RawMat 2021: International Conference on Raw Materials and Circular Economy Divani Caravel Hotel Athens, Greece, September 5-9, 2021

Conference website	http://www.rawmat2021.gr
Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rawmat2021
Abstract registration deadline	July 31, 2021
Submission deadline	July 31, 2021

The International Conference on Raw Materials and Circular Economy (“RawMat2021”) is planned to be held in Athens, Greece, from 5 to 9 September, 2021.

RawMat2021 is organized by the Technical Chamber of Greece, the School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens and the Greek Raw Materials Cluster (GRawMat). Following the demands and trends of modern society, RawMat2021 shall address a wide range of technological developments and future challenges regarding Raw Materials with emphasis given on Circular Economy aspects.

RawMat2021 aims to bring together the Academic community, engineers, early-stage scientists as well as senior scientists, industry executives, stakeholders and policy makers, and other professionals in the field of raw materials for a comprehensive, cross-discipline exchange of knowledge.

RawMat2021 shall provide an excellent opportunity for shared presentation of common interest that encompasses and promotes interactive dialogue on the recent advances, innovations and trends in the field of raw materials. RawMat2021 shall promote new tools, methods, research findings, methodological frameworks and hypotheses as well as innovative ideas to be presented in its scientific and technical sessions.

Conference will be held in a hybrid format: providing the opportunity for both physical (on-site) or virtual (on-line) attendance and presentation

 

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following sessions shall take place:

• Keynote lectures
• Oral presentations
• Poster presentations
• Workshops
• Round tables
• Invited talks
• GRawMat Cluster General Assembly

List of Topics

1. Mineral exploration and resource characterization: new trends and advances

• Minerals prospecting
• Hydrocarbons exploration
• Raw materials resource assessment
• Remote sensing
• Advances on GIS applications and real time imaging
• Minerals and metals characterization: novel methods, techniques, instruments

2. Mining: trends and perspectives

• Mine of the future
• Smart Mining: advances in equipment and technology
• Mining in challenging environments
• Social and economic impact of mining
• Risk management in the mining sector
• Hydrocarbons extraction
• Aggregates: extraction, processing, uses and recycling

3. Mineral processing

• New instruments and methods for ore beneficiation
• Recovery of elements and constituents from urban waste
• Water management

4. Sustainable Metallurgy

• Advances in pyro-, hydro- and biohydro-metallurgy
• Recovery of elements and constituents from waste and by-products
• Urban mining – metals recovery from urban metal resources
• Secondary metallurgy
• New trends on critical and noble elements recovery from mining, metallurgical and urban waste
• Refractories: innovations and advances
• Computational thermodynamics and kinetics
• Electrometallurgy (electrorefining and electrowinning)
• Industry 4.0

5. Industrial Minerals

• New products and applications
• Advanced technologies
• Non-metallics of the future

6. Environment, Energy and Sustainability

• Mining sites: environmental monitoring, assessment and management
• Mining on protected areas: ecosystems assessment, restoration and management
• Historical mine sites rehabilitation | Post-closure actions
• Risk analysis and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
• Social licensing for mining projects
• Mining and metallurgical waste management
• Water resource management and treatment
• Waste characterization and treatment options
• Best available techniques: current status and novel advances
• Treatment of soils and groundwater polluted by mining activities
• Nano-materials: technologies for environmental applications
• Carbon footprint of the raw materials value chain
• Energy savings in the mining and metallurgy sector
• Use of alternative fuels (renewables, hydrogen, etc.) in metallurgical plants

7. Recycling / Waste Valorisation

• Industrial symbiosis
• Construction waste management
• End-of-life products recycling
• New and innovative uses for the by-products and waste of the mining and metallurgical Industry

8.Education

• Future of education: artificial Intelligence in education, ICT-based education
• Training and lifelong learning
• Classroom techniques, curriculum design, e-learning

9. EU Strategy / Circular economy

• Raw materials development strategies
• Supply risk of raw materials in the EU
• Critical and technologically important raw materials: current situation and prospects
• Roadmap for the transition to a circular economy
• Product design in the circular economy: substitution of critical and toxic raw materials
• Role of raw materials in the EU Green Deal and other initiatives
• Sustainable raw materials for key technologies
• Resource efficiency in mineral and metallurgical processes
• New regulatory framework for EIAs and Strategic EIAs

10.Occupational Health and Safety

11. Greece-specific issues

• Present state and future of the Greek mining and metallurgical sector
• Role of SMEs and spin-offs in the mining and metallurgical sector

Committees

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Venue

The conference will be physically held in Athens, Greece. The option for online attendance is also available for participants.

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