Santiago Rosado, L. Gullón, L. F. M. Martínez, Juan F. Llamas Borrajo
{"title":"Potential Uses of Copper Wastes in the Building Sector: Inertization and Added Value Solutions","authors":"Santiago Rosado, L. Gullón, L. F. M. Martínez, Juan F. Llamas Borrajo","doi":"10.3390/materproc2021005025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/materproc2021005025","url":null,"abstract":"Mining activity is the second biggest producer of waste in the European Union (EU), so to develop processes that allow the reuse of waste and the consequent creation of markets for these secondary raw materials are relevant for a desirable transition to a circular economy. Copper waste such as cakes, tailings, pyrite roasting residues, or slags present very different physical characteristics and hazards. There are two important aspects to consider for the residue of hazardous determination and its reuse: the particle size and the leaching behavior. Also, the reactive or non-reactive property of the waste depends on their origin, which is important for new applications. Based on these parameters (and other specifics for each application), the intention of this paper is to review and study the different applications of copper residues, aiming for new possibilities of cement-based construction materials with added value that allow to economically justify the use of cement.","PeriodicalId":18729,"journal":{"name":"Materials Proceedings","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77898677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Barbosa, A. Dias, A. Ferraz, Sandra Amaro, M. G. Brito, J. Almeida, S. Pessanha
{"title":"The Dual Paradigm of Mining Waste: “From Ecotoxicological Sources to Potential Polymetallic Resources”—An Example from Iberian Pyrite Belt (Portugal)","authors":"S. Barbosa, A. Dias, A. Ferraz, Sandra Amaro, M. G. Brito, J. Almeida, S. Pessanha","doi":"10.3390/materproc2021005023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/materproc2021005023","url":null,"abstract":"The main goal of this study was to identify potential chemical elements present in three types of polymetallic mine waste, stored in the old mine site of São Domingos, located in the Iberian Pyrite Belt, Alentejo, Southern Region of Portugal. This study involves the characterization of potential resources in those mine residues, bearing in mind that its reprocessing can facilitate the environmental remediation and rehabilitation activities which are underway at the site. X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) and micro (μ)-XRF 2D mapping surveys were performed. Univariate and multivariate data analysis reveal that differences in compositions are mainly related with element concentration per type of waste. Image processing and clustering analysis allowed the recognition of distinct elemental spatial distribution patterns. Some of these residues, although classified as archeological-industrial heritage materials may present toxicity to the ecological environment and to human health. This fact enhances, therefore, geoethical doubts regarding its remining and exploitability. In this context, a multi-criteria decision analysis considering two geoethical alternatives was performed.","PeriodicalId":18729,"journal":{"name":"Materials Proceedings","volume":"198 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77503390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploitation of Kaolin as an Alternative Source in Alumina Production","authors":"Bagani Maria, Balomenos Efthymios, Panias Dimitrios","doi":"10.3390/materproc2021005024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/materproc2021005024","url":null,"abstract":"The extensive consumption of aluminum, combined with the shortage of the existing raw materials, and particularly bauxite, necessitates the exploitation of alternative raw materials for the production of alumina. The present paper focuses on the possible use of kaolin, as an abundant, cheap and high-aluminum content raw material, in alumina production, via the application of the Aranda-Mastin technology in the leaching step. From this point of view, leaching experiments were conducted on untreated kaolin and thermally treated, metakaolin, applying atmospheric pressure, temperature of 90 °C and with an aqueous solution of a low HCl concentration as the leaching agent. Leaching, in the aforementioned conditions, is an industrially applied process, characterized by highly efficient aluminum dissolution in the case of metakaolin with low silicon dissolution at a short retention time, but with respectively lower achieved results for untreated kaolin. In order to raise the aluminum dissolution rate from untreated material, temporal and subsequently chemical intensification was applied. The analysis indicated a higher aluminum dissolution rate, up to 70%, with the application of a high acid concentration of leaching agent, performed for a long retention time that could be further improved.","PeriodicalId":18729,"journal":{"name":"Materials