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Circular Economy

Circular Economy Publications

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Explore the different research areas below to discover NIST publications related to the Circular Economy Program.  

2025

  • Aiello, A., Mitterhofer, S., Obrzut, J., Jensen, K., Wasik, P., Barretta, C., Oreski, G., Watson, S., Sung, L. and Gu, X. (2025), A Spatially-Resolved Evaluation of Accelerated Environmental Aging on Emerging Polypropylene-based Photovoltaic Backsheets using Raman Spectroscopy, Progress in Photovoltaics, https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3904.
  • Sharp, N., Vega Martinez, M., Corzo, R., Toman, B., Paul, R. and Weaver, J. (2025), A Comparison of Bulk with Micro-Volume Elemental Values for NIST SRM 610 and NIST SRM 612, Geostandards Newsletter-The Journal of Geostandards and Geoanalysis, https://doi.org/10.1111/ggr.12615.

2024

  • Agbim, A., Schumacher, K.A., Sharp, N., Paul, R., & Corzo, R. (2024), Elemental Characterization of Electronic Waste: A Review of Research Methodologies and Applicability to the Practice of E-Waste Recycling, Waste Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2024.07.009.

2023

2021

  • Green, M. and Schumacher, K. (2021), Circular Economy in the High-Tech World Workshop Report, Special Publication, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1500-204.

2025

  • Iams, A., Zuback, J., Stoudt, M. and Campbell, C. (2025), Material Challenges in Developing a Sustainable Metal Processing Infrastructure - Workshop Report, Special Publication, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1500-32.

2026

2025

  • Cooper, C., McKenzie, C., Polette, J., Burkey, A., Migler, K., Seppala, J., Chan, E., Snyder, C. and Orski, S. (2025), Tuning High-Density Polyethylene Microstructure and Properties from Known Distributions of Dynamic Bonds, Journal of the American Chemical Society, https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c13586.
  • Farkas, N., Kramar, J., Montoro Bustos, A., Caceres, G., Johnson, M., Roesslein, M. and Petersen, E. (2025), Derivation of Particle Number Concentration from the Size Distribution: Theory and Applications, Analytical Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.4c05990.
  • Ivancic, R., Thompson, C., Golla, D., Koroma, B., Douglas, J., Orski, S. and Audus, D. (2025), The Importance of Branch Placement on the Dilute Solution Properties of Comb-like Macromolecules, Macromolecules, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5c00323.
  • Li, S., Orski, S. and Audus, D. (2025), Machine Learning-Enhanced Near-Infrared Property Prediction for Improved Polyolefin Differentiation, Data Publication, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-3809.
  • Pettibone, J., Jhang, S., Windsor, E., Cho, T., Forbes, T., Kuo, Y., Sung, L. and Gorham, J. (2025), Chemical Heterogeneity Observed in the Development of Photo-Oxidized PET Micro- and Nanoparticle Weathered Controls, Environmental Science: Nano, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EN00841C.
  • Rieland, J., Kotula, A., Migler, K. and Beers, K. (2025), Time-Gated Raman Plasticizer Library, Data Publication, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-3837.
  • Reiner, J., Benner, B., Lynch, J., Murray, J., Rodowa, A., Seeley, M., Shaw, K. and Place, B. (2025), Chapter 12 - Standard Reference Materials for the Determination of Trace Organic Constituents in Environmental Samples, Sample Handling and Trace Analysis of Pollutants: Innovations to Determine Organic Contaminant, Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85601-0.00019-9.  
  • Rostampour, S., Jhang, S., Hsu, J., Cook, R., Li, Y., Fan, C. and Sung, L. (2025), Evaluating the Environmental Factors on Microplastic Generation: An Accelerated Weathering Study, Microplastics, https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics4010013.  
  • Sharma, M., Huber, E., Arnesdotter, E., Behrsing, H., Bettmann, A., Brandwein, D., Constant, S., Date, R. Deshpande, A., Fabian, E., Gupta, A., Gutierrez, R., Gutleb, A., Hargove, Hollings, M. ... and Clippinger, A. (2025), Minimum Information for Reporting on the TEER (Trans-Epithelial/Endothelial Electrical Resistance) Assay (MIRTA), Archives of Toxicology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-024-03879-z.
  • Simón-Manso, Y., Erisman, E., Mak, T., Burke, M., Zuber, A., Yang, X., Liang, Y., Neta, P., Bukhari, T., Williams, A., Young, J. Wickramasekara, S., Wallace, W. and Stein, S. (2025), NIST Mass Spectral Libraries in the Context of the Circular Economy of Plastics, Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, https://doi.org/10.1021/jasms.4c00349.

