Metal Sustainability - Global Challenges, Consequences, and Prospects

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Reed M. Izatt, Charles E. Maw Professor of Chemistry (Emeritus), Brigham Young University, U.S.A. Reed M. Izatt received a BS degree in Chemistry from Utah State University (1951) and a PhD degree in Chemistry with an Earth Sciences minor from Pennsylvania State University (1954). After post-doctoral work at Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, he embarked on an academic career at Brigham Young University retiring as Charles E. Maw Professor of Chemistry (1993). He is the author or co-author of over 550 publications. Research relevant to the subject matter of this book includes extensive studies of the coordination chemistry of metals; determination of trace metal concentration levels in human tissues and environmental samples; and development of novel liquid membrane and solid phase extraction systems capable of highly selective metal separations using molecular recognition principles. The separations work was recognized by the American Chemical Society in 1996 when Reed received the National Separation Science and Technology Award. In 1988, he co-founded IBC Advanced Technologies, Inc. (IBC). For 25 years, IBC has brought clean chemistry, highly selective metal separations to a variety of industries worldwide, including ore beneficiation and precious metal recycling. Reed has edited several books, contributed numerous chapters in books, written many journal and review articles and presented plenary, invited, and regular lectures on the subject of selective metal separations at universities worldwide; regional, national, and international chemistry conferences; and government laboratories. Klappentext The sustainable use of natural resources is an important global challenge, and improved metal sustainability is a crucial goal for the 21st century in order to conserve the supply of critical metals and mitigate the environmental and health issues resulting from unrecovered metals.Metal Sustainability: Global Challenges, Consequences and Prospects discusses important topics and challenges associated with sustainability in metal life cycles, from mining ore to beneficiation processes, to product manufacture, to recovery from end-of-life materials, to environmental and health concerns resulting from generated waste. The broad perspective presented highlights the global interdependence of the many stages of metal life cycles. Economic issues are emphasized and relevant environmental, health, political, industrial and societal issues are discussed. The importance of applying green chemistry principles to metal sustainability is emphasized.Topics covered include:* Recycling and sustainable utilization of precious and specialty metals* Formal and informal recycling from electronic and other high-tech wastes* Global management of electronic wastes* Metal reuse and recycling in developing countries* Effects of toxic and other metal releases on the environment and human health* Effect on bacteria of toxic metal release* Selective recovery of platinum group metals and rare earth metals* Metal sustainability from a manufacturing perspective* Economic perspectives on sustainability, mineral development, and metal life cycles* Closing the Loop - Minerals Industry IssuesThe aim of this book is to improve awareness of the increasingly important role metals play in our high-tech society, the need to conserve our metal supply throughout the metal life cycle, the importance of improved metal recycling, and the effects that unhindered metal loss can have on the environment and on human health. Zusammenfassung The sustainable use of natural resources is an important global challenge, and improved metal sustainability is a crucial goal for the 21st century in order to conserve the supply of critical metals and mitigate the environmental and health issues resulting from unrecovered metals. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Contributors xv...

List of contents

List of Contributors xvii
 
Preface xxi
 
Acknowledgments xxiii
 
1 Recycling and Sustainable Utilization of Precious and Specialty Metals 1
Reed M. Izatt and Christian Hagelüken
 
1.1 Introduction 1
 
1.2 How did we come to this Situation? 4
 
1.3 Magnitude of the Waste Problem and Disposal of End-of-Life Products 7
 
1.4 Benefits Derived by the Global Community from Effective Recycling 8
 
1.5 Urban Mining 13
 
1.6 Technologies for Metal Separations and Recovery from EOL Wastes 16
 
1.7 Conclusions 19
 
References 21
 
2 Global Metal Reuse, and Formal and Informal Recycling from Electronic and Other High-Tech Wastes 23
Ian D. Williams
 
2.1 Introduction 23
 
2.2 Metal Sources 24
 
2.3 E-waste 28
 
2.4 Responses to the E-waste Problem 29
 
2.5 Reuse of Metals from High-tech Sources 31
 
2.6 Recycling of Metals from High-tech Sources 36
 
2.7 Conclusions 46
 
References 47
 
3 Global Management of Electronic Wastes: Challenges Facing Developing and Economy-in-Transition Countries 52
Oladele Osibanjo, Innocent C. Nnorom, Gilbert U. Adie, Mary B. Ogundiran, and Adebola A. Adeyi
 
3.1 Introduction 52
 
3.2 E-waste Composition 56
 
3.3 E-waste Generation 61
 
3.4 Problems with E-waste 63
 
3.5 E-waste Management Challenges Facing Developing Countries 65
 
3.6 Environmental and Health Impacts of E-Waste Management in Developing Countries 71
 
3.7 Solutions for Present and Future Challenges 73
 
3.8 Conclusions 77
 
References 78
 
4 Dynamics of Metal Reuse and Recycling in Informal Sector in Developing Countries 85
Mynepalli K. C. Sridhar and Taiwo B. Hammed
 
4.1 Introduction 85
 
4.2 Science of Metals 86
 
4.3 Technosphere, Demand and Mobility of Metals 89
 
4.4 Waste Dumpsites and Treasures of Heavy Metals 92
 
4.5 Scrap Metal and Consumer Markets 96
 
4.6 Export of Metal Scrap 99
 
4.7 E-waste Scavenging and End-of-Life Management 102
 
4.8 Scrap Metal Theft 105
 
4.9 Conclusions 106
 
References 106
 
5 Metal Sustainability from Global E-waste Management 109
Jinhui Li and Qingbin Song
 
5.1 Introduction 109
 
5.2 E-Waste Issues 109
 
5.3 E-Waste Management in China 112
 
5.4 Recycling of Metals Found in E-waste 119
 
5.5 Challenges and Efforts in Metal Sustainability in China 124
 
5.6 Summary 127
 
5.7 Acknowledgment 130
 
References 131
 
6 E-waste Recycling in China: Status Quo in 2015 134
Martin Streicher-Porte, Xinwen Chi, and Jianxin Yang
 
6.1 Introduction 134
 
6.2 Formal E-waste Collection and Recycling System in China 135
 
6.3 Informal E-waste Collection and Recycling 139
 
6.4 Conclusions 146
 
References 147
 
7 Metallurgical Recovery of Metals from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in PRC 151
Xueyi Guo, Yongzhu Zhang, and Kaihua Xu
 
7.1 Introduction 151
 
7.2 Major Sources of E-Waste in China 152
 
7.3 Strategies and Regulations for WEEE Management and Treatment 153
 
7.4 Recycling and Processing of WEEE 159
 
7.5 Current Issues in WEEE Treatment in China 167
 
7.6 Conclusions 167
 
References 168
 
8 Metal Pollution and Metal Sustainability in China 169
Xiaoyun Jiang, Shengpei Su, and Jianfei Song
 
8.1 Introduction 169
 
8.2 Heavy Metal Pollution in China 170
 
8.3 Metal Sustainability in China 185
 
8.4 Metal Sustainability in

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• Authors: Reed M Izatt, Reed M. Izatt, Reed M. (Brigham Young University) Izatt, RM Izatt
• Assisted by: Reed M. Izatt (Editor), Izatt Reed M. (Editor), Ree M Izatt (Editor), Reed M Izatt (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
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• Released: 07.10.2016
• EAN: 9781119009108
• ISBN: 978-1-119-00910-8
• No. of pages: 560
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