Orientador: Reinaldo Marchetto / Coorientador: Edson Crusca Junior / Banca: Saulo Santesso Garrido / Banca: José Luiz de Souza Lopes / Resumo: O peptídeo antimicrobiano Pantinina-3 (P3) possui 13 resíduos e é derivado do veneno do escorpião africano Pandinus imperator. Ele apresenta alta atividade antimicrobiana contra bactérias Gram-positivas, principalmente Enterococcus resistente à vancomicina (VRE-S13) in vitro. Entretanto, este peptídeo também possui atividade hemolítica. Neste contexto, foram desenhados e sintetizados cinco análogos de P3 a partir de substituições pontuais de resíduos específicos por um resíduo de lisina, os quais foram denominados L2K, I5K, N7K, I9K e L13K. O objetivo da criação destes análogos foi estudar a relação de estrutura e atividade do peptídeo P3, a fim de investigar o efeito da modificação de suas características biofísicas em sua atividade biológica. Para isso, os peptídeos foram sintetizados por meio da técnica de síntese em fase sólida (SPFS), purificados por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência em coluna de fase reversa (CLAE-FR) e identificados por espectrometria de massas (SM). Os peptídeos purificados foram testados quanto à sua atividade biológica e foi verificado que o análogo L2K apresentou atividade somente para a bactéria Gram-negativa testada, o análogo N7K mostrou ser mais ativo que P3 tanto para Gram-positivas quanto para Gram-negativas e os outros análogos não apresentaram atividade antimicrobiana. Foi avaliada também a atividade hemolítica dos peptídeos, e foi verificado que o único análogo que apresentou atividade contra eritrócitos foi N7K. A hidrofobicidade d... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The antimicrobial peptide Pantinin-3 (P3) has 13 residues and is derived from the venom of the African scorpion Pandinus imperator. It has high antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria, mainly vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE-S13) in vitro. However, this peptide also has hemolytic activity. In this context, five P3 analogs were designed and synthesized from point substitutions of specific residues by a lysine residue, which were named L2K, I5K, N7K, I9K and L13K. The objective of the creation of these analogues was to study the structure and activity relationship of the P3 peptide in order to investigate the effect of the modification of its biophysical characteristics on its biological activity. For this, the peptides were synthesized using the solid-phase peptide synthesis technique (SPPS), purified by high performance liquid chromatography on a reverse phase column (HPLC-RF) and identified by mass spectrometry (MS). The purified peptides were tested for their biological activity and it was found that the L2K analog showed activity only for the Gram-negative bacteria tested, the N7K analog showed to be more active than P3 for both Gram-positive and Gram-negative and the others did not present antimicrobial activity. The hemolytic activity of the peptides was also evaluated, and it was verified that the only analog that showed activity against erythrocytes was N7K. The hydrophobicity of the peptides was analyzed by the retention time obtained by HPLC-RF an... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

[ES] La citricultura española produce unos 7 millones de toneladas de cítricos al año siendo nuestro país uno de los principales productores a nivel mundial, pero sobre todo es reconocido por ser el principal exportador de cítricos de mesa. De hecho, más del 52% del volumen anual producido se exporta para consumo en fresco. El actual marco normativo establece estrictas normas de comercialización al sector por el cual cada año, se generan entre un 10 y 20% de destríos que no pueden comercializarse para consumo en fresco por presencia de defectos como son calibres inapropiados o defectos de color en la piel. En las últimas décadas, ha surgido una industria de transformación, principalmente de zumos, que procesa estos volúmenes de destríos y que, a su vez, debe de dar salida al momento por el carácter perecedero de la fruta. No obstante, de todo el volumen de cítricos que se recepciona en la industria de transformación, más del 50% es biomasa formada por cortezas y membranas que se destinan al sector de piensos sin obtener apenas valor económico. Este volumen de biomasa es rico en compuestos de gran interés tanto para la industria alimentaria por su riqueza en nutrientes como la fibra dietética, así como para el sector farmacéutico por su riqueza en flavonoides. En base a esto, el objetivo general de esta Tesis Doctoral fue investigar la posible valorización de las corrientes de biomasa generadas en los procesos de fabricación de zumos cítricos. Para ello, el primer paso fue la caracterización de los flavonoides cítricos de mayor interés en las distintas corrientes de biomasa que resultan de la industria de fabricación de zumos, y que son, el propio zumo, las cortezas y las membranas del endocarpio. Los flavonoides seleccionados fueron la hesperidina, narirutina, diosmina, nobiletina, tangeretina y sinensetina y se cuantificaron en 6 variedades de naranja y otras 6 de mandarina. De esta caracterización se concluyó que la flavanona hesperidina era la más abundante, representando más del 60% de los flavonoides cuantificados en todas las variedades cítricas estudiadas. Además, más del 70% de esta flavanona se concentra en la corteza