A.R. (Ruud) Balkenende
A.R. (Ruud) Balkenende
Profile
Investigating product design in relation to circular economy recovery pathways and developing associated design methods. The focus is on realizing product lifetime extension through reuse, repair, remanufacturing and material recovery through recycling. A core aspect is relating engineering aspects to business approaches and user behavior to achieve solutions that allow for implementation.
Publications
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2024
Bio-Based Plastics in Product Design
The State of the Art and Challenges to Overcome
Puck Bos / Linda Ritzen / Sonja van Dam / Ruud Balkenende / Conny Bakker -
2024
Design for Recycling of Electronics
The Urgent Need for Better Methods
Dorien C. Van Dolderen / Soroush Aghaeian / Conny A. Bakker / Ruud Balkenende -
2024
Designing with More-than-human Temporalities
R. Bessai / R. Bendor / R. Balkenende
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2024
Does the Rubber Meet the Road?
Assessing the Potential of Devulcanization Technologies for the Innovation of Tire Rubber Recycling
Eric Roetman / Jelle Joustra / Geert Heideman / Ruud Balkenende -
2024
Drivers and barriers for bio-based plastics in durable products
L. Ritzen / P. Bos / P.D. Brown / A.R. Balkenende / C.A. Bakker
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Ancillary activities
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2018-06-01 - 2024-12-31
Industry