Sustainable Heavy Metal Remediation - Volume 2: Case studies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book presents an assortment of case-studies pertaining to the use of sustainable technologies for heavy metal removal and recovery from mining and metallurgical wastes, construction and demolition wastes, spent catalysts and electronic wastes. Wastewaters from diverse industrial and mining activities have caused pollution problems, but these sectors also serve as a hotspot for metal recovery. Several metal removal technologies based on physical, chemical and biological processes have been successfully implemented in full-scale operation, while metal recovery, which is beneficial for economic and environmental reasons, is still limited due to challenges arising from downstream processing. For instance, microbial recovery (bioleaching) of metals from their ores is an established technology with a number of full-scale applications. Bioleaching of electronic wastes to recover metals is also a highly promising technology with low environmental impact and high cost-effectiveness; yet, this technology is still at its infancy. As the individual chapters of this book focuses on the applications and limitations of different technologies, this book will serve as an excellent resource for chemical engineers, environmental engineers, mining engineers, biotechnologists, graduate students and researchers in these areas.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 9
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	2018
Editors:	Eldon R. Rene • Erkan Sahinkaya • Alison Lewis • Piet N. L. Lens
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	278
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-61145-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Environmental medicine > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Waste management > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General
LSN:	3-319-61145-3
Barcode:	9783319611457

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