2024

  • Boynton, N., Dennis, J., Dolinski, N., Lindberg, C., Kotula, A., Grocke, G., Vivod, S., Lenhart, J., Patel, S., and Rowan, S. (2024), Accessing Pluripotent Materials Through Tempering of Dynamic Covalent Polymer Networks, Science, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi5009.
  • Cooper, C., Coughlin, M., Centellas, P., Burkey, A, Migler, K, Seppala, J., Chan, E., Snyder, C. and Orski, S.  (2024), Incorporating Dynamic Bonds into High Density Polyethylene for Upcycled Plastic Waste, Data Publication, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-3501.
  • Coughlin, M., Huang, D., Edgar, C., Kotula, A. and Migler, K. (2024), Composition Dependence of Flow-Induced Crystallization in High-Density Polyethylene/Isotactic Polypropylene Blends, Macromolecules, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c01952.
  • Coughlin, M., Huang, D., Edgar, C., Kotula, A. and Migler, K. (2024), Flow-Induced Crystallization in Polyolefin Blends: Supporting Data Files and Images, Data Publication, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-3152.
  • Ivancic, R. and Audus, D. (2024), Predicting  Compatibilized Polymer Blend Toughness, Science Advances, https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adk6165.
  • Last, N. and Baillargeon, L. (2024), Report: U.S.-EU Virtual Workshop on Plastics Recycling Standards and Definitions to Support Transatlantic Trade, U.S.-E.U. Trade and Technology Council, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=958975.
  • Lynch, J., Megill, C., Shaw, K. and Knauer, K. (2024), Dataset of Published Concentrations of Plastic Additives in the Ocean, Data Publication, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-3122.
  • Lindstrom, A., Conny, J. and Ortiz-Montalvo, D. (2024), Sampling of Microplastics at a Materials Recovery Facility, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry,  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-024-05231-x.
  • Megill, C., Shaw, K., Knauer, K., Seeley, M. and Lynch, J. (2024), Plastic Additives in the Ocean: Use of a Comprehensive Dataset for Meta-Analysis and Method Development, Chemosphere, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142172.
  • Rostampour, S., Cook, R., Jhang, S., Li, Y., Fan, C., and Sung, L. (2024),  Changes in the Chemical Composition of Polyethylene Terephthalate under UV Radiation in Various Environmental Conditions, Polymers, https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16162249.
  • Shaw, K., Sandquist, R., Fairclough, C., Black, J., Fitzgerald, A., Shaw, J., Gallager, S. and Lynch, J. (2024), Separation of Microplastics from Deep-Sea Sediment Using an Affordable, Simple to Use, and Easily Accessible Density Separation Device, Microplastics and Nanoplastics, https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-024-00093-7.
  • Sutliff, B., Beaucage, P., Audus, D., Orski, S. and Martin, T. (2024), Sorting Polyolefins with Near-Infrared Spectroscopy: Identification of Optimal Data Analysis Pipelines and Machine Learning Classifiers, Digital Discovery, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4DD00235K.
  • Thomas, J., Snyder, C. and Migler, K. (2024), Temperature Dependence of Kinetic Friction: A Handle for Plastics Sorting?, Polymer Engineering and Science, https://doi.org/10.1002/pen.26654.
  • Sutliff, B., Goyal, S., Martin, T., Beaucage, P., Audus, D. and Orski, S. (2024), Correlating Near-Infrared Spectra to Bulk Properties in Polyolefins, Macromoles, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.3c02290.

