BM3 - Resource Management & Critical Raw Materials

The BM3 module aims at introducing to a general audience the topics of critical raw materials by contextualizing it into the broader framework of natural resources and their scarcity. The module will present the resource topic, along with its regulatory framework, and will then introduce the topic of critical and strategic raw materials along the whole value chain (mining, processing and use, recovery, recycling, End of Life/End of Waste, overall and supply chain). A particular focus will be on mitigation strategy to address criticality (i.e. substitution, recovery, urban mining). A focus on a selection of CRM will be made.

Knowledge & abilities to be achieved: recognize and assess CRM and SRM, understanding their technological and economical relevance and the critical issues related to their supply and recovery. Acquire a basic knowledge of main recovery and recycling processes.