Recycling and Utilization of Metallurgical and Chemical Solid Waste
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 468
Special Issue Editors
Interests: material utilization of solid waste; extraction of valuable elements from solid waste; low-carbon and carbon-fixation materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The discharge of solid waste is gradually increasing with the rapid development of urbanization and industrialization. The environmental pollution and resource waste caused by it are becoming increasingly prominent. How to effectively recycle and utilize solid waste and turn it into valuable resources has become a major issue faced by the world. The research on the recycling and utilization technology of solid waste is urgently warranted. This Special Issue aims to introduce and discuss mineralogical characteristics of solid waste, Moreover, the mineralogical changes of solid waste during its recycling and utilization in various fields, including building materials, extraction of valuable elements, stabilization and solidification of harmful elements, carbon sequestration and low-carbon materials, as well as energy storage materials and their impacts on the properties of related materials, are also discussed in this Special Issue.
We look forward to your contirubtions.
Dr. Yaguang Wang
Dr. Wei Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aluminosilicate minerals
- element extraction
- harmful element solidification
- carbonization
- mineral transformation
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