2023

  • Burkey, A., Kotula, A., Snyder, C., Orski, S. and Beers, K. (2023), Selective Deuteration Along a Polyethylene Chain: Differentiating Conformation Segment by Segment, Macromolecules, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.3c01560.
  • Burkey, A., Kotula, A., Snyder, C., Orski, S. and Beers, K. (2023), Supporting Data for "Selective Deuteration Along a Polyethylene Chain: Differentiating Conformation Segment by Segment", Data Publication, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-3035.
  • Carter, J., Bjorkland, R., Boyes, W., Geraci, C., Hackley, V., Howard, J., Kennedy, A., Linkov, I., Matheson, J., Mortensen, H., Muinga, C., Petersen, E., Savage, N., Schulte, ...  and Nadadur, S. (2023),  U.S. Federal Perspective on Critical Research Issues in NanoEHS, Environmental Science: Nano, https://doi.org/10.1039/d3en00062a.
  • Corniuk, R., Shaw, K., McWhirter, A., Lynch, H., Royer, S. and Lynch, J. (2023), Polymer Identification of Floating Derelict Fishing Gear from O'ahu, Hawai’i, Marine Pollution Bulletin, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115570.
  • Forbes, T., Pettibone, J., Windsor, E., Conny, J. and Fletcher, R. (2023), Rapid Chemical Screening of Microplastics and Nanoplastics by Thermal Desorption and Pyrolysis Mass Spectrometry with Unsupervised Fuzzy Clustering, Analytical Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01897.
  • Forbes, T., Pettibone, J., Windsor, E., Conny, J. and Fletcher, R. (2023), Microplastic and Nanoplastic Chemical Characterization by Thermal Desorption and Pyrolysis Mass Spectrometry with Unsupervised Machine Learning, Data Publication, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2957.
  • Ivancic, R. and Audus, D. (2023), Data and Code for "Predicting the Toughness of Compatibilized Polymer Blends", Data Publication, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-3057.
  • Madison, A., Pintar, A., Copeland, C., Farkas, N. and Stavis, S. (2023), Letter to the Editor Concerning "Simultaneous, Single-Particle Measurements of Size and Loading Give Insights into the Structure of Drug-Delivery Nanoparticles", ACS Nano, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c04894.
  • Seeley, M. and Lynch, J. (2023), Previous Successes and Untapped Potential of Pyrolysis-GC/MS for the Analysis of Polluted Plastics, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-023-04671-1.
  • Shaw, K., Balazs, G., Jones, T., Lynch, H., Liu, J., Cobb, G., Klein, D. and Lynch, J. (2023), Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Accumulate Heavy Metals Near a Former Skeet Shooting Range in Kailua, O'ahu, Hawai'i, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5601.
  • Shaw, K., Whitney, J., Nalley, E., Schmidbauer, M., Donahue, M., Black, J., Corniuk, R., Teague, K., Sandquist, R., Pirkle, C., Dacks, R., Sudnovsky, M. and Lynch, J. (2023), Microplastics Absent from Reef Fish in the Marshall Islands: Multistage Screening Methods Reduced False Positives, Marine Pollution Bulletin, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115820.
  • Sutliff, B., Goyal, S., Martin, T., Beaucage, P., Audus, D. and Orski, S. (2023), Correlating Near-Infrared Spectra to Bulk Properties in Polyolefins, Data Publication, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-3022.
  • Thompson, C. and Orski, S. (2023), Synthesis and Dilute Solution Properties of Precision Short-Chain Branched Poly(ethylene) Block Copolymers Derived from Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization, Macromolecules, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.3c00191.  

