Applying the 12 principles of green engineering in low TRL electronics: A case study of an energy-harvesting platform

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dc.contributor.authorDoyle, LucĂ­aen
dc.contributor.authorCavero, Germanen
dc.contributor.authorModreanu, Mirceaen
dc.contributor.funderHorizon 2020en
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-19T14:21:09Z
dc.date.available2023-07-19T14:21:09Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-19en
dc.description.abstractEnergy harvesting has been identified as a key enabling technology for the Internet of Things as it allows a battery-less functioning of electronic devices. While the use of ambient sources of energy is commonly seen as sustainable due to their renewable nature, raw material consumption and recyclability need to be assessed to ensure true sustainability. This is especially relevant in electronics, due to their high complexity stemming from the variety of components and materials in their composition. This work presents the case study of the application of the 12 Principles of Green Engineering to an energy-harvesting platform in the early technology development phase. Specifically, the technological areas of design for disassembly, materials for substitution, fabrication efficiency, and manufacturing processes that enable the use of recycled materials have been evaluated. This has allowed us to identify hazardous raw materials and recommend their substitution. Further recommendations include the adoption of mechanical fixtures to fasten lump components. Additional strategies have been identified but their application has been found out of reach of the technology developers, such as the increase in the manufacturing batch size or the inclusion of solvent recycling, which can only be implemented at larger manufacturing scales. Further strategies, such as the use of recycled Si wafers or dry adhesives as fixtures, represent future solutions for the reduction in the environmental impact which require further R&D efforts from different disciplines. This highlights the need for holistic and multidisciplinary research efforts to fully achieve the circular design.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.articleid11227en
dc.identifier.citationDoyle, L., Cavero, G. and Modreanu, M. (2023) 'Applying the 12 principles of green engineering in low TRL electronics: A case study of an energy-harvesting platform', Sustainability, 15, 11227 (18pp). doi: 10.3390/su151411227en
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su151411227en
dc.identifier.eissn2071-1050en
dc.identifier.endpage18en
dc.identifier.journaltitleSustainabilityen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/14754
dc.identifier.volume15en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020::RIA/951761/EU/NANOMATERIALS ENABLING SMART ENERGY HARVESTING FOR NEXT-GENERATION INTERNET-OF-THINGS/NANO-EHen
dc.rights© 2023, the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/en
dc.subjectGreen engineeringen
dc.subjectEnergy harvesteren
dc.subjectNanomaterialsen
dc.subjectElectronicsen
dc.subjectCircular economyen
dc.subjectCircular designen
dc.titleApplying the 12 principles of green engineering in low TRL electronics: A case study of an energy-harvesting platformen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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