After successful completion of the course, students are able to...   

• understand the current resource situation (with a focus on metals)
• recognise the mutual influence of different measures against the threatening scarcity of resources
• make an active contribution to the circular economy in their later careers.

• Background (14 critical mineral raw materials report of the European Commission, water, energy, …)
• Economic, social and political impacts of resource scarcity
• State-of-the-art of possible solutions:
  - Design for Environment
  - Cleaner Production and industrial symbiosis
  - Alternative use models (product-service-shift)
  - End-of-Life Management (Collection, refurbishment, re-use of product and components, material recycling, energy recovery)
• Practical case studies from leading companies
• End of waste – when will waste become a resource?
• Future trends in research and industry

on-site lecture

written exam