Exploiting the geochemical behaviour of inorganic residues in view of waste valorization

在全球人口不断扩大和日益城市化的推动下，目前和预测的全球工业活动水平已超过自然资源和环境的可持续阈值。特别是，腐蚀性/有毒废物的管理是加拿大和全球采矿和冶金行业的一个持续问题。然而，人们对它们的看法已逐渐改变;许多废物流现在被视为原始资源的低成本替代品，从而有可能减少其环境足迹，并缩短生产生命周期。因此，研究废物的价格稳定技术，结合了解材料的物理和热力学行为，是至关重要的。

Current and forecasted levels of worldwide industrial activities, driven by an expanding, increasingly more urbanized global population, have surpassed the sustainable thresholds of natural resources and the environment. In particular, management of corrosive/toxic waste is an ongoing issue for mining and metallurgical industries in Canada and globally. However, perception towards them has gradually shifted; many waste streams are now considered low-cost alternatives to virgin resources, making it possible to diminish their environmental footprint, and close production life-cycles. Therefore, research in waste valorization technologies, in combination with understanding physical and thermodynamic behaviours of the materials, is crucial.