Criticality of metals and metalloids

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 112, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 4257-4262

  Graedel, T E ^a,b   Harper, E M ^a   Nassar, N T ^a   Nuss, Philip ^a   Reck, Barbara K ^a   Turner, B L ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STELLENBOSCH INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (South Africa)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic geology; Materials science; Substitution; Supply risk; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CARBON; FRANCIUM; GOLD; INDIUM; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; METALLOID; MOLYBDENUM; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PALLADIUM; PHOSPHORUS; PLATINUM; RADIUM; RHODIUM; SELENIUM; SILVER; SULFUR; TELLURIUM; THALLIUM; TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; METAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929485471     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1500415112     Document Type: Article

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