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Circular economy meeting with sustainable solutions for mining waste: turning residues into glasses and glass-ceramics

Autores: Cunha, J. M., Fonseca, M. V. A., Dweck, J.

Veiculo: International Conference on Sustainable Technology and Development |Shenzhen, China.

Ano: 2021

Tipo: Artigo

Resumo: Mining is an extraction process by definition. It is thus responsible for natural resource depletion which represents an environmental impact. In order to slow down depletion, mining companies must introduce circularity in their processes. Circularity is a sustainable action, and it would allow one to rethink their position in the supply chain and chemical product design. In turn, the chemical nature of residues from mining may indicate the possibility to upcycle this material and turn it into glasses and glass-ceramics for floors and coverings in construction for example. This communication intends to share a well successful conversion of a zinc-processing residue into monoliths of glass and glass-ceramic aiming Proof of Concept (PoC).

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