2022

  • Beers, K., Schumacher, K., Migler, K., Morris, K. and Kneifel, J. (2022), An Assessment of Mass Balance Accounting Methods for Polymers Workshop Report, Special Publication, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1500-206.
  • Burkey, A., Fischbach, D., Beers, K., Wentz, C. and Sita, L. (2022), Highly Versatile Strategy for the Production of Telechelic Polyolefins, ACS Macro Letters, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.2c00108.
  • Ceger, P., Allen, D., Arnold, E., Brennan, J., Burgoon, L., Bloom, R., Clarke, C., Garcia-Reyero, N., Fay, K., Hamm, J., Henry, P., Hunter, W., Judkins, D., Kleinstreuer, N., … and Winfield, S. (2022), Current Ecotoxicity Testing Needs among Selected U.S. Federal Agencies, Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yrtph.2022.105195.
  • Debad, S., Allen, D., Baltazar, M., Bandele, O., Blaylock, M., Brown, P., Bunger, M., Co, J., Crosby, L., Daniel, A., Ferguson, S., Ford, K., Gamboa da Costa, G., Gilchrist, K., … and Fitzpatrick, S. (2024), Trust Your Gut: Establishing Confidence in Gastrointestinal Models - An Overview of the State of the Science and Contexts of Use, Altex-Alternativen Zu Tier Experimenten, https://doi.org/10.14573/altex.2403261.
  • Kotula, A., Orski, S., Brignac, K., Lynch, J. and Heilala, B. (2022), Time-Gated Raman Spectroscopy of Recovered Plastics, Marine Pollution Bulletin, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113894.
  • Huang, D., Kotula, A., Snyder, C. and Migler, K. (2022), Crystallization Kinetics in an Immiscible Polyolefin Blend, Macromolecules, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01691.
  • Ivancic, R., Orski, S. and Audus, D. (2022), Structure-Dilute Solution Property Relationships of Comblike Macromolecules in a Good Solvent, Macromolecules,  https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02271.
  • Lynch, J., Knauer, K. and Shaw, K. (2022), Plastic Additives in the Ocean, Plastic in the Ocean, John Wiley & Sons Inc, https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119768432.ch2.
  • Petersen, E., Barrios, A., Bjorkland, R., Goodwin, D., Li, J., Waiss, G. and Henry, T. (2022), Evaluation of Bioaccumulation of Nanoplastics, Carbon Nanotubes, Fullerenes, and Graphene Family Materials, Environment International, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2022.107650.
  • Petersen, E., Barrios, A., Henry, T., Johnson, M., Koelmans, A., Montoro Bustos, A., Matheson, J., Roesslein, M., Zhao, J. and Xing, B. (2022), Potential Artifacts and Control Experiments in Toxicity Tests of Nanoplastic and Microplastic Particles, Environmental Science & Technology, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c04929.
  • Petersen, E., Kennedy, A., Hüffer, T. and von der Kammer, F. (2022), Solving Familiar Problems: Leveraging Environmental Testing Methods for Nanomaterials to Evaluate Microplastics and Nanoplastics. Nanomaterials, https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12081332.
  • Valsesia, A., Parot, J., Ponti, J., Mehn, D., Marino, R., Melillo, D., Muramoto, S., Verkouteren, M., Hackley, V. and Colpo, P. (2021), Detection, Counting and Characterization of Nanoplastics in Marine Bioindicators: A Proof of Principle Study, Microplastics and Nanoplastics, https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-021-00005-z.
  • Zangmeister, C., Radney, J., Benkstein, K. and Kalanyan, B. (2022), Common Single-Use Consumer Plastic Products Release Trillions of Sub-100 nm Nanoparticles per Liter into Water during Normal Use, Environmental Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c06768.

