DOI: 10.56367/oag-052-11197 ISSN: 2516-3817

AI could help decide how tomorrow’s industrial waste is recycled

Savitha Thayumanasundaram

AI could help decide how tomorrow’s industrial waste is recycled

Savitha Thayumanasundaram, Research and Development Scientist and Project Coordinator at VITO, explains how FIREFLY is using AI to overcome barriers to industrial recycling, reduce energy use and improve metal recovery. Promising recycling technologies do not move from laboratory to factory in a single leap. They typically run through pilot trials, integration into existing plants, pre-commercial demonstrations and, finally, full-scale investment. Each stage brings different obstacles and challenges.

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