Essays about: "Critical minerals"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 34 essays containing the words Critical minerals.

  1. 11. Talk to the Sea: Deep-sea mining, the arts, and contesting narratives of extraction in the deep ocean.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Nicholas Frederick Olivier Lepage; [2023]
    Keywords : deep-sea mining; resource frontier; commodities; arts; extractivism; narratives; imaginaries.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The deep-sea may be on the verge of becoming the latest frontier for resource extraction of critical metals and minerals in order to build renewable energy technologies such as electric vehicles. This thesis examines the narratives used by the deep-sea mining company The Metals Company to justify the extraction of polymetallic nodules from the seabed in the Clarion Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean. READ MORE

  3. 12. Critical elements scavenged by secondary gypsum and HFO : Determined by sequential extraction combined with mineralogical studies

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Geovetenskap och miljöteknik

    Author : Emma Flodin; [2022]
    Keywords : Geochemistry; gypsum; HFO; adsorption; scavenged; critical elements; beryllium; Yxsjöberg; mine waste; Sequential extraction; XRD; SEM-EDS;

    Abstract : The demand for metals is great for the purpose of developing green technologies, and EU has listed 30 metals and minerals that are of critical importance for the maintenance and evolving of today’s society, so called critical materials. However, mining of raw materials generates mine waste which can have adverse effect on human health, ecosystems, and surrounding areas. READ MORE

  4. 13. Tracking of SVHC : Investigating current methods and creating a new method for tracking Substances of Very High Concern in products

    University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Avdelningen för datateknik och informatik

    Author : Annie Johansson; Bahja Faqid; [2022]
    Keywords : Blockchain; Substances of Very High Concern SVHC ; Cryptocurrency; Material data sheets MDS ; conflict minerals;

    Abstract : This research explores how substances of very high concern (SVHC) are tracked today. Tracking the material content of products has grown increasingly important in the last decade. READ MORE

  5. 14. Material Supply Risks for the Energy Transition: A Quantitative Analysis of Resources, Production Concentration and Geopolitical Risks

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Ria Pozybill; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; Critical minerals; Geopolitical risks; Cobalt; Rare earths; Lithium;

    Abstract : The Paris Agreement aims to limit the global temperature to below 2°C above the pre-industrial level. In order to achieve this target, almost 200 countries committed to Nationally Determined Contributions to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Diverse strategies are applied to achieve the necessary emissions reductions. READ MORE

  6. 15. Characterization of the cobalt content in zinc ore from Zinkgruvan, Sweden

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Ingeborg Hjorth; [2022]
    Keywords : Zinkgruvan; Bergslagen; Cobalt; Sphalerite; Pyrrhotite; Safflorite;

    Abstract : Zinkgruvan is a stratiform Zn-Pb-Ag deposit located in the Bergslagen ore district in south central Sweden. Elevated concentrations of cobalt have been detected in zinc ore from the mine. READ MORE