Towards Sustainable Minerals for Energy Transition: LCA Insights from an Open-Pit Molybdenum–Copper Mine DOI Open Access
Wei Xia, Peng Geng,

Zhao Chun-lei

и другие.

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(11), С. 4849 - 4849

Опубликована: Май 25, 2025

China is the world’s leading producer of molybdenum–copper concentrates, an industry noted for its high energy demand and considerable environmental burdens. This study applies a cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment to production concentrate in Lesser Khingan Mountains, utilizing ReCiPe 2016 midpoint method coupled with Monte Carlo uncertainty analysis. The results indicate that human carcinogenic toxicity represents greatest risk, followed by marine freshwater ecotoxicity. Contribution analysis reveals grinding stage dominant impact driver—particularly due hexavalent chromium emissions—affecting climate change potential, fossil resource depletion. Scenario testing demonstrates upgrading technology, enhancing electricity efficiency, substituting conventional renewable sources can markedly mitigate these impacts. However, because implementation barriers, such as capital costs, retrofit downtime, uncertainties supply chain, pilot phase necessary before deployment at full scale. Quantitatively, one tonne corresponds 0.05 DALYs health damage, 1.11 × 10−4 species.year ecological loss, USD 3488.82 These provide constructive references sustainable development mining contribute achieving China’s dual carbon targets through transformation low-carbon technological innovation.

Язык: Английский

Advancements in Sustainable Electrolytic Manganese Recovery: Techniques, Mechanisms, and Future Trends DOI Creative Commons

Yunyu Li,

Xuhai Pan, Bahman Amini Horri

и другие.

Recycling, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 10(1), С. 26 - 26

Опубликована: Фев. 14, 2025

Electrolytic manganese metal (EMM) produced from recyclable resources has recently gained increasing attention due to the scarcity of high-quality natural and its broad range applications. This review summarised recent progress in recovery techniques, including pyrometallurgy hydrometallurgy. It also critically assessed processes mechanisms involved electrodeposition for Mn chloride- sulphate-based systems, with a major focus on electrode reactions nucleation growth. The key optimisation factors influencing electrodeposition, such as electrolytes, power consumption, additives, cell structures, materials, were analysed, particular their impact current efficiency, specific energy product quality. research directions highlighted address practical challenges enhance sustainability EMM process, which mainly includes improving ecological outcomes reducing both operating investment costs. Promising strategies simultaneous production electrolytic dioxide (EMD) identified, comprised applying membrane technology, ionic liquids, recycling reusing waste exploring hybrid techniques. results this study showed that prospective approaches are driven by need reduce costs, improve quality through sustainable technological advancements. can be used comprehensive guide scientific communities.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

1

Towards Greener Metal Production: A Life Cycle Assessment Model for Copper-Gold-Silver Mining and Mineral Processing Operations DOI
Muhammad Burhan Memon, Ming Tao, Tufail Ahmed

и другие.

Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 107069 - 107069

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

1

Enhanced manganese electrodeposition through chaotic switching modulation using a single-transistor oscillator DOI
Ludovico Minati, Jie Yang, Xiaoliang Cen

и другие.

Nonlinear Dynamics, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 8, 2024

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

3

Exploring oxide cathodes for Li-ion batteries: From mineral mining to active material production DOI Creative Commons
Muskan Srivastava,

Anil Kumar M R,

Sabbir Ahmed

и другие.

Journal of Power Sources, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 645, С. 236968 - 236968

Опубликована: Май 5, 2025

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

0

Technological Advances and Sustainable Strategies for Electrolytic Manganese Wastewater Treatment: A Critical Review DOI
Chenyang Zhang,

Du Rong-Hao,

Rong Wang

и другие.

Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 107274 - 107274

Опубликована: Май 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

0

Towards Sustainable Minerals for Energy Transition: LCA Insights from an Open-Pit Molybdenum–Copper Mine DOI Open Access
Wei Xia, Peng Geng,

Zhao Chun-lei

и другие.

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(11), С. 4849 - 4849

Опубликована: Май 25, 2025

China is the world’s leading producer of molybdenum–copper concentrates, an industry noted for its high energy demand and considerable environmental burdens. This study applies a cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment to production concentrate in Lesser Khingan Mountains, utilizing ReCiPe 2016 midpoint method coupled with Monte Carlo uncertainty analysis. The results indicate that human carcinogenic toxicity represents greatest risk, followed by marine freshwater ecotoxicity. Contribution analysis reveals grinding stage dominant impact driver—particularly due hexavalent chromium emissions—affecting climate change potential, fossil resource depletion. Scenario testing demonstrates upgrading technology, enhancing electricity efficiency, substituting conventional renewable sources can markedly mitigate these impacts. However, because implementation barriers, such as capital costs, retrofit downtime, uncertainties supply chain, pilot phase necessary before deployment at full scale. Quantitatively, one tonne corresponds 0.05 DALYs health damage, 1.11 × 10−4 species.year ecological loss, USD 3488.82 These provide constructive references sustainable development mining contribute achieving China’s dual carbon targets through transformation low-carbon technological innovation.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

0