del fruto. Asimismo, otro resultado obtenido fue que las flavonas polimetoxiladas sinensetina, nobiletina y tangeretina presentaron una concentración mucho más alta en las variedades de mandarina híbridas Nadorcott, Ortanique y Orri que en el resto de las variedades de naranja y mandarina estudiadas. A continuación, se procedió a ensayar dos procedimientos de recuperación de hesperidina a partir de la corriente de cortezas generadas tras el exprimido industrial de zumos. Ambos se basaban en una extracción sólido-líquido, el primero utilizaba una relación corteza agua 1:2 y el segundo 1:0,25. De los resultados obtenidos se concluyó que, si bien el primer procedimiento se recuperaba mayor cantidad de extracto y de mayor pureza, al calcular el rendimiento del proceso como masa de hesperidina pura recuperada por unidad de masa de corteza, se comprobó que no había diferencias significativas. Asimismo, el estudio de viabilidad económica de ambos procedimientos confirmó que los costes asociados al mayor consumo de agua del primer procedimiento así como los derivados de la depuración de los vertidos generados lo hacían inviable. Finalmente, se realizó un ensayo de aplicación de fibra procedente de la corteza de cítricos a un zumo de naranja hasta aumentar su contenido en fibra dietética de 0,2% a 1,4%. Se realizó un ensayo clínico con voluntarios para comprobar la respuesta metabólica del zumo enriquecido con fibra frente al placebo, a través de un estudio del metabolismo hidrocarbonado y de tests de saciedad. De este ensayo se comprobó una mejor respuesta en las curvas de glucosa e insulina de los voluntarios al inicio en la fase de absorción del zumo enriquecido con la fibra. Asimismo, las pruebas demostraron un efecto significativo en la contribució / [CA] La citricultura espanyola produeix uns 7 milions de tones de cítrics a l'any, situant al nostre país entre els 5 o 6 principals productors del món, però sobre tot és reconeguda per ser el principal exportador de cítrics mundial. De fet més del 52 % del volum produït anualment és exportant en fresc. L'actual marc normatiu estableix unes estrictes normes de comercialització al sector pel qual cada any es generen entre un 10% i 20% de rebuig que no pot ser comercialitzat en fresc a causa de la presència de defectes com poden ser calibres inadequats o defectes de coloració a la pell. A les últimes dècades, ha sorgit una industria de transformació que processa estos volums de fruita de rebuig i que al mateix temps, se'ls ha de donar eixida immediata. No obstant, de tot el volum de cítrics que es rep a la industria, més del 50% és biomassa formada per les corfes i membranes que generalment s'acaben destinant al sector de pinsos obtenint-ne escàs valor econòmic. Este volum de biomassa és ric en compostos de interès tant per a la industria alimentaria per la seua riquesa en nutrients com la fibra dietètica, així como pel sector farmacèutic per la alta riquesa en flavonoides. En base a això l'objectiu general d'esta tesi doctoral va consistir en la valorització dels distints corrents de biomassa generats als processos de fabricació de sucs cítrics. Per a abordar este objectiu, el primer pas va ser la caracterització dels flavonoides cítrics de interès als distints corrents de biomassa que resulten de la industria de transformació, i que són el propi suc, les corfes i les membranes de l'endocarp. Els flavonoides seleccionats van ser la hesperidina, narirutina, diosmina, nobiletina, tangeretina y sinensetina i es quantificaren en 6 varietats de taronja i 6 de mandarina. D'esta caracterització es va arribar a la conclusió que la hesperidina era la més abundant, representant més del 60% dels flavonoides quantificats a les varietats cítriques estudiades. A més, més d'un 70% d'esta flavanona es concentra a la corfa del fruit. Així mateix, un altre resultat destacable dels treballs de caracterització va ser el fet de que les flavones polimetoxiladas sinensetina, nobiletina i tangeretina presentaren una concentració molt més alta a les varietats de mandarines híbrides Nadorcott, Ortanique i Orri que a la resta de varietats de taronja i mandarina estudiades. A continuació es va procedir a assajar dos procediments de recuperació d'hesperidina a partir del corrent de corfes generades amb l'operació d'exprimit de suc industrial. Tots dos es basaven en una extracció del tipus sòlid-líquid, al primer del quals es requeria una relació corfa:aigua del 1:2, mentre que el segon de 1:0,25- Dels assajos realitzats es va concloure que si be el primer procediment donava com a resultat una major quantitat d'extracte recuperat i de major puresa, no obstant això, al calcular el rendiment del procés com a masa d'Hesperidina pura obtinguda per unitat de masa de corfa, es va comprovar que no hi havia diferències significatives. A més a més, l'estudi de viabilitat econòmica d'ambdós procediments va confirmar que els costos associats al major consum d'aigua així com els derivats de la depuració dels abocaments el feien inviable. Finalment, es va realitzar un assaig d'aplicació de fibra procedent de la corfa de cítrics a un suc de taronja fins a augmentar el seu contingut en fibra dietètica des de 0,2% fins a 1,4%. Es va realitzar un assaig clínic amb voluntaris per a comprovar la resposta metabòlica del suc enriquit amb la fibra front al placebo, a través d'un estudi del metabolisme hidrocarbonat i de tests de sensació de sacietat. A este assaig