Abstract
This disclosure describes an integrated process in which metals from mining-impacted or legacy-contaminated environments are captured into a carbonaceous or biological solid — or concentrated from a metal-bearing liquid stream — by any physical, chemical, or biological remediation mechanism, and that metal-loaded solid is subsequently converted by thermal treatment under inert or oxygen-limited conditions into a non-graphitic, metal-containing carbon material for use in any downstream application. The core novelty is the deliberate treatment of the remediation-derived metal loading as the intentional precursor step in a carbon-materials synthesis route, with the metals originating from the contaminated environment retained by design as functional or structural components in the final product.
The disclosure covers the full integrated workflow across any mining-impacted or analogously contaminated source — whether the metals are presented as a liquid stream, a solid, a slurry, or a biological medium — any metal-loading remediation process yielding a metal-enriched solid, any thermal conversion route to non-graphitic carbon, and any downstream application of the resulting metal-containing carbon material. The entire subject matter is irrevocably dedicated to the public domain as of the stated publication date, to preclude any third party from obtaining patent rights over any embodiment of this integrated remediation-to-carbon concept.
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Recommended Citation
Michels, J., "Integrated Remediation-to-Carbon Process Using Contaminate-Loaded Remediation Media from Mining and Analogous Industry Environments", Technical Disclosure Commons, ()
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