Question: 1 . 5 . Consider the energy and price data for various primary and secondary materials ( Table 1 ) . Primary refers to processing

1.5. Consider the energy and price data for various primary and secondary materials (Table 1). Primary refers to processing and cost of raw materials, secondary refers to processing and cost of recycled materials. (More information in Templeman Ch 14). The main unit of the coffee machine contains 0.20 kg of steel, 0.10 kg of wrought aluminum, 0.12 kg of copper, 0.70 kg of PP (polypropylene), and 0.28 kg of glass, with a total mass of 1.40 kg .(It also contains small amounts of rubber and PVC, some ceramics, and some solder; ignore items not listed in the table above for brevity.)(20 points)
(a) For commercial coffee making machine, determine the total potential recoverable value of the materials, and give a range for your answer.
(b) If labor costs \(\$ 15/\) hour, plot the profit vs disassembly time (in seconds) and identify when it is no longer profitable.
(c) How much reduction in energy does recycling offer compared to the 'virgin' production of the five materials listed in Table 1(as a percentage)?
(d) Now consider adding the cost savings of saving energy to the profit
consideration. Add the value of saved energy from recycling the materials to the 'secondary' material price; calculate and plot the impact of energy price ( x -axis as energy cost in \(\$ /\mathrm{kWh}\)) to increase the available disassembly time up to 120 seconds.
Table 1: Energy and price data for coffee maker materials
GER, gross energy requirements.
1 . 5 . Consider the energy and price data for

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