es va comprovar una millor resposta a les corbes de glucosa i insulina dels voluntaris a l'inici de la fase d'absorció del suc enriquit amb fibra. Així mateix, les probes demostraren un efecte significatiu a la contribució de la sensació de sacietat / [EN] The Spanish citrus sector produces about 7 million tons of citrus per year. This figure places our country among the main producers worldwide, but the most important fact is that Spain is recognized as the main exporter of citrus for fresh consumption. In fact, more than 52% of the annual volume produced is exported to third countries. The current legal framework establishes strict marketing standards for the fresh fruit sector. Because of this, between 10 and 20% of the total citrus fruits produced do not meet those market standards and are rejected. This kind of fruits cannot be marketed for fresh consumption due to the presence of defects, such as inappropriate sizes or colour defects on the skin. In recent decades, a transformation industry has emerged, that processes these volumes of rejects. However, more than 50% of the entire volume of fruits that are received in the processing sites, is represented by the biomass formed by endocarp membranes and fruit peels that generally ends up being destined for the animal feed at a very residual economical value. This volume of biomass is rich in chemical compounds of great interest both for the food industry, due to its richness in certain nutrients such as dietary fiber, as well as for the pharmaceutical sector, due to its high richness in flavonoids. Based on this, the general objective of this Doctoral Thesis was to investigate the recovery options of certain substances of the different biomass streams generated during the citrus transformation at the fruit juice industry. To accomplish this objective, the first step was the characterization of the citrus flavonoids of greatest interest, in the different biomass streams that result from the manufacture of juices, and that are, the juice itself, the membranes of the endocarp and the peels. The selected flavonoids were hesperidin, narirutin, diosmin, nobiletin, tangeretin and sinensetin and were quantified in 6 varieties of orange and another 6 of mandarin. From this characterization, it was concluded that hesperidin flavanone was by far, the most abundant representing more than 70% of the total flavone content and, in addition it is concentrated in the rind of the fruit. Likewise, another remarkable result of the characterization work was the fact that the polymethoxylated flavones sinensetin, nobiletina and tangeretin presented a much higher concentration the hybrid mandarin varieties Nadorcott, Ortanique and Orri. Then, two hesperidin recovery processes were tested from the rind stream generated after industrial juicing. Both procedures were based on a solid-liquid extraction, the first one using a 1: 2 peel-to-water ratio and the second 1: 0.25. From the results obtained it was concluded that, although the first procedure lead to a greater quantity of recovered extract with higher purity, when calculating the yield of the process as mass of pure hesperidin recovered per unit mass of processed peel, it was found that there were no significant differences. Likewise, the economic feasibility study of both procedures confirmed that the costs associated with the higher consumption of water in the first procedure as well as those derived from the treatment of the wastewater generated, made it unviable. Finally, an application trial of fiber from citrus peel to an orange juice was carried out until its dietary fiber content increased by 0.2 % to 1.4%. A clinical trial was carried out with volunteers to verify the metabolic response of the fiber-enriched juice compared to placebo, through a study of carbohydrate metabolism and tests fulness feeling. From this test, a better response was found in the glucose and insulin curves of the volunteers at the beginning of the absorption phase of the fiber-enriched juice. Likewise, the tests showed a significant effect on the contribution to the feeling of satiety and fullness after the intake of the fiber-enriched juice. / Marqués Cardete, R. (2020). Valorización de la biomasa resultante del exprimido de la fruta en la industria de zumos cítricos. Recuperación del flavonoide hesperidina y aplicación de la fibra para alimentación humana [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/159934 / TESIS

Moving towards a more circular economic model is necessary in order to secure the sufficiency of vital raw materials and to achieve a balance between both economic and environmental prosperity. However, the discussion regarding circular economy from a business perspective is still rather limited, and the practical applications of circular economy are mostly related to waste management and industrial applications. Needless to say, circular economy is much more than just large-scale recycling. Circular economy, as a system which aims to ensure a more circular flow of resources, materials and energy, can embody a variety of expressions from closing resource loops to redesigning products, services and the nature of ownership towards favoring renting, sharing, reusing and other alternative ways of maximize the resource efficiency and extend product life. Hence, the principles of circularity can be applied across all industries, instead of just those operating in the industrial