2021

  • Ellis, L., Orski, S., Kenlaw, G., Norman, A., Beers, K.,  Román-Leshkov, Y. and Beckham, G. (2021), Tandem Heterogeneous Catalysis for Polyethylene Depolymerization via an Olefin-Intermediate Process, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c07612.
  • Ivancic, R., Orski, S. and Audus, D. (2021), Dilute Solution Properties and Force Field Model Parameters of LLDPE in Good Solvent from "Structure-Dilute Property Relationships of Comb-Like Macromolecules In A Good Solvent" and "The Importance of Branch Placement on the Dilute Solution Properties of Comb-Like Macromolecules"., Data Publication, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2494.

2020

  • Andreev, M., Nicholson, D., Kotula, A., Moore, J., den Doelder, J. and Rutledge, G. (2020), Rheology of Crystallizing LLDPE, Journal of Rheology, https://doi.org/10.1122/8.0000110.
  • Shaw, K., Lynch, J., Balazs, G., Todd Jones, T., Pawloski, J., Rice, M., French, A., Liu, J., Cobb, G. and Klein, D. (2020), Trace Element Concentrations in Blood and Scute Tissues from Wild and Captive Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas), Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4911.

2025

  • Bortolaz Guedes, G., Ko, J., Badurdeen, F., Jawahir, I., Morris, K., and Ferrero, V., (2025), A Systems-Based Framework for Product Circularity Assessment, Proceedings of the 19th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77429-4_19.
  • Formentini, G., Prioli, J., Ko, J., Hapuwatte, B., Ferrero, V., Badurdeen, F., Rickli, J., and Ramanujan, D. (2025) A Review of Disassembly Systems for Circular Product Design, Journal of Cleaner Production, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145459.
  • Gore, C., Helgeson, J. and Kneifel, J. (2025), Data Collection Instrument: Consumer Preferences for Battery Electric Vehicles and Battery Information, Data Collection Instruments, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.DCI.006.
  • Gore, C., Iogansen, X., Kneifel, J. and Helveston, J. (2025), Data Collection Instrument: Consumer Valuation of Battery Health Information in Used Electric Vehicle Markets, Data Collection Instruments, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.DCI.008.
  • Gracida-Alvarez, U., Benavides, P., Rodriguez-Garcia, G., Ranganath, S., Kneifel, J. and Hawkins, T. (2025), Approach to Evaluate the Effect of Selected Additives on the Environmental Impacts of Plastic Product Manufacturing and Recycling, Argonne National Laboratory, https://doi.org/10.2172/2572752.
  • Hapuwatte, B., Last, N., Karsli, S., Aher, G., Morris, K. and Ferrero, V. (2025), From Principles to Practice: Product Design Foundations for a Circular Economy, International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition 2024, https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2024-146537.
  • Kneifel, J. (2025), Life Cycle Assessment Models for Building Systems, Data Publication, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-3841.
  • Ko, J., Sneethan, S., Bortolaz Guedes, G., Badurdeen, F., Jawahir, I., Hapuwatte, B. and Morris, K. (2025), A Standards-Guided Approach for Formalizing Product Circularity Assessment Metrics, Proceedings of the 20th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93891-7_95.
  • Ranganath, S., Rodriguez-Garcia, G., Kneifel, J. and Parekh, P. (2025), Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Database Creation and Public Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) Data Gap Assessment, Technical Note, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2353.
  • Rodriguez-Garcia, G., Ranganath, S. and Kneifel, J. (2025), Public Life Cycle Inventory Data Gap Analysis through Process Modeling, Technical Note, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2338.
  • Rodriguez-Garcia, G. and Kneifel, J. (2025), Public Life Cycle Inventory Data Gap Analysis for Silicon-based Photovoltaic Panels, Technical Note, National Institute of Standards and Technology,  https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2350.
  • Rodriguez-Garcia, G. and Kneifel, J. (2025), Public Life Cycle Inventory Data Gap Analysis for Silicon-based Residential Photovoltaic Systems, Technical Note, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2355.
  • Rodriguez Garcia, G., Ranganath, S. and Kneifel, J. (2025), Life Cycle Assessment Models for Construction Materials, Data Publication, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-3745.
  • Webb, D., Gore, C. and Kneifel, J. (2025), Consumer Perspectives on Battery Electric Vehicles: An Analysis of Battery Information and Knowledge, Technical Note, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2328.

