Life cycle inventory assessment of smelting process of platinum group metals at the anglo American platinum ltd, South Africa

M. J. Mabiza; C. Mbohwa

Life cycle inventory assessment of smelting process of platinum group metals at the anglo American platinum ltd, South Africa

M. J. Mabiza
, C. Mbohwa

Quality and Operations Management

University of Johannesburg

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Abstract

Platinum group metals arc acknowledged for their contribution to the reduction of environmental damage thanks to technological innovations. A growing demand on PGM is expected to contribute to the supply of clean and renewable energy using systems such as hydrogen fuel cell technology. The credits to PGM are of no doubt, yet some environmental concerns in PGM recovery process are reported with a massive harmful SO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Life cycle analysis of smelter section was developed and equivalent carbon dioxide emissions were quantified. For one metric ton of ore milled, a total amount of equivalent carbon dioxide of about 2,084.72kg C02-cq was associated with the smelting process. S02 was revealed not to be the most important emission. In an annual initiative, smelter can process up to 36,547 million metric tons of ore milled accounting for 76,163,948,000 kg C02-eq. The section of the smelter showed emissions to water and emissions to soil mainly. Significant air emissions are identified as Sulphur dioxide (SO:) efflux in the plant.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	WCE 2015 - World Congress on Engineering 2015
Editors	S. I. Ao, Len Gelman, Len Gelman, David W.L. Hukins, Andrew Hunter, Alexander M. Korsunsky, S. I. Ao, S. I. Ao
Publisher	Newswood Limited
Pages	904-907
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9789881404701
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	2015 World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2015 - London, United Kingdom Duration: 1 Jul 2015 → 3 Jul 2015

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science
Volume	2218
ISSN (Print)	2078-0958

Conference

Conference	2015 World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2015
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	1/07/15 → 3/07/15

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

Equivalent dioxide carbon emissions
Life cycle inventory assessment
Platinum group metals
Smelting process
Sulphur dioxide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science (miscellaneous)

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Mabiza, M. J., & Mbohwa, C. (2015). Life cycle inventory assessment of smelting process of platinum group metals at the anglo American platinum ltd, South Africa. In S. I. Ao, L. Gelman, L. Gelman, D. W. L. Hukins, A. Hunter, A. M. Korsunsky, S. I. Ao, & S. I. Ao (Eds.), WCE 2015 - World Congress on Engineering 2015 (pp. 904-907). (Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science; Vol. 2218). Newswood Limited.

Mabiza, M. J. ; Mbohwa, C. / Life cycle inventory assessment of smelting process of platinum group metals at the anglo American platinum ltd, South Africa. WCE 2015 - World Congress on Engineering 2015. editor / S. I. Ao ; Len Gelman ; Len Gelman ; David W.L. Hukins ; Andrew Hunter ; Alexander M. Korsunsky ; S. I. Ao ; S. I. Ao. Newswood Limited, 2015. pp. 904-907 (Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science).

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Mabiza, MJ & Mbohwa, C 2015, Life cycle inventory assessment of smelting process of platinum group metals at the anglo American platinum ltd, South Africa. in SI Ao, L Gelman, L Gelman, DWL Hukins, A Hunter, AM Korsunsky, SI Ao & SI Ao (eds), WCE 2015 - World Congress on Engineering 2015. Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science, vol. 2218, Newswood Limited, pp. 904-907, 2015 World Congress on Engineering, WCE 2015, London, United Kingdom, 1/07/15.

Life cycle inventory assessment of smelting process of platinum group metals at the anglo American platinum ltd, South Africa. / Mabiza, M. J.; Mbohwa, C.
WCE 2015 - World Congress on Engineering 2015. ed. / S. I. Ao; Len Gelman; Len Gelman; David W.L. Hukins; Andrew Hunter; Alexander M. Korsunsky; S. I. Ao; S. I. Ao. Newswood Limited, 2015. p. 904-907 (Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science; Vol. 2218).

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Mabiza MJ, Mbohwa C. Life cycle inventory assessment of smelting process of platinum group metals at the anglo American platinum ltd, South Africa. In Ao SI, Gelman L, Gelman L, Hukins DWL, Hunter A, Korsunsky AM, Ao SI, Ao SI, editors, WCE 2015 - World Congress on Engineering 2015. Newswood Limited. 2015. p. 904-907. (Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science).

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