With an increasing number of low-grade primary ores starting to be cost-effectively mined,
we are at the verge of mining a myriad of low-grade primary and secondary mineral …

Heap leaching is a well-established extractive metallurgical technology enabling the
economical processing of various kinds of low-grade ores, which could not otherwise be …

Demand is growing for explosive-free rock breakage systems for civil and mining
engineering, and space industry applications. This paper highlights the work being …

Microwave heating is a green, efficient and sustainable technique for thermal process, which
has been evaluated as an ideal candidate to satisfy the present and future sustainable …

The sample will burst into fragment when the thermal stress induced by thermal expansion
greater than the ultimate strength of the rock after microwave irradiation. Microwave-assisted …

A new, high-efficiency technology for fracturing and breaking rocks is required. Due to
various advantages including high efficiency, energy-saving, and having no secondary …

Hard rock breaking is a great challenge for deep drilling and mining engineering, and the
microwave-assisted rock breaking technique offers a promising solution. However, the lack …

Abatement of emissions of greenhouse gases such as methane and carbon dioxide is
crucial to reduce global warming. For that, dry reforming of methane allows to convert …

The development of a model to describe the Electromagnetic-Thermal-Mechanical (ETM)
multiphysics interaction in rocks requires careful consideration of the heating mechanism …

Microwave energy can be used to assist mechanical rock breakage for civil and mining
engineering operations. To assess the industrial applicability of this technology, microwave …