Conveners
[EE1] Sustainability and Circular Economy of Inorganic Materials: Sustainability and Circular Economy of Inorganic Materials
- Fiseha Tesfaye (Metso Outotec Metals Oy, Finland)
Description
Recently, many countries and global companies have announced a Net Zero strategy in the context of CO2 emissions and global warming. This strategy calls for reducing emissions and decarbonizing manufacturing industries through the development and integration of clean energy and greener technologies. High-tech economies also struggle with resource scarcity of key materials. To address these issues, the materials recovery and recycling industry must undergo a technological transformation to realise the principles of sustainability and circular economy.
The objective of this session is to have a comprehensive discussion and exchange on scientific discoveries and emerging technologies that enable the sustainable extraction, recovery and processing of inorganic materials in line with the principles of sustainability and circular economy. We welcome various research topics in biomass, recycling, metallurgy, energy conversion and storage materials, and CO2 management from industry and academia. Topics of interest include;
- Advances in pyrometallurgical or hydrometallurgical recovery of valuable elements from industrial wastes
- Adaptive processes for the recovery and extraction of materials
- Improving energy efficiency in process engineering
- Waste management and recycling
- Waste incineration processes and inorganic materials recovery
- Waste heat recovery and other industrial energy efficient technologies
- Applications of hydrogen or alternative reducing agents
- High-performance and low-cost energy materials
- Emission control, including CO2 capture and storage
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