Agromining: Farming for Metals

Extracting Unconventional Resources Using Plants
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-61898-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 7465 g

Reihe: Mineral Resource Reviews

This is the first book on global agromining/phytomining technology. It presents the complete metal farming or agromining chain; an emerging technology expected to be transformative in the extraction of resources of those elements not accessible by traditional mining techniques. Meeting the demand for critical minerals (rare earth elements, platinum group elements, nickel cobalt) is increasingly difficult in the 21st century due to resource depletion and geopolitical factors. Agromining uses hyperaccumulator plants as “metal crops” farmed on sub-economic soils or mineral waste to obtain valuable elements.This book, which follows the metal farming chain, starts with the latest information on the global distribution and ecology of hyperaccumulator plants, biogeochemical pathways, the influence of rhizosphere microbes, as well as aspects of propagation and conservation of these unusual plants. It then presents the state of the art in new tools for identifying hyperaccumulator plants and for understanding their physiology and molecular biology. It goes on to describe the agronomy of “metal crops,” and opportunities for incorporating agromining into rehabilitation and mine closure, including test-cases of nickel, cobalt, selenium, thallium, rare earth elements and PGEs. Finally, it concludes with an overview of the latest developments in the processing of bio-ores and associated products.This book is edited and authored by the pioneers in the field who have been at the foreground of the development of agromining over the past three decades. It is timely as agromining is now at a pivotal point in its development with rapid expansion of activities in the field around the globe. As such it is of interest to environmental professionals in the minerals industry, government regulators and academics.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

van der Ent, Antony

Echevarria, Guillaume

Baker, Alan J.M.

Morel, Jean Louis

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Biogeographie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Petrologie, Mineralogie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Metallurgie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Content (Tentative)Introduction- the EditorsGlobal distribution and ecology of hyperaccumulator plants- Roger Reeves, Antony van der Ent, Alan BakerPhysiology and molecular biology of trace element hyperaccumulation- Mark Aarts, Sylvain MerlotThe important role of the rhizosphere and microbes associated with hyperaccumulator plants- Emile Benizri, Petra KiddNew tools for hyperaccumulator discovery and understanding their physiology- Antony van der Ent, Guillaume Echevarria, Hugh HarrisPropagation and aspects of conservation of rare hyperaccumulator plants- Bruno Fogliani, Laurent L’HuillierNickel availability and biogeochemical pathways in ultramafic soils- Guillaume EchevarriaThe long road to developing agromining/phytomining- Rufus Chaney, Alan Baker, Jean Louis MorelAgronomy of “metal crops” used in agromining- Rufus Chaney, Jean Louis MorelIncorporating hyperaccumulator plants in rehabilitation and mine closure- Peter Erskine, Gavin Lee, Stephane McCoyUsing plants to clean up polluted soils with recovery of valuable by-products- Thibault Sterckeman, Markus PuschenreiterElement case studies:Nickel (Jean Louis Morel, Aida Bani)Cobalt (Guillaume Echevarria, Antony van der Ent)Selenium (Elizabeth Pillon-Smits)Thallium, Rare Earth Elements and PGEsProcessing of bio-ores and products- Marie-Odile Simonnot, James Vaughan, Baptiste LaubieEcosystem services and Life Cycle Assessment of agromining- Marie-Noelle Pons, Jean Louis MorelConclusions and Outlook- the Editors