Paper ID 25330, Poster, C³ – Conference Control Center

SEM General Topics, Sustainable mining and resource management

“The friction in the interface of economy, energy and emissions of industrial mining
metabolisms”

Thermodynamic considerations: the conservation of energy, its entropic dissipation through

friction in particular and the correlation of physical forces, play a crucial role in the analysis
"Machinery-industry on a large scale". Historically, friction represents the core of the analysis of
industrial development. Various studies show the significant economic losses of friction and wear
in global mining. The important total energy consumption of mining is mainly used to overcome
friction and combat wear, which in turn generate CO2 emissions. We propose the concept of
Friction-e (Economy, Energy, and Emissions) to refer to the interface of friction in the ecology of
mining metabolisms and their derivatives: heat and wear. From the Tribology, the circular economy
exceeds the life cycle, the maintenance, the management of assets and the supply chain.
Additionally, it incorporates the socio-ecological dimension defined in the "Green Tribology",
meaning that it is necessary to "reduce the complexity" of mechanical-chemical reactions at the
level of the friction interfaces.The Green Tribology, is a nucleus of innovations and technological
changes, that allow to impact on the economy of friction and wear, pollution control, reduction of
emissions and increased conservation and efficiency of energy. In Chile, mining requires better
socio-ecological standards. The policies of sustainability, circular economy, greenhouse gas
emissions and climate change that arise, find in the friction-e a possibility to inform and act on the
socio-economic metabolism of a sustainable mining.

Thermodynamic considerations: the conservation of energy, its entropic dissipation

through friction in particular and the correlation of physical forces, play a crucial role in
the analysis "Machinery-industry on a large scale". Historically, friction represents the
core of the analysis of industrial development. Various studies show the significant
economic losses of friction and wear in global mining. The important total energy
consumption of mining is mainly used to overcome friction and combat wear, which in turn
generate CO2 emissions. We propose the concept of Friction-e (Economy, Energy, and
Emissions) to refer to the interface of friction in the ecology of mining metabolisms and
their derivatives: heat and wear. From the Tribology, the circular economy exceeds the life
cycle, the maintenance, the management of assets and the supply chain. Additionally, it
incorporates the socio-ecological dimension defined in the "Green Tribology", meaning
that it is necessary to "reduce the complexity" of mechanical-chemical reactions at the level
of the friction interfaces.The Green Tribology, is a nucleus of innovations and
technological changes, that allow to impact on the economy of friction and wear, pollution
control, reduction of emissions and increased conservation and efficiency of energy. In
Chile, mining requires better socio-ecological standards. The policies of sustainability,
circular economy, greenhouse gas emissions and climate change that arise, find in the
friction-e a possibility to inform and act on the socio-economic metabolism of a sustainable
mining.
 Paper ID 25330, Poster, C³ – Conference Control Center
SEM General Topics, Sustainable mining and resource management
"La fricción en la interfaz de la economía, energía y emisiones de los metabolismos de la minería
industrial"

Las consideraciones termodinámicas: la conservación de la energía, su disipación entrópica a

través de la fricción en particular y la correlación de fuerzas físicas, desempeñan un papel crucial
en el análisis "Maquinaria-industria a gran escala". Históricamente, la fricción representa el núcleo
del análisis del desarrollo industrial. Varios estudios muestran las importantes pérdidas
económicas de fricción y desgaste en la minería global. El importante consumo total de energía de
la minería se utiliza principalmente para superar la fricción y el desgaste de combate, que a su vez
generan emisiones de CO2. Proponemos el concepto de Fricción-e (Economía, Energía y Emisiones)
para referirnos a la interfaz de fricción en la ecología de los metabolismos de la minería y sus
derivados: calor y desgaste. Desde la tribología, la economía circular supera el ciclo de vida, el
mantenimiento, la gestión de activos y la cadena de suministro. Además, incorpora la dimensión
socio-ecológica definida en la "Tribología Verde", lo que significa que es necesario "reducir la
complejidad" de las reacciones mecánico-químicas a nivel de las interfaces de fricción. La
Tribología Verde es un núcleo de innovaciones. y cambios tecnológicos, que permiten impactar en
la economía de fricción y desgaste, control de la contaminación, reducción de emisiones y mayor
conservación y eficiencia de la energía. En Chile, la minería requiere mejores estándares socio-
ecológicos. Las políticas de sostenibilidad, economía circular, emisiones de gases de efecto
invernadero y cambio climático que surgen, encuentran en la fricción, una posibilidad de informar
y actuar sobre el metabolismo socioeconómico de una minería sostenible.