Cette thèse s'inscrit dans le cadre du programme PentoRaf, dans la thématique « Transformation par voie chimique d'agromolécules en produits bioactifs ». Le travail de ce projet porte sur la synthèse de nouveaux azépanes tétrahydroxylés comportant un bras anomérique fonctionnel et sur l'évaluation des propriétés inhibitrices sur des glycosidases. La séquence réactionnelle a la particularité de valoriser les co produits issus du son et de la paille de blé.Dans une première partie, l'accès à un synthon polyfonctionnel, développé à partir des travaux précédents, a été réalisé avec des groupements protecteurs pivaloylés et méthoxyméthylés sur les hydroxyles communs aux sucres de départ (D-xylose et L-arabinose).La deuxième partie de ce travail consiste d'abord à introduire les différents groupements électroattracteurs : CO2Et, CN, PO(OEt)2, (CO2Et)PO(OEt)2 via une réaction de Wittig-Horner-Emmons. Les problèmes rencontrés lors de l'addition de l'allylamine ont clôturé les travaux sur la préparation d'azépanes avec un substituant phosphonate. Seuls les azépanes insaturés, comportant les fonctions : ester et nitrile, sont isolés.Une stratégie visant à obtenir les différentes distributions des hydroxyles (cis et trans) sur l'insaturation des azépanes obtenus est établie, dans une troisième partie, sur les composés fonctionnalisés avec un ester. Une réaction de déprotection finale donne ainsi accès à une famille de diastéréoisomères d'azépanes comportant un bras anomérique avec une fonction acide carboxylique, dont un composé a montré une activité biologique intéressante. Cette stratégie a été reproduite sur les azépanes comportant un nitrile jusqu'aux tétrahydroxyazépanes cis protégés. / This thesis is part of the PentoRaf program, in the theme “Chemical Transformation of agromolecules into bioactive products”. The aim of this project is the synthesis of new tetrahydroxylated azepanes containing a functional anomeric arm and the evaluation of their inhibitive properties on glycosidases. The reactive sequence advantageously values the co-products obtained from wheat bran and wheat straw.In the first part, the access to a polyfunctional synthon, developed from previous research, is carried out by protecting the common hydroxyl groups of the starting sugars (D-xylose and L-arabinose) with pivaloyl and methoxymethyl groups.The second part of this work is to introduce the various electroattracting groups: CO2Et, CN, PO(OEt)2, (CO2Et)PO(OEt)2 via a Wittig-Horner-Emmons reaction. The problems encountered during the addition of the allylamine ended our approach to prepare azepanes with a phosphonate substituent. Only the unsaturated azepanes containing ester and nitrile functions are isolated.A strategy is developed in the third part in order to achieve a specific distribution (cis and trans) of the hydroxyl groups on the unsaturation of the resulting azepanes by functionalizing these compounds with an ester. A final deprotection reaction leads to a family of azepane diastereoisomers containing an anomeric arm with a carboxylic acid function, among which one compound showed an interesting biological activity. This strategy was applied to azepanes containing a nitrile and lead to cis-protected tetrahydroxyazepanes.

In the last two decades a drive for sustainable fashion emerged, grew and ultimately failed. In its beginnings the boom of green fashion and the saturation of labelled so-called sustainable garments, followed by the realization that most of the labelling did not hold any consistency behind it, overwhelmed consumers and made them immune to the effects of green marketing. This occurred because of the approach the fashion industry took regarding the topic. They needed to sell their products no matter what, and if a green tag with a recycling logo and a “green is the new black” motto would help them, they would embrace it. However, after several scandals and inquiries about the validity of the sustainable claims advertised, consumers grew rapidly disappointed and eventually unconcerned, falling back into their usual consumption habits without regard for ethical and environmental aspects. Nevertheless, once uncovered, the issues emerging from the production of garments could not be hidden once again, and companies were then required to take regulatory measures in order to mitigate the effects of the industry, if only to satisfy the general public’s knowledge and perceptions of the brands. As is well known this is not yet standard procedure and the ideal scenario for sustainable fashion production is still a road that continues on, but a small battle was won in the sustainability agenda and corporate social responsibility is nowadays common practice within large enterprises, again, if only for the sake of their stakeholders view. The truth, however, proves to be that this is not enough. Of the main environmental issues caused by clothing, not production, but use and consumption proved to be the most critical points in the larger picture. The amount of water, energy and waste created by laundering alone poses one of the biggest threats to the sustainable fashion notion, as well as the ever increasing textile waste in landfills. These issues are related entirely to each individual user and their actions, but the endeavor of making the large public aware of this issue is being undertaken by several, relatively small enterprises both private and public that don’t seem to be succeeding according to the studies. The public is not going to voluntarily wake up and undertake the quest for consuming and disposing sustainably unless they become aware first of their actions, and are given enough infrastructure to do so. This thesis concentrates on the problematic of consumer awareness regarding both use and disposal phases as well as the existing or possible solutions that help mitigate the devastating effects on the environment clothing is causing nowadays. / Program: Master programme in Fashion Management

