Post by Amanda Wills on Oct 6, 2011 9:24:31 GMT
This, the 3rd International Symposium on Sustainability through Resource Conservation and Recycling '11 (SRCR '13), is organised by MEI in consultation with Prof Markus Reuter.
Scope of SRCR '13
The rapid growth of the world economy is straining the sustainable use of the Earth’s natural resources due to modern society’s extensive use of metals, materials and products. An astute and conscious application and use of metals, materials and products supported by the reuse and recycling of these materials and end-of-life products is imperative to the preservation of the Earth’s resources. The realisation of the ambitions of sustainable use of metals, materials and resources demands that the different disciplines of the material and consumer product system are connected and harmonised. This conference discussed all aspects of material and metal usage by considering for example (but not exclusively):
- Acid Mine Drainage
- Clean Technology (smelting, energy recovery, hydrometallurgical, etc.)
- Coal Wastes
- Effluent Treatment (biological and chemical methods for water purification)
- Energy Recovery
- Environmental Impact Assessment Methodologies (LCA, metrics for sustainability, LCI, etc.)
- Industrial Applications (novel technology, new methods, breakthrough technology, etc.)
- Legislation (REACH, Basel, Stockholm, etc.)
- Process Control (to monitor and optimize environmental performance of plants, unit operations, furnaces)
Processing of Industrial Wastes (slags, chemical, flue dusts, sludges, bottom ashes, etc.)
- Recycling of Post Consumer Materials (car recycling, waste electric and electronic equipment, plastics, paper)
- Tailings Disposal at mine sites
- Recycling Systems (monitoring, take-back systems, etc.)
- Recycling Technology (separation, automatic sorting, sensors, smelting, etc.)
- Sustainability (from an industrial as well as consumer point of view)
- System and other models for system optimization and Sustainability prediction
- Carbon emission controls; case studies of existing methods to reduce emissions and new technology being developed such as carbon capture and storage
- Efforts to reduce energy consumption in mining and mineral processing operations
- Developments in geopolymers as alternatives to conventional cements.
Call for Papers
Papers are invited for presentation at SRCR '13. All papers must be written and presented in English, the official language of the conference.
Abstract Submission
Short abstracts, of no more than 150 words, should be sent to Dr. Barry Wills by email (bwills@min-eng.com) by the end of November 2012.
Draft Papers
If accepted, draft papers will be required. These will form the unrefereed Proceedings, which will be available to delegates on a CD-ROM at the conference. Copyright on these papers belongs to the individual authors, and not to MEI.
Final Papers
Final papers should be submitted no later than one month after the end of the conference. Authors have two options:
1. Submission to Minerals Engineering, the world's number 1 journal in mineral processing and extractive metallurgy, with the highest impact factor, and rated a maximum A* by the Australian Research Council. These will be refereed, and, if accepted, published in a special Computational Modelling issue of the journal. Corresponding authors will receive one complimentary copy of this special issue. All other delegates may purchase the special issue from Elsevier Science Ltd at a discounted rate.
2. Submission to the Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM). The Journal is a recognized Department of Higher Education and Training accredited journal, with ABC accreditation by the Audit Bureau of Circulation of South Africa. The content of the Journal comprises Transactional and Journal papers. Transactional papers are of a very technical nature and are subject to stringent reviewing procedures while journal papers are of a more general and practical nature and go through a less severe reviewing process. Papers can be sent to the SAIMM publications coordinator, Caron Lance at caron@saimm.co.za.
More info: www.min-eng.com/srcr13/
Venue: www.min-eng.com/srcr13/venue.html
Programme: www.min-eng.com/srcr13/prog.html
Registration: www.min-eng.com/srcr13/reg.html
Exhibition: www.min-eng.com/srcr13/exhibit.html
Sponsorship: www.min-eng.com/srcr13/spons.html
Scope of SRCR '13
The rapid growth of the world economy is straining the sustainable use of the Earth’s natural resources due to modern society’s extensive use of metals, materials and products. An astute and conscious application and use of metals, materials and products supported by the reuse and recycling of these materials and end-of-life products is imperative to the preservation of the Earth’s resources. The realisation of the ambitions of sustainable use of metals, materials and resources demands that the different disciplines of the material and consumer product system are connected and harmonised. This conference discussed all aspects of material and metal usage by considering for example (but not exclusively):
- Acid Mine Drainage
- Clean Technology (smelting, energy recovery, hydrometallurgical, etc.)
- Coal Wastes
- Effluent Treatment (biological and chemical methods for water purification)
- Energy Recovery
- Environmental Impact Assessment Methodologies (LCA, metrics for sustainability, LCI, etc.)
- Industrial Applications (novel technology, new methods, breakthrough technology, etc.)
- Legislation (REACH, Basel, Stockholm, etc.)
- Process Control (to monitor and optimize environmental performance of plants, unit operations, furnaces)
Processing of Industrial Wastes (slags, chemical, flue dusts, sludges, bottom ashes, etc.)
- Recycling of Post Consumer Materials (car recycling, waste electric and electronic equipment, plastics, paper)
- Tailings Disposal at mine sites
- Recycling Systems (monitoring, take-back systems, etc.)
- Recycling Technology (separation, automatic sorting, sensors, smelting, etc.)
- Sustainability (from an industrial as well as consumer point of view)
- System and other models for system optimization and Sustainability prediction
- Carbon emission controls; case studies of existing methods to reduce emissions and new technology being developed such as carbon capture and storage
- Efforts to reduce energy consumption in mining and mineral processing operations
- Developments in geopolymers as alternatives to conventional cements.
Call for Papers
Papers are invited for presentation at SRCR '13. All papers must be written and presented in English, the official language of the conference.
Abstract Submission
Short abstracts, of no more than 150 words, should be sent to Dr. Barry Wills by email (bwills@min-eng.com) by the end of November 2012.
Draft Papers
If accepted, draft papers will be required. These will form the unrefereed Proceedings, which will be available to delegates on a CD-ROM at the conference. Copyright on these papers belongs to the individual authors, and not to MEI.
Final Papers
Final papers should be submitted no later than one month after the end of the conference. Authors have two options:
1. Submission to Minerals Engineering, the world's number 1 journal in mineral processing and extractive metallurgy, with the highest impact factor, and rated a maximum A* by the Australian Research Council. These will be refereed, and, if accepted, published in a special Computational Modelling issue of the journal. Corresponding authors will receive one complimentary copy of this special issue. All other delegates may purchase the special issue from Elsevier Science Ltd at a discounted rate.
2. Submission to the Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM). The Journal is a recognized Department of Higher Education and Training accredited journal, with ABC accreditation by the Audit Bureau of Circulation of South Africa. The content of the Journal comprises Transactional and Journal papers. Transactional papers are of a very technical nature and are subject to stringent reviewing procedures while journal papers are of a more general and practical nature and go through a less severe reviewing process. Papers can be sent to the SAIMM publications coordinator, Caron Lance at caron@saimm.co.za.
More info: www.min-eng.com/srcr13/
Venue: www.min-eng.com/srcr13/venue.html
Programme: www.min-eng.com/srcr13/prog.html
Registration: www.min-eng.com/srcr13/reg.html
Exhibition: www.min-eng.com/srcr13/exhibit.html
Sponsorship: www.min-eng.com/srcr13/spons.html