Minerva Vierunketo

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Education/Academic qualification

Tekn. toht., materiaalitekniikka, kalliotekniikka

Award Date: 30 Mar 2026

Master's degree, Engineering and Technology, Aalto University

Award Date: 22 Feb 2021

Bachelor's degree, Engineering and Technology, Aalto University

Award Date: 11 Dec 2018

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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Evaluation of battery recycling processes using exentropy: A novel multi-dimensional circularity indicator of materials concentration and energy preservation
Vierunketo, M., 2026, Aalto University. 118 p.
Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Collection of Articles

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A process simulation study on the impact of electrochemical discharge on the circularity of lithium-ion batteries using new multi-dimensional indicators
Vierunketo, M., Klemettinen, A., Santasalo-Aarnio, A. & Serna-Guerrero, R., 22 Jul 2025, In: Sustainable Energy and Fuels. 9, 15, p. 4056-4067 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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1 Citation (Scopus)

9 Downloads (Pure)
A grave-to-cradle analysis of lithium-ion battery cathode materials using material and energy circularity indicators
Vierunketo, M., Klemettinen, A., Reuter, M. A., Santasalo-Aarnio, A. & Serna-Guerrero, R., 15 Sept 2024, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 471, 10 p., 143435.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
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5 Citations (Scopus)

118 Downloads (Pure)
A multi-dimensional indicator for material and energy circularity: proof-of-concept of exentropy in Li-ion battery recycling
Vierunketo, M., Klemettinen, A., Reuter, M., Santasalo-Aarnio, A. & Serna Guerrero, R., 17 Nov 2023, In: iScience. 26, 11, 108237.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
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13 Citations (Scopus)

56 Downloads (Pure)

HYPER-SPHERE, MechPro: Multidimensional engineering for the circular economy of energy storage devices
Serna Guerrero, R. (Principal investigator), Klemettinen, A. (Project Member), Nenonen, L. (Project Member), Ciura, Z. (Project Member), Vierunketo, M. (Project Member), Rinne, T. (Project Member), Sahivirta, H. (Project Member) & Santasalo-Aarnio, A. (Co-PI)
01/09/2021 → 31/08/2025
Project: RCF Academy Project
BATCircle2: Finland-based circular ecosystem of battery metals
Lundström, M. (Principal investigator), Klemettinen, L. (Project Member), Xiao, Y. (Project Member), Le, T. (Project Member), Kansanaho, M. (Project Member), Sibarani, D. (Project Member), Partinen, J. (Project Member), Tran, H. (Project Member), Alajoki, J. (Project Member), Lappalainen, H. (Project Member), Liljanko, H. (Project Member), Nikolov, S. (Project Member), Wilson, B. (Project Member), Wang, Z. (Project Member), Terho, T. (Project Member), Sahlman, M. (Project Member), Le, T. (Project Member), Zou, Y. (Project Member), Palomäki, H. (Project Member), Porkola, T.-M. (Project Member), Karppinen, A. (Project Member), Revitzer, H. (Project Member), Halli, P. (Project Member), Kupi, A. (Project Member), Vänskä, J. (Project Member), Chernyaev, A. (Project Member), Mylly, M. (Project Member), Rinne, M. (Project Member), Esmaeilzadeh Dilmaghani, S. (Project Member), Kong, X. (Project Member), Saeed, M. (Project Member), Biswas, J. (Project Member), Pakseresht, S. (Project Member), Seisko, S. (Project Member), Esekheigbe, E. (Project Member), Wan, X. (Project Member), Al-Ogaili, A. (Project Member), Repo, V. (Project Member), Jaakonaho, E. (Project Member), Rinne, T. (Project Member), Leveinen, J. (Project Member), Tas, G. (Project Member), Klemettinen, A. (Project Member), Mkurazhizha, H. (Project Member), Schreiner, S. (Project Member), Klemelä, E. (Project Member), Niemelä, T. (Project Member), Huaman, L. (Project Member), Vierunketo, M. (Project Member), Araya Gómez, N. (Project Member), Bogdanova, A. (Project Member), Chen, M. (Project Member), Rostami, A. (Project Member), Hentman, J. (Project Member), Garnier, C. (Project Member), Sukhomlinov, D. (Project Member), Kallio, T. (Project Member), Whittle, L. (Project Member), Nurmi, S. (Project Member), Kobets, A. (Project Member), Jokilaakso, A. (Project Member), Lindberg, D. (Co-PI) & Serna Guerrero, R. (Project Member)
01/05/2021 → 30/04/2024
Project: BF Co-Innovation
SO4Control: Scale-up of Solution for Mining Water Sulfate Control with Side-product Recovery
Oinas, P. (Principal investigator), Gudarzi, D. (Project Member) & Vierunketo, M. (Project Member)
01/01/2020 → 31/12/2020
Project: EU: EIT
BATCircle (MecPro)
Serna Guerrero, R. (Principal investigator), Rinne, T. (Project Member), Kontomichalou, A. (Project Member), Duncker, H. (Project Member), Aminoff, A. (Project Member), Whittle, L. (Project Member), Mkurazhizha, H. (Project Member), Rostami, A. (Project Member), Nissi, J. (Project Member), Bäckman, S. (Project Member), Vänskä, J. (Project Member), Vierunketo, M. (Project Member) & Kokkonen, K. (Project Member)
01/01/2019 → 30/04/2021
Project: Business Finland: Other research funding
SO4Control: Scale-up of Solution for Mining Water Sulfate Control with Side-product Recovery
Oinas, P. (Principal investigator), Vierunketo, M. (Project Member), Sliczniuk, O. (Project Member), Gudarzi, D. (Project Member) & Väisänen, L. (Project Member)
01/01/2019 → 31/12/2019
Project: EU: EIT

3 Teaching merits
3 Conference presentation
1 Chair or participant of a conference, workshop, panel, session, tutorial or event
1 Participant of a conference, workshop, session, tutorial or event

A comparison of lithium -ion battery recycling processes using exentropy, a novel multidimensional engineering tool for circular economy
Vierunketo, M. (Speaker), Klemettinen, A. (Contributor), Serna Guerrero, R. (Contributor), Santasalo-Aarnio, A. (Contributor) & Reuter, M. (Contributor)
9 Sept 2024 → 12 Sept 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
A new circularity parameter combining mass and energy preservation
Vierunketo, M. (Invited speaker), Serna Guerrero, R. (Contributor), Klemettinen, A. (Contributor), Reuter, M. (Contributor) & Santasalo-Aarnio, A. (Contributor)
1 Nov 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
Exentropy: a novel engineering tool to evaluate material and energy circularity
Vierunketo, M. (Speaker), Serna Guerrero, R. (Contributor), Klemettinen, A. (Contributor), Reuter, M. (Contributor) & Santasalo-Aarnio, A. (Contributor)
25 Jun 2023 → 30 Jun 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
CHEM-E6160 Fundamentals of Pyrometallurgy
Vierunketo, M. (Contributor)
3 Nov 2023 → 17 Nov 2023
Activity: Other activity types › Teaching merits
CHEM-E6130 Metal Recycling Technologies
Vierunketo, M. (Contributor)
22 Nov 2023
Activity: Other activity types › Teaching merits

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