2024

  • Chatterjee, A., Mathur, N., Figola, D., Triebe, M., Hapuwatte, B., Hartwell, A. and Morris, K. (2024), Quantifying High Density Polyethylene Flows in the United States using Material Flow Analysis, Proceedings of the 2024 ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, https://doi.org/10.1115/MSEC2024-125254.
  • Chatterjee, A., Minsk, O., Triebe, M., Hapuwatte, B., Kietzer, D., Kittali-Weidner, S., Morris, K. and Mathur, N. (2024), Investigating the use of Network Analysis Metrics to Benchmark Industrial Symbiosis Development, Journal of Cleaner Production, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143078.
  • Chu, P., Last, N., Hapuwatte, B., Porkorny, C. and Agrawal, V. (2024), Challenges and Opportunities in the Voluntary Carbon Markets, https://www.nist.gov/publications/challenges-and-opportunities-voluntary-carbon-markets.
  • Johansson, B., Despeisse, M., Bokrantz, J., Graun, G., Cao, H., Chari, A., Fang, Q., Gonzáles Chavez, C., Skoogh, A., Söderlund, H. Wang, H., Wärmefjord, K., Nyborg, L., Sun, J., … Stahre, J. (2024), Challenges and Opportunities to Advance Manufacturing Research for Sustainable Battery Life Cycles, Sustainable Life Cycle Engineering and Manufacturing, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmtec.2024.1360076.
  • Foster, K. and Mathur, N. (2024), Forecasting Demand Data for Critical Materials, Data in Brief, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.111013.
  • Foster, K. and Mathur, N. (2024), Forecasting Demand Data for Critical Materials, Data Publication, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-3442.   
  • Gore, C., Ranganath, S., Kneifel, J., Fadojutimi, D. and Helgeson, J. (2024), Consumer Perspectives on Battery Electric Vehicles: A Literature Review, Technical Note, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2306.
  • Hapuwatte, B., Hartwell, A., Triebe, M., Chatterjee, A., Mathur, N., Figola, D. and Morris, K. (2024), Recovery Pathway Assessment of Recycled HDPE For Circular Economy: Shorter-Life vs Longer-Life Products, Procedia CIRP, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2024.02.011
  • Kim, T., Benavides, P., Kneifel, J., Beers, K., Lu, Z. and Hawkins, T. (2024), Life-Cycle Analysis Datasets for Regionalized Plastic Pathways, Argonne National Laboratory, https://doi.org/10.2172/2315023.
  • Kim, Y., Deng, S., Maani, T., Mathur, N., Triebe, M. and Sutherland, J. (2024), Developing Manufacturing-Relevant Indicators for Assessing Long-Run Circularity of a Product's Life Cycle, Manufacturing Letters, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mfglet.2024.09.192.
  • Ko, J., Bortolaz Guedes, G., Badurdeen, F., Jawahir, I., Morris, K., Ferrero, V., Hapuwatte, B., Bradley, R. and Mashhadi, A. (2024), A Critical Analysis of Circular Product Attributes and Limitations of Product Circularity Assessment Methods, Resources, Conservation & Recycling Advances, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcradv.2024.200219.
  • Ko, J., Bortolaz Guedes, G., Badurdeen, F., Jawahir, I., Morris, K. and Ferrero, V. (2024), Transitioning Towards Circular Consumer Electronics Products, Proceedings of the ASME 2024 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2024-147949.
  • Last, N., Kneifel, J., Costello, A., Houska, C. and Morris, K. (2024), Workshop on Decarbonization: A Gap Analysis of LCA Standards for Industry, ASTM Post-Event Report, https://doi.org/10.1520/workshop-on-decarbonization-gap-analysis-of-lca.
  • Mathur, N. (2024), Decarbonizing the Economy: Circularizing Solar Photovoltaics, Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies 2nd ed, Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90386-8.00142-X.
  • Mathur, N., Maani, T., Rong, C. and Sutherland, J. (2024), Forecasting Rare Earth Element Demands for Clean Energy Technologies with the Bass Diffusion Model, Procedia CIRP 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2024.01.009.
  • Pérez-Cardona, J., Mathur, N., Deng, S., Zakotnik, M., Oana Tudor, C. and Sutherland, J. (2024), Environmental and Economic Benefits of Harvesting Machine for Magnet-to-Magnet Recycling, ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4067526.
  • Stoddard, N., Peterson, L., Schaffer, M., Etheridge, T., Mathur, N., Morris, K., Laurin, L. and Ncube, A. (2024), Towards Sustainable Electronics: Exploring IC Reuse for Circular Economy Transformation, Proceedings 2024 Electronics Goes Green 2024+, https://doi.org/10.23919/EGG62010.2024.10631235.
  • Thomas, D., Kneifel, J. and Butry, D. (2024), The U.S. Plastics Recycling Economy: Current State, Challenges, and Opportunities, Advanced Manufacturing Series, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.AMS.100-64.

