This book presents an assortment of case-studies pertaining to the use
of sustainable technologies for heavy metal removal and recovery from
mining and metallurgical wastes, construction and demolition wastes,
spent catalysts and electronic wastes. Wastewaters from diverse
industrial and mining activities have caused pollution problems, but
these sectors also serve as a hotspot for metal recovery. Several
metal removal technologies based on physical, chemical and biological
processes have been successfully implemented in full-scale operation,
while metal recovery, which is beneficial for economic and
environmental reasons, is still limited due to challenges arising from
downstream processing. For instance, microbial recovery (bioleaching)
of metals from their ores is an established technology with a number
of full-scale applications. Bioleaching of electronic wastes to
recover metals is also a highly promising technology with low
environmental impact and high cost-effectiveness; yet, this technology
is still at its infancy. As the individual chapters of this book
focuses on the applications and limitations of different technologies,
this book will serve as an excellent resource for chemical engineers,
environmental engineers, mining engineers, biotechnologists, graduate
students and researchers in these areas.
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Volume 2: Case studies
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9783319611464
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Springer
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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