sector. Standing on the way of the development of a global circular economy is the perceived mismatched objectives of profit seeking businesses and sustainability advocators. Businesses want high sales levels and profit margins, whereas at the core of environmental sustainability is often to promote conscious consumption and cut down on activities resulting in pollution and waste. And because circular economy is often strongly associated with sustainability matters, businesses tend to stray away from it as it is considered to work against a company’s purpose of making profit. Yet here is the catch – instead of seeing circular economy just as a sustainability tool, it can also be considered as a viable business opportunity which when effectively exploited, can be a source of competitive advantage and a source of economic value

As customers become more and more aware of the threats and limits of the current economic system, joined with the pressure of environmental policies, companies are pressured to rethink their offerings, processes, and business models in order to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. This transition requires significant changes in habits and behaviors, but simultaneously it offers opportunities for innovation. In this regard, business model innovation plays an essential role in enabling this transition via circular business models that close the loop. For the successful development, implementation, and adoption of new business models, a depth understanding of customers' needs is fundamental. However, little is known about the customer perceptions, motivations, and willingness to participate in circular economy. To address this gap, the study explores the transition to circular economy from the customers' perspective by employing a qualitative single case study bounded to the furniture retail company, IKEA, specifically the IKEA Second-Hand pilot store in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Through in-person interviews, observations, and a questionnaire, data from customers donating their used furniture to the recycling mall ReTuna, people discarding furniture at the recycling station, and people selling and giving away their used furniture via the social media platform Facebook, was captured to explore the customer experience in the after-use phase of furniture. Findings of the study present opportunities for the case company to strengthen its product recovery strategies.

En la actualidad el sector de la moda ha logrado posicionarse con mayor fuerza e importancia en el mundo y en el Perú. Esto se puede reforzar con lo que menciona Perú Retail en su plataforma web, la cual afirma que el mercado de moda podría llegar a mover unos US$ 1,326 millnes (Euromonitor International). Asimismo, es importante reconocer el rol importante que desempeñan los usuarios que deciden reinventarse ofreciendo prendas de segundo uso siguiendo los estándares de calidad, este fenómeno es conocido como el negocio de ropa de segunda mano. El presente proyecto se basa en la propuesta de una plataforma web intermediaria entre usuarios que poseen ropa o accesorios sin uso en buena calidad y clientes interesados en adquirir productos de moda con precios accesibles generando un proceso denominado economía circular. De esta forma, se evaluar la viabilidad operativa y económica de la venta de ropa y accesorios de segundo uso a través de la plataforma “Wara”. El internet y el avance en la tecnología permite optimizar las operaciones llevadas a cabo durante los diferentes procesos debido a que nuestras plataformas esenciales de venta son las redes sociales. El alcance mundial a través de canales on-line y la coyuntura actual son factores de oportunidad para implementar un negocio electrónico. La propagación del virus COVID 19 y la implementación de cuarentenas o estados de emergencia en diferentes países del mundo ha generado que las personas confinadas realicen prácticas de remodelación de dormitorios, guardar objetos sin uso pero sobretodo la limpieza de armarios. Ante ello, las personas a nivel mundial y nacional con la finalidad de obtener ingresos realizan este tipo de venta organica. Es importante señalar el crecimiento potencial y constante que muestra el mercado de reventa de moda, el cual se calcula un crecimiento de 20 veces más rápido que el mercado minorista peruano en los últimos tres años, según los índices de la investigación de Global Data para el Informe de la Segunda Mano 2019 (Perú Retail, 2019). Asocian este modelo de negocio con el impacto ambiental, el cual ha tomado mayor relevancia los últimos años. Es por este motivo, que se encontró potencial para el desarrollo de Wara, empresa que busca el bienestar social y medioambiental aportando significativamente con responsabilidad ante la realidad en la que se encuentra el planeta. / Currently the fashion sector has managed to position itself with greater strength and importance in the world and in Peru. This can be reinforced because Peru Retail (2019) mentions on its web platform that the fashion market could move around US $ 1,326 million (Euromonitor International). Likewise, it is important to recognize the important role played by users who decide to reinvent themselves by offering second-hand clothing following quality standards, this phenomenon is known as the second-hand clothing business. This project is based on the proposal of an intermediary web platform