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Metal sustainability : global challenges, consequences, and prospects /
The sustainable use of natural resources is an important global challenge, and improved metal sustainability is a crucial goal for the 21st century in order to conserve the supply of critical metals and mitigate the environmental and health issues resulting from unrecovered metals. Metal Sustainabil...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chichester, West Sussex :
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List ofÈContributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Recycling andÈSustainable Utilization ofÈPrecious andÈSpecialty Metals; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 How did weÈcome toẗhis Situation?; 1.3 Magnitude of the Waste Problem and Disposal of End-of-Life Products ; 1.4 Benefits Derived by theÈGlobal Community fromËffective Recycling; 1.5 Urban Mining; 1.6 Technologies forÈMetal Separations andÈRecovery fromËOL Wastes; 1.6.1 Collection, Conditioning, and Pre-processing of Waste ; 1.6.2 Separation andÈRecovery Technologies.
- 1.6.2.1 Integrated Smelter andÄdvanced Refining Technologies1.6.2.2 Informal Recycling; 1.7 Conclusions; References; Chapter 2 Global Metal Reuse, and Formal and Informal Recycling from Electronic and Other High-Tech Wastes ; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Metal Sources; 2.3 E-waste ; 2.4 Responses to the E-waste Problem ; 2.5 Reuse of Metals from High-tech Sources ; 2.5.1 Reuse by Social Enterprises ; 2.5.2 Reuse inẗheÈPrivate Sector; 2.5.3 Reuse Research; 2.6 Recycling of Metals from High-tech Sources ; 2.6.1 Ferrous and Non-ferrous Metals ; 2.6.2 Speciality andÈPrecious Metals.
- 2.6.3 Formal Recycling2.6.3.1 Collection andÈSorting ofÈMetals forÈRecycling; 2.6.3.2 Role ofẗheÈThird Sector; 2.6.3.3 Technical Aspects ofÈFormal Recycling; 2.6.3.4 Metal Extraction; 2.6.3.5 Economics ofÈFormal Recycling; 2.6.4 Informal Recycling; 2.6.4.1 Collection andÈSorting ofÈMetals forÏnformal Recycling; 2.6.4.2 Informal Sorting Methods; 2.6.4.3 Legal Issues; 2.6.4.4 Health, Safety andËnvironmental Issues; 2.7 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3 Global Management of Electronic Wastes: Challenges Facing Developing and Economy-in-Transition Countries ; 3.1 Introduction.
- 3.1.1 Electronic waste (E-waste): Definitions, Categories and Composition 3.1.2 Typology and Categories of E-waste ; 3.2 E-waste Composition ; 3.3 E-waste Generation ; 3.3.1 Estimated Global Quantities of E-waste Generated ; 3.4 Problems with E-waste ; 3.5 E-waste Management Challenges Facing Developing Countries ; 3.5.1 Introduction ; 3.5.2 Poor Feedstock Collection Strategies; 3.5.3 Lack of State-of-the-Art Technologies to Recover Resources from E-Waste ; 3.5.4 Lack of Specific E-Waste Regulations and Enforcement in Developing Countries.
- 3.6 Environmental and Health Impacts of E-Waste Management in Developing Countries 3.6.1 Environmental Impacts of E-Waste ; 3.6.2 Health Impacts of E-Waste ; 3.7 Solutions forÈPresent andÈFuture Challenges; 3.7.1 Optimizing and Promoting E-Waste as a Resource ; 3.7.2 Role ofÈProduct Design inÈDefining Product EoL Scenario; 3.7.3 Recovering EoL Products; 3.7.4 E-Waste as a Resource for Socioeconomic Development ; 3.7.5 Urban Mining; 3.8 Conclusions; References; Chapter 4 Dynamics ofÈMetal Reuse andÈRecycling inÏnformal Sector inÈDeveloping Countries; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Science ofÈMetals.