2023

  • Ferrero, V., Alqseer, N., Reslan, M. and Morris, K. (2023), Adapting Digital Twin Frameworks Toward Lean Manufacturing for the Circular Economy, Proceedings of the ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2023-116759.
  • Hapuwatte, B., Mathur, N., Last, N., Ferrero, V., Reslan, M. and Morris, K. (2023), Optimizing Product Life Cycle Systems for Manufacturing in a Circular Economy, Proceedings of the 18th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28839-5_47.
  • Hapuwatte, B., Mathur, N. and Morris, K. (2023), Emissions Avoidance Quantification and Allocation Framework for Secondary Materials Marketplaces Supporting the Circular Economy, Proceedings of the ASME 2023 18th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, https://doi.org/10.1115/MSEC2023-104125.
  • Kim, T., Benavides, P., Kneifel, J., Beers, K. and Hawkins, T. (2023), Cross-Database Comparisons on the Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Water Consumption, and Fossil-Fuel Use of Plastic Resin Production and their Post-Use Phase Impacts. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107168.
  • Mathur, N., Hapuwatte, B. and Morris, K. (2023), A Proposed Integrated Model to Assess Product Recovery Pathways: The Case of Solar Photovoltaics, Procedia CIRP, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2023.02.015.
  • Mathur, N., Last, N. and Morris, K. (2023), A Process Model Representation of the End-of-Life Phase of a Product in a Circular Economy to Identify Standards Needs, Frontiers in Manufacturing Technology, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmtec.2023.988073.
  • Morris, K., Ferrero, V., Hapuwatte, B., Last, N. and Mathur, N. (2023), Standards as Enablers for a Circular Economy, 2023 REMADE Circular Economy Technology Summit & Conference, https://www.nist.gov/publications/standards-enablers-circular-economy.
  • Oblock, J., Thomas, J., Krock, R., Hapuwatte, B. and Mathur, N. (2023), Increasing Sustainability in the Low Slope Roof Market through PVC (Vinyl) Membrane Recycling, 2023 IIBEC International Convention and Trade Show, https://www.nist.gov/publications/increasing-sustainability-low-slope-roof-market-through-pvc-vinyl-membrane-recycling.
  • Schumacher, K., Last, N., Morris, K., Ferrero, V., Hapuwatte, B., Mathur, N. and Reslan, M. (2023), Fostering a Circular Economy of Manufacturing Materials Workshop Report 2022, ASTM Post-Event Report, https://doi.org/10.1520/amcoe-economy-of-manufacturing-materials.
  • Schumacher, K., Platt, S., Newman, A., Garboczi, E., Beers, K. and Chu, P. (2023), Fostering a Circular Economy and Carbon Sequestration for Construction Materials Workshop Report: A Focus on Concrete, Special Publication, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1500-21.
  • Shankar Raman, A., Morris, K. and Haapala, K. (2023), Reusing and Extending Standards-Based Unit Manufacturing Process Models for Characterizing Sustainability Performance, ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4054487.
  • Thomas, D. (2023), Cost-Effective Environmental Sustainability: A Focus on the Circular Economy, Advanced Manufacturing Series, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.AMS.100-48-upd1.

