Abstract
End-of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling is a process that spends energy and could be an energy source as well. This part of energy recovering depends on many different factors related to the broad and local aspects of ELV recycling. The ELV recycling process is consuming energy from different energy sources (electrical, fossil), however, this consumption is lower in relation to energy consumption during the production of new vehicle parts from the very beginning. This article attempts to promote an integrated approach in the analysis of the problem of energy recovery through ELV recycling. Authors aim to analyze the ELV recycling process as an energy generator and to present possibilities for its energy recovery. The research analyses are based on the empirical investigation of ELV recycling in the Republic of Serbia, as a developing country, and on defined statistical model presenting the impact of ELV recycling on energy generation, spending, and conservation during one-year intervals. Research results showed that the higher ELV generation rates may led to a higher energy recovery, and environmental and socio-economic sustainability.
Highlights
Some of the burning issues of modern industrialization are related to energy recovery and environmental pollution
The material flow analysis (MFA) approach has been used for problem analysis of special type of waste, i.e., End-of-life vehicle (ELV)
The authors of this paper have identified five sub-models of ELV process in the Republic of Serbia representing the mutual influence of certain ELV parameters: (1) First sub-model—representing the influence of total number of vehicles on ELV generation rate; (2) second sub-model—representing the influence of recyclable waste, recyclable collection rate, and public concern on ELV collection factor; (3) third sub-model—representing the influence of rate of collection on distribution of ELV components for remanufacturing and reuse, incineration, and shredding; (4) fourth sub-model—representing the influence of ELV recyclable stock and covering of ELV shredding on ELV shredding rate; (5) fifth sub-model—representing the influence of covering of ELV dismantling centers, ELV dismantling rate, and public interest on recyclable dismantled parts
Summary
Some of the burning issues of modern industrialization are related to energy recovery and environmental pollution. Limitation of fossil fuels could be partly overcome by sources of renewable energy, waste management, and overall environmental pollution reduction [1]. When referring to renewable energy it is often referred to “classical” renewable energy sources such as: solar energy, wind power, waterpower, etc. In everyday life, a number of products have been consumed with the potential to be used as renewable energy source or energy recovery. In each form (paper, plastic, rubber, communal waste) there is a component with high energy potential and through the recycling process they could be used as a source of “renewable energy.”. Waste (non-desired output of each process), as well as waste management, has been considered as a valuable source of renewable energy [2] In each form (paper, plastic, rubber, communal waste) there is a component with high energy potential and through the recycling process they could be used as a source of “renewable energy.” Recently, waste (non-desired output of each process), as well as waste management, has been considered as a valuable source of renewable energy [2]
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