Today, textile products are designed with a “built-in obsolescence” to only last for a shorttime. The intention of this is to allow or even to encourage the customer to get rid of it assoon as possible and buy a new item. This has led to the discussed matter of increase indemand and hence overconsumption of textiles causing a lack of raw materials. Upcycling oftextile materials is a possible solution to this problem, where textile waste is re-used to makea new product. The purpose of this thesis is to view the penetrating power of upcycling oftextile materials and to define the potential of solely selling upcycled textile products. Up-todatetheoretical data has been collected together with three qualitative interviews withretailers and a manufacturer, all selling upcycled textile products. The potential of solelyselling upcycled textile products lies in the mind of the consumer and the dedication of thevendor. The younger generation makes a challenging potential and the emotional attachmentto the products generated by story telling and surprising factors contribute to this potential.The fact that the textile industry is facing severe challenges is also seen as a potential to covernew and substantial market shares.Textila produkter designas idag med ett inbyggt föråldrande med en kort livstid som syfte.Avsikten med detta är att tillåta eller till och med uppmuntra kunden att tröttna och göra sigav med produkten så snart som möjligt för att därefter köpa en ny. Den här processen harresulterat i det diskuterade ämnet om efterfrågeökning och överkonsumtion av textilier, sominnebär en råvarubrist i textilindustrin. Förädling (upcycling) av textila material är en möjliglösning till det här problemet, då textilavfall återanvänds och görs till en ny produkt. Syftetmed den här uppsatsen är att studera genomslagskraften upcycling av textila material har ochatt genom det kunna definiera vad det finns för potential att enbart sälja upcyclade textilaprodukter. Aktuell teoretisk information har samlats in tillsammans med tre kvalitativaintervjuer med två återförsäljare och en producent av upcyclade textila produkter. Utsikterna iatt enbart sälja upcyclade textila produkter ligger i kundens sinne och hos säljarens hängivelsetill fenomenet. Den yngre generationen utgör en utmanande potentiell målgrupp, och denkänslomässiga relationen till produkten som erhålls genom att förmedla historien bakomprodukten samt produktens överraskningsförmåga innebär möjligheter. Det faktum atttextilindustrin står inför allvarliga utmaningar ses också som en möjlighet att täcka nya ochomfattande marknadsandelar. / Program: Textilekonomutbildningen

Submitted by Silvana Teresinha Dornelles Studzinski (sstudzinski) on 2017-02-08T12:23:45Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Lisiane Emilia Grams Metz_.pdf: 3506520 bytes, checksum: 266b7740d5048d4c8dd4468eeaa7853a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-08T12:23:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lisiane Emilia Grams Metz_.pdf: 3506520 bytes, checksum: 266b7740d5048d4c8dd4468eeaa7853a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-09-26 / Tecnosinos / SENAI / O Rio Grande do Sul concentra cerca de um terço das unidades produtivas de couro do Brasil, e portanto exerce uma papel importantíssimo neste setor. A produção de couro acabado ocorre a partir das peles obtidas nos frigoríficos e se dá pelo uso de grande volume de água e de uma ampla gama de produtos químicos associados a diversas operações mecânicas e gera, além do produto desejado, diversos tipos de resíduos, causando impactos ambientais significativos. Os resíduos sólidos gerados destacam-se pelo volume e potencial poluidor. Os empreendimentos gaúchos são obrigados a emitir e submeter regularmente, ao órgão ambiental licenciador, relatórios dos resíduos sólidos gerados e destinados, no entanto, não há a disponibilidade da informação das tipologias e da quantidade de resíduos sólidos gerados no estado do Rio Grande do Sul, sendo que o último inventário publicado data de 2002. O conhecimento a cerca da geração e destinação dos resíduos é de suma importância para subsidiar a tomada de decisões sobre o assunto, seja com relação à formação de políticas públicas, seja para a priorização de investimentos ou para definição de áreas para empreender esforços técnicos e científicos. A avaliação ambiental do gerenciamento dos resíduos sólidos oriundos da produção de couros no Rio Grande do Sul consiste de uma pesquisa descritiva exploratória, de natureza qualitativa e quantitativa, formando um estudo de caso do gerenciamento de resíduos do setor coureiro do estado. Este trabalho inclui uma breve apresentação do processo de produção de couros, os aspectos e impactos ambientais oriundos