dc.creator | Nilsson, Anna Ekman | es |
dc.creator | Macias Aragonés, Marta | es |
dc.creator | Arroyo Torralvo, Fátima | es |
dc.creator | Dunon, Vincent | es |
dc.creator | Angel, Hanna | es |
dc.creator | Komnitsas, Konstantinos | es |
dc.creator | Willquist, Karin | es |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-14T15:32:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-14T15:32:23Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-09-13 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Nilsson, A.E., Macias Aragonés, M., Arroyo Torralvo, F., Dunon, V., Angel, H., Komnitsas, K. y Willquist, K. (2017). A Review of the Carbon Footprint of Cu and Zn Production from Primary and Secondary Sources. Minerals, 7 (9), 1-12. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2075-163X | es |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/70293 | |
dc.description.abstract | Copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) with their unique properties are central for economic growth,
quality of life, and the creation of new jobs. The base-metal producing sector is, however, under
growing public pressure in respect to energy and water requirements and needs to meet several
challenges, including increased demand and lower ore grades, which are generally associated with
larger resource use. The development of technologies for metal production from secondary sources is
often motivated by increased sustainability, and this paper aims to provide further insights about
one specific aspect of sustainability—namely, climate change. The paper presents a review of carbon
footprints (CF) for Cu and Zn produced from primary and secondary raw materials by analyzing
data taken from scientific literature and the Ecoinvent database. Comparisons are carried out based
on the source of data selected as a reference case. The data available in the literature indicate that
secondary production of Cu and Zn has the potential to be more beneficial compared to primary
production regarding the impact on climate change. However, the technologies used today for the
production of both metals from secondary sources are still immature, and more research on this
topic is needed. The general variation of data suggests that the standardization of a comparison is
needed when assessing the environmental benefits of production in line with the principles of waste
valorization, the zero waste approach, and circular economy | es |
dc.format | application/pdf | es |
dc.language.iso | eng | es |
dc.publisher | MDPI | es |
dc.relation.ispartof | Minerals, 7 (9), 1-12. | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | Cu | es |
dc.subject | Zn | es |
dc.subject | Circular economy | es |
dc.subject | Carbon footprint | es |
dc.subject | Mining | es |
dc.subject | Secondary materials | es |
dc.subject | Metal production | es |
dc.title | A Review of the Carbon Footprint of Cu and Zn Production from Primary and Secondary Sources | es |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es |
dcterms.identifier | https://ror.org/03yxnpp24 | |
dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | es |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental | es |
dc.relation.publisherversion | http://dx.doi.org/ 10.3390/min7090168 | es |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/min7090168 | es |
idus.format.extent | 12 p. | es |
dc.journaltitle | Minerals | es |
dc.publication.volumen | 7 | es |
dc.publication.issue | 9 | es |
dc.publication.initialPage | 1 | es |
dc.publication.endPage | 12 | es |