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Re: Zero-Footprint Mining
This is an exciting area of research. We have done some work looking for hyperaccumulating plant species that could be used for phytomining of rare earth elements: https://doi.org/10.1002/cjce.23152 … (View Post)3 -
Re: Tackling Tailings: Repurpose and Remediation
I will try again: (View Post)4 -
Re: Barriers to Innovation
When looking to replace traditional materials (e.g. sand, cement, limestone) with waste materials (tailings, slags, ashes), an important challenge is the composition of these wastes, as they frequent… (View Post)3 -
Re: Tackling Tailings: Repurpose and Remediation
We are turning mining tailings, steelmaking slag and CO2 into bricks, mortar and paint. It is a protoyping project that started earlier this year, and that I intend to carry forward to disseminate aw… (View Post)2 -
Re: Introductions
Hello, my name is Rafael Santos, I am Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph in Canada. I have been working on waste valorization for several years, looking to turn wastes into carbon sinks,… (View Post)3