Advances in Sustainable Utilization of Metals: Recovery and Recycling
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Extractive Metallurgy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 15
Special Issue Editor
Interests: comprehensive utilization of secondary resources; flotation theory and reagent research and development; industrial wastewater purification and resource utilization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With accelerated global industrialization and expanding technology industries, the consumption of metal resources has continued to increase. The traditional linear model of "mining–processing–disposal" has resulted in escalating environmental and resource problems such as resource depletion, energy waste and pollution. Against this backdrop, the sustainable and comprehensive utilization of metals, particularly via recycling and a circular economy, has become crucial for mitigating resource constraints and reducing environmental loads. As such, advances in the sustainable utilization of metals via recovery processes and recycling are garnering more attention. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome.
Dr. Jinfang Lv
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- solid waste
- metal recovery
- separation
- metal recycling
- sustainable utilization
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