Cross-Border Trade of Used Parts and Recycled Resources and New Developments in the “Venous” Business

Mami Kimura (Nagasaki University)･Yutaka Asazuma (Hokkai-Gakuen University)

The aim of this research is to understand the current situation of the used parts business through related data, etc., and to clarify the future prospects of the industry. In this report, we will understand the distribution flow of used parts and recycled resources from automobiles through statistical data such as trade statistics and fieldwork, and show the future prospects.

Research on the Performance of an Air Table Separator in Recovering Valuable Materials from ASR

Takashi Furuyama･Masaru Yoshida (Tohoku University of Community Service and Science)

In order to improve the efficiency of ASR recycling, an experiment was conducted to recover valuable materials such as non-ferrous metals and glass from ASR using an air table separator, a dry specific gravity separator. Specifically, the relationship between the separation performance (Newtonian efficiency) of non-ferrous metals and glass and the table vibration frequency was investigated using ASR products of 2 mm or less as samples. As a result, it was found that the Newtonian efficiency was the highest at 52.0% at a table vibration frequency of 52.5 Hz.

Study on the Possibility of Recycling ELV-Derived Plastics in CEs (First Report)
-Introduction of a Traceability System and Standards for Waste Plastics of Automotive Origin-

Hideki Miyakawa (Veolia Japan)

The latest recycling technologies and process improvement initiatives to maximize resource recycling will be introduced. Specifically, the presentation will describe innovations aimed at improving the efficiency of material recovery from end-of-life vehicles and reducing environmental impact throughout the entire lifecycle. The role of recyclers in achieving a sustainable automotive industry will be explored.

A Circular Economy Indicator for Vehicles (2)
-Estimation of the Circular Economy Index Considering the Resource Value and the Quality of Resource Circularity-

Takamichi Iwata (Toyota Central R&D Labs.)･Yoshiro Masuda (Toyota Motor)･Kiyotaka Tahara･Mitsutaka Matsumoto (AIST)･Masashi Hara･Tetsuro Kobayashi･Daisuke Yamada･Hisaaki Takao (Toyota Central R&D Labs.)･Eiji Ishida･Takayuki Nagai (Toyota Motor)

The purpose of our research is to propose an index for automobiles in relation to the circular economy. In our presentation, we will report on the results of the estimation of the amount of the material value dissipation by calculating the value of materials in the inflow and the value of materials in the outflow for each type of material in order to evaluate the resource circularity of automobiles.