Scandium is a critical metal in increasing demand for modern technologies, such as light-
weight aluminum-scandium alloys. Evaluating current and identifying new sources of the …

Currently, approximately 1.4 billion tons per year of iron ore tailing wastes (IOT) are
generated, mainly in Australia, Brazil, and China. This work describes the characterization …

The separation of scandium from the solution generated in acid leaching is one of the main
challenges for the hydrometallurgical processing of bauxite residue. Several organic …

Phosphorus is the main determinant of nutrient enrichment in the water bodies. Many
resources including nutrients may be shortly exhausted, assuming current consumption …

Resource recovery from agro-industrial wastes in the sugar-ethanol industry is a strategy
under wide development. Besides promoting sustainability of the biorefinery plant and …

Iron ore tailing (IOT), as a typical solid waste, is in urgent need of high value-added
utilization. The resource endowment and silicate composite characteristics owe IOT inherent …

For decades, the world has experienced a steadily increasing demand in the extraction of a
variety of different minerals from the earth's crust through mining processes. This has …

Lithium extraction from hard rock sources, such as spodumene, generates an
aluminosilicate waste that can be converted into zeolite materials. Increased lithium demand …

The launch of the 17 SDGs in 2015 cast a light in the challenges on sustainable
development impacting directly all industrial process, including extractives. As a result …

Population growth directly affects the industrial production sector, as well as the quantities of
waste generated in this sector. Diatomite is a typical example of such industrial waste and is …