deste, os resíduos sólidos gerados e as tecnologias de tratamento e destinação final dos mesmos, com ênfase nas formas de valorização mediante a reutilização e processos de reciclagem, upcycling e downcycling, com a geração de possíveis subprodutos e coprodutos. Aborda ainda, as premissas do gerenciamento de resíduos, os requisitos legais e as oportunidades de Produção Mais Limpa aplicáveis ao gerenciamento de resídos sólidos. A partir do Sistema de Gerenciamento e Controle de Resíduos Sólidos Industriais – SIGECORS de 2013 e 2014 (FEPAM, 2016A) foi verfificado a geração anual de 112.642,5 toleladas de resíduos, mais 129.107,3 metros cúbicos de resíduos e mais 88.877 unidades (embalagens e lâmpadas), sendo que a geração de resíduos perigosos foi ligeiramente inferior a de não perigosos. Os principais resíduos sólidos gerados, em termos quantitativos, são os oriundos dos sistemas de controle de poluição (principalmente lodos de estações de tratamento de efluentes), seguidos dos resíduos de couro (basicamente curtidos ao cromo) e dos resíduos oriundos das peles (de processos antes do curtimento). No que se refere a resíduos não perigosos – Classe II, foi verificado que a prática dos processos de reciclagem, upcycling e downcycling, resultando em coprodutos e subprodutos, atingiu um desempenho superior a 95%. Quanto aos resíduos perigosos - Classe I, o nível de aproveitamento foi menor (no entanto bem superior ao padrão registrado em 2002) sendo que o lodo gerado nas estações de tratamento de efluentes é o resíduo mais problemático do setor, não havendo ainda uma alternativa de aproveitamento disponível. Por meio da avaliação ambiental realizada conclui-se que o diferencial ambiental do setor no RS está na aplicação sistêmica de processos de valorização de resíduos, incluindo a reutilização de resíduos, a prática de upcycling, transformando resíduos em coprodutos, a reciclagem, e a prática de downcyclig, transformando resíduos em subprodutos. / Rio Grande do Sul state concentrates around one third of productive leather units in Brasil, which has a significant role in this sector. Finished leather production starts with the skins obtained from slaughterhouse and consumes a large amount of water and a great number of chemical products, combined with different mechanical operations. It results not just in the desired product, but also in different kinds of waste, causing significant environmental impacts. Among the produced wastes, solid ones stand out, mainly due to its large amount and their pollutant potential. Even though enterprises from Rio Grande do Sul are forced to regularly issue and submit a report on produced and allocated solid waste to the environmental commission agency, there is not available information about typologies and solid waste produced in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, and the last inventory dated 2002. Knowledge about waste production and its disposal is very importance in order to support decision making on the present subject, either to create public policy and decide where to invest, or to define in which areas technical and scientific efforts must be performed. Management environmental evaluation of solid waste from leather production in Rio Grande do Sul consists in a qualitative and quantitative exploratory research, creating a case study about the leather sector management in the state. This dissertation includes a brief presentation on leather production process, its aspects and environmental impacts, the solid waste generated, treatment technologies and its final disposal, with emphasis on forms of recovery through recycling processes, upcycling and down cycling, considering the generation of possible byproducts and coproducts for the leather industry. It also addresses waste management assumptions, legal requirements and applicable opportunities from Cleaner Production to solid waste management. From “Sistema de Gerenciamento e Controle de Resíduos Sólidos Industriais” – SIGECORS of 2013 and 2014 (FEPAM, 2016A) it was observed an annual generation of 112,642.5 tons plus 129,107.3 cubic meters of waste. In addition, it was found a generation of 88,877 units (packaging and light bulbs), and the dangerous waste production was slightly lower than the non dangerous ones. The main solid wastes generated, in quantitative terms, come from pollution control systems (especially sludge from effluent treatment stations), followed by leather wastes (basically tanned via chromium) and by wastes from skins (in processes performed before tanning). About non dangerous wastes – Class II, it was found that recycling practices, upcycling and down cycling, which results in coproducts and byproduct, achieved a performance higher than 95%. About the dangerous wastes – Class I, the reclamation was lower (however much higher than the registered standard in 2002) and the produced sludge from effluent treatment stations is the most problematic waste in the sector. There is not yet an available alternative to recycling. By the environmental evaluation performed, it is concluded that environmental differential in this sector in Rio Grande do Sul is in the systemic application of waste appreciation processes, which includes reuse of waste, upcycling execution, transforming waste in coproducts, recycling, and down cycling execution, transforming waste in byproducts.

