The (Geo) Metallurgy of the Circular Economy


The (Geo) Metallurgy of the Circular Economy

Reuter, M. A.

Circular economy (CE) is defined here in terms of the metallurgical Internet of Things (m-IoT). This is the digitalized Web of Metals (WoM) or, in other words, the system integrated material production (SIMP). Its digitalization provides the real-time detail that quantifies the three pillars of sustainability: social, environmental, and economical. This is termed ‘‘circular economy engineering’’ (CEE), i.e., the digitalization of the CE, using among others the theory and technology of minerals processing, metallurgy, recycling, computer-aided engineering (CAE), and product design. This provides the basis for the estimation of the metrics of resource efficiency (RE) and, hence, provides a direction for innovation and also enables the m-IoT.

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Geometallurgy is now largely accepted as the process to quantify and understand a mineral deposit in terms of its structure, composition and ultimately to determine its economic value.
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Keywords: Circular economy; digitalization; metallurgy; recycling; resource efficiency

  • Invited lecture (Conferences)
    GEOMETALLURGY 2018, 19.-20.04.2018, London, Großbritannien

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