Collaborative Research: Center for Resource Recovery and Recycling (CR3)

1 /UCRC资源回收与循环利用[j]；0968802科罗拉多矿业学院；资源回收和再循环中心（CR3）将开展研究，使创新的回收和再循环处理技术能够最大限度地捕获消费后废料，并最大限度地减少制造废料的数量。伍斯特理工学院（WPI）和科罗拉多矿业学院（CSM）正在合作建立拟议的中心，WPI是牵头机构。该中心的研究工作将使创新的回收和再循环处理技术成为可能。pi将采用系统方法来确定最佳策略并建立最佳的回收和再循环技术。拟议的研究将包括建立设计金属合金的方法，以满足性能要求，同时增加可回收性；开发识别金属的传感器和分类废物流的分离技术；建立材料传感器，流程和控制，以实现对下游回收过程中废金属输入的更大容忍度。该中心的研究项目将是多学科的，将涉及来自不同学科的教师、研究生和本科生。拟建中心的社会影响包括提高资源回收和循环利用所固有的节能减排。材料回收和再循环是由不同的，往往是分散的供应链（废料场，城市废物中心等）进行的。世界自然保护委员会计划将这一领域的行业成员聚集在一起，并提供一个论坛，让所有人都能了解整个供应链，识别问题，探索和开发创新的综合解决方案。扩大参与也是中心3的首要优先事项，并将通过在中心所属公司有针对性地为其毕业生提供研究和教育机会，使代表性不足的少数民族和妇女参与中心活动。

I/UCRC for Resource Recovery and Recycling0968839 Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Diran Apelian 0968802 Colorado School of Mines; Brajendra Mishra The Center for Resource Recovery and Recycling (CR3) will conduct research that enables innovative recovery and recycling processing technologies that maximize the capture of post-consumer scrap and minimize the quantity of manufacturing scrap. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Colorado School of Mines (CSM) are collaborating to establish the proposed center, with WPI as the lead institution. The research efforts at the proposed Center will enable innovative recovery and recycling processing technologies. The PIs will apply a systems approach to identify best strategies and build optimal recovery and recycling technologies. The proposed research will include establishing methods to design metallic alloys that meet performance requirements while increasing recyclability; developing sensors to identify metals and separation technologies to sort the waste stream; and establishing materials sensors, processes and controls to achieve greater tolerance of scrap metal input for downstream recycling processes. The Center research projects will be multi-disciplinary and will involve faculty and both graduate and under-graduate students from a spectrum of disciplines. The societal impact of the proposed Center includes the energy savings and emissions reductions that are inherent in increased resource recovery and recycling. Materials recovery and recycling is practiced by diverse and often fragmented supply chain (scrap yards, municipal waste centers and others). The proposed IUCRC plans to bring together industrial members from across this spectrum, and provide a forum where all can gain an understanding of the entire supply chain, identify issues, explore and develop innovative, integrated solutions. Broadening participation is also a top priority for CR3, and will involve underrepresented minorities and women within the Center activities through targeted provision of research and educational opportunities for its graduates at companies that belong to the Center.