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Mining the technosphere for efficient use of resources and improving state of the environment

Research activity

Code Science Field Subfield
2.01.00  Engineering sciences and technologies  Civil engineering   

Code Science Field
2.01  Engineering and Technology  Civil engineering 
Keywords
mining the technosphere, enhanced landfill mining, solid municipal and industrial waste, raw materials, exploration, exploitation, extraction of metals and nutrients, municipal sludge, recycling into construction products, legislation, social licence to operate, improving the environment
Evaluation (metodology)
source: COBISS
Points
15,859.85
A''
5,400.97
A'
9,672.22
A1/2
11,980.15
CI10
23,160
CImax
392
h10
68
A1
57.09
A3
37.06
Data for the last 5 years (citations for the last 10 years) on October 15, 2025; Data for score A3 calculation refer to period 2020-2024
Data for ARIS tenders ( 04.04.2019 – Programme tender, archive )
Database Linked records Citations Pure citations Average pure citations
WoS  57  1,339  1,263  22.16 
Scopus  61  1,548  1,452  23.8 
Organisations (7) , Researchers (44)
1502  Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute
no. Code Name and surname Research area Role Period No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  59598  Suzana Bogevska    Technical associate  2024 - 2025 
2.  11292  PhD Vilma Ducman  Civil engineering  Researcher  2024 - 2025  556 
3.  52082  PhD Marija Đurić  Natural sciences and mathematics  Researcher  2024 - 2025  22 
4.  34442  PhD Mateja Košir  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2024 - 2025  75 
5.  53043  PhD Davor Kvočka  Civil engineering  Researcher  2024 - 2025  42 
6.  56577  PhD Lucia Mancini  Civil engineering  Researcher  2024 - 2025  193 
7.  05930  PhD Ana Mladenović  Geology  Former/secondary head  2024  840 
8.  36451  PhD Primož Oprčkal  Geology  Head  2024 - 2025  143 
9.  59556  Maja Pristavec  Civil engineering  Researcher  2024 - 2025 
10.  35413  PhD Mateja Štefančič  Civil engineering  Researcher  2025  42 
11.  56829  Miha Štruc  Geology  Young researcher  2024 - 2025  18 
12.  32263  PhD Vesna Zalar Serjun  Geology  Researcher  2024 - 2025  161 
0104  National Institute of Chemistry
no. Code Name and surname Research area Role Period No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  34522  PhD Miha Grilc  Chemical engineering  Researcher  2024 - 2025  468 
2.  29954  Matic Grom  Chemical engineering  Researcher  2024 - 2025  37 
3.  34342  PhD Matej Huš  Chemical engineering  Researcher  2024 - 2025  836 
4.  54673  Ana Jakob  Chemical engineering  Young researcher  2024 - 2025  19 
5.  33161  PhD Uroš Novak  Biotechnology  Researcher  2024 - 2025  284 
6.  53614  PhD Ana Oberlintner  Chemical engineering  Researcher  2024 - 2025  95 
7.  56120  Emilija Rakić Krstić  Chemical engineering  Young researcher  2024 - 2025  18 
8.  55566  Alen Rupnik  Chemical engineering  Researcher  2024 - 2025  16 
0106  Jožef Stefan Institute
no. Code Name and surname Research area Role Period No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  15730  Peter Frkal  Materials science and technology  Retired researcher  2024 - 2025  62 
2.  11278  PhD Robert Kocjančič  Chemistry  Researcher  2024 - 2025  108 
3.  52052  PhD Katarina Kozlica  Chemistry  Researcher  2024 - 2025  55 
4.  55787  Pia Leban  Control and care of the environment  Young researcher  2024 - 2025  22 
5.  08314  PhD Radmila Milačič Ščančar  Control and care of the environment  Researcher  2024 - 2025  836 
6.  18457  PhD Maja Ponikvar Svet  Chemistry  Researcher  2024 - 2025  237 
7.  18359  PhD Janez Ščančar  Control and care of the environment  Researcher  2024 - 2025  708 
8.  21556  PhD Gašper Tavčar  Chemistry  Researcher  2024 - 2025  297 
9.  36350  PhD Janja Vidmar  Control and care of the environment  Researcher  2024 - 2025  155 
10.  54691  Tjaša Žerdoner  Control and care of the environment  Young researcher  2024 - 2025  29 
11.  25667  PhD Tea Zuliani  Control and care of the environment  Researcher  2024 - 2025  349 
1421  Scientific research Centre Bistra Ptuj
no. Code Name and surname Research area Role Period No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  14980  PhD Dušan Klinar  Chemical engineering  Researcher  2024 - 2025  190 
2.  20089  PhD Klavdija Rižnar  Chemical engineering  Researcher  2024 - 2025  180 
