鉱山と鉱物加工の廃棄物の再利用の課題
Zhengfu Bian1, Xiexing Miao, Shaogang Lei
1Institute for Land Resources, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province 221116, China. zfbian@cumt.edu.cn
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|August 11, 2012
まとめ
鉱山廃棄物の再利用は,持続可能な開発に不可欠ですが,環境への影響の慎重な評価が必要です. 源岩の性質を評価することで,これらの豊富な材料の安全で経済的に有効な応用が保証されます.
科学分野:
- 環境科学 環境科学
- ジオテクニカルエンジニアリング ジオテクニカルエンジニアリング
- 持続可能な開発 持続可能な開発
背景:
- 鉱業と鉱物加工の廃棄物は,世界的な廃棄物問題の1つとなっています.
- これらの廃棄物の再利用は,将来の持続可能な開発イニシアチブにとって不可欠です.
- 廃棄物の再利用による環境への影響を評価することは,高い変動性があるため,非常に重要です.
研究 の 目的:
- 持続可能な開発における鉱山廃棄物の再利用の重要性を強調する.
- 環境への影響の徹底的な評価の必要性を強調する.
- 鉱山廃棄物の潜在的な用途を,源岩の特性に基づいて特定する.
主な方法:
- 源岩の化学組成の分析. 源岩の化学組成の分析.
- 源岩のジオテクニカル特性の評価. 源岩のジオテクニカル特性の評価. 源岩のジオテクニカル特性の評価.
- 様々な再利用シナリオによる潜在的な環境影響の評価.
主要な成果:
- 源岩の化学的および地質学的特性は,適切な再利用戦略を決定する.
- 適切な評価により,鉱物の再抽出,燃料補給,建築材料の再利用が可能になります.
- 鉱山廃棄物は,鉱山によって影響を受けた土地の構造物の修復に使用することができます.
結論:
- 鉱山廃棄物の再利用は,持続可能な開発のための大きな可能性を秘めています.
- 経済的な実現可能性と環境の安全性は,源岩の徹底的な評価に依存しています.
- 鉱山廃棄物の戦略的再利用は,環境上の懸念を緩和し,価値を創造することができます.
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