Upcycling and Recycling of Industrious Machining Waste

Contract

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MDF seeks support from Online Volunteers who will formulate the frameworks for upcycling and recycling machining/ metal waste. In the quest to achieve the same, the volunteers will have to review the freely available literature, define such frameworks and strategies, conduct some experiments (if possible) to validate the same, and finally document the results.

• Technology development

• Climate change mitigation and mechanisms for technology transfer

  There is an abundance of machining waste in a manufacturing industry where it originates from various machining processes such as drilling, milling, turning, shaping, etc. The material of this waste depends upon the type of material being machined. Mostly, this waste is discarded with other materials in the form of scrap which in turn reduces its recyclability potential and hence value. Chips of materials like titanium, and Inconel which are of high value, need a separate route to recycle. The waste can be used to produce raw material in the form of metal powder, which can further be utilized in various applications. Also, this waste can directly be upcycled in the form of compacts and used accordingly. The metal waste to powder conversion idea is innovative and novel. Thus, the same can be implemented for many different materials such as metals and plastics individually and combining two or more materials in the form of composites. Such ideas can be implemented in the recycling industry for fruitful results related to cost, efficiency, energy, and the environment.

• Volunteers: 4 needed

• 1-5 hours per week / 12 weeks

  Candidates must be capable to carry out independent research and should be aware of research methodologies. Technical knowledge related to recycling, composites, mechanical processes, machining/ metal waste is essential. Besides, knowledge related to research tools like Mendeley, OriginLab, and Microsoft office package is desirable. Post-graduates, research scholars and people from industry (machining as well as recycling) are encouraged to apply.

• Global

• English