Proceedings","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83147242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introducing the IDEF0 Methodology in the Strategic Planning of Projects for Reclamation and Repurposing of Surface Mines","authors":"P. Spanidis, F. Pavloudakis, C. Roumpos","doi":"10.3390/materproc2021005026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/materproc2021005026","url":null,"abstract":"The closure of surface mines is a complex framework characterized by extended reclamations of post-mining sites towards an environmentally friendly and sustainable land-use system development with beneficial returns to society and the economy. The paper demonstrates the critical mine closure problem, draws research questions, and introduces the IDEF0 (Integrated DEFinition Function) process modelling method as a low-cost and easy development tool for use by mining experts to perform strategic planning of sustainable mine reclamation and repurposing projects. A case study for the method applied in a Greek lignite mine is presented.","PeriodicalId":18729,"journal":{"name":"Materials Proceedings","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87109856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sandra Amaro, S. Barbosa, Gloria Ammerer, Aina Bruno, J. Guimerà, Ioannis Orfanoudakis, A. Ostręga, E. Mylona, M. Hitch, Jessica Strydom
{"title":"MCDM Applied to the Evaluation of Transitional and Post-Mining Conditions—An Innovative Perspective Developed through the EIT ReviRIS Project","authors":"Sandra Amaro, S. Barbosa, Gloria Ammerer, Aina Bruno, J. Guimerà, Ioannis Orfanoudakis, A. Ostręga, E. Mylona, M. Hitch, Jessica Strydom","doi":"10.3390/materproc2021005022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/materproc2021005022","url":null,"abstract":"In mine design and planning, the identification of an appropriate Post-Mining Land Use (PMLU) is necessary and crucial to achieve environmental quality, socio-economic renewal, and social acceptance of mining projects. In this context, Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods support decision-makers and stakeholders, identifying the relevant factors and criteria, so that, different available alternatives can be evaluated, compared, and contrasted with each other. With the vision to enable its wide application, 15 mine profiles are identified which, combined with selected MCDM methods and relevant factors, results in a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) framework for PMLU. In this preliminary framework, the MCDM methods selected are SIMUS, TOPSIS, and SMARTER. They serve different problems and, therefore, are used in different profiles: SIMUS is applied to complex profiles, TOPSIS to the lesser ones, and SMARTER is used due to its capacity of assigning weights to criteria based on Ranking Order Centroid calculations. This preliminary MCDA structure gives the possibility to include the complexity (technical and decisional) and a participatory process, for all stakeholders involved concerning PMLU.","PeriodicalId":18729,"journal":{"name":"Materials Proceedings","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90779193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Malagnino, M. Rostagno, G. Amaro, A. Vlysidis, A. Gkika, E. Koumoulos, Yi Qin
{"title":"LCA and LCC of Emerging and Incumbent Technologies on Energy Harvesters","authors":"A. Malagnino, M. Rostagno, G. Amaro, A. Vlysidis, A. Gkika, E. Koumoulos, Yi Qin","doi":"10.3390/materproc2021005021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/materproc2021005021","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, life cycle assessment and life cycle costing results about piezoelectric and thermoelectric materials for energy harvesters (EHs) are extracted from the literature and evaluated. This study serves as a basis for comparing current EHs with innovative EHs that will be developed within the Horizon 2020 FAST SMART project. FAST—SMART aims at increasing the performance of current EHs while reducing at the same time: The use of rare elements and toxic substances; resources and energy consumption; environmental impact and costs; paving the way for the adoption of new and more environmental-friendly systems for energy harvesting.","PeriodicalId":18729,"journal":{"name":"Materials Proceedings","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80753691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Achieving the Carbon-Neutral Production of Magnesia and Silica Products Using a HCl-Based Process in Serpentine Feedstock","authors":"David Konlechner, Gregor Kappacher","doi":"10.3390/materproc2021005019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/materproc2021005019","url":null,"abstract":"Magnesia is mainly produced from carbonate sources (magnesite (MgCO3)), and seawater brines (MgCl2). The calcination of magnesite and the precipitation of brine using quicklime (CaO) are processes that have significant CO2 footprints, even before considering the burning of hydrocarbons required to meet the energy demand. There are also significant amounts of silica-based magnesia raw