Material flow analysis of scarce metals: Sources, functions, end-uses and aspects for future supply

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2939-2947

  Peiró, Laura Talens ^a   Méndez, Gara Villalba ^b   Ayres, Robert U ^a  

^a INSEAD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES; END-PRODUCTS; END-USES; INDUSTRIAL METALS; INTER-RELATIONSHIPS; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS;

BYPRODUCTS; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; RECYCLING; SURVEYS;

METALS;

ALKALINE EARTH METAL; COBALT; GALLIUM; GERMANIUM; INDIUM; METAL; METAL COMPLEX; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; NIOBIUM; RHENIUM; SELENIUM; TANTALUM; TELLURIUM;

FUTURE PROSPECT; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; METAL; RECYCLING;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CERAMIC INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GEOLOGY; GLASS INDUSTRY; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; SEMICONDUCTOR;

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ELECTRONICS; INDUSTRY; METALS; RECYCLING;

EID: 84875349439     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es301519c     Document Type: Article

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