Industrial wastes have the potential to become an alternative source (flow) of strategic metals and, consequently, their valorization can be seen as a move towards resources efficiency and circular economy. This work aims to decipher the critical raw materials potential from solid residues produced by Municipal Solid Waste Incineration (MSWI), namely bottom and fly ashes. These solid residues, coming from different leading companies of MSWI in northern Italy, have been selected because they can be accounted for urban mining purposes and represent high elements flows, still poorly explored. In the present work I addressed the potential of MSWI solid residues as an alternative source of critical raw materials by studying the material chemistry, its resources flow and the evaluation of metals upgrading and recovery. Finally, I tackled some environmental and economic issues.

THE CRITICAL RAW MATERIALS POTENTIAL OF ANTHROPOGENIC DEPOSITS: INSIGHTS FROM SOLID RESIDUES OF MUNICIPAL WASTE INCINERATION

FUNARI, VALERIO
2016

Abstract

Industrial wastes have the potential to become an alternative source (flow) of strategic metals and, consequently, their valorization can be seen as a move towards resources efficiency and circular economy. This work aims to decipher the critical raw materials potential from solid residues produced by Municipal Solid Waste Incineration (MSWI), namely bottom and fly ashes. These solid residues, coming from different leading companies of MSWI in northern Italy, have been selected because they can be accounted for urban mining purposes and represent high elements flows, still poorly explored. In the present work I addressed the potential of MSWI solid residues as an alternative source of critical raw materials by studying the material chemistry, its resources flow and the evaluation of metals upgrading and recovery. Finally, I tackled some environmental and economic issues.
2016
Funari, Valerio
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