Publications

Techno-Economic Analysis for Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion (ShAPE) of High Strength Aluminum Alloys

NREL collaborated with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to perform a techno-economic analysis and manufacturing analysis on shear-assisted processing and extrusion. These analyses quantify the potential cost and energy reductions of the process compared to today’s conventional extrusion methods.

Design Principles for Intrinsically Circular Polymers with Tunable Properties

A discussion, co-authored by researchers at Colorado State University, Northwestern University, and NREL, of design principles of next-generation intrinsically circular polymers and an assessment of the opportunities and challenges inherent in their role in a circular plastics economy.