2022

  • Escoto, X., Gebrehewot, D. and Morris, K. (2022), Refocusing the Barriers to Sustainability for Small and Medium Manufacturers, Journal of Cleaner Production, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.130589.
  • Ferrero, V., Morris, K. and Hapuwatte, B. (2022), Adapting Consumer Product Design to the Circular Economy, Proceedings of the ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference,  https://doi.org/10.1115/detc2022-89542.
  • Morris, K. (2022), Forward to Sustainable Manufacturing Processes, Sustainable Manufacturing Processes, Elsevier, https://www.nist.gov/publications/forward-sustainable-manufacturing-processes.
  • Reslan, M., Last, N., Mathur, N., Morris, K. and Ferrero, V. (2022), Circular Economy: A Product Life Cycle Perspective on Engineering and Manufacturing Practices, Procedia CIRP, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2022.02.141.
  • Rikhter, P., Dinc, I., Zhang, Y., Jiang, T., Miyashiro, B., Walsh, S., Wang, R., Dinh, Y., Suh, S. and Kneifel, J. (2022), Life Cycle Environmental Impacts of Plastics: A Review, Grant/Contract Reports, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.GCR.22-032.
  • Schumacher, K., Last, N., Morris, K., Ferrero, V., Hapuwatte, B., Mathur, N. and Reslan, M. (2023), Fostering a Circular Economy of Manufacturing Materials Workshop Report 2022, ASTM Post-Event Report, https://doi.org/10.1520/amcoe-economy-of-manufacturing-materials.
  • Shankar Raman, A., Morris, K. and Haapala, K. (2023), Reusing and Extending Standards-based Unit Manufacturing Process Models for Characterizing Sustainability Performance, ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4054487.
  • Thomas, D. (2022), Cost-Effective Environmental Sustainability: A Focus on the Circular Economy, Advanced Manufacturing Series, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.AMS.100-48.

2025

  • Wentz, C., Mevorah, M., Carranza, A., Coughlin, M., Engelbrecht-Wiggans, A., Forbes, T., Tsinas, Z. and Forster, A. (2025), Evaluating Contaminant Effects and Blend Ratios on the Alkaline Hydrolysis of Polyester Textile Streams, ACS Sustainable Resource Management, https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.5c00302.
  • Wentz, C., Mevorah, M., Carranza, A., Coughlin, M., Engelbrecht-Wiggans, A., Forbes, T., Tsinas, Z., Forster, A. (2025), Evaluating Contaminant Effects and Blend Ratios on the Alkaline Hydrolysis of PET Textile Streams, Data Publication, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-3727.

2024

2022

  • Schumacher, K. and Forster, A. (2022), Facilitating a Circular Economy for Textiles Workshop Report, Special Publication, National Institute of Standards and Technology, https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1500-207.
  • Schumacher, K. and Forster, A. (2022), Textiles in an Circular Economy: An Assessment of the Current Landscape, Challenges, and Opportunities in the United States, Frontiers in Sustainability,  https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2022.1038323.
Created December 2, 2025, Updated December 9, 2025
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