Nonregenerative natural resources in a sustainable system of energy supply

ChemSusChem

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 550-562

  Bradshaw, Alex M ^a   Hamacher, Thomas ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

copper; lithium; mineral resources; rare earths; sustainable chemistry

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COBALT; COPPER; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; ENERGY CONVERSION; FOSSIL FUELS; LITHIUM; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALS; RARE EARTHS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TELLURIUM;

CLIMATE POLICY; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY GENERATIONS; ENERGY SUPPLIES; EUROPEAN UNION; FUTURE GENERATIONS; GLOBAL DEMAND; MINERAL SUPPLY; NON-REGENERATIVE; RARE METALS; REGENERATIVE ENERGY; STRONG DEMAND; SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA; SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY; SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS;

RAW MATERIALS;

METAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EUROPEAN UNION; METALS; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

EID: 84858695937     PISSN: 18645631     EISSN: 1864564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201100563     Document Type: Article

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