Python package calculating byproduct-to-host ratio in deposits
This package enable to determine the potential host(s) element(s) in a given deposit relatively to its contribution to total revenues, when this latter is above a defined threshold (here 20%, in the vein of Nassar et al. ([2015])(https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1400180)). Once the host is determined, it calculates both the "available", "accessible" and "potentially accessible" byproduct-to-host (BtH) ratio i.e. the quantity of byproduct (in kg) linked to the extraction of 1 kg of host.
The jupyter notebook file can be used to plot the boxplot of BtH ratios accross referenced deposits in the dataset.
BtH v0.1 results are available on Zenodo at: https://zenodo.org/records/11359372
Titouan Greffe (greffe.titouan@uqam.ca)
Greffe, T.; Frenzel, M.; Werner, T. T.; Mudd, G.; Wang, P.; Margni, M.; Bulle, C. Byproduct-to-Host Ratios for Assessing the Accessibility of Mineral Resources. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c05293.