Global demand for rare earth resources and strategies for green mining

Environmental Research

Volumn 150, Issue , 2016, Pages 182-190

  Dutta, Tanushree ^a   Kim, Ki Hyun ^a   Uchimiya, Minori ^b   Kwon, Eilhann E ^c   Jeon, Byong Hun ^a   Deep, Akash ^d   Yun, Seong Taek ^e  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Sejong University   (South Korea)

^d CSIR CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS ORGANISATION   (India)

^e Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ion adsorption; Preservation; Rare earth ore deposits; Recycling; Urban mining

Indexed keywords

COAL; FOSSIL FUEL; ION; LANTHANIDE; RARE EARTH OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY RESOURCE; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; INVESTMENT; ION; MINING; ORE DEPOSIT; PRESERVATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RECYCLING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLY ASH; MINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; RENEWABLE ENERGY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; PROCEDURES;

CHINA;

CHINA; METALS, RARE EARTH; MINING; RECYCLING;

EID: 84973462521     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.05.052     Document Type: Review

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