Die Arbeit widmet sich der Problemstellung der Substitution des Primärrohstoffes Kautschuk durch Rezyklate in Form von Gummimehl. Die für das innerbetriebliche Recycling von Kleinchargen technischer Elastomere hier eigens konzipierte und umgesetzte Warmmahltechnologie dient zur Herstellung von Gummimehlrezyklat hoher Qualität aus Lkw-Altreifen. Hinsichtlich ausgewählter Verarbeitungs- und Materialkennwerte von Mischung und Vulkanisat werden die Auswirkungen der Zugabe von Rezyklaten und die wesentlichen Einflussgrößen des den Rezyklaten zugrunde liegenden Aufbereitungsprozesses – das Kryogenmahlverfahren bzw. die neu entwickelte Warmmahltechnologie – herausgearbeitet. Abschließend erfolgt die Formulierung materialspezifischer Versagensmechanismen, die das entsprechende Aufbereitungsverfahren der Rezyklate berücksichtigen. / The work is devoted to the problem of the substitution of the primary raw material rubber by recycled materials in the form of rubber powders. For the in-plant recycling of small batches of technical elastomers an ambient grind technology was specifically designed and implemented for making rubber powders of high quality out of used truck tires. In terms of selected processing and material characteristics of the mixture and the vulcanizate the influences of the addition of recycled material and the significant factors affecting the regeneration process underlying these recyclates – the cryogenic grinding versus the new developed ambient grinding technology – were worked out. Finally, the material-specific failure mechanisms were formulated, incorporating the regeneration process of such regenerated materials.

As the world's population increase, measures against the climate crisis have not been sufficient to reduce global emissions. Contributing to minimizing climate change is our duty to the earth. As half of our world's population lives in cities, building construction and the process play an important role in urbanization and our society. Therefore, recycling will be a significant contribution, both in the current situation but also for the future. This bachelor thesis explores sustainability within the field of built environment through analysing the recycling process from the perspective of various parties in the construction industry. The aim is to create a deeper understanding for recycling and to gain an insight into its potential for development in the industry. The study uses a qualitative research methods where the data was collected from ten interviews as well as relevant literature searches and reviews. The work provides insight into economic models and concepts such as resilience and theories that discuss raw material shortages and virgin material. Furthermore, the work has highlighted difficulties, development opportunities and developed a theorem for local recycling as a proposal to make recycling easily accessible and aid involved parties in the construction process. It turned out that there was some variation in the view of recycling and that the actors are at different stages of incorporating recycling in their work. The study showed that recycling is in a phase of continuous development where interaction is required from relevant involved parties as well as from the public sector such as municipalities. Recycling is an important part of moving in a positive sustainable direction as it allows us to redistribute our resources rather than extract new material from the earth. / I takt med att världens befolkning ökar har åtgärderna mot klimatkrisen inte varit tillräckliga för att minska de globala utsläppen. Att bidra till att minimera klimatförändringarna är vår skyldighet till jorden. Då hälften av jordens befolkning bor i städer har byggandet och byggprocessen en viktig roll i urbaniseringen och samhället. Där kommer återbruk att vara en betydande insats, både i nuläget men också för vår framtid. Denna kandidatuppsats tar sin utgångspunkt i återbruksprocessen från diverse aktörers perspektiv i byggbranschen och föreslår ett digitalt verktyg för återbruksprocesser. Syftet är att skapa en djupare förståelse för att få en inblick om återbruk och dess utvecklingsmöjligheter i branschen. Studien använder sig av en kvalitativa forskningsmetoder där materialet samlats in från ett tiotal intervjuer samt relevant litteratur och forskningsartiklar. Arbetet ger inblick i ekonomiska modeller, begrepp som resiliens och teorier som diskuterar råvarubrist och jungfruligt material. Vidare har arbetet belyst svårigheter och utvecklingsmöjligheter samt tagit fram ett digitalt verktyg som ett förslag för att lättillgängliggöra återbruk i byggprocessen. Det visade sig att det finns en viss variation på synen av återbruk och att aktörerna är i olika skeden med återbruk i deras arbete. Studien visar att återbruk är i en utveckling där ett samspel krävs från aktörer men också från den offentliga sektorn som kommuner. Att återbruka är en viktig del för att ställa om mot en positiv hållbar riktning eftersom det tillåter att omfördela våra resurser snarare än att utvinna nytt material från jorden.

