放棄された鉱山から資源を抽出する
Zhongwen Bao1, Carol J Ptacek1, David W Blowes1
1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|August 17, 2023
まとめ
放棄された鉱山から重要な鉱物や金属を回収することは 脱炭素化のための持続可能な解決策です このアプローチは 伝統的な採掘の環境への影響を 大きく減らすことができます
科学分野:
- 環境科学
- 材料科学
- 地質学
背景:
- 放棄された鉱山は環境の危険を招き,未開発の資源を代表しています.
- 鉱物や金属の需要はグリーンテクノロジーによって増加しています
研究 の 目的:
- 放棄された鉱山地から貴重な鉱物や金属を回収する可能性を評価する.
- この回復プロセスのグローバルデカーボニゼーション目標への貢献を評価する.
主な方法:
- 鉱山の廃棄物と残留物の地化学分析
- 新しい抽出技術の開発と試験
- 回復プロセスのライフサイクル評価
主要な成果:
- 重要鉱物や金属の濃度が調査された廃鉱地で確認された.
- 効率的で環境に優しい抽出方法の実現可能性が証明されている.
- カーボンフットプリントの量的な削減
結論:
- 放棄された鉱山の再処理は,持続可能な鉱物と金属の調達のための実行可能な戦略です.
- このアプローチは,新しい採掘と関連する排出量を減らすことで,脱炭素化に大きく貢献できます.
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