Sustainability in the Mineral and Energy Sectors

Sheila Devasahayam, Kim Dowling, Manoj K. Mahapatra (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

464 Seiten

2016
Productivity Press (Verlag)
978-1-4987-3313-7 (ISBN)

Infos

With chapters by experts from mining and resource industries, this book clarifies sustainability in mining and industrial settings and reflects on adopted sustainable practices. It gives a comprehensive outlook for sustainable mineral futures from academic and industry perspective covering mine to mill optimization, waste, risk and water management, improved efficiencies in mining tools /equipments, and performance indicators for sustainable developments. It covers how innovation and research underpin management of natural resources including sustainable carbon management.

Inhalt

Mining. Responsible Mineral Futures: Strategies at the Local and National Scale. A New Approach to Evaluate and Optimise the Sustainability of Mining Projects. Application of Technology to the Entire Mining Value Chain: Focusing on Fleet Management for Open Pit Mining. Mining Sustainability. Marine Mining: Riches, Resources, Regulations, and Rights Synopsis. Mining and Economy. Energy and Economy. Coal Seam Gas/Clean Coal Technology. Improved Energy and Cost Outcomes in Comminution. Economics of Biomass Supply to the Australian Metallurgical Industry. Improving Process Efficiency by Waste Heat Recuperation: An Application of the Limaçon Technology. Thermodynamic Assessment Related Urban Ores (e.g.) e-Wastes Processing. Fly Ash (FA)/Polymer Composites for Dielectric/Capacitor Applications. The Importance of Risk Management in the Extractive Sector for a Sustainable Economy. Sustainability of Mineral Processing for Economies in Transition. Environment. Environmental Indicators for Assessing Sustainability of Mineral Processing. Sustainable Management of Process Water and Stormwater Within a Mine. Mining Site Rehabilitation: Strategies and Implications for Environmental Sustainablity. Waste Management and Land Filling: Sustainable Practices. Sustainability and Regional Development: When Brown Fields Become Playing Fields. Sustainable Materials/Fleets for Mineral Sector. Sustainability Chimeras, Marketing Hype, and Hybrid Car Reality. Developing Novel Polymer Composites with Typical Applications on Transport Systems Exposed to High Wear and Corrosion Such as Mining Conveyors. Developing Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Typical Applications on Transport Systems Exposed to High Wear, EG, Mineral Processing Industries. Regulatory/Government. Challenging the Challenging Regulatory Environment for Sustainable Mineral Development in PNG. Mining and Environment.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.7.2016
• Verlagsort: Portland
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 234 mm
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bergbau
• ISBN-10: 1-4987-3313-1 / 1498733131
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4987-3313-7 / 9781498733137
• Zustand: Neuware