Exergoecology: A thermodynamic approach for accounting the Earth's mineral capital. The case of bauxite-aluminium and limestone-lime chains

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 229-238

  Valero, Antonio ^a   Valero, Alicia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aluminium industry; Exergoecology; Exergy cost; Lime industry; Mineral exergy bonus; Minerals; Resources

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALCITE; DEPOSITS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; EXTRACTION; FOSSIL FUELS; LIME; LIMESTONE; MINERAL INDUSTRY; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALS; REFINING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY; EXERGOECOLOGY; EXERGY COST; LIME INDUSTRY; RESOURCES;

EXERGY;

ALUMINUM; BAUXITE; CALCITE; CRUST; EXERGY; EXTRACTION; FOSSIL FUEL; LIME; LIMESTONE; MINERAL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 70749161360     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2009.09.013     Document Type: Article

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