between users who have unused clothes or accessories in good quality and clients interested in acquiring fashion products with affordable prices, generating a process called circular economy. In this way, the operational and economic viability of the sale of second-use clothing and accessories through the “Wara” platform will be evaluated. The internet and the advancement in technology allow us to optimize the operations carried out during the different processes because our essential sales platforms are social networks. The global reach through online channels and the current situation are opportunity factors to implement an electronic business. The spread of the COVID 19 virus and the implementation of quarantines or states of emergency in different countries of the world have led to the confined people to carry out bedroom remodeling practices, store unused objects, but above all, closet cleaning. Given this, people worldwide and nationally in order to earn income carry out this type of organic sale. It is important to note the potential and constant growth shown by the fashion resale market, which is estimated to grow 20 times faster than the Peruvian retail market in the last three years, according to Global Data research indices for the Second Hand Report 2019 (Peru Retail, 2019). They associate this business model with the environmental impact, which has become more relevant in recent years. Regarding the financial structure of the project, it is essential to mention that the investment required to start operations is S / .6,029.24 and a financing of S / .50,000 to cover expenses and costs during the following operational years. The current situation does not allow the business model to be profitable due to the different limitations, which is why it does not show net profit in the projected 3 years. / Trabajo de investigación

When increasing the amount of recycled material in production the input materials are rarely homogenous which results in unavoidable waste streams. Utilizing this waste is of high importance when moving towards a Circular Economy and for firms to keep their circular identity. However, to achieve this, collaborations between firms are crucial. The purpose of this single case study is to develop a road map for how firms can create collaboration to strategically valorize waste streams from circular processes. Through a qualitative study based on 23 semi structured interviews the subject was investigated. The interviews were held in three phases with respondents from four different groups: the case company, potential collaborators, other firms with waste streams as well as subject experts. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed through a thematic analysis resulting in five themes. Moreover, this study resulted in a road map with three gears and multiple steps that companies should follow to create collaboration for valorizing waste streams. The three gears are: Gear 1: Internal preparation, Gear 2: Finding the right partner and Gear 3: Forming the collaboration. The study fills the gap in existing literature regarding the lack of a firm perspective of a concrete road map by which companies can go from producing a waste stream to creating a collaboration to valorize it. Both the managers of a company as well as an assigned person responsible for waste streams can benefit from the road map. Although the road map contains three consecutive gears, the containing steps can be considered individually or partly depending on the company’s circumstances. In addition, companies without circular processes can be inspired from the road map in their work of becoming more sustainable. / När mängden återvunnet material ökar i produktioner är ingångsmaterialen sällan homogena vilket resulterar i oönskade restströmmar. För att röra sig mot en cirkulär ekonomi och för att företag ska behålla sin cirkulära identitet är det av stor vikt att ta tillvara på avfallet. För att uppnå detta är samarbeten mellan företag mycket viktiga. Syftet med denna enfallsstudie är att utveckla en roadmap över hur företag kan skapa samarbeten för att strategiskt valorisera restströmmar från cirkulära processer. Genom en kvalitativ studie baserad på 23 semistrukturerade intervjuer undersöktes området. Intervjuerna genomfördes i tre faser med respondenter från fyra olika grupper: fallstudieföretaget, potentiell samarbetspartner, andra företag med restströmmar samt ämnesexperter. Intervjuerna transkriberades och analyserades genom en tematisk analys som resulterade i fem teman. Studien resulterade därmed i en roadmap bestående av tre växlar och flera steg vilka företag kan följa för att skapa samarbeten för att valorisera sina restströmmar. De tre växlarna är: Växel 1: Interna förberedelser, Växel 2: Hitta den rätta samarbetspartnern och Växel 3: Utforma samarbetet. Studien fyller gapet i den existerande litteraturen då företagsperspektivet i en konkret roadmap som beskriver hur företag kan gå från att producera en restström till att skapa samarbeten för att valorisera den saknas. Ledarna i ett företag samt en designerad person ansvarig för restströmmarna kan få nytta av av roadmapen. Trots att roadmapen består av tre påföljande varandra växlar kan de olika växlarna i roadmapen nyttjas individuellt eller delvis beroende på företagets omständigheter. Därtill kan även företag utan cirkulära processer inspireras av roadmapen i deras arbete att bli mer hållbara.