3.  59422  Tim Tetičkovič  Chemical engineering  Researcher  2024 - 2025 
4.  15799  PhD Lidija Tušek  Chemical engineering  Researcher  2024 - 2025  138 
5.  16398  MSc Ksenija Vuk Kostanjevec  Biotechnical sciences  Researcher  2025 
3255  IRGO Consulting d.o.o. (Slovene)
no. Code Name and surname Research area Role Period No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  21680  PhD Vojkan Jovičić  Civil engineering  Researcher  2025  726 
2.  38534  Maja Kocjančič  Geology  Technical associate  2025  123 
3.  24768  PhD Jože Ratej  Geology  Researcher  2024 - 2025  1,010 
4.  27787  MSc Gregor Vesel  Mining and geotechnology  Researcher  2024 - 2025  201 
3811  Javne službe Ptuj, podjetje za izvajanje gospodarskih javnih služb in drugih dejavnosti d.o.o. (Slovene)
no. Code Name and surname Research area Role Period No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  51020  MSc Alen Hodnik  Chemical engineering  Researcher  2024 - 2025 
2.  51019  Gregor Uhan  Chemical engineering  Researcher  2024 - 2025  12 
8646  NERINVEST nepremičnine, ekologija, rudarstvo d.o.o. (Slovene)
no. Code Name and surname Research area Role Period No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  38940  Metka Gostečnik  Control and care of the environment  Researcher  2024 - 2025 
2.  36451  PhD Primož Oprčkal  Geology  Researcher  2024 - 2025  143 
Abstract
The aim of this project is to implement a problem-driven, science-deep research which is focused on development of new solutions in the field of enhanced landfill mining of waste, especially extractive waste, accumulated in numerous locations across the EU, and to unlock the potential which this waste has as a source of raw materials. In the same time, these solutions are also intended to improve the state of the environment while simultaneously enabling the rehabilitation of waste disposal sites. Disposed waste, created as a result of human activities, has been already recognized as deposits of secondary raw materials in the anthropogenic environmental compartment; called the technosphere. Mining the technosphere to valorise and exploit these resources shall be carried out by similar mining practices as in the processes of mining of the geological ore deposits in the lithosphere. In both cases, the principles of geological sciences are involved in all phases: (i) exploration, (ii) exploitation, (iii) extraction, (iv) development of sustainable low-carbon products, (v) life-cycle and techno-economic analysis (including legal aspects), and (vi) environmental risk analysis related to mitigation of potential negative impacts in all phases. Based on laboratory and field research, the essential key phases for a feasible technosphere mining will be developed, trying to address all relevant dimensions in a systematic way. Validation of the developed solutions will be made by demonstrating the enhanced landfill mining practice for the first time in Slovenia in the case of two selected landfills, the metallurgical landfill Vrhe (steel and foundry slags, foundry sand and metallurgical dusts will be exploited) and the municipal landfill Gajke (residual plastic and organic/mineral part will be exploited). It will be proved that the mining process can be performed safely, efficiently and that it provides quality raw materials and significantly lower environmental footprint compared to conventional lithosphere mining. Extraction methods will be studied and validated on steel slag (metals), metallurgical dust (extraction of Zn) and plastics (pyrolysis oil, char, and gas). Selected materials from landfill exploitation and extraction processes will be recycled in low-carbon construction products. Due to the global problem with sewage sludge, this waste will also be included in the project; at the laboratory level, research will be carried out on how to extract nutrients N-P-K from sludge in a technologically and environmentally innovative, efficient way, and the residues of sludge after extraction will be recycled in construction. Life cycle calculations and economic calculations will be performed at all mining stages. In order to mitigate the NIMBY effect, a method will be developed to involve civil society and other stakeholders. Within the project, new fundamental knowledge and experience will be acquired on enhanced landfill mining the technosphere, essential for further transfer and replication of this service.
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