05109nam 2200697 a 450 991045790600332120200520144314.01-5231-0940-81-283-26984-897866132698430-643-09727-9(CKB)2550000000066644(EBL)714050(OCoLC)724025048(SSID)ssj0000555137(PQKBManifestationID)12242704(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000555137(PQKBWorkID)10517474(PQKB)11044625(MiAaPQ)EBC714050(Au-PeEL)EBL714050(CaPaEBR)ebr10620220(CaONFJC)MIL326984(EXLCZ)99255000000006664420111109d2011 ua 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMinerals, metals and sustainability[electronic resource] meeting future material needs /by W.J. RankinCollingwood, Vic. CSIRO Pub. ;Leiden CRCc20111 online resource (441 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-643-09726-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1Introduction; 2Materials and the materials cycle; 2.1 Natural resources; 2.2 Materials, goods and services; 2.3 The material groups; 2.3.1 Biomass; 2.3.2 Plastics; 2.3.3 Metals and alloys; 2.3.4 Silicates and other inorganic compounds; 2.4 The materials cycle; 2.5 The recyclability of materials; 2.6 Quantifying the materials cycle; 2.6.1 Materials and energy balances; 2.6.2 Material flow analysis; 2.7 References; 2.8 Useful sources of information; 3An introduction to Earth; 3.1 The crust; 3.2 The hydrosphere and biosphere; 3.2.1 Life on Earth3.2.2 The Earth's biomes3.2.3 Ecosystem services; 3.3 Some implications of the basic laws of science; 3.3.1 Thermal energy flows to the biosphere and hydrosphere; 3.3.2 The greenhouse effect; 3.3.3 The Sun as driver of both change and order; 3.4 The biogeochemical cycles; 3.4.1 The carbon and oxygen cycles; 3.4.2 The water cycle; 3.4.3 The nitrogen cycle; 3.4.4 The phosphorus cycle; 3.4.5 The sulfur cycle; 3.5 References; 3.6 Useful sources of information; 4An introduction to sustainability; 4.1 The environmental context; 4.1.1 The state of the environment; 4.1.2 The ecological footprint4.1.3 The tragedy of the commons4.2 A brief history of the idea of sustainability; 4.2.1 The rising public awareness; 4.2.2 International developments; 4.2.3 Corporate developments; 4.3 The concepts of sustainable development and sustainability; 4.3.1 Alternative definitions of sustainability; 4.3.2 Interpretations of sustainability; 4.3.3 Responses to the challenge of sustainability; 4.4 Sustainability frameworks; 4.4.1 Triple bottom line; 4.4.2 Eco-efficiency; 4.4.3 The Natural Step; 4.4.4 Natural Capitalism; 4.4.5 Biomimicry; 4.4.6 The five capitals model4.4.7 Green chemistry and green engineering4.4.8 Putting the frameworks into context; 4.5 A model of sustainability; 4.6 References; 4.7 Useful sources of information; 5Mineral resources; 5.1 Formation of the Earth; 5.2 The geological time scale; 5.3 Formation of the crust; 5.3.1 Continental crust; 5.3.2 Oceanic crust; 5.3.3 The distribution of elements; 5.4 Minerals and rocks; 5.4.1 Mineral classes; 5.4.2 Rock classes; 5.4.3 The rock cycle; 5.5 Mineral deposits; 5.5.1 Formation of mineral deposits; 5.5.2 Common forms of mineral deposits5.5.3 The distribution of base and precious metal deposits5.6 Resources and reserves; 5.7 Extracting value from the crust; 5.7.1 Physical separation; 5.7.2 Chemical separation; 5.7.3 The effect of breakage on the surface area of materials; 5.7.4 By-products and co-products; 5.7.5 The efficiency of extraction; 5.8 References; 5.9 Useful sources of information; 6The minerals industry; 6.1 Mineral commodities; 6.1.1 Traded commodities; 6.1.2 Mineral commodity statistics; 6.1.3 Reserves and resources of mineral commodities; 6.2 How mineral commodities are traded; 6.2.1 Mineral and metal markets6.2.2 The complexities of trading mineral commoditiesExamines the role of minerals in modern society and the implications of sustainable development for the minerals industry.Mines and mineral resourcesManagementMineral industriesManagementMineral industriesEnvironmental aspectsSustainabilityElectronic books.Mines and mineral resourcesManagement.Mineral industriesManagement.Mineral industriesEnvironmental aspects.Sustainability.333.85Rankin W. J924204MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457906003321Minerals, metals and sustainability2074067UNINA