Novel Insights into Comprehensive Utilization of Metallurgical Resources
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Extractive Metallurgy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aluminium oxide; slags; boron oxides
Interests: resource utilization of metallurgical by-products; recycling of steelmaking slag; hot metal dephosphorization; phosphate recovery
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The comprehensive utilization of metallurgical resources has become a crucial strategy in addressing global resource scarcity and environmental challenges. This Special Issue focuses on innovative approaches to maximize the value of metallurgical by-products, waste streams, and secondary raw materials through advanced recycling technologies, material recovery processes, and sustainable extraction methods. We encourage submissions exploring the following topics:
- Innovation processes, tools, and methods relating to metallurgical resource utilization;
- Technical, societal, economic, business, and policy aspects of strategies to improve the sustainability and productivity of resource use ;
- Low-energy extraction techniques;
- Characterization and optimization of recycled materials;
- Digital solutions (e.g., AI) for resource tracking and process control.
Prof. Dr. Juncheng Li
Dr. Chuanming Du
Dr. Shichao Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metallurgical by-products
- resource recovery
- sustainable extraction
- secondary raw materials
- recycling technologies
- waste utilization
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