of Elements
- Insights from the Life-Cycle of Metals by Prof. dr. Thomas E. Graedel
- Life-Cycles of Selected Metals
- Metals in the 20th Century
2. Metals Challenge
- Future Demand and Supply
- Scarcity and Depletion
- Impacts of Metal Use
- Criticality of Metals
- Energy for Metals
- Metals for Energy
- Criticality of Metals by Thomas E. Graedel
3. Dynamics of Metal Systems
- Stocks of Metal in Society by Thomas E. Graedel
- Distinguishing between Stocks and Flows by Thomas E. Graedel
- Stock Dynamics and Modelling
4. Solutions to the Metals Challenge
- Recycling Rates for Metals by Thomas E. Graedel
- Materials Design for Recycling by Erik Offerman
- Product Design by Conny Bakker
- Remanufacturing
- Summary of Solutions to the Metals Challenge
- Product-centric Recycling to Increase Recycling Rates by Markus Reuter
- Elements, materials, products, elements. Animation by Ruben Huele
5. Circular Economy as an Overarching Solution
- Introduction to Circular Economy as an Overarching Solution
- The Circular Economy
- Climbing the Materials Ladder
- Circular Economy for Aluminium
6. Look into the Future
- Scenarios for Resource Use
- Scenarios of Metal Demand and Supply and Related Environmental Impacts
- The Metals Challenge and the Sustainable Development Goals
- Summary of Look into the Future
- Scenarios for Resource Use
