The Materials Science behind Sustainable Metals and Alloys
Dierk Raabe
Abstract
emissions, and less on process engineering or economy. The paper does not describe the devastating influence of metal-related greenhouse gas emissions on climate, but scientific approaches how to solve this problem, through research that can render metallurgy fossil-free. The content is considering only direct measures to metallurgical sustainability (production) and not indirect measures that materials leverage through their properties (strength, weight, longevity, functionality).
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ScrapCircular economyBottleneckSustainabilityGreenhouse gasSustainable developmentNatural resource economicsProduction (economics)Work (physics)PyrometallurgyEnvironmental scienceChemistryEngineeringMechanical engineeringEconomicsOperations managementGeologySmeltingOceanographyBiologyMacroeconomicsOrganic chemistryLawPolitical scienceEcologyExtraction and Separation ProcessesRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesMetal Extraction and Bioleaching