TY - JOUR A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Holm, Olaf T1 - Exergetic considerations on the recovery of metals from waste JF - International Journal of Exergy N2 - Bottom ash from municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) consists of elemental metals in considerable amounts. The exergy of bottom ash was calculated to be some 100 kJ/mol, mainly as a result of the presence of elemental Fe and Al. From this it can be shown that the recovery of elemental metals Cu, Al and Fe is beneficial. The fine fraction <4 mm additionally contains chemically bound metals (oxides, carbonates, silicates). Separation prospects with techniques as in ore processing (flotation, density separation, bioleaching, hydrothermal solution) are discussed. Although the concentration of Cu compounds in bottom ash is in the range of today’s exploited ores the economic viability of the recovery of metal compounds is uncertain. For sufficient enrichment different concerted treatment steps are required. KW - bioleaching KW - bottom ash KW - cumulative energy consumption KW - cumulative exergy consumption KW - density separation KW - environmental technology KW - exergy KW - flotation KW - recycling technology KW - recovery KW - waste management PY - 2016 UR - http://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticletoc.php?jcode=ijex&year=2016&vol=19&issue=3 DO - https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEX.2016.075668 SN - 1742-8300 SN - 1742-8297 VL - 19 IS - 3 SP - 352 EP - 363 PB - Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. CY - Olney, UK AN - OPUS4-35646 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -