The Rare Earth Elements, 1st ed. 2016 An Introduction SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences Series
Auteur : Voncken J.H.L.
This book deals with the rare earth elements (REE), which are a series of 17 transition metals: scandium, yttrium and the lanthanide series of elements (lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium and lutetium).
They are relatively unknown to the wider public, despite their numerous applications and their critical role in many high-tech applications, such as high-temperature superconductors, phosphors (for energy-saving lamps, flat-screen monitors and flat-screen televisions), rechargeable batteries (household and automotive), very strong permanent magnets (used for instance in wind turbines and hard-disk drives), or even in a medical MRI application.
This book describes the history of their discovery, the major REE ore minerals and the major ore deposits that are presently being exploited (or are planned to be exploited in the very near future), the physical and chemical properties of REEs, the mineral processing of REE concentrates and their extractive metallurgy, the applications of these elements, their economic aspects and the influential economical role of China, and finally the recycling of the REE, which is an emerging field.
1. The Rare Earth Elements – a special group of metals.- 2. The Ore Minerals and Major Ore Deposits of the Rare Earths.- 3. Physical and Chemical Properties of the Rare Earths.- 4. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy of the Rare Earths.- 5. Applications of the Rare Earths.- 6. Economic Aspects of the Rare Earths.- 7. Recycling of Rare Earths.
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Date de parution : 01-2016
Ouvrage de 127 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
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Mots-clés :
Applications of Rare Earth Elements; Discovery of Rare Earth Elements; Economics of Rare Earth Elements; Extractive Metallurgy of Rare Earth Elements; Mineralogy of Rare Earth Elements; Ore Deposits of Rare Earth Elements; Physical Properties of Rare Earth Elements; Recycling of Rare Earth Elements; Resources of Rare Earth Elements; economic geology