Developing minerals beneficiation flowsheets for eco-efficiency : a systems approach

dc.contributor.advisorVon Blottnitz, Harroen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorBroadhurst, Jennifer Leeen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGuma, Mondlien_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-30T06:44:04Z
dc.date.available2014-12-30T06:44:04Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 127-135).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractEco-efficiency has been proposed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development as a performance indicator framework that contributes to sustainability by assisting corporate decision makers improve the environmental performance of their operations and processes, while also extracting additional economic value. Given the emergent importance of eco-efficiency within the business community and the urgency with which environmental impacts generated by the minerals industry need to be mitigated, it becomes apparent that there is a need to assess whether eco-efficiency indicators can drive environmental sustainability performance improvement during process design within the minerals industry. This thesis aims to respond to this research need by assessing the strengths and limitations of eco-efficiency indicators as performance metrics in guiding decision making during minerals process design in the interests of environmental sustainability. The ultimate aim of this thesis is to contribute towards improved guidance for process design engineers in the selection of the appropriate tools for more environmentally sustainable design of minerals beneficiation processes.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGuma, M. (2010). <i>Developing minerals beneficiation flowsheets for eco-efficiency : a systems approach</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10531en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGuma, Mondli. <i>"Developing minerals beneficiation flowsheets for eco-efficiency : a systems approach."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10531en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGuma, M. 2010. Developing minerals beneficiation flowsheets for eco-efficiency : a systems approach. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Guma, Mondli AB - Eco-efficiency has been proposed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development as a performance indicator framework that contributes to sustainability by assisting corporate decision makers improve the environmental performance of their operations and processes, while also extracting additional economic value. Given the emergent importance of eco-efficiency within the business community and the urgency with which environmental impacts generated by the minerals industry need to be mitigated, it becomes apparent that there is a need to assess whether eco-efficiency indicators can drive environmental sustainability performance improvement during process design within the minerals industry. This thesis aims to respond to this research need by assessing the strengths and limitations of eco-efficiency indicators as performance metrics in guiding decision making during minerals process design in the interests of environmental sustainability. The ultimate aim of this thesis is to contribute towards improved guidance for process design engineers in the selection of the appropriate tools for more environmentally sustainable design of minerals beneficiation processes. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - Developing minerals beneficiation flowsheets for eco-efficiency : a systems approach TI - Developing minerals beneficiation flowsheets for eco-efficiency : a systems approach UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10531 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10531
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGuma M. Developing minerals beneficiation flowsheets for eco-efficiency : a systems approach. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10531en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Chemical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEngineeringen_ZA
dc.titleDeveloping minerals beneficiation flowsheets for eco-efficiency : a systems approachen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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