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Abstract
Metals are the backbone of modern society and are present in everything from infrastructure to tiny electronic devices. However, their extraction and processing come at a significant environmental cost, generating carbon emissions and large volumes of waste. As the world should move towards a sustainable future to mitigate climate warming and air pollution, achieving "zero carbon" and "zero waste" in the metals production sector becomes a crucial imperative. “Green metallurgy”, which primarily refers to environmentally friendly techniques in the metal extraction and recovery processes, and “circular metallurgy”, which mainly refers to by-product recycling and re-use in metallurgical plants in accordance with the circular economy principles, are both precursors for sustainable metallurgical processes.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | JOM Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 7 Apr 2025 |
| MoE publication type | B1 Article in a scientific magazine |
Keywords
- Carbon net-zero
- Green chemistry
- Recycling
- Circular economy
- Hydrometallurgy
- Process metallurgy
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Innovative e-waste recycling processes for greener and more efficient recoveries of critical metals and energy
Tesfaye, F. (Principal Investigator), Vainio, E. (Co-Principal Investigator), Hupa, L. (Co-Investigator) & Jylhävuori, N. (Co-Investigator)
01/01/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Foundation