Advanced Technologies for Extractive Metallurgy
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Extractive Metallurgy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 12632
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Interests: ferrous metallurgy; microwave processing; comprehensive utilization of resources; waste valorization; powder agglomeration; low-carbon technology; process simulation; dielectric characterization; electromagnetic shielding; synthesis of functional materials
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years there has been a great surge in demand for various indispensable metals because of their ever-increasing consumption. The studies of extraction of metals from diverse materials, ranging from primary ores to end-of-life products, are essential to ensure the progress of human community. However, to date, problems such as depletion of mineral resources, poor energy efficiency, huge capital cost, and massive discharge of wastes, have not been sufficiently addressed in the development of metal extraction technologies which depends on advanced design and optimized techniques from combined theoretical, experimental, and practical perspectives. In view of this, incessant efforts placed into searching for innovative, cost-effective and sustainable technologies of metal extraction are of paramount importance for their successful implementations.
This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for scientists and engineers to present their latest achievements in the extraction of metals. Topics include, but are not limited to, process foundations of new technologies based on hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, electrometallurgy, and their combinations. We are particularly interested in the research concerning mechanisms of metal extraction integrated with thermodynamic modeling or aided by first-principles calculations. We also welcome articles reporting the efforts directed toward practical metallurgical processes, including economic and life cycle analyses.
Prof. Dr. Zhiwei Peng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Metal extraction
- Hydrometallurgy
- Pyrometallurgy
- Electrometallurgy
- Recycling
- Recovery
- Thermodynamic modeling
- First-principles calculations
- Life cycle assessment
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