Periodic Element Prediction of When They Run Out

The Periodic Table

About

I created this project as I was interested to understand the sustainability of everyday objects: computers, glasses, calculators and even paper. These objects are made using elements that will inevitably run out, and my program can calculate the amount of years it will take for the element to run out. Due to lack of data, I have only created the program for the element Lithium.

What it does

This program inputs an element, data on each one is found in the excel spreadsheet which predicts future consumption based on previous numbers. This is then used to calculate the number of years before the element runs out.

How we built it

This program was written in Python, and the data was put in an excel spreadsheet, one column per element. Within this column, there is data on the elemenet between the years 2013-2020.

What's next for Periodic Element Prediction of When They Run Out

This idea can be further developer and expanded to calculate the number of years for all elements, as well as making the results more accurate. This can be made more accurate by accounting for recycling, as although we may consume a certain amount per year, some of the material may be recycled and once again used the next year.