The materials science behind sustainable metals and alloys

D Raabe - Chemical reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

Recycling and reuse of mine tailings: A review of advancements and their implications

FSM Araujo, I Taborda-Llano, EB Nunes, RM Santos - Geosciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mining is an important industry, accounting for 6.9% of global GDP. However, global
development promotes accelerated demand, resulting in the accumulation of hazardous …

Fracturing and energy evolution of rock around prefabricated rectangular and circular tunnels under shearing load: A comparative analysis

J Xin, Q Jiang, S Li, P Chen, H Zhao - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2023 - Springer
Mechanical behavior and energy evolution of rock around the tunnel are critical for
evaluating the instability of geotechnical engineering. To reveal the influence of tunnel …

Tailings utilization and zinc extraction based on mechanochemical activation

VI Golik, RV Klyuev, NV Martyushev, V Brigida… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The significant containment of the global mining industry is caused by the problem of the
transition to sustainable metal extraction and the integrated use of technogenic raw …

[HTML][HTML] Toward sustainable reprocessing and valorization of sulfidic copper tailings: Scenarios and prospective LCA

LR Adrianto, L Ciacci, S Pfister, S Hellweg - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
There has been increasing attention recently to reprocessing of mining waste, which aims to
recover potentially valuable materials such as metals and other byproducts from untapped …

Reuse and mechanochemical processing of ore dressing tailings used for extracting Pb and Zn

VI Golik, RV Klyuev, NV Martyushev, VV Kondratiev… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increasing accumulation of rock waste obtained due to ore processing and its
environmental impacts, such as acid mine drainage and elevated concentrations of heavy …

Unraveling the steric hindrance roles of the phenolic hydroxyl position on the selective Ge (IV) recovery from zinc residue leachate

H Xiang, F Zhao, T Wu, X Zhang, F Chai… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the structure–activity relationship between the adsorption performance and
accessible adsorption sites plays a vital role in developing efficient adsorbents for Ge (IV) …

Immobilization of ionic liquids onto chloromethylated polystyrene as a strategy for highly efficient and selective recovery of Au (III) from gold slag and PCBs

M Zhang, L Peng, W Li, J Yan, C Wang, Y Sun… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The recovery of Au (III) has become a focal point of interest due to its significance in
resource utilization and addressing environmental contamination. In this study,[C 3 NH 2 …

Lithium and Cobalt Recovery from Lithium‐Ion Battery Waste via Functional Ionic Liquid Extraction for Effective Battery Recycling

R Morina, D Merli, P Mustarelli, C Ferrara - ChemElectroChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sustainable management of spent lithium‐ion batteries, LIBs, is an urgent and critical
challenge due to the number of such devices reaching the end‐of‐life. Recycling can offer a …

[HTML][HTML] Critical metals (Lithium and Zinc) recovery from battery waste, ores, brine, and steel dust: A review

MA Hasan, R Hossain, V Sahajwalla - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The management and recycling of waste which contains critical metals has become a high
priority. Improper management of this waste leads to adverse effects for both the …