Rare earth elements: technologies and environmental burdens

• Autorzy: Giungato P. , Notarnicola B.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The use of rare earths has received great attention due to the increased consumption of such metals in the electronic industry, in the fabrication of catalysts, alloys and high-tech materials in general. It can be expected that rare earths production and consumption by developed countries will increase, as these metals will be more widely applied in the industry and their market is expected to expand both in volume and monetary terms. In the present work, the technological and environmental aspects of the rare earths have been reviewed and investigated, starting from resources, availability, industrial applications and trends on international markets.

PL

Wykorzystanie metali ziem rzadkich wzbudza coraz większe zainteresowanie z powodu zwiększonego ich zużycia w przemyśle elektronicznym, w produkcji katalizatorów, stopów i, ogólnie, materiałów nowoczesnych technologii. Można oczekiwać, że wydobycie ziem rzadkich i wykorzystanie pochodzących z nich pierwiastków przez kraje rozwinięte będzie się zwiększać, a rynek metali ziem rzadkich stanie się atrakcyjny zarówno pod względem ilości, jak i wartości finansowej. W artykule dokonano przeglądu technologicznych i środowiskowych aspektów wykorzystania ziem rzadkich, poczynając od zasobów, dostępności, zastosowań przemysłowych oraz tendencji na rynkach międzynarodowych.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

use; mineral; environmental burden; biosphere; sea water; atmosphere; earth element; market; rare earth

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Journal of Elementology
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: 08
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.199-206

Twórcy

autor

Giungato P.

• Universita degli Studi di Bari, via Camillo Rosalba, 53, 70124 Bari, Italia

autor

Notarnicola B.

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