Improving process efficiency by waste heat recuperation: An Application of the limaçon technology
- Authors: Sultan, Ibrahim , Phung, Truong , Alhelal, Alhelal
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Sustainability in the Mineral and Energy Sectors Chapter 25 p. 475-498
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- Description: Sustainable practices within the mining and energy sectors are assuming greater significance due to uncertainty and change within the global economy and safety, security, and health concerns. This book examines sustainability issues facing the mining and energy sectors by addressing six major themes: Mining and Mineral Processing; Metallurgy and Recycling; Environment; Energy; Socioeconomic and Regulatory; and Sustainable Materials and Fleets. Emphasizing an integrated transdisciplinary approach, it deliberates on optimizing mining productivity and energy efficiency and discusses integrated waste management practices. It discusses risk management, cost cutting, and integration of sustainable practices for long-term business value. It gives a comprehensive outlook for sustainable mineral futures from academic and industry perspectives covering mine to mill optimization, waste, risk and water management, improved efficiencies in mining tools and equipment, and performance indicators for sustainable developments. It covers how innovation and research underpin management of natural resources including sustainable carbon management.
Sustainability and Regional Development: When Brownfields become playing fields sustainability in the mineral and energy sectors
- Authors: Dowling, Kim , Florentine, Singarayer , Martin, Rachael , Pearce, Dora
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Sustainability in the Mineral and Energy Sectors Chapter 17 p. 305-321
- Full Text: false
- Reviewed:
- Description: Human activity has, in the recent past, resulted in substantial changes in land cover, ecosystem health, and the ability of affected ecosystems to return to their orginal state. This necessitates further human intervention to recreate the systems functions than the present. Earlier restoration activities have not been documented extensively. This hinders our efforts to identify approaches that might support further work. "From Abstract"