| Literature DB >> 25700109 |
Antony van der Ent1,2, Alan J M Baker1,3,2, Roger D Reeves3, Rufus L Chaney4, Christopher W N Anderson, John A Meech5, Peter D Erskine1, Marie-Odile Simonnot6, James Vaughan7, Jean Louis Morel2, Guillaume Echevarria2, Bruno Fogliani8, Qiu Rongliang9, David R Mulligan1.
Abstract
Phytomining technology employs hyperaccumulator plants to take up metal in harvestable plant biomass. Harvesting, drying and incineration of the biomass generates a high-grade bio-ore. We propose that "agromining" (a variant of phytomining) could provide local communities with an alternative type of agriculture on degraded lands; farming not for food crops, but for metals such as nickel (Ni). However, two decades after its inception and numerous successful experiments, commercial phytomining has not yet become a reality. To build the case for the minerals industry, a large-scale demonstration is needed to identify operational risks and provide "real-life" evidence for profitability.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID： 25700109 DOI： 10.1021/es506031u
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Environ Sci Technol ISSN： 0013-936X Impact factor: 9.028