The future of rare earth elements—will these high-tech industry elements continue in short supply?

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith R. Long
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
High Tech ◽  
High Tech Industry ◽  
Short Supply ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals Editorial for Special Issue “Leaching of Rare Earth Elements from Various Sources”

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Kenneth N. Han
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Important Group ◽  
Military Applications

Rare earth elements (REEs) have become an important group of metals used in many high-tech industries, including high-strength magnets, plasma TVs, various military applications, and clean and efficient green energy industries [...]

scholarly journals Study of the content of rare and rare earth elements in ash and slag waste of the Kemerovo state district power plant

2021 ◽  
Vol 315 ◽  
pp. 02004
Author(s):  
Tatiana Cherkasova ◽  
Anastasia Tikhomirova ◽  
Elizaveta Cherkasova ◽  
Andrey Golovachev
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Optical Emission ◽  
Emission Spectrometry ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Ash And Slag Waste ◽  
Slag Waste

In the context of restrictions due to the sanctions imposed, a key factor in the country's development is the development of new Russian high-tech materials and their production technologies. The study of ash and slag waste from the Kemerovo State District Power Plant was carried out in this work using the methods of inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). It has been established that matrix elements make up the predominant share of ash and slag waste. Rare and rare earth elements in terms of their content are classified as trace elements, however, some of them either have commercial values, or are close to it.

scholarly journals Electrochemical behaviours of Eu(III)/E(II) and Ce(IV)/Ce(III) in H3PO4-H2O media : solvation and complexation reactions

2018 ◽  
Vol 149 ◽  
pp. 01092
Author(s):  
B. Belqat ◽  
S. Belcadi
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Phosphoric Acid ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Electrochemical Properties ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Electrochemical Studies ◽  
Redox Potentials ◽  
Complexation Reactions ◽  
Phosphoric Acid Concentration

Many kinds of rare earth elements (REE) such as europium and cerium have been make them essential elements in many high-tech components. The electrochemical studies can be presented as an interesting indication for europium and cerium extraction from phosphoric solutions, including solvation and complexation reactions. The normal redox potentials of Eu3+/Eu2+ and Ce4+/Ce3+ systems have been determined in H3PO4-H2O media with various phosphoric acid concentration. The solvation of these elements in phosphoric media is characterized by their transfer activity coefficients "f" calculated from the corresponding normal redox potentials. The corresponding solvation increases with increasing the H3PO4 concentration. For each REE, the electrochemical properties depend on its number of charges and on its basic properties. Results suggest that solvation and complexation of REE phosphates are important in controlling REE concentration.

scholarly journals Metallurgical Evaluation of the Hoidas Lake Rare Earth Deposit

10.30544/507 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-162
Author(s):  
Corby Gerard Anderson ◽  
Paul J Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Heavy Rare Earth ◽  
Hybrid Car ◽  
Work Index ◽  
Bond Work Index ◽  
Heavy Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Metallurgical Evaluation

Hoidas Lake lies in the Northern Rae Geological Province, in the general vicinity of many of Saskatchewan's large uranium mines. The mineralogy of the Hoidas Lake rare-earth deposit differs from most other such deposits in that it is hosted in equal abundance in veins containing apatite and allanite mineral groups. Hoidas Lake also differs from other deposits in that it contains a significant amount of heavy rare-earth elements, such as dysprosium. This abundance of heavy Rare Earth Elements (REE’s) is significant, as there is a growing demand for the heavier rare earths in high-tech manufacturing (such as the use of dysprosium in the manufacturing of hybrid car components). Recently, metallurgical testing was performed on a Hoidas Lake REE deposit composite. These investigations included characterization, flotation testing, heavy media separation, magnetic separation testing, whole ore leaching studies, bond work index grindability testing, and relative abrasion index testing. This paper summarizes this research effort.

scholarly journals GEOLOGICAL INDUSTRIAL ASSESSMENT AND RANKING OF PROMISING OBJECTS OF THE DOMESTIC BASE OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS

2021 ◽  
pp. 32-40
Author(s):  
V. Mykhailov ◽  
M. Kurilo ◽  
S. Kosharna
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Field Development

Changes in the priority areas of financing in the field of subsurface use and their widespread reorientation to the search for alternative sources of raw materials which could ensure the development of modern high-tech industries are the promising direction for the country's growth in sustainable development conditions and Green Energy Transition. And at the moment the only resource that can ensure safe progress in the future and plays an important role in today's technological development is rare earth elements (REE). Within the framework of this study information on the current state of awareness about the REE mining prospects in Ukraine was analyzed and generalized; the systematization and updating of available data on quantitative and qualitative REE ore occurrences and deposits characteristics and their geological and industrial parameters was done; the main obstacles / barriers to the active mining development on these objects of potential extraction were identified. The obtained ranking results of domestic deposits and REE manifestations prove the expediency of investing in geological exploration and mining operations conducted in certain areas, which are identified as the most attractive for further industrial development and generally emphasize the prospects of the studied area and justify the need in intensification of selected rare earth objects field development.

