Criticality of the Geological Zinc, Tin, and Lead Family

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 628-644

  Harper, E M ^a   Kavlak, Goksin ^b   Burmeister, Lara ^a   Eckelman, Matthew J ^c   Erbis, Serkan ^d   Sebastian Espinoza, Vicente ^f   Nuss, Philip ^e   Graedel, T E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Northeastern University   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^f The Yale Center for Industrial Ecology ^*

Author keywords

Cadmium; Emerging energy technologies; Germanium; Indium; Industrial ecology; Metal sustainability

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CRITICALITY (NUCLEAR FISSION); GEOLOGY; GERMANIUM; INDIUM; LEAD; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; SMELTING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TIN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; ZINC;

CRITICALITY ASSESSMENT; EMERGING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; RESEARCH EFFORTS; STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGIES; UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATES;

ZINC SMELTING;

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; EMISSION INVENTORY; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LEACHING; LEAD; MINERALS INDUSTRY; PURIFICATION; RECOVERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMELTING; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TIN; VULNERABILITY; ZINC;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84942296093     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12213     Document Type: Article

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