A5036554903- Extraction and Separation Processes
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems
- Process Optimization and Integration
- Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
- Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis
- Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Mining Techniques and Economics
- Mining and Resource Management
- Sustainable Industrial Ecology
- Regional Development and Innovation
- Environmental and Ecological Studies
- Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Mineral Processing and Grinding
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Advanced Battery Technologies Research
- Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico
2015-2025
Universidad de Zaragoza
2016-2025
Stennis Space Center
2018
National Polytechnic School
2018
Mining industry requires high amounts of energy to extract and process resources, including a variety concentration refining processes. Using consumption information, different sustainability issues can be addressed, such as the relationship with ore grade over years, variations in electricity or fossil fuel use. A rigorous analysis understanding intensity use mining is first step towards more sustainable and, globally, better resource management. Numerous studies have focused on projects,...
To keep the increase in global average temperature below 2 °C use of renewable energy sources is essential. There are various scenarios for this transition depending on amounts and types energies implemented. However, material requirements to build new power systems rarely considered. It key understand impact that increasing demand materials technologies could have mining mineral availability so avoid potential disruptions. Thirteen strategic elements sector been analyzed which generate...
Abstract Purpose Assessing impacts of abiotic resource use has been a topic persistent debate among life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) method developers and source confusion for (LCA) practitioners considering the different interpretations safeguard subject mineral resources resulting variety LCIA methods to choose from. Based on review 27 existing methods, accomplished in first part this paper series (Sonderegger et al. 2020), provides recommendations regarding application-dependent areas...
The increasing metal demand driven by energy and digital transition has led to more complex mining operations. To allocate environmental impacts in cases of co-production, this study proposes a physical method based on the relative geological scarcity elements, which provides basis for an exergy cost allocation. It focuses calculating carbon footprint 51 metals, including 28 co-products, available databases. analysis considers fuel type, main production stages up 25 chemicals. This new...
These two papers resume the theoretical background supporting main ideas of exergy cost accounting and thermoeconomic approach followed by Valero co-workers. Part I introduces basic requirements, with a simple example accompanying dissertations, to calculate costs perform analysis complex system. The connections other approaches schools are briefly explained. II presents, as an illustration applications analysis, some most interesting operation diagnosis optimization system, showing results...
Summary The changing material composition of cars represents a challenge for future recycling end‐of‐life vehicles (ELVs). Particularly, as current targets are based solely on mass, critical metals increasingly used in might be lost during processes, due to their small mass compared bulk such Fe and Al. We investigate complementary indicator value passenger exergy. is called thermodynamic rarity the exergy cost (GJ) needed producing given from bare rock market. According our results, cars,...
Summary This paper makes a review of current raw material criticality assessment methodologies and proposes new approach based on the second law thermodynamics. is because conventional methods mostly focus supply risk economic importance leaving behind relevant factors, such as physical quality substances. The proposed an additional dimension for materials through variable denoted “thermodynamic rarity,” which accounts exergy cost required to obtain mineral commodity from bare rock, using...
This study employs Material Flow Analysis (MFA) to comprehensively forecast metal demand in alignment with energy and digital transition policies at the country level, focusing on Spain. Our analysis spans eight technologies ten groups, projecting end-of-life recycling by 2050. We apply ambitious collection rate objectives, providing estimates of primary extraction requirements. define evaluate six scenarios targeting circular economy sufficiency alternatives aimed reducing extraction....
Industrial Ecology involves the transformation of industrial processes from linear to closed loop systems: matter and energy flows which were initially considered as wastes become now resources for existing or new processes. In this paper, Thermoeconomics, commonly used optimization diagnosis systems, is proposed a tool characterization Ecology. Thermoeconomics based on exergy analysis (Thermodynamics) but goes further by introducing concepts purpose cost (Economics). It presented in study...