Green Technologies in Metal Recovery
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Extractive Metallurgy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 832
Special Issue Editor
2. National Engineering Research Center of Vacuum Metallurgy, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
Interests: non-ferrous metallurgical slag; chromium slag; metallurgical dust; green recycling; comprehensive utilization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Non-ferrous metals are the cornerstone of high-quality development in China. The extraction of non-ferrous metals produces a large amount of metallurgical slag and dust of various shapes and metallic compositions. In the context of green and low-carbon technology, researching green comprehensive disposal methods for metallurgical slag and dust is of great significance. This Special Issue aims to gather the latest international research achievements in the green comprehensive recovery of metallurgical slag and dust and report on the latest green technologies and comprehensive disposal measures in this area.
This Special Issue focuses on the research results of various types of green recovery technologies and comprehensive disposal methods, including non-ferrous smelting slag, non-ferrous refining slag, electrolytic slag, high-arsenic antimony dust, and steelmaking chromium slag, providing a new perspective for achieving the green and efficient comprehensive utilization of metallurgical solid waste.
This Special Issue provides not only a rich theoretical basis for the academic community but also practical design guidelines for the engineering community. We cordially invite submissions from all parties, hoping for relevant researchers to provide deeper insights and solutions for the utilization of non-ferrous smelting slag, non-ferrous refining slag, electrolytic slag, high-arsenic antimony dust, and steelmaking chromium slag and promote academic exchange and cooperation in related fields. We hope that this Special Issue will lead more researchers to continue exploring this important field, improving the comprehensive utilization of metallurgical solid waste, in order to achieve a win–win situation.
Dr. Xiangfeng Kong
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- non-ferrous metallurgical slag
- chromium slag
- metallurgical dust
- green recycling
- comprehensive utilization
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