Platinum group metal flows of Europe, part I: Global supply, use in industry, and shifting of environmental impacts

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 754-767

  Saurat, Mathieu ^a   Bringezu, Stefan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cleaner production; Industrial ecology; Material flow analysis (MFA); Palladium; Platinum; Rhodium

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT EMISSION; CAR CATALYST; CLEANER PRODUCTION; END-USES; ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; MINING WASTE; PALLADIUM-PLATINUM; PLATINUM GROUP METALS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRODUCT GROUPS; SECONDARY METALS; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SIBERIA; SOURCE POLLUTION; SOUTH AFRICA; SULPHUR DIOXIDE; TOTAL MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS;

AIR POLLUTION; AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; GLASS; GLASS INDUSTRY; GLASS MANUFACTURE; IRIDIUM ALLOYS; METAL ANALYSIS; METAL RECOVERY; METAL REFINING; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PALLADIUM; PETROLEUM REFINING; PLATINUM; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PULSATILE FLOW; RHODIUM; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLEANER PRODUCTION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; METALS INDUSTRY; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; RESOURCE USE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EUROPE;

EID: 67649975938     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2008.00087.x     Document Type: Article

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