The teaching and research chair is dedicated to waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), which contains many recyclable materials, including rare metals: veritable "urban mines" that are widespread today. In the context of natural resource depletion, the exploitation of WEEE can be part of a circular economy approach that respects the principles of sustainable development. In March 2019, the chair was renewed for five years (2019-2024).

The three areas of research in the second version

The chair's missions are focused in three areas: developing new high-quality secondary materials, defining economic models for recycling, and training initiatives. In terms of research, three areas are prioritized.

Optimizing the strategic metals recycling sector

This theme brings together specialists in process physical chemistry, materials chemists, colloid physical chemists, and analytical science specialists, who pool their expertise at the interface between materials and processes.   

Recycling of plastics and integration of recycled plastics into design

TwoArts et Métiers laboratories Arts et Métiers this topic: theI2M-IMC (Institute of Mechanics and Engineering – Mechanics and Design) branch ofthe Chambéry institute, the school's center of expertise in recycling and eco-design, and the PIMM (Processes and Engineering in Mechanics and Materials) laboratory, which brings together specialists from various fields: materials and structural mechanics, polymer chemistry, aging and recycling, etc.

The development of new models for the circular economy

The team at Mines ParisTech's Scientific Management Center (CGS) focuses on the economic, managerial, and governance aspects of urban mining. It has recognized expertise in the fields of innovation management, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and eco-design.

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Arts et Métiers eleven research chairs on topics with a significant societal and/or industrial impact, such as:

• The environment:Urban Mining Chair, dedicated to eco-design and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment with ecosystem; Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Chair of the Future, developing innovation in the field of product lifecycle management methods and tools, as well as training employees in PLM tools and preparing them for Industry 4.0 in partnership with Capgemini.
• Clean mobility: Nonlinear dynamic chair for the absorbers of the future with Valeo, whose purpose is to reduce vibrations associated with the use of cleaner technologies;
• Smart industrial systems:Create ID Chair withESI, on advanced digital methods for accurate, real-time customized simulation (Hybrid Twin) of material behavior and manufacturing processes.

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