Resource recovery and remediation of highly alkaline residues
A political-industrial ecology approach to building a circular economy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8945876 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pauline Deutz (0000-0002-9165-5322, University of Hull, corresponding author), Helen Baxter (0000-0002-8394-9099, University of Hull), David Gibbs (0000-0001-8051-0024, University of Hull), William M Mayes (0000-0002-1864-9057, University of Hull), Helena I Gomes (0000-0003-1131-7604, University of Hull) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Pages | 336-344 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geoforum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7185 • E-ISSN: 1872-9398 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.03.021 |
| OpenAlex | W2604977744 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 54 |
Highly alkaline industrial residues (e.g., steel slag, bauxite processing residue (red mud) and ash from coal combustion) have been identified as stocks of potentially valuable metals. Technological change has created demand for metals, such as vanadium and certain rare earth elements, in electronics associated with renewable energy generation and storage. Current raw material and circular economy policy initiatives in the EU and industrial ecology research all promote resource recovery from residues, with research so far primarily from an environmental science perspective. This paper begins to address the deficit of research into the governance of resource recovery from a novel situation where re-use involves extraction of a component from a bulk residue that itself represents a risk to the environment. Taking a political industrial ecology approach, we briefly present emerging techniques for recovery and consider their regulatory implications in the light of potential environmental impacts. The paper draws on EU and UK regulatory framework for these residues along with semi-structured interviews with industry and regulatory bodies. A complex picture emerges of entwined ownerships and responsibilities for residues, with past practice and policy having a lasting impact on current possibilities for resource recovery
Biology · Business · Circular economy · Corporate governance · Economics · Industrial ecology · Industrial Symbiosis · Management · Natural resource economics · Political science · Politics · Resource (disambiguation · Resource Recovery · Sustainability · Waste management · Bauxite Residue and Utilization · Ecology · Engineering · Extraction and Separation Processes · Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
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Governing the Interplay between Industrial Ecosystems and Environmental Regulation
“Uncovering” Industrial Symbiosis
Explaining Industrial Symbiosis Emergence, Development, and Disruption
Promoting Industrial Symbiosis
Realism and Social Science
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The boundaries of urban metabolism
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The Political Ecology of Uneven Urban Green Space
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Materiality and Waste
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,78 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |