The (Thermodynamic) Value of Scarcity

[1]  Antonio Valero,et al.  Exergoecology: A thermodynamic approach for accounting the Earth's mineral capital. The case of bauxite–aluminium and limestone–lime chains , 2010 .

[2]  Alicia Valero,et al.  Thermodynamic Rarity and Recyclability of Raw Materials in the Energy Transition: The Need for an In-Spiral Economy , 2019, Entropy.

[3]  Antonio Valero,et al.  Exergy Replacement Cost of Mineral Resources , 2013 .

[4]  J. Cabello,et al.  Porfidos cupriferos ricos en oro; una revision , 1989 .

[5]  Antonio Valero,et al.  The crepuscular planet. A model for the exhausted atmosphere and hydrosphere , 2011 .

[6]  Antonio Valero,et al.  Exergy cost allocation of by-products in the mining and metallurgical industry , 2015 .

[7]  Gavin Mark Mudd,et al.  Global trends and environmental issues in nickel mining: sulfides versus laterites , 2010 .

[8]  G. Mudd.  Global trends in gold mining: Towards quantifying environmental and resource sustainability , 2007 .

[9]  Antonio Valero,et al.  The crepuscular planet. A model for the exhausted continental crust , 2011 .

[10]  P. Ward.  The Medea Hypothesis: Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive? , 2009 .

[11]  A. Valero,et al.  Thermodynamic Methods to Evaluate Resources , 2017 .

[12]  Jan Szargut,et al.  Chemical exergies of the elements , 1989 .

[13]  J. Lovelock.  Gaia as seen through the atmosphere , 1972 .

[14]  D. Tromans,et al.  Fracture toughness and surface energies of minerals: theoretical estimates for oxides, sulphides, silicates and halides , 2002 .

[15]  R. Rudnick,et al.  Composition of the Continental Crust , 2014 .

[16]  K. Condie.  Chemical composition and evolution of the upper continental crust: Contrasting results from surface samples and shales , 1993 .

[17]  Nawshad Haque,et al.  Using life cycle assessment to evaluate some environmental impacts of gold production , 2012 .

[18]  J. Lovelock.  The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth Is Fighting Back - and How We Can Still Save Humanity , 2006 .

[19]  L. M. Tavares,et al.  Single-particle fracture under impact loading , 1998 .

[20]  P. Chapman,et al.  Metal Resources and Energy , 1983 .

[21]  A. Valero,et al.  What are the clean reserves of fossil fuels , 2012 .

[22]  Y. M. El-Sayed,et al.  Application of the Thermoeconomic Approach to the Analysis and Optimization of a Vapor-Compression Desalting System , 1970 .

[23]  M. Tribus,et al.  Thermo-Economics of Saline Water Conversion , 1965 .

[24]  Antonio Valero,et al.  Exergy of comminution and the Thanatia Earth's model , 2012 .

[25]  R. Rudnick,et al.  3.01 – Composition of the Continental Crust , 2003 .

[26]  Richard L. Gordon,et al.  Mineral economics: Overview of a discipline , 2008 .

[27]  Antonio Valero,et al.  Thermodynamic Approach to Evaluate the Criticality of Raw Materials and Its Application through a Material Flow Analysis in Europe , 2018 .

[28]  W. Gool.  Thermodynamics of chemical references for exergy analysis , 1998 .

[29]  Antonio Valero,et al.  Assessing maximum production peak and resource availability of non-fuel mineral resources: Analyzing the influence of extractable global resources , 2017 .

[30]  A. Valero,et al.  Decreasing Ore Grades in Global Metallic Mining: A Theoretical Issue or a Global Reality? , 2016 .

[31]  P. J. Petit,et al.  Second law analysis, for pinpointing the true inefficiencies in fuel conversion systems , 1976 .