The automotive industry is in the process of transformation from traditional production vehicles with engines powered by combustion fossil fuels to electric energy. This revolutionary will generate a growing demand for metallic raw materials that are crucial part batteries—nickel and cobalt, among others. Providing enough e-mobility sustainable way be challenge years come. region South-Eastern ...

A large proportion of the world’s population relies on medicines from the herbal sources. In this review, data about the mineral element content of medicinal and aromatic plants, including major elements, trace elements and toxic heavy metals, will be discussed and compared. Plants and drugs with remarkable elemental compositions will be pointed out. The main focus will be given on plants used ...

Tungsten carbide (WC) is the most important tungsten compound, and main component of WC-Co cermet composites. are widely used engineering materials due to combination high hardness strength with toughness plasticity metallic binder. The direct synthesis WC from concentrate containing ∼70% WO3 has been achieved by carbothermic reduction. Mineral/carbon black mixtures were prepared planetary ball...

The removal of arsenic from process solutions and effluents has been practiced by the mineral process industries for many years. More recently, because of the recognition that arsenic at low concentrations in drinking water causes severe health effects, the technologies that have been used in the mineral industry are being applied to that situation. Removal of arsenic in process solutions can b...