Exploitation of minerals either from continental shelves or land areas free of ice has yet to take place in the Antarctic. The paper considers pressures, commercial, strategic, and possible depletion of resource
The export values of precious metals fluctuate considerably and in 2017 gold exports of over US$321.3 billion were relatively large. Although smaller in value, exports of the so-called rare earth minerals and other elements with magnetic and conductive properties, provide critical inputs into the ...
Access to Resources:One of the primary economic motivations behind colonialism was the desire to exploit and control valuable natural resources abundant in colonial territories. These resources included minerals, precious metals, agricultural products, timber, spices, and other commodities in high demand i...
energy consumption quickly increased. Today, a large part of the world’s energy consumption is maintained by the extraction of fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas). Another non-renewable resource that is exploited by humans are Subsoil minerals such as ...
In this perspective, crude glycerol is a very promising raw material, because it is the costless residual of biodiesel production, consisting of a mixture of glycerol (65–85%, w/w), methanol, soaps, and minerals [12], that may be valorized in lipid production. Thus, cultivation of ...
minerals such as precious metals that are mostly used in the production of industrial commodities. As the world population rises and economic growth occurs, the depletion of natural resources influenced by the unsustainable extraction of raw materials becomes an increasing concern. This session is ...
In this perspective, crude glycerol is a very promising raw material, because it is the costless residual of biodiesel production, consisting of a mixture of glycerol (65–85%, w/w), methanol, soaps, and minerals [12], that may be valorized in lipid production. Thus, cultivation of ...