materials available worldwide, such as serpentine, dunite, and olivine. It is possible to produce synthetic MgO of high purity using a HCl-based process. HCl can be fully recycled and reused. If a carbon-neutral heating source such as electricity, synthetic fuel, or plasma is used for the pyrohydrolysis process, the result is the production of MgO via a carbon-neutral process.","PeriodicalId":18729,"journal":{"name":"Materials Proceedings","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80607394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Geotechnical Engineering Perspectives: Challenges and Solutions in the Transition to a Post-Lignite Era","authors":"I. Zevgolis, A. Theocharis, N. Koukouzas","doi":"10.3390/materproc2021005017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/materproc2021005017","url":null,"abstract":"Coal and lignite regions are on the way to reinvent themselves. In this work, three aspects related to the reclamation and exploitation of these mining areas are analyzed, focusing on the role of geotechnical engineering. Firstly, the slope stability of lignite excavations is examined during the water filling reclamation practice. Secondly, the effect of extreme rainfall is studied on the slope stability of abandoned lignite mines. Finally, aspects of the potential reclamation of a waste dump by a highway or a railroad are investigated. Overall, the three studies underline the importance of geotechnical engineering in the transition to a post-lignite era.","PeriodicalId":18729,"journal":{"name":"Materials Proceedings","volume":"96 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76995629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Kosmidi, C. Panagiotopoulou, P. Angelopoulos, M. Taxiarchou
{"title":"Thermal Activation of Kaolin: Effect of Kaolin Mineralogy on the Activation Process","authors":"D. Kosmidi, C. Panagiotopoulou, P. Angelopoulos, M. Taxiarchou","doi":"10.3390/materproc2021005018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/materproc2021005018","url":null,"abstract":"Kaolin is an industrial mineral used in a wide variety of applications due to its crystalline structure, mineral and elemental composition. After kaolin undergoes heat treatment in a specific temperature range, metakaolin, which exhibits a strong pozzolanic reaction, is formed. This paper examines the effects of different kaolin qualities on the thermal activation process of metakaolin production. The qualities of kaolin depend on the impurities they contain, such as mica, feldspar and quartz. In this study, four different samples of kaolin are investigated. Each sample was heat treated in a lab-scale rotary kiln in order to study the chemical, structural and morphological changes that occurred and their influence on pozzolanic activity. The parameters being considered in the experimental process were the temperature and the duration of the treatment. Thus, the calcination process for each of the four kaolin types was carried out at 600, 650 and 700 °C for 3 h. The occurred changes were monitored using XRD, FTIR and DTA analysis. Additionally, the reactivity of all thermally treated samples was evaluated based on the Chapelle test. The results showed that the fewer the impurities, the easier the transformation of the material to metakaolin. The optimum result was the metakaolin, which originated from the purest quality of kaolin and was comparable to the commercial product. Finally, the pozzolanic activity of the thermally activated samples also depended on the purity of the kaolin.","PeriodicalId":18729,"journal":{"name":"Materials Proceedings","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83019260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Triantafyllou, I. Kapageridis, S. Gkaras, F. Pavloudakis
{"title":"Development of Emission Factor Equations for Surface Mining Activities: The Case of the Stacker","authors":"A. Triantafyllou, I. Kapageridis, S. Gkaras, F. Pavloudakis","doi":"10.3390/materproc2021005015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/materproc2021005015","url":null,"abstract":"In surface mines, various activities (e.g., excavations, loading and unloading of material, moving vehicles on unpaved haul roads, etc.) represent significant sources of fugitive dust. The estimation of dust generation from each individual source is a basic step in planning and implementation decision-making systems regarding the air quality of the surrounding area. Typically, this can be obtained by using emission factor or prediction-type equations. A detailed study was carried out at four surface lignite mines to determine PM emission factors and to develop the prediction-type equations of various surface mining activities. In this work, the data, method and results referring to the stacker, one of and the significant fugitive dust emissions source in mining operations are presented and analyzed.","PeriodicalId":18729,"journal":{"name":"Materials Proceedings","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74989773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}