Advances in Recycling and Reuse of Metals
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Extractive Metallurgy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2024) | Viewed by 619
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wastes; extraction metallurgy; recycling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The economic and environmental benefits of metal recycling are substantial. The practice reduces energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions compared to primary production methods, contributing to climate change mitigation. Additionally, metal recycling contributes to the conservation of raw materials, thus reducing the need for extensive mining. This is more relevant when metals are scarce in nature or critical to the operations of modern society.
Metal recycling technologies are developing at a significant pace, enabling more efficient extraction and refinement processes. Innovations in sorting, shredding, separation techniques and extraction metallurgy also offer to enhance the recovery of various metals from complex waste streams. Moreover, advancements in metallurgical science allow the extraction of high-purity metals from recycled materials.
This Special Issue is devoted to the presentation of innovative research works on the field of recycling, extraction of metals from wastes as well as possibilities of reuse of metallic components.
Prof. Dr. Fernando Castro
Prof. Dr. Manuel Fonseca Almeida
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- recycling
- extraction metallurgy
- wastes
- sorting
- separation
- reuse
- critical metals
- secondary raw materials
- resources
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