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<journal-id>1815-5936</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Ingeniería Industrial]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Ing. Ind.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1815-5936</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial, Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría, Cujae.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1815-59362021000300078</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Selección multicriterio para el procesamiento de salmueras de litio en Argentina]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Multi-criteria selection for the processing of lithium brines in Argentina]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Thames Cantolla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Martin Ignacio]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Valdez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Silvana Karina]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Orce Schwarz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Agustina Maria]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Salta.  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Argentina</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>42</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>78</fpage>
<lpage>91</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1815-59362021000300078&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1815-59362021000300078&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1815-59362021000300078&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Uno de los pasos más críticos y complejos, en la minería, es seleccionar el método productivo apropiado, basándose en múltiples parámetros. Esto lo vuelve dificultoso y por ello la importancia de desarrollar una herramienta que facilite esta tarea. El objetivo de este trabajo es desarrollar un modelo para la toma de decisiones con múltiples criterios que permita seleccionar métodos apropiados de minería del litio en salmuera en el Noroeste Argentino con el Proceso Jerárquico de Análisis Difuso (FAHP). El modelo desarrollado considera cinco criterios y 27 subcriterios, para evaluar 6 métodos de extracción de litio de salmuera (alternativas). Se propone una estructura jerárquica con tres niveles para el análisis. Se estableció la mejor alternativa, a partir de las valoraciones globales. Esta herramienta puede ser aplicada para la toma de decisiones por parte de las nuevas empresas mineras en el sector.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT One of the most critical and complex steps, in mining, is selecting the appropriate production method, based on multiple parameters. This makes it difficult and therefore the importance of developing and 27 sub-criteria, to evaluate 6 methods of extraction of lithium from brine (alternatives). A hierarchical structure with three levels is proposed for the analysis. The best alternative was obtains based on a tool that facilitates this task. The objective of this work is to use the Fuzzy Analysis Hierarchical Process (FAHP) to develop a model for decision making with multiple criteria that allow selecting appropriate lithium brine mining methods in Northwest Argentina. The model developed considers 5 criteria global evaluation. The best alternative was obtained based on global evaluation. This tool can be applied for decision-making by new mining companies in the sector.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Lithium]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Process]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Argentine Northwest]]></kwd>
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