1. Closing the upcoming EU gypsum gap with phosphogypsum
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Nils Haneklaus, Sofia Barbossa, M. Dolores Basallote, Martin Bertau, Essaid Bilal, Ewelina Chajduk, Yelizaveta Chernysh, Viktoriia Chubur, João Cruz, Krzysztof Dziarczykowski, Peter Fröhlich, Philippe Grosseau, Hamid Mazouz, Katarzyna Kiegiel, José Miguel Nieto, Sandra Pavón, Sofia Pessanha, Andrzej Pryzowicz, Hynek Roubík, Carlos Ruiz Cánovas, Horst Schmidt, Rainer Seeling, Grażyna Zakrzewska-Kołtuniewicz, Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Td Lab Sustainable Mineral Resources (SMR Td-Lab), University for Continuing Education Krems, Center for GeoBioSciences, GeoTechnologies and GeoEngineering (GEOBIOTEC), Universidade de Aveiro, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia = School of Science & Technology (FCT NOVA), Universidade Nova de Lisboa = NOVA University Lisbon (NOVA), Department of Earth Sciences & Research Center on Natural Resources, Universidad de Huelva, Fraunhofer Technology Center for High-Performance Materials THM (Fraunhofer), Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (Fraunhofer IKTS), Fraunhofer (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft)-Fraunhofer (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft), Centre Sciences des Processus Industriels et Naturels (SPIN-ENSMSE), École des Mines de Saint-Étienne (Mines Saint-Étienne MSE), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT), Environnement, Ville, Société (EVS), École normale supérieure de Lyon (ENS de Lyon)-École des Mines de Saint-Étienne (Mines Saint-Étienne MSE), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Université Lumière - Lyon 2 (UL2)-Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 (UJML), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon), Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne (UJM)-École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE)-École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Lyon (ENSAL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology (INCT), Sumy State University, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), Laboratorio de Instrumentaçao, Engenharia Biomédica e Fisica da Radiaçao (LIBPhys-UNL), Departamento de Fìsica [Lisboa] (DF), Universidade Nova de Lisboa = NOVA University Lisbon (NOVA)-Universidade Nova de Lisboa = NOVA University Lisbon (NOVA)-Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia = School of Science & Technology (FCT NOVA), Universidade Nova de Lisboa = NOVA University Lisbon (NOVA)-Universidade Nova de Lisboa = NOVA University Lisbon (NOVA), Biopolinex Sp. Z o. o., Laboratoire Georges Friedel (LGF-ENSMSE), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Université de Lyon-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Groupe OCP, Alferrock GmbH, and Publica
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Economics and Econometrics ,Circular economy ,Gypsum gap ,Recycling ,[SPI.GPROC]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Chemical and Process Engineering ,EU ,Waste Management and Disposal ,Phosphogypsum - Abstract
International audience; The EU Renewable Energy Directive with climate and energy goalsdoes not leave room for coal-burning power plants that currentlycontribute approximately 17 million t of flue gas desulfurization (FGD)gypsum to EU manufacturers that require a total of 57 million t ofgypsum per year (EU, 2020). It is also unlikely that natural gypsumproduction in the EU can be significantly increased in the near-term.Unlike other critical raw materials (CRMs) such as rare earth elements(REEs) that constitute a relatively small volume and can be importedover long-distances, such practice is not economically feasible for thisrelatively inexpensive (per weight) bulk-commodity used in largequantities. Transport costs for natural gypsum easily surpass the productvalue, so that imports would measurably increase prices for constructionin the EU and affect millions.
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- 2022