scholarly journals THE NEWEST ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR DETERMINING RARE-EARTH ELEMENTS IN GRANITOIDS OF THE UKRAINIAN SHIELD

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-102
Author(s):  
Олександр Пономаренко ◽  
Анатолій Самчук ◽  
Катерина Вовк ◽  
Ольга Заяць ◽  
Ірина Кураєва
Keyword(s):  
Mineral Resource ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Ukrainian Shield ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
Rare Earth Mineral

Introduction. To date, rare earth elements (REE) are used to manufacture most high-tech goods and are crucial in defense technologies (lasers, radars, and electromagnetic weapons), nuclear engineering, metallurgy, and others. All this determines the relevance of their study to assess the rare earth mineral resource base of Ukraine. Problem Statement. The determination of REE in rocks and minerals is a fundamental problem in geochemistry and petrology for understanding the processes of rock formation. However, it is a complex analytical task related to the similar chemical properties of these elements, which are caused by the "lanthanide compression effect". Purpose. The purpose is to develop analytical technologies for determining REE content by the ICP-MS method, to evaluate their content and distribution in granitoids of the Ukrainian Shield. Materials and Methods. The hybrid method of ICP-MS analysis and microwave decomposition of rocks and minerals has been used to measure the REE content. This technique has been tested and used to estimate the content and distribution of REE in fluorites and rare-metal granitoids of the Rusko-Polyanskyi massif of the Korsun-Novomirgorod pluton of the Ukrainian Shield. Results. Analytical technologies for determination of REE in granites and minerals have been developed. The method for determining REE in fluorites and granites without their prior concentration in the range from 0.01 to 1000 ppm with a relative standard deviation of 0.01–0.10 has been described. The content of rare earth elements in the Rusko-Polianskyi granites increases (218–797 g/t), the main concentrator of these elements is fluorite (692–26933 g/t REE). An inverse relationship has been observed between the REE content in fluorites and granites. Conclusions. The developed analytical technologies are the basis for establishing quality assessment criteria and developing principles for the rational use of rare-earth granitoids to create a rare-earth mineral resource base in Ukraine.

scholarly journals The Potential Utilizing of Critical Element from Coal and Combustion Residues

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4710
Author(s):  
Yunhu Hu ◽  
Mu You ◽  
Guijian Liu ◽  
Zhongbing Dong ◽  
Facun Jiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
Recycled Materials ◽  
Critical Elements ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Alternative Sources ◽  
Combustion Residues

Strategically critical elements are becoming significant for the rising demand of emerging energy-efficient technologies and high-tech applications. These critical elements are mostly geologically dispersed, and mainly recovered from recycled materials. Coal with high concentrations of critical elements is supposed to stable alternative sources. The abundances of critical elements in coal varies widely among different deposits and regions. The high concentrations of critical elements are found in many Chinese and Russian coal ores. The global mining potential ratio (MPR) is applied and suggests scandium, hafnium, cesium, yttrium, germanium, gallium, thallium, strontium and rare-earth elements could be potential recovery from coal. A number of benefits are expected with the extraction of critical elements during coal utilization.

The Mutual Solubility of Salts of Rare Earth Elements

2015 ◽  
Vol 670 ◽  
pp. 82-88
Author(s):  
Vera A. Batyreva ◽  
Larisa S. Grigor’eva
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Solid Solutions ◽  
Mutual Solubility ◽  
Pure Form ◽  
High Tech

Relevance of the work caused by necessity of expanding the database of the mutual solubility of salts of rare earth elements to create technologies for producing them in pure form for high-tech industries. The main aim of the study: was to investigate reciprocal solubility of lanthanum and erbium bromates and trichloroacetates in the water and the and to determine the conditions of solid solutions formation and the possibility of obtaining concentrates of lanthanum and erbium.

scholarly journals Toward Closing a Loophole: Recovering Rare Earth Elements from Uranium Metallurgical Process Tailings

JOM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-53
Author(s):  
James Vaughan ◽  
Kate Tungpalan ◽  
Anita Parbhakar-Fox ◽  
Weng Fu ◽  
Emma J. Gagen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Primary Production ◽  
Uranium Mine ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Metallurgical Process

AbstractRare earth elements are increasingly required for use in modern high-tech components, and primary production is necessary to meet the demand. Reprocessing legacy metallurgical tailings is advantageous, as the material has already been mined, beneficiated, upgraded, and contained in a single accessible location. The Mary Kathleen uranium process tailings in Queensland, Australia, provides an opportunity for this. The geology and historic process methods for the Mary Kathleen uranium mine are described along with known characteristics of the tailings material. Conventional and alternative REE processing options are reviewed, including phyto-extraction and other bio-technologies. Approaches to determining the appropriate pathway forward for Mary Kathleen tailings are then discussed.

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