Studien avser att behandla återbruk av fönster och mer specifikt återbruk av fönster i nya byggnader. Studien undersöker designprocessen kopplat till detta. Byggsektorn står för 21% av Sveriges totala utsläpp av växthusgaser, vilket motsvarar 9,8 miljoner ton koldioxidekvivalenter. En tredjedel av allt avfall som uppstår i Sverige genereras från byggsektorn, vilket är cirka 9 miljoner ton icke-farligt avfall. Det återbrukas bara en liten mängd byggprodukter, där endast är ett tiotal ton bygg- och rivningsavfall som återanvänds på återvinningscentraler i Sverige i dagsläget. I Sverige så är målet att material som ska återbrukas och återvinnas från icke-farligt bygg- och rivningsavfall ska uppgå till minst 70% år 2025. Glas är ett material som kräver hög värme för att tillverkas vilket leder till en betydande del koldioxidutsläpp. Sanden i världen håller även på att ta slut, då efterfrågan på sand har tredubblats över två årtionden. Detta leder slutligen till att undersöka återbruk av fönster och processen kring det. Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur arkitektens design- och gestaltningsprocess kan utvecklas och vara flexibel vid återbruk av fönster. Målet med studien är att få fram en ökad kunskap kring ämnet och vilka utmaningar och möjligheter som finns. Studien innefattar också ett gestaltningsförslag i en fallstudie genom ett projekt. För att uppnå syftet och målet med studien besvaras följande forskningsfrågor: Vilka utmaningar och möjligheter finns kring återbruk av fönster? Hur ser ett ramverk för designprocessen ut vid återbruk av fönster? Hur kan gestaltningsprinciper vid återbruk av fönster användas för att möjliggöra en flexibel process och skapa en estetisk tilltalande slutprodukt? Metoden för studien är uppdelad i tre delar: litteraturstudie och referensprojekt, intervjustudie samt projekt. Litteraturstudien ger en vetenskaplig grund för att sedan utföra kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer och sedan att testa teorierna i ett projekt. Projektet gjordes i samarbete med Liljewall Arkitekter som tillhandahöll material och råd. Slutsatserna i studien kan summeras genom att resultatet av studien ger en inblick i nuvarande utmaningar och möjligheter kopplat till återbruk av fönster. Studien visar behovet av fler genomförda exempel för att öka kunskapen kring ämnet. Den visar på potentialen och svårigheterna kring processen med återbruk av fönster. Studien förenar både teoretiska och praktiska perspektiv, till en ökad förståelse för hur man kan återbruka fönster i nya byggnader och hur man kan implementera det i designprocessen för att möjliggöra utveckling och flexibilitet. Studien bidrar till ökad kunskap kring återbruk av fönster och vilka möjligheter och utmaningar som finns. Projektet tillämpar även teorierna i en kontext för att ge förslag hur man kan implementera återbruk av fönster i praktiken. / The study intends to research reuse of windows and more specifically reuse of windows in new buildings. The study examines the design process linked to this. The construction sector accounts for 21% of Sweden's total emissions of greenhouse gases, which corresponds to 9,8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents. One third of all waste generated in Sweden is generated from the construction sector, which is approximately 9 million tonnes of non-hazardous waste. Only a small amount of construction products is reused, with only about ten tons of construction and demolition waste being reused at recycling centres in Sweden. In Sweden, the goal is for materials to be reused and recycled from non-hazardous construction and demolition waste to amount to at least 70% by 2025. Glass is a material that requires intense heat to be manufactured, which leads to a significant amount of carbon dioxide emissions. Sand is also scarce worldwide, as the demand for sand has tripled over two decades. This leads to investigating reuse of windows and the process around it. The purpose of the study is to investigate how the architect's design and creation process can be developed and be flexible when reusing windows. The goal of the study is to obtain an increased knowledge of the subject and what challenges and opportunities exist. The study also consists of a design proposal in a case study. In order to achieve the purpose and goal of the study, the following research questions are answered: What challenges and opportunities exist around the reuse of windows? What does a framework for the design process look like when reusing windows? How can design principles when reusing windows be used to enable a flexibleprocess and create an aesthetically pleasing final product? The method of the study is divided into three parts: literature study and reference projects, interviews, and additionally a project/case study. The literature study provides a scientific basis to then carry out qualitative semi-structured interviews and then to test the theories in a project. The project was done in collaboration with Liljewall Arkitekter, who provided materials and advice. The conclusions of the study can be summarized by the fact that the results of the study provide an insight into current challenges and opportunities linked to the reuse of windows. The study shows the need for more completed examples to increase knowledge about the subject. It shows the potential and difficulties of the process connected to reuse of windows. The study combines both theoretical and practical perspectives, to an increased understanding of how to reuse windows in new buildings and how to implement it in the design process to enable development and flexibility. The study contributes to increased knowledge about the reuse of windows and what opportunities and challenges that exist. The case study also applies the theories in a context to provide suggestions on how to implement window reuse in practice.

