Production of metals stands for 40% of all industrial greenhouse gas emissions, 10% of the
global energy consumption, 3.2 billion tonnes of minerals mined, and several billion tonnes …

As a bulk solid waste with high alkalinity, red mud (RM) not only occupies a large amount of
land and requires high maintenance costs, but also unavoidably generates serious hazards …

Heavy metal (loid) s (HMs) have caused serious environmental pollution and health risks.
Although the past few years have witnessed the achievements of studies on environmental …

Finding sustainable approaches to achieve independence from terrestrial resources is of
pivotal importance for the future of space exploration. This is relevant not only to establish …

This review provides an update to the last mini-review with the same title pertaining to recent
developments in bioleaching and biooxidation published in 2013 (Brierley and Brierley). In …

The global transition to a circular economy calls for research and development on
technologies facilitating sustainable resource recovery from wastes and by-products. Metal …

Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) market has emerged drastically, and the amount of obsolete or
waste LiBs also increased. The present review discusses a variety of current technologies …

The rapidly growing demand for lithium has resulted in a sharp increase in its price. This is
due to the ubiquitous use of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in large-scale energy and …

China's copper resources are characterized by low grade and complex composition. A large
amount of copper smelting slag (CSS) containing valuable elements such as copper and …

A large amount of waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) has been generated due to the
tenacious scientific development and therefore, the improvement of expectations for …