Addressing criticality for rare earth elements in petroleum refining: The key supply factors approach

Resources Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 496-503

  Nieto, Antonio ^a   Guelly, Kirsten ^a   Kleit, Andrew ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerium; Criticality; Lanthanum; Petroleum refining; Rare earths; Rare elements

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES; DEVELOPING STRATEGY; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCILS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REES); RARE ELEMENTS; SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES; SUPPLY AND DEMAND;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; CERIUM; CRITICALITY (NUCLEAR FISSION); ECONOMICS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; LANTHANUM; PETROLEUM REFINING; RARE EARTHS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

RISK PERCEPTION;

CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CERIUM; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; EXPORT; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

CHINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883269270     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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