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SFB 525:  A Resource-Orientated Analysis of the Material Flow of Metallic Raw Materials

Subject Area Materials Science and Engineering
Term from 1997 to 2003
Project identifier Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 5481241
 
The long-term goal of the research program is the identification of options for resource-sensitive supplying and processing of metallic raw materials considering technical developments and economic and ecological aims. An integrated resource management system for important metallic raw materials is to be developed and tested regarding the applicability of this framework in order to provide useful and efficient tools for decision makers. The first phase of the research program (1997 - 1999) was focused on aluminium. In the second phase (2000 - 2002) copper is included into the resource-orientated analysis of metallic raw materials. The scope of analyses reaches from deposit valuation to extraction over processing and smelting of mineral resources to manufacturing and utilisation. The recycling processes for supplying secondary resources ensuing the use phase are also analysed and assessed as integral part of the raw materials supply. Transportation processes arising in any of the sub-processes, processes of energy supply and utilisation or disposal processes of the most important waste flows along the process chain are included in the investigation. This procedure makes it possible to analyse both, the influence of the technical process chain on the environment and also economic and social aspects.
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