Banca de DEFESA: THIAGO MARÂNDOLA LEMOS

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : THIAGO MARÂNDOLA LEMOS
DATA : 05/07/2019
HORA: 14:00
LOCAL: Anfiteatro do Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica (Sala 100)
TÍTULO:

Aluminum Recycling Analysis in the Vehicles Life Cycle: A Critical View of Macroeconomics and Global Sustainability

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

Aluminum. Vehicle Recycling. Life Cycle Assessment. Efficiency.

PÁGINAS: 97
GRANDE ÁREA: Engenharias
ÁREA: Engenharia Mecânica
SUBÁREA: Processos de Fabricação
ESPECIALIDADE: Processos de Fabricação, Seleção Econômica
RESUMO:

The survival of humanity in the upcoming decades will depend on the sustainability of the consumed products. There is a global effort to develop solutions to reduce environmental and energy impacts with the production of these products. A systematic recycling process of these products is an essential need to reduce those impacts. This paper presents a careful analysis of automotive recycling and the role of aluminum in the life cycle of these vehicles. It is known that the number of vehicles is getting close to 1 billion units while the number of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) has also been increasing dramatically throughout the entire planet. The average car has between 30 to 150 kg of aluminum, there is an increasing trend in this amount in exchange of a reduced final weight of the vehicle. There are two ways of obtaining the metal; one is by the direct extraction of natural resources through the mining of bauxite and the second through its recycling. The two processes are analyzed through existing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in the literature. In addition, this work presents a comparison between the Brazilian beverage cans recycling scenario and a simulation of automotive recycling. In an unprecedented way, the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) tool will be directly applied to the LCA, pursuing to point out the most important details of the impact assessment. Furthermore, it is presented a macroeconomic correlation between aluminum production routes and the absolute reduction of the CO2 emission in atmosphere. Resources efficiency, renewable energies and reduction of raw materials are very important for the sustainability of the planet Earth. The environmental and energy impact assessment presented in this paper will show the role of two aluminum production routes pointing out local and global benefits of a ELVs systemic recycling.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Interno - ANDRE GUIMARAES FERREIRA
Presidente - DANIEL ENRIQUE CASTRO
Externo à Instituição - PEDRO AMÉRICO ALMEIDA MAGALHÃES JÚNIOR - PUCMinas