This paper introduces the application UpYours as a way to investigate how the field of Interaction Design can be utilized in three ways: 1) propose a waste management solution; 2) facilitate an easier upcycling process to enhance the potential of individual upcycling; 3) raise awareness and shift consumers' perspectives about unwanted items. The design process, a modified version of the double diamond, of creating this digital prototype is used for an Interaction Design evaluation. Finding approaches for waste management is becoming increasingly important since the amount of waste generated globally has increased excessively over the past decades. Upcycling as an approach has gained recognition, as it refers to a process where materials and objects that otherwise would go to waste are transformed into new products. Furthermore, the aim is to investigate the values and incentives for people that upcycle items via do it yourself (DIY) methods. A secondary aim is to introduce a shift in how people view upcycled products, by emphasizing consumers' perspective and intention. The final design contributes to the discussion about identifying and translating abstract human values to concrete design features which are illustrated with the interactive tool UpYours. The study identified categories of values and incentives which include practicality and safety of upcycled items; the individual and social aspect of upcycling as well as the ability to upcycle; the storytelling and uniqueness of an upcycled item and lastly, the current situation and societal aim of upcycling. Finally, the findings and insights contribute to research by providing and expanding the academic understanding of consumer values and incentives of upcycled items, as a research gap has been identified.

The automotive industry is expected to transition from a net-consumer to a net-producer of aluminum scrap as aluminum-intensive vehicles (AIVs, i.e., Ford’s aluminum-bodied F-150) begin to reach end-of-life (EOL). In the past, the industry has downcycled aluminum scrap to meet the consumption demands of the automotive sector. With the shift to having a large supply of this scrap in the near future, the industry needs to recover and reuse EOL Al by utilizing a circular economic model, create value via an upcycling paradigm (vs downcycling). This work establishes a platform as to how the recycling industry can be restructured to create value in our waste streams and is organized in three segments: First, an analysis of the flow of automobiles at EOL was carried out from the perspective of recovery and reuse; a recycling rate for Al has been determined, and the factors that go into the dynamics of the recycling rate have been identified. Secondly, the current state of the market was surveyed to evaluate where improvements could be made to affect material collection and recovery. The latter led to compositional characterization of aluminum auto-shred to identify the alloys in the mixture, and thereby the needed intelligent sorting systems for upcycling. Thirdly, these results were used in a dynamic material flow model to predict how the composition of auto-shred will change due to increased aluminum usage and as a function of various end-of-life processing scenarios. The outcome and impact of this work is that we have established a platform that enables the ELV recycling industry to upcycle the large amount of Al that will be available in the near future. These results will be discussed and reviewed during this presentation.

This thesis is based on a qualitative research which followed the construction process of a self-sustaining house Earthship that is located in the larger centre of Prague. I am making use of Tim Ingold's approach of ecological anthropology which allows me to track the lines of the material flow and the exchange of materials which take place within the house and during the construction process of the Prague Earthship. Apart from humans there are other actants involved in these construction processes, that is non-human materials and elements of the natural environment which the building is an integral part of and which it is embedded in. With the help of the Ingold's concept of meshwork I interpret the Earthship as a living and dynamic organism, which is connected to its environment and which is through its becoming involved in various social processes. The materiality of the building navigates actions of its builders and residents and directs them to changing their life style and everyday practices towards more sustainable consumption.