Sustainable Processes in the Circular Economy: From Virgin to Recycled Raw Materials

Sustainable Processes in the Circular Economy: From Virgin to Recycled Raw Materials addresses the different challenges in sustainable management of resources, the sustainable development of processes to extract raw materials and recycle spent materials, and more generally circular economy including social aspects in mining and recycling, geopolitics of primary and secondary materials, different business models after introducing the concept of circular economy. The book focuses on the place of chemical processes in the circular economy and on the notion that circularity reflects the desire to develop a global approach that cares about the environment. It points out eco-design approaches and tools implemented so that the value chain can reduce the environmental and societal impact of human activity while creating value. It also discusses and illustrates the link between the economic model and the environmental and societal model. Gives a holistic view of the circular economy and raw materials supply and managementProvides detailed information about processes to recycle materialsIncludes information about the sustainability of the circular economy INDICE: 1. Mineral Resource Economy2. Towards a more circular economy3. Resource substitution: impact of material from circular economy on cement and concrete4. Circular economy applied to construction and demolition wastes5. Physical separation processes applied to the treatment of primary and secondary ores6. Smart sorting7. Hydrometallurgy8. Pyrometallurgy9. Polymer and plastic recycling10. End-of-live strategy11. Life Cycle Assessment

• ISBN: 978-0-443-28886-9
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 300
• Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2025
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés