Akshat Sudheshwar
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View article: Safe and Sustainable-by-Design under The European Green Deal — Regulatory Readiness or Pressure for Companies?
Safe and Sustainable-by-Design under The European Green Deal — Regulatory Readiness or Pressure for Companies? Open
The European Green Deal, popular for its “2050 climate neutrality” target, also postulates the “zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment”, supported through the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS). The CSS mentions Safe…
View article: Defining and Achieving Next-Generation Green Electronics: A Perspective on Best Practices Through the Lens of Hybrid Printed Electronics
Defining and Achieving Next-Generation Green Electronics: A Perspective on Best Practices Through the Lens of Hybrid Printed Electronics Open
Interest in green electronics has grown significantly as global electronic production, electronic waste (e-waste) generation, and resource depletion rise in parallel with international efforts to reduce carbon emissions. The persistent cha…
View article: What can we learn about the climate change impacts of polylactic acid from a review and meta-analysis of lifecycle assessment studies?
What can we learn about the climate change impacts of polylactic acid from a review and meta-analysis of lifecycle assessment studies? Open
Frequently cited advantages of bio-based polymers include a lower carbon footprint compared to fossil-based polymers and biodegradation to avoid microplastic pollution. These expectations also apply to polylactic acid (PLA), one of the mos…
View article: Unraveling the climate neutrality of wood derivatives and biopolymers
Unraveling the climate neutrality of wood derivatives and biopolymers Open
This work compares fossil-based polymers to wood derivatives and polylactic acid using a lifecycle scenario analysis. The aim is to unravel the climate neutrality and advantages of bio-based polymers like wood derivatives.
View article: Safe-and-sustainable-by-design roadmap: identifying research, competencies, and knowledge sharing needs
Safe-and-sustainable-by-design roadmap: identifying research, competencies, and knowledge sharing needs Open
Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) roadmap for safe and sustainable chemicals, materials, products and process and a more sustainable future.
View article: Learning from Safe-by-Design for Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design: Mapping the current landscape of Safe-by-Design reviews, case studies, and frameworks
Learning from Safe-by-Design for Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design: Mapping the current landscape of Safe-by-Design reviews, case studies, and frameworks Open
With the introduction of the European Commission's "Safe and Sustainable-by-Design" (SSbD) framework, the interest in understanding the implications of safety and sustainability assessments of chemicals, materials, and processes at early-i…
View article: Assessing sustainability hotspots in the production of paper-based printed electronics
Assessing sustainability hotspots in the production of paper-based printed electronics Open
Novel printed electronics are projected to grow and be manufactured in the future in large volumes. In many applications, printed electronics are envisaged as sustainable alternatives to conventional (PCB-based) electronics. One such appli…
View article: Fitness of product and service design for closed-loop material recycling: A framework and indicator
Fitness of product and service design for closed-loop material recycling: A framework and indicator Open
Material recycling is the most common strategy in various circular economy concepts. However, material quality generally degrades during recycling because materials get contaminated or some substances dissipate. This translates to that mat…
View article: Identifying sustainable applications for printed electronics using the multi-perspective application selection approach
Identifying sustainable applications for printed electronics using the multi-perspective application selection approach Open
Printed electronics are manufactured using additive methods and are envisioned as "green", low-cost, energy-efficient, and sustainable alternatives to present-day electronics. The present Multi-perspective Application Selection (MPAS) asse…
View article: The need for design-for-recycling of paper-based printed electronics – a prospective comparison with printed circuit boards
The need for design-for-recycling of paper-based printed electronics – a prospective comparison with printed circuit boards Open
The present study compares conventional printed circuit boards (having glass-fibre and epoxy substrates and etched copper circuits) with paper-based printed electronics (offering flexible, bio-based, and biodegradable substrates with circu…