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Researcher

Els Du Bois

  • Research Expertise:Design for a circular economy | ecodesign | design for sustainability Specific interest in circular plastics usage and designing out single use plastics In detail: - smart material selection, user-centered material characteristics, material identity of new materials (e. g. biomaterials, recycled plastics), material attachment - sustainable product experience, product lifetime extension, product service systems, sustainable behaviour, in-usage quality, sustainable alternatives for single use - closing the loop: product end of life management, product reuse, component reuse, recycling, composting, plastic soup - qualitative life cycle analysis to identify and map ciruclar optimisation opportunities
  • Keywords:SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS, END OF LIFE, CIRCULAR ECONOMY, ECODESIGN, SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, Other technical sciences
  • Disciplines:Product development, Sustainable development, Human-centred design, Strategic design, Systems design, Other product development not elsewhere classified, Environmental ethics
  • Research techniques:- design research, either in the form of research in design context, design inclusive research as well as practice-based design research.
  • Users of research expertise:interested in co-creation and collaborative research project together with industry, consumers, citizens, government, and colleagues from academia