This study has contributed to the developing concepts of circular economy by assessing circular business models and to test different approaches for circularity in a measurable way. In our current era of time, we stand against environment challenges with a warming planet and resources scarcity. To mitigate the effect of greenhouse gasemissions and to find new more circular solutions to material demand. The developing concept of circular economy is aligned with these goals. In this study the climate impact and profitability of circular business models are investigated using material flow analysis. The result is an assessment of these parameters from a sustainability perspective for product organizations and show that longer lifetime and use period a product has the lower the yearly global warming potential. For profitability the assessment is dependent on more parameters such ascurrent business models, gross margin, raw material, logistics and distribution cost an increased profit is not as strongly connected to lifetime or use. When an increasedcircularity can be accomplished as a complement to current business (withoutsignificant cost increase) there is a possible profit.The study suggests an analysis model for investigate circular strategies in theAssessment model for circular business models. The study contributed to the practical adaptation of circular economy principles providing a suggested analysis framework .By applying circular economy principles and this assessment model it is possible to contribute to a more sustainable future for the system of planet Earth. / <p>2023-06-08</p>

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the potential of technologies for traceability within the Swedish textile recycling industry. This study further aims to investigate the status of information collection and management in the textile recycling industry and the factors which are affecting the implementation of different traceability technologies, such as blockchain technology.   Design/ Methodology/ Approach: This study followed a qualitative exploratory approach as there is little prior knowledge regarding usage of traceability technologies, such as blockchain technology in the Swedish textile recycling industry. Primary data was collected by semi-structured interviews, and it was analysed through thematic analysis. Purposive sampling was used to collect relevant data. The sample included experts from the academia and industry, who have knowledge in the field of textile recycling and traceability technologies.   Findings: The findings suggest that there is no available information collection and management systems that enable efficient recycling processes. Moreover, there is a lack of infrastructure for collecting and sorting the textile waste, cost and technological challenges hampering the potential of efficient textile recycling and the possibility to create an efficient circular supply chain in Sweden. There are four factors which affect the opportunities and challenges for implementation of traceability technologies, such as blockchain technology, these are: management and decision making, integration and collaboration, rules and regulations and value creation through blockchain in the textile recycling industry.   Implications: This study may contribute to reshaping the traditional view on where traceability technologies can be implemented to create efforts to enhance the circular economy principles, as suggested by literature from the previous stages in a supply chain. This study suggests that blockchain technology may enhance information sharing in a circular supply chain within the textile recycling industry. It further shows that the textile recyclers have the potential to implement blockchain technology from their stage to minimise the information gaps which are currently existing.   Originality/ Value: The academic literature lacks practical cases and exploration regarding the usage of traceability technologies such as blockchain technology at the textile recycling stage and this study tries to explore if it would be beneficial for the textile recycling industry in Sweden.

Yes / The traditional linear economy using a take‐make‐dispose model is resource intensive and has adverse environmental impacts. Circular economy (CE) which is regenerative and restorative by design is recommended as the business model for resource efficiency. While there is a need for businesses and organisations to switch from linear to CE, there are several challenges that needs addressing such as business models and the criticism of CE projects often being small scale. Technology can be an enabler toward scaling up CE; however, the prime challenge is to identify technologies that can allow predicting, tracking and proactively monitoring product's residual value to motivate businesses to pursue circularity decisions. In this paper, we propose an IoT‐enabled decision support system (DSS) for CE business model that effectively allows tracking, monitoring, and analysing products in real time with the focus on residual value. The business model is implemented using an ontological model. This model is complemented by a semantic decision support system. The semantic ontological model, first of its kind, is evaluated for technical compliance. We applied DSS and the ontological model in a real‐world use case and demonstrate viability and applicability of our approach.

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