• Clean Technology
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.134-142
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• 2007

In this study, two methods to evaluate the disassemblability of the parts are proposed, which are constructed from the concepts of ease-of-disassembly and disassembly time. A method to evaluate the disassemblability of the products is consequently developed using the concept of minimum parts. The methods are applied to evaluate the disassemblability of computer cases. The results show the conclusions that the new model has less disassemblability than the old one. These methods are expected to be used for the evaluation of the possibility of remanufacturing and recycling of a part.

• Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.179-188
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• 2011

This paper outlines a systematic guideline for remanufacturing process using the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) method in order to estimate the reliability and quality of the remanufactured alternator. The method is just a tool to help, but the remanufacturer must determine the optimal remanufacturing process and specific inspection and production that will turn the alternator as-good-as new and place the product into the market with reliability and quality equal to a new product. FMEA is a method that is widely used in industry and has shown its value and effectiveness in the above remanufacturing case study. Actions taken often result in a lower severity, occurrence or detection rating. Redesign may result in lower severity and occurrence ratings while inserting validation controls and maintenance can reduce the detection rating. The revised ratings are recorded with the originals on the FMEA template form. After these corrective actions and revisions have been established, evaluation of the ranks can be repeated, until the redesign and control parameters comply with safety standards.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.37-43
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• 2019

Due to environment problems in end of Life Vehicle in the country, the interest in remanufacturing is heightened than ever. In this study, it is important to quantitatively evaluate the economic effect of the introduction of the automotive remanufacturing business and analyzed cost-benefit for the three species of bumpers, doors, fenders, which is relatively lower remanufactured automotive component. The results showed that cost-beneift of each parts were analyzed 54,000 per one part, and if remanufacturing were 50%, benefits were to occur with a profit of 226,060 won. Thus, remanufacturing of bumpers, doors, fender resulted a significant benefit, and then it is possible that remanufacturing company have enough economic value for remanufacturing.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.11-23
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• 2018

The need for remanufacturing automotive parts is required due to the depletion of resources, rising raw material prices and strengthening environmental regulations. For remanufacturing, stable supply and demand of core must be accompanied. At present, remanufacturing companies collect cores through various routes, but the recovery rate of cores from the End-of-Life Vehicles is low. If we can systematically collect cores from hundreds of thousands of ELVs that were generated each year, the recovery rate of the core for remanufacturing will be further improved. Therefore, in this paper, we tried to establish a classification system for the ELV as a method for collecting the cores from the ELV. First, we selected the elements affecting the classification and determined the scope for the evaluation. The final rating classification is established by calculating the weights among the influence elements. Finally, through the case study, the dismantling grade of the actual ELV was evaluated to derive the second grade.

• Clean Technology
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.94-104
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• 2024

Remanufacturing re-commercializes a used product to achieve an equal or higher performance level than the original product by disassembling, cleaning, inspecting, repairing, reconditioning, and reassembling the used product. The remanufacturing industry is a key industry necessary to realize carbon neutrality by 2050. This study uses life cycle assessment to analyze the resource reduction and greenhouse gas reduction effects with and without considering the avoided effect for an injector, which is an automobile part that is actively being remanufactured. The results of this study showed that the resource reduction effect and greenhouse gas reduction effect induced by injector remanufacturing were reduced by 95.30% and 93.88%, respectively, based on one unit without considering the avoided effect. However, when considering the avoided effect, which in this case is the environmental impact of not disposing of the used injector and not having to use natural resources to manufacture a new injector because the used injector was reused during remanufacturing, the resource reduction effect and greenhouse gas reduction effect were 190.91% and 188.33%, respectively. The results of this study are expected to be used in the future to evaluate the amount of environmental impact reduction while considering the avoided effect during remanufacturing and to help develop research methodology for remanufacturing.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.24-29
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• 2009

• Journal of Conservation Science
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.297-312
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• 2017

In the ancient iron-making process, a slag former was often added so that iron and other minerals in the ore could be smoothly separated. However, there are insufficient data for judging whether a slag former was added. Thus, in this study, we conducted a smelting experiment to understand the material characteristics of a steel structure that differed depending on the addition of a slag former. It was found that the steel structure produced in the first experiment had a total Fe content of 39.45-52.94 wt%, which decreased to 34.89-38.92 wt% in the second and third experiments. CaO compounds such as calcite, gehlenite, and hercynite appeared, in addition to iron oxides, after the addition of a slag former. As a result of an assessment of whether a slag former was added by comparing the ratio between the components, it was found that the ratio of $CaO/SiO_2$ was 0.42. From a comparative analysis of $Al_2O_3/SiO_2$ and $CaO/SiO_2$, it was judged that the ratio of $Al_2O_3$ and $SiO_2$ can be utilized as an index to judge similar systems of smelting process (ore, furnace wall, and fuel).

• Resources Recycling
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.54-62
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• 2014

This paper present a improved process for remanufacturing of LPG vaporizer through Failure Mode and Effect Analysis(FMEA). Based on the failure causes analysis and classification of faults that occur after the initial failure of LPG vaporizer remanufacturing, suggests improvements for high R.P.N. Derive the improvement for higher cumulative frequency of each process, proposes the overall improvement of a current process for establish a standard LPG remanufacturing process.

• Clean Technology
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.147-153
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• 2009

Waste three-way catalysts were remanufactured by ultrasonic wave treatment followed by active component re-impregnation and the catalytic activities and surface properties of remanufactured catalysts were measured at various remanufacturing conditions. In case of the catalyst prepared by ultrasonic wave cleaning, the optimal period for elimination of surface contaminants from the waste catalyst was found to be about 5 minutes. The proper re-impregnation amounts of the active components for the best catalytic performance were investigated and the catalytic performance tests were also carried out with various temperature for the total hydrocarbon (THC), carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) conversions. The experimental results showed that the catalytic performances of the remanufactured catalysts were recovered almost the same level as those of the fresh catalyst except those of the NOx conversion.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.62-72
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• 2024

Although the Paris Agreement in 2015 aimed to limit global temperature increases to below 2℃ and eventually to 1.5℃ to address the climate crisis, global temperature continues to rise. Developed countries have proposed a circular economy as a major strategy to tackle this issue. Detailed implementation methods include reusing, remanufacturing, recycling, and energy recovery. Remanufacturing has a greater potential to achieve high added value and carbon neutrality than other resource circulation methods. However, currently, no standardized method for quantitatively evaluating the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction effects of remanufacturing exists. This study compares and analyzes recent research trends since 2020 on the calculation of GHG emission reduction effects from remanufacturing. It also examines international standards for environmental impact assessment, including GHGs and environmental performance labeling systems. This study derives the key factors for standardizing the calculation of the GHG emission reduction effects of remanufactured products.