Lithium extraction from hard rock lithium ores (spodumene, lepidolite, zinnwaldite, petalite): Technology, resources, environment and cost
January 2023
Lithium production in China mainly depends on hard rock lithium ores, which has a defect in resources, environment, and economy compared with extracting lithium from brine. This paper focuses on the...
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Carbon peak and carbon neutrality in China: Goals, implementation path and prospects
December 2021
Climate change is a common problem in human society. The Chinese government promises to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and strives to achieve carbon neutralization by 2060. The proposal of the...
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Classification and mineralization of global lithium deposits and lithium extraction technologies for exogenetic lithium deposits
October 2023
A reasonable classification of deposits holds great significance for identifying prospecting targets and deploying exploration. The world’s keen demand for lithium resources has expedited the discovery...
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Gold enrichment characteristics and exploration prospects in Zambia: Based on 1 ∶ 1000000 geochemical mapping
January 2022
The 1∶1000000 geochemical mapping of Zambia provides catchment sediment geochemical data for 58 elements including Au from 746 sediment samples at 736 sampling sites, corresponding to a sampling density...
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Identification and evolution of tectonic units in the Philippine Sea Plate
January 2022
The Philippine Sea Plate is located at the convergence zone of the Eurasian Plate, the Pacific Plate, and the Indo-Australian Plate. This paper divides the Philippine Sea Plate into two second-order...
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Origin, discovery, exploration and development status and prospect of global natural hydrogen under the background of “carbon neutrality”
October 2022
Global energy structure is experiencing the third transition from fossil energy to non-fossil energy, to solve future energy problems, cope with climate change, and achieve net-zero emissions targets...
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Microplastic pollution in Yellow River, China: Current status and research progress of biotoxicological effects
December 2021
This study aims to comprehensively assess the environmental risks of microplastics in the Yellow River, achieving the following results through comprehensive research. The average microplastic abundances...
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Exploring deep learning for landslide mapping: A comprehensive review
25 April 2024
A detailed and accurate inventory map of landslides is crucial for quantitative hazard assessment and land planning. Traditional methods relying on change detection and object-oriented approaches have...
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Pollution source identification methods and remediation technologies of groundwater: A review
January 2024
Groundwater is an important source of drinking water. Groundwater pollution severely endangers drinking water safety and sustainable social development. In the case of groundwater pollution, the top...
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Research and exploration progress on lithium deposits in China
March 2020
Since 2012, some advances have been made through the resource investigation, metallogenesis research, and comprehensive utilizing of lithium deposits in China. Firstly, the progress of lithium exploration...
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Geological characteristics, metallogenic regularity, and research progress of lithium deposits in China
October 2022
China is rich in abundant lithium resources characterized by considerable reserves and a concentrated distribution of metallogenic zones or belts, with proven reserves of 4046.8×103 t (calculated based...
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Heavy metal pollution assessment in marine sediments in the Northwest coast of Sabah, Malaysia
October 2023
Heavy metal contents along the Northwest coast of Sabah were determined to interpret the pollution level in the marine sediment. The metal abundance is regulated by the physico-chemical properties such...
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Automated machine learning for rainfall-induced landslide hazard mapping in Luhe County of Guangdong Province, China
25 April 2024
Landslide hazard mapping is essential for regional landslide hazard management. The main objective of this study is to construct a rainfall-induced landslide hazard map of Luhe County, China based on...
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Sources, distribution, behavior, and detection techniques of microplastics in soil: A review
October 2023
In recent years, the problem of environmental pollution caused by microplastics has attracted widespread attention. This paper reviews the latest research progress in terms of the source, content and...
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The first offshore natural gas hydrate production test in South China Sea
March 2018
Natural gas hydrates (NGH) is one of key future clean energy resources. Its industrialized development will help remit the huge demand of global natural gas, relieve the increasing pressure of the environment,...
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Mangrove wetlands distribution status identification, changing trend analyzation and carbon storage assessment of China
January 2024
This research investigates the ecological importance, changes, and status of mangrove wetlands along China’s coastline. Visual interpretation, geological surveys, and ISO clustering unsupervised classification...
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Fluorite deposits in China: Geological features, metallogenic regularity, and research progress
September 2020
Fluorite is one of the important mineral raw materials in the industry. In China, it is mainly distributed in the provinces and regions such as Hunan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Inner Mongolia, Fujian, and...
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Geology and mineralization of the Bayan Obo supergiant carbonatite-type REE-Nb-Fe deposit in Inner Mongolia, China: A review
October 2023
The Bayan Obo supergiant carbonatite-related rare-earth-element-niobium-iron (REE-Nb-Fe) endogenetic deposit (thereafter as the Bayan Obo deposit), located at 150 km north of Baotou City in the Inner...
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The second natural gas hydrate production test in the South China Sea
June 2020
Clayey silt reservoirs bearing natural gas hydrates (NGH) are considered to be the hydrate-bearing reservoirs that boast the highest reserves but tend to be the most difficult to exploit. They are proved...
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The characteristics, formation and exploration progress of the potash deposits on the Khorat Plateau, Thailand and Laos, Southeast Asia
March 2020
The giant potash deposit on the Khorat Plateau is one of the most promising targets for exploitation of potassium salts. So far, many researches and geologic survey have been conducted on the giant...
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Deformation, structure and potential hazard of a landslide based on InSAR in Banbar county, Xizang (Tibet)
25 April 2024
The Tibetan Plateau is characterized by complex geological conditions and a relatively fragile ecological environment. In recent years, there has been continuous development and increased human activity...
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Identification and distribution of 13003 landslides in the northwest margin of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau based on human-computer interaction remote sensing interpretation
25 April 2024
The periphery of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is renowned for its susceptibility to landslides. However, the northwestern margin of this region, characterised by limited human activities and challenging...
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Dynamic simulation insights into friction weakening effect on rapid long-runout landslides: A case study of the Yigong landslide in the Tibetan Plateau, China
25 April 2024
This study proposed a novel friction law dependent on velocity, displacement and normal stress for kinematic analysis of runout process of rapid landslides. The well-known Yigong landslide occurring...
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Extensive identification of landslide boundaries using remote sensing images and deep learning method
25 April 2024
The frequent occurrence of extreme weather events has rendered numerous landslides to a global natural disaster issue. It is crucial to rapidly and accurately determine the boundaries of landslides...
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Analysis of debris flow control effect and hazard assessment in Xinqiao Gully, Wenchuan Ms 8.0 earthquake area based on numerical simulation
25 April 2024
Xinqiao Gully is located in the area of the 2008 Wenchuan Ms 8.0 earthquake in Sichuan province, China. Based on the investigation of the 2023 “6-26” Xinqiao Gully debris flow event, this study assessed...
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