Harro von Blottnitz

Harro von Blottnitz

University of Cape Town

H-index: 31

Africa-South Africa

About Harro von Blottnitz

Harro von Blottnitz, With an exceptional h-index of 31 and a recent h-index of 20 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Cape Town, specializes in the field of Sustainable Development, Industrial Ecology, Waste Management, Biofuels, Life Cycle Assessment.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Resource Intensity Trends in the South African Ferrochrome Industry from 2007 to 2020

How circular is an extractive economy? South Africa's export orientation results in low circularity and insufficient societal stocks for service-provisioning

Exploring net zero pathways for South Africa - An initial study.

A Life Cycle-based Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Plastics Industry in South Africa

An Economy-wide Material Flow Analysis to Develop Circular Economy Indicators for South Africa. Reference report for the Waste RDI Roadmap

Evolution of value chain and governance actor responses to the plastic leakage problem in South Africa

Driving an Inclusive Transition to Electric Vehicle in African Cities: A Case Study of Dakar

What material flow analysis and life cycle assessment reveal about plastic polymer production and recycling in South Africa

Harro von Blottnitz Information

University

Position

Professor of Chemical Engineering

Citations(all)

4513

Citations(since 2020)

1645

Cited By

3505

hIndex(all)

31

hIndex(since 2020)

20

i10Index(all)

54

i10Index(since 2020)

35

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University of Cape Town

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Harro von Blottnitz Skills & Research Interests

Sustainable Development

Industrial Ecology

Waste Management

Biofuels

Life Cycle Assessment

Top articles of Harro von Blottnitz

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Resource Intensity Trends in the South African Ferrochrome Industry from 2007 to 2020

Minerals

Reuben Dlamini

Harro von Blottnitz

2023

How circular is an extractive economy? South Africa's export orientation results in low circularity and insufficient societal stocks for service-provisioning

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Willi Haas

Doris Virág

Dominik Wiedenhofer

Harro von Blottnitz

2023/12/1

Exploring net zero pathways for South Africa - An initial study.

Andrew Marquard

Fadiel Ahjum

Caitlin Bergh

Harro Von Blottnitz

Jesse Burton

...

2023

A Life Cycle-based Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Plastics Industry in South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Taahira Goga

Kevin Harding

Valentina Russo

Harro von Blottnitz

2023

An Economy-wide Material Flow Analysis to Develop Circular Economy Indicators for South Africa. Reference report for the Waste RDI Roadmap

H Von Blottnitz

D Virág

D Wiedenhofer

W Haas

2022/2

Evolution of value chain and governance actor responses to the plastic leakage problem in South Africa

Frontiers in Sustainability

Takunda Yeukai Chitaka

Lorren de Kock

Harro von Blottnitz

2022/8/29

Driving an Inclusive Transition to Electric Vehicle in African Cities: A Case Study of Dakar

Joel Yongoua Nana

Harald Winkler

Harro Von Blottnitz

2022/8/22

What material flow analysis and life cycle assessment reveal about plastic polymer production and recycling in South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Taahira Goga

Kevin Harding

Valentina Russo

Harro Von Blottnitz

2022

An estimate of construction and demolition waste quantities and composition expected in South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Sally Berge

Harro Von Blottnitz

2022

Technical Analysis to support the update of South Africa’s First NDC’s mitigation target ranges (UCT 2021)

A Marquard

F Hartley

B Merven

J Burton

A Hughes

...

2021

Development of a method for estimating product-specific leakage propensity and its inclusion into the life cycle management of plastic products

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Takunda Y Chitaka

Harro von Blottnitz

2021/7

A revised approach for estimating informally disposed domestic waste in rural versus urban South Africa and implications for waste management

South African Journal of Science

Clare Rodseth

Philippa Notten

Harro von Blottnitz

2020

Regional mineral beneficiation policy interventions in the SADC: Industry perspectives

Paper, International Mineral Processing Congress, Cape Town

Byelongo Elisee Isheloke

Harro von Blottnitz

2020/10/18

In pursuit of environmentally friendly straws: a comparative life cycle assessment of five straw material options in South Africa

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Takunda Y Chitaka

Valentina Russo

Harro von Blottnitz

2020/9

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Co-Authors

H-index: 47
Chris Buckley

Chris Buckley

University of KwaZulu-Natal

H-index: 47
Susan T L Harrison

Susan T L Harrison

University of Cape Town

H-index: 46
Alan Brent

Alan Brent

Victoria University of Wellington

H-index: 34
Jennifer Case

Jennifer Case

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

H-index: 22
Dyllon Garth Randall

Dyllon Garth Randall

University of Cape Town

H-index: 20
Kevin Harding

Kevin Harding

University of the Witwatersrand

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