Accessing the Past: A Sediment Core Revealing Anthropogenic Impacts of Technology-Critical Elements on the Marine Environment
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DOI: 10.1007/s00244-024-01110-9
Abstract: One group of elements attracting more and more attention are so-called technology-critical elements (TCEs). In comparison with legacy pollutants, the anthropogenic impact of TCEs on the environment might still be minor, but various applications introduce… read more here.
Keywords: environment; marine environment; critical elements; technology critical ... See more keywords
Recovery opportunities of valuable and critical elements from WEEE treatment residues by hydrometallurgical processes
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05406-5
Abstract: Due to the increasing demand of metals by industry and the limited availability of natural resources, the secondary supply of these elements from discarded products, such as waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), is an… read more here.
Keywords: recovery; valuable critical; treatment; critical elements ... See more keywords
Evidence for multiple sources for inorganic components in the Tucheng coal deposit, western Guizhou, China and the lack of critical-elements
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DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2020.103468
Abstract: Abstract Terrigenous materials from sediment-source regions are important controls on the types and concentrations of inorganic components in coal. The Kangdian Upland (dominated by the Emeishan basalts) is the dominant terrigenous supplier for most of… read more here.
Keywords: coal deposit; coal seams; inorganic components; tucheng coal ... See more keywords
Electroanalytical techniques for the quantification of technology-critical elements in environmental samples
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DOI: 10.1016/j.coelec.2017.06.014
Abstract: Summary There is an increasing demand for analytical techniques which are able to measure “technology-critical elements”, a set of elements increasingly used in technological applications (e.g. Pt-group elements, Nb, Ta, Te, In, Ga, Ge, Tl).… read more here.
Keywords: technology critical; critical elements; elements environmental; techniques quantification ... See more keywords
Distribution of rare earth elements and other critical elements in beneficiated Pennsylvania anthracites
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121400
Abstract: Abstract The Pennsylvania Anthracite Fields are in a complex tectonic and metamorphic terrain, historically hosting one of the largest concentrations of coal mining in the USA. Anthracite mining now largely consists of the surface mining… read more here.
Keywords: coal; critical elements; pennsylvania; earth elements ... See more keywords
Towards resilient and sustainable supply of critical elements from the copper supply chain: A review
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127207
Abstract: Abstract The highly specialized materials needed for the de-carbonization of energy, smart devices and the internet of things have created supply concerns of critical elements used in these applications. Several critical elements are produced as… read more here.
Keywords: sustainable supply; critical elements; supply chain; supply ... See more keywords
Enrichment of critical elements (Nb-Ta-Zr-Hf-REE) within coal and host rocks from the Datanhao mine, Daqingshan Coalfield, northern China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2019.102951
Abstract: Abstract This paper discusses the modes of occurrence of critical elements and their origins in the studied coal and associated rock samples (partings and roof strata) from the Datanhao coal mine, Daqingshan Coalfield, Inner Mongolia,… read more here.
Keywords: critical elements; mine daqingshan; datanhao mine; daqingshan coalfield ... See more keywords
Maximizing Treatment Effectiveness: Six Critical Elements of a Successful Intensive Preschool Language Program for Children With Language Disorders.
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DOI: 10.1044/2025_lshss-24-00097
Abstract: PURPOSE This clinical focus article examines six critical elements of a successful and evidence-based summer Intensive Preschool Language Program and the lessons learned over the 9 years of its implementation. The program serves a heterogeneous… read more here.
Keywords: preschool; treatment; program; language ... See more keywords
Extraction of Critical Elements–Gallium, Germanium, and Indium–Using Ionic Liquids: A Review
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DOI: 10.1080/08827508.2024.2383999
Abstract: ABSTRACT Gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), and indium (In) are essential elements that are extensively used in high-technology products in many fields. These metals are listed as critical elements by many governments and private players because… read more here.
Keywords: critical elements; extraction; germanium indium; gallium germanium ... See more keywords
Critical elements in non-sulfide Zn deposits: a reanalysis of the Kabwe Zn-Pb ores (central Zambia)
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DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2017.081.038
Abstract: ABSTRACT The Kabwe Zn-Pb deposit (central Zambia) consists of a cluster of mixed sulfide and non-sulfide orebodies. The sulfide ores comprise sphalerite, galena, pyrite, chalcopyrite and accessory Ge-sulfides (±Ga and In). The non-sulfide ores comprise:… read more here.
Keywords: sulfide; non sulfide; central zambia; critical elements ... See more keywords
Less-Studied Technology-Critical Elements (Nb, Ta, Ga, In, Ge, Te) in the Marine Environment: Review on Their Concentrations in Water and Organisms
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DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00532
Abstract: The development in recent years of new technological and energy-related applications has increased the use and demand of a specific group of trace elements (Technology-Critical Elements, TCEs). Among the TCEs, there are a number of… read more here.
Keywords: review concentrations; less studied; critical elements; technology critical ... See more keywords