Sustainability | |
A Life Cycle Assessment of Silica Sand: Comparing the Beneficiation Processes | |
Anamarija Grbeš1  Shinsuke Murakami1  | |
[1] Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, Zagreb 10000, Croatia | |
关键词: silica; quartz; life cycle assessment; environmental impact; mining; mineral processing; | |
DOI : 10.3390/su8010011 | |
来源: mdpi | |
【 摘 要 】
Silica sand or quartz sand is a mineral resource with a wide variety of application; glass industry, construction and foundry are the most common examples thereof. The Republic of Croatia has reserves of 40 million tons of silica sand and a long tradition of surface mining and processing. The average annual production of raw silica sand in Croatia in the period from 2006 to 2011 amounted to 150 thousand tons. This paper presents
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