Elemental sustainability: Towards the total recovery of scarce metals

Autor: Jennifer R. Dodson, Helen L. Parker, Andrew J. Hunt, James H. Clark, Yongxiang Yang
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification. 51:69-78
ISSN: 0255-2701
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2011.09.008
Popis: Some modern so-called low carbon technologies are actually broadening concerns over future elemental sustainability for a wide range of elements. In order to address the rapid dispersion of metals, such as indium and silver, we need to be more innovative in recovery technologies that essentially turn a waste into a resource. A multi-disciplinary blend of chemistry, extractive metallurgy, engineering and biotechnology is required to realise this ambition.
Databáze: OpenAIRE