Dynamic Analysis of Global Copper Flows. Global Stocks, Postconsumer Material Flows, Recycling Indicators, and Uncertainty Evaluation

We present a dynamic model of global copper stocks and flows which allows a detailed analysis of recycling efficiencies, copper stocks in use, and dissipated and landfilled copper. The model is based on historical mining and refined copper production data (1910–2010) enhanced by a unique data set of recent global semifinished goods production and copper end-use sectors provided by the copper industry. To enable the consistency of the simulated copper life cycle in terms of a closed mass balance, particularly the matching of recycled metal flows to reported historical annual production data, a method was developed to estimate the yearly global collection rates of end-of-life (postconsumer) scrap. Based on this method, we provide estimates of 8 different recycling indicators over time. The main indicator for the efficiency of global copper recycling from end-of-life (EoL) scrap—the EoL recycling rate—was estimated to be 45% on average, ± 5% (one standard deviation) due to uncertainty and variability over time in the period 2000–2010. As uncertainties of specific input data—mainly concerning assumptions on end-use lifetimes and their distribution—are high, a sensitivity analysis with regard to the effect of uncertainties in the input data on the calculated recycling indicators was performed. The sensitivity analysis included a stochastic (Monte Carlo) uncertainty evaluation with 10^ 5 simulation runs.



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http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es400069b

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2013-05-13
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https://www.mica-project.eu/ / MICA_B3-35

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The purpose of the generated data is to track the flows and stocks of copper in use at a global level from 1910 to 2010
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Completed
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Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI

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  • MICA

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  • Mixture of historic (up to 2005) and recent (2006 onwards)

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  • Method of data or information generation: Academic research

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  • Stocks

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  • Waste flows

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  • Copper

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  • Substitution (Importance for industry)

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  • Substitution (Supply risk)

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  • EU industry sectors (Demand)

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  • Supply chain information

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  • Material Flow Accounting

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  • Material Flow Modelling
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English
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
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2010-12-08
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Organisation source implies that information should be of good quality

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2024-11-11
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2003/Cor.1:2006
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British Geological Survey

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