Agromining: Farming for Metals - Extracting Unconventional Resources Using Plants (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2021)

This second and expanded edition of the first book on agromining (phytomining) presents a comprehensive overview of the metal farming & recovery of the agromining production chain. Agromining is an emerging technology that aims to transform the extraction of sources of target elements not accessible by traditional mining and processing techniques. Agromining, which is based on sustainable development, uses hyperaccumulator plants as 'metal crops' farmed on sub-economic soils or minerals wastes to obtain valuable target elements. This volume is edited and authored by the pioneers in the rapidly expanding field of agromining and presents the latest insights and developments in the field. This book provides in-depth information on the global distribution and ecology of hyperaccumulator plants, their biogeochemical pathways, the influence of rhizosphere microbes, the physiology and molecular biology of hyperaccumulation, as well as aspects of propagation and conservation of these unusual plants. It describes the agronomy of metal crops and opportunities for incorporating agromining into rehabilitation and mine closure, including test cases for agromining of nickel, cobalt, manganese, arsenic, selenium, cadmium, zinc, thallium, rare earth elements and platinum group elements. Since the first edition was published, there have successful nickel agromining field trials in the tropics (in Malaysia and Guatemala), and these are presented in a dedicated case study chapter. Other new chapters focus on the processing of bio-ore for elements other than nickel, such as rare earth elements and cadmium, and on agromining from industrial wastes such as tailings, and industrial by-products and sites. Furthermore, the book features two new chapters that provide a comprehensive assessment of accumulation a very wide range elements from the Periodic Table in various plant species around the globe, and a chapter on practical methods for discovery of hyperaccumulator plant species in the field and in the herbarium. This book is of interest to environmental professionals in the minerals industry, government regulators, and academics.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Mineral Resource Reviews
Release date:	December 2021
First published:	2021
Editors:	Antony Van Der Ent • Alan J.M. Baker • Guillaume Echevarria • Marie-Odile Simonnot • Jean Louis Morel
Dimensions:	254 x 178mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	489
Edition:	2nd ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-058906-6
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > Pollution control Promotions
LSN:	3-03-058906-4
Barcode:	9783030589066

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