1. Industrial Ecology of Earth Resources EAEE E4001
Nickolas J. Themelis

2. Sustainable development (UN) : How to meet the needs
Introduction
Sustainable development (UN) :
How to meet the needs
of the present generation…
…without compromising
the ability of future
generations to meet theirs

3. Industrial Ecology for materials production:
Introduction
Industrial Ecology for materials production:
The design or re-design
of processes and products
with full knowledge
of their environmental impacts
Materials: Minerals, fuels, water

4. Annual consumption of copper during the 20th century
Copper is principally used in electrical and water conduits
--> it is a good measure of the material standard of living
10 kg/capita for the highly developed nations
0.6 kg/capita in China
0.2 kg/capita in India

5. Ore RESERVES are not infinite: The “tyrannies” of ore type and grade (Kellogg)

6. Energy savings from materials recycling

7. Estimated global anthropogenic emissions in tons/year (after Nriagu &Pacyna 1998)

8. Application of 20th century materials extraction technologies to 21th century problems

9. Vitrification A vitrification experiment for the study of nuclear waste disposal at Pacific Northwest Nat. Labs.

10. Earth and Environmental Engineering : A new discipline for materials and the environment