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How Will Copper Contamination Constrain Future Global Steel Recycling? by Daehn, Katrin E, Cabrera Serrenho, André, Allwood, Julian M

“…Copper in steel causes metallurgical problems, but is pervasive in end-of-life scrap and cannot currently be removed commercially once in the melt…”
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What Contribution Could Industrial Symbiosis Make to Mitigating Industrial Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions in Bulk Material Production? by Gast, Lukas, Cabrera Serrenho, André, Allwood, Julian M.

“…In industrial symbiosis, byproducts and wastes are used to substitute other process inputs, with the goal of reducing the environmental impact of production…”
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Net-Zero Embodied Carbon in Buildings with Today’s Available Technologies by Watari, Takuma, Yamashita, Naho, Serrenho, André Cabrera

“…Greenhouse gas emissions from building constructioni.e., the embodied carbon in buildingsare a significant and growing contributor to the climate crisis…”
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What to Do about Plastics? Lessons from a Study of United Kingdom Plastics Flows by Drewniok, Michał P., Gao, Yunhu, Cullen, Jonathan M., Cabrera Serrenho, André

“…Plastics are one of the most widely used materials on the planet, owing to their usefulness, durability, and relatively low cost. Yet, making, using, and…”
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Feasible supply of steel and cement within a carbon budget is likely to fall short of expected global demand by Watari, Takuma, Cabrera Serrenho, André, Gast, Lukas, Cullen, Jonathan, Allwood, Julian

“…The current decarbonization strategy for the steel and cement industries is inherently dependent on the build-out of infrastructure, including for CO 2…”
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Material Stock Demographics: Cars in Great Britain by Cabrera Serrenho, André, Allwood, Julian M

“…Recent literature on material flow analysis has been focused on quantitative characterization of past material flows. Fewer analyses exist on past and…”
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Material Flow Analysis with Multiple Material Characteristics to Assess the Potential for Flat Steel Prompt Scrap Prevention and Diversion without Remelting by Flint, Iain P, Cabrera Serrenho, André, Lupton, Richard C, Allwood, Julian M

“…Thirty-two percent of the liquid metal used to make flat steel products in Europe does not end up in a final product. Sixty percent of this material is instead…”
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The Need for Robust, Consistent Methods in Societal Exergy Accounting by Sousa, Tânia, Brockway, Paul E., Cullen, Jonathan M., Henriques, Sofia Teives, Miller, Jack, Serrenho, André Cabrera, Domingos, Tiago

“…Studies of societal exergy use have the common aim of tracing the flow of exergy along society, and are used to gain insights into the efficiency of energy use…”
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Finding the Most Efficient Way to Remove Residual Copper from Steel Scrap by Daehn, Katrin E., Serrenho, André Cabrera, Allwood, Julian

“…The supply of end-of-life steel scrap is growing, but residual copper reduces its value. Once copper attaches during hammer shredding, no commercial process…”
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Growing role of concrete in sand and climate crises by Watari, Takuma, Cao, Zhi, Serrenho, André Cabrera, Cullen, Jonathan

“…Concrete production poses multiple sustainability challenges, including resource over-exploitation and climate change. Here we show that growing global demand…”
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The influence of UK emissions reduction targets on the emissions of the global steel industry by Serrenho, André Cabrera, Mourão, Zenaida Sobral, Norman, Jonathan, Cullen, Jonathan M., Allwood, Julian M.

“…•We performed a material flow and stock accounting for steel in the UK.•We estimated the future demand for crude steel in the UK in 2050.•We assessed the…”
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How can current German and EU policies be improved to enhance the reduction of CO2 emissions of road transport? Revising policies on electric vehicles informed by stakeholder and technical assessments by Peiseler, Leopold, Cabrera Serrenho, André

“…The electrification of the car fleet is an essential transformation to a meaningful reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in road transport. This has been a…”
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A home for all within planetary boundaries: Pathways for meeting England's housing needs without transgressing national climate and biodiversity goals by zu Ermgassen, Sophus O.S.E., Drewniok, Michal P., Bull, Joseph W., Corlet Walker, Christine M., Mancini, Mattia, Ryan-Collins, Josh, Cabrera Serrenho, André

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Mapping material stocks of buildings and mobility infrastructure in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland by Wiedenhofer, Dominik, Schug, Franz, Gauch, Hannes, Lanau, Maud, Drewniok, Michal P., Baumgart, André, Virág, Doris, Watt, Harry, Serrenho, André Cabrera, Tingley, Danielle Densley, Haberl, Helmut, Frantz, David

“…•Mapping material stocks at 10 m resolution for the entire UK and IRL.•9 building types, 32 mobility infrastructure types, 12 materials.•Building stocks per…”
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Testing the greenhouse gas emissions reduction potential of alternative strategies for the english housing stock by Cabrera Serrenho, André, Drewniok, Michał, Dunant, Cyrille, Allwood, Julian M.

“…Buildings account for around a third of global energy and process emissions, but have been delivering much smaller emissions savings than other sectors…”
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Decomposition of useful work intensity: The EU (European Union)-15 countries from 1960 to 2009 by Serrenho, André Cabrera, Sousa, Tânia, Warr, Benjamin, Ayres, Robert U., Domingos, Tiago

“…Energy intensity measures, defined as the ratio of energy use to gross domestic product of a country, are widely used to study the productivity of energy use…”
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Scrap, carbon and cost savings from the adoption of flexible nested blanking by Flint, Iain P., Allwood, Julian M., Serrenho, André Cabrera

“…Steel accounts for 6% of anthropogenic CO 2 emissions, most of which arises during steelmaking rather than downstream manufacturing. While improving efficiency…”
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Preventing Wetting Between Liquid Copper and Solid Steel: A Simple Extraction Technique by Daehn, Katrin E., Serrenho, André Cabrera, Allwood, Julian

“…Copper contamination of end-of-life steel scrap is the main barrier to high-quality recycling. Preferential melting of copper from solid steel scrap is a…”
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Greenhouse gas emissions from nitrogen fertilizers could be reduced by up to one-fifth of current levels by 2050 with combined interventions by Gao, Yunhu, Cabrera Serrenho, André

“…Food security relies on nitrogen fertilizers, but its production and use account for approximately 5% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Meeting climate…”
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A systematic comparison of the energy and emissions intensity of hydrogen production pathways in the United Kingdom by Bennett, Alice, Serrenho, André Cabrera

“…Meeting climate targets requires profound transformations in the energy system. Most energy uses should be electrified, but where this is not feasible,…”
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