The Material Limits of Energy Transition: Thanatia
Valero, Alicia, Valero, Antonio, Calvo, Guiomar
Produktnummer:
1876d4d31439d94476ae0e761478c091f9
Autor: | Calvo, Guiomar Valero, Alicia Valero, Antonio |
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Themengebiete: | Circular Economy Energy Transition Exergy Mineral Exhaustion Mining and Metallurgy Raw Materials Recycling Resource Depletion Thanatia Thermodynamics |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 20.07.2021 |
EAN: | 9783030785321 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Seitenzahl: | 253 |
Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Verlag: | Springer International Publishing |
Produktinformationen "The Material Limits of Energy Transition: Thanatia"
Earth has become a huge mine, with a greater quantity and variety of fundamental mineral resources being extracted year after year. Technology, from electric cars to everyday electrical equipment, consume vast amounts of scarce raw materials. On a planet with limited resources, are these minerals being properly assessed? Will there be enough raw materials to meet the demand of a world population on track to reach 10 billion people? What will be the consequences of accelerated resource depredation? Will the planet one day become 'Thanatia', a resource-exhausted Earth?This book allows readers to understand the mineral heritage of the Earth, considering the demand for raw materials in society, comparing it with the availability of resources on Earth and the impact of mining. The basics of physical geonomics are exlpained, allowing readers to analyse the loss of mineral resources on the planet. The impact of renewable energies and technologies, including electric vehicles, arestudied. The book concludes with possible solutions to mineral depletion, from increasing recycling rates, ecodesign measures or alternative sources of mineral resources.Providing numerous tables and illustrations, 'The Material Limits of Energy Transition: Thanatia' gives readers a thorough understanding of mineral depletion. Exploring geology, geochemistry, mining, metallurgy, the environment and thermodynamics, this is a truly holistic book.

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