University of Exeter - Technology Metals for a Green Future
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Technology Metals for a Green Future at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 4 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,252 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Go to Website  |
Credential | Certificate |
Technology Metals for a Green Future at FutureLearn Highlights
- Duration 4 weeks
- Weekly study 4 hours
- 100% online Learn at your own pace
Technology Metals for a Green Future at FutureLearn Course details
- Smartphones, wind turbines, and electric cars are becoming standard features of modern life and are closely linked to a low-carbon, globally connected future. This has increased the demand for greater quantities and variety of metals to build these products, but access to many of them is restricted due to their geological or geopolitical situation.
- On this course, you'll learn how these metals are used, where they come from, and how they're sourced. You'll consider ways to cope with the growing demand and explore the ways in which we can achieve sustainable metals stewardship.
Technology Metals for a Green Future at FutureLearn Curriculum
Technology metals for a green future
Welcome - big questions and learning objectives
More about technology metals
Technology metals in manufacturing
Critical Raw Materials
Progress, reflection and further reading
Geology, ore deposits and minerals
Mineral resources and ores
Ore deposits of Technology Metals
Weathering deposits
Minerals of technology metals
Progress, reflection and further reading
Exploring and production of technology metals ores
Finding a mineral ore deposit
Further prospecting
Mining and mineral processing
Next step in the value chain: the product
Progress, reflection and further reading
Responsible sourcing
Entering the age of metals
Responsible mining
Ensuring ethical raw materials
Progress, reflection, further reading
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