| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Recycling and Sustainability in Cast Shop Technology: Joint Session with REWAS 2025
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| Presentation Title |
Enhancing Secondary Aluminum Supply: Optimizing Urban Mining through A Systems Thinking Approach |
| Author(s) |
Milan Liu, Kilian Schneider, Lampros Litos, Konstantinos Salonitis |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Milan Liu |
| Abstract Scope |
As the demand for sustainable recycling methods grows, this research investigates the key factors influencing post-consumer aluminum recycling systems to ensure a resilient supply chain for a range of applications. Using a System Dynamics (SD) modelling perspective, the study integrates variables such as collecting rates, sorting efficiency, and market dynamics to better understand the supply-demand interactions within aluminum recycling systems. The research offers insights into optimizing urban mining processes for aluminum, addressing key barriers, and focusing on the value and efficiency of the post-consumer aluminum recycling system. Using an industrial case as a foundation, the conceptual model demonstrates the importance of improving local recycling practices to benefit a wide range of actors. This paper outlines the conceptual SD modelling steps used to analyze the post-consumer aluminum scrap recycling system and discusses how SD could help tackle the challenges facing the industry, contributing to future systematic research in sustainable recycling. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Light Metals |
| Keywords |
Aluminum, |