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Exergy evaluation of the mineral capital on Earth. influence of the reference environment

Abstract:

The mineral capital on Earth is assessed from a 2nd law of thermodynamics approach. This requires to define precisely the Reference Environment (R.E.). Therefore, the exergy difference of the mineral capital generated from different R.E. is calculated. A sensitivity analysis is done to measure the influence of the element chemical exergy and other physical parameters of the R.E. on the mineral's exergy. The exergy of the world mineral reserves, base reserves and world resources is obtained: 0.75, 1.08 and 6.59 Gtoe, respectively. Copyright © 2005 by ASME.

Año de publicación:

2005

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    Fuente:

    scopusscopus

    Tipo de documento:

    Conference Object

    Estado:

    Acceso restringido

    Áreas de conocimiento:

    • Geoquímica
    • Ciencia ambiental

    Áreas temáticas:

    • Ingeniería y operaciones afines
    • Geología, hidrología, meteorología
    • Ciencias de la tierra

    Contribuidores:

    Alicia ValeroAlicia Valero
    Antonio ValeroAntonio Valero
    Martínez A.Martínez A.