Extraction of Brazilian minerals for the production of batteries, sustainability and prospects.

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.317262221046

• Palavras-chave: Batteries; sustainability; minerals; Amazon; pollution; deforestation

• Keywords: Batteries; sustainability; minerals; Amazon; pollution; deforestation

• Abstract:

  This paper aims to discuss the sustainability of mining in Brazil for the production of batteries. Factors such as the importance of these processes and their perspectives were presented from a bibliographic analysis, based on data obtained from Brazilian government agencies and non-government institutions. The sustainability of the extraction processes is discussed, considering that most of this material is exported and that Brazil is not sustainable in the production of batteries for the domestic market. Factors such as deforestation and pollution caused by mining were also briefly addressed and presented through data. The general results of the research indicated that the extraction of noble minerals in Brazil generates large social and environmental impacts, factors such as Amazon deforestation and mining accidents are often related to this productive process. That way, technological solutions become necessary so that new technologies of extraction and production of materials for batteries are discovered and effectively applied in the country. Only in this way could Brazil produce noble metals in more sustainable ways, and in the future, try to become sustainable in the battery sector. 

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