Appliance remanufacturing and life cycle energy and economic savings
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Boustani-2010-Appliance Remanufacturing and Life Cycle Energy and Economic Savings.pdf
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Author(s)
Boustani, Avid
Sahni, Sahil
Graves, Stephen C.
Gutowski, Timothy G.
Date Issued
May 2010
Journal
Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems & Technology (ISSST)
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Citation
Boustani, A. et al. “Appliance Remanufacturing and Life Cycle Energy and Economic Savings.” in Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems & Technology, IEEE, 2010. 1–6. Web. © 2010 IEEE.
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Abstract
In this paper we evaluate the energy and economic consequences of appliance remanufacturing relative to purchasing new. The appliances presented in this report constitute major residential appliances: refrigerator, dishwasher, and clothes washer. The results show that, despite savings achieved in production, appliance remanufacturing is a net energy-expending end-of-life alternative. Moreover, we find that economic incentives can be an influential driver for consumers to remanufacture and re-use old appliances.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sloan School of Management
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https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSST.2010.5507713
