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XU Guochang

Researcher Name: XU Guochang

Div (Section) name/title: Material Cycles Division（Global Resource Sustainability Research Section）／Research Associate

Research Subject: Material circulation design and evaluation for sustainable resource management

Degree(s): PhD (engineering)

Professional Qualification(s): Engineering,System Engineering,Earth Science

Environmental Speciality Field: Circular Economy,Material Flow Analysis,Life Cycle Assessment

Career: Guochang received a PhD in Environmental Engineering from Kyoto University in 2019, a Master’s degree in Industrial Ecology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 2014, and a Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy from Sichuan Agricultural University in 2011. From 2020 to 2023, he conducted postdoctoral research at the School of Environment, Tsinghua University. Currently, he also serves as a member of the Young Scientists Section of the International Association for Natural Resources (iAONR), a think tank expert of the Basel Convention Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific (BCRC), an Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports, a member of the Youth Editorial Board of the Journal of Environmental Engineering (Chinese Core Journal), and a contributing editor of Resources, Conservation and Recycling and Resources, Conservation & Recycling Advances. He has published academic papers in leading journals in the fields of engineering, environment, and geoscience, including Science Bulletin, Environmental Science & Technology, Communications Earth & Environment, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Journal of Cleaner Production, and Environmental Pollution and Control (Chinese Core Journal).

URL: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=5O5-DfoAAAAJ
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1509-4666

Membership of Academic Society: International Society for Industrial Ecology

Research Subject

Fiscal Year: 2025
- 27206 : Material flows transition and social adaptation
- 27362 : A cascaded battery use system for decarbonization technologies in Japan
- 27388 : Sustainability assessment and future vision of resource use
Fiscal Year: 2024
- 26819 : Material flows transition and social adaptation
- 27175 : A cascaded battery use system for decarbonization technologies in Japan
- 27181 : Sustainability assessment and future vision of resource use
Fiscal Year: 2023
- 26412 : Material flows transition and social adaptation

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Research Result (Publication)

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Original Paper

Original Paper
Lithium in Latin America: A dynamic material flow analysis and mapping CO2, water, and land footprints to 2050

Presenter : Orquera E., Xu G., Werner T., Northey S.A., Tiku O., Giurco D., Matsubae K.
Title : , Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 226:108677 (2026)
Original Paper
Embedded plastics and carbon emissions: Future trends and challenges ahead

Presenter : Zhang S., Li J., Xu G., Tan Q.
Title : , Science Bulletin (2025)
Original Paper
Attributional Life Cycle Assessment of Recycling and Disposal Strategies for Construction and Demolition Waste

Presenter : Kanwal Q., Xu G., Gari Z., Alhusainia R., Al-Ghamdi G.S.
Title : , Cleaner Environmental Systems (2025)
Original Paper
The Evolution of Neodymium Cycle, Urban Minerals, and Trade in China

Presenter : Xiong X., Zhao L., Xu G., Zeng X.
Title : , Journal of Sustainability, 1(1): (2025)
Original Paper
Australia's greener path in a competitive global lithium supply chain

Presenter : Orquera E., Xu G., Northey S.A., Werner T., Tiku O., Giurco D., Matsubae K.
Title : , Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability (2025)
Original Paper
Resource, economic, and carbon benefits of end-of-life trucks' urban mining in China

Presenter : Xu G., Xiong X., Liu W., Yang S., Miao Y., Liu F., Liu H., Feng Y., Liang X., He Z., Nakajima K.
Title : , Communications Earth & Environment, 6: (2025)
Original Paper
Classifying urban mineral resources and reserves for a circular economy

Presenter : Xu G., Zeng X., Nakajima K., Li J., Nansai K.
Title : , Science Bulletin (2025)
Original Paper
Countries’vulnerability to food supply disruptions caused by the Russia-Ukraine war from a trade dependency perspective

Presenter : Zhang Z., Abdullah J.M., Xu G., Matsubae K., Zeng X.
Title : , Scientific Reports, 13(16591): (2023)

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Lithium in Latin America: A dynamic material flow analysis and mapping CO2, water, and land footprints to 2050

Presenter : Orquera E., Xu G., Werner T., Northey S.A., Tiku O., Giurco D., Matsubae K.
Title : , Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 226:108677 (2026)
Embedded plastics and carbon emissions: Future trends and challenges ahead

Presenter : Zhang S., Li J., Xu G., Tan Q.
Title : , Science Bulletin (2025)
Attributional Life Cycle Assessment of Recycling and Disposal Strategies for Construction and Demolition Waste

Presenter : Kanwal Q., Xu G., Gari Z., Alhusainia R., Al-Ghamdi G.S.
Title : , Cleaner Environmental Systems (2025)
The Evolution of Neodymium Cycle, Urban Minerals, and Trade in China

Presenter : Xiong X., Zhao L., Xu G., Zeng X.
Title : , Journal of Sustainability, 1(1): (2025)
Australia's greener path in a competitive global lithium supply chain

Presenter : Orquera E., Xu G., Northey S.A., Werner T., Tiku O., Giurco D., Matsubae K.
Title : , Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability (2025)
Resource, economic, and carbon benefits of end-of-life trucks' urban mining in China

Presenter : Xu G., Xiong X., Liu W., Yang S., Miao Y., Liu F., Liu H., Feng Y., Liang X., He Z., Nakajima K.
Title : , Communications Earth & Environment, 6: (2025)
Classifying urban mineral resources and reserves for a circular economy

Presenter : Xu G., Zeng X., Nakajima K., Li J., Nansai K.
Title : , Science Bulletin (2025)
Countries’vulnerability to food supply disruptions caused by the Russia-Ukraine war from a trade dependency perspective

Presenter : Zhang Z., Abdullah J.M., Xu G., Matsubae K., Zeng X.
Title : , Scientific Reports, 13(16591): (2023)

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