The Technology of Scandium, Yttrium, and the Rare Earth Metals

The Technology of Scandium, Yttrium, and the Rare Earth Metals
Author: Bernard Love
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1
Release: 1961
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ISBN:

A survey has been made of the unclassified literature relating to the rare earth elements. The best available data has been compiled for theABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE ELEMENTS, THE METHODS OF RECOVERY FROM ORES, SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR REDUCTION TO METAL. The physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of the elements and their important compounds are presented. (Author).

Rare Earths Industry

Rare Earths Industry
Author: Ismar Borges De Lima
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2015-09-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0128025689

Rare Earths elements are composed of 15 chemical elements in the periodic table. Scandium and yttrium have similar properties, with mineral assemblages, and are therefore referred alike in the literature. Although abundant in the planet surface, the Rare Earths are not found in concentrated forms, thus making them economically valued as they are so challenging to obtain. Rare Earths Industry: Technological, Economic and Environmental Implications provides an interdisciplinary orientation to the topic of Rare Earths with a focus on technical, scientific, academic, economic, and environmental issues. Part I of book deals with the Rare Earths Reserves and Mining, Part II focuses on Rare Earths Processes and High-Tech Product Development, and Part III deals with Rare Earths Recycling Opportunities and Challenges. The chapters provide updated information and priceless analysis of the theme, and they seek to present the latest techniques, approaches, processes and technologies that can reduce the costs of compliance with environmental concerns in a way it is possible to anticipate and mitigate emerging problems. Discusses the influence of policy on Rare Earth Elements to help raise interest in developing strategies for management resource development and exploitation Global contributions will address solutions in countries that are high RE producers, including China, Brazil, Australia, and South China End of chapter critical summaries outline the technological, economic and environmental implications of rare earths reserves, exploration and market Provides a concise, but meaningful, geopolitical analysis of the current worldwide scenario and importance of rare earths exploration for governments, corporate groups, and local stakeholders

Biochemistry of Scandium and Yttrium, Part 1: Physical and Chemical Fundamentals

Biochemistry of Scandium and Yttrium, Part 1: Physical and Chemical Fundamentals
Author: Chaim T. Horovitz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1461543134

Biochemistry of Scandium and Yttrium gathers together existing knowledge about scandium and yttrium from a wide variety of disciplines. Part 1 will present a comparative study of the physical and chemical properties of scandium and yttrium, looking at both their similarities and their differences. (Part 2 will address the biochemical aspects of these two elements, and the various medical and environmental applications.) While these elements are relatively rare in nature, these books will show that they have unusual physical and chemical properties, and a disproportionate number of important applications. Improved analytical techniques have revealed that scandium and yttrium are present throughout living matter, even though only a relatively limited number of species have been analyzed so far. This fact of course has far-ranging implications for biological and environmental concerns. Part 1 also contains a discussion of the interactions of scandium and yttrium with molecules of biological interest, such as organic acids, carbohydrates, proteins, nucleotides, and other biologically active molecules. The major impacts of scandium and yttrium in science, technology, and medicine will be of interest to a wide variety of researchers, including geochemists, inorganic and organic chemists, clinical biochemists, and those specializing in environmental protection. Biochemistry of Scandium and Yttrium, Part 1 and Part 2 will be especially welcome because the last book published on the biochemistry of scandium appeared over 20 years ago, and the only book mentioning the biochemistry of yttrium came out in 1990.

Biochemistry of Scandium and Yttrium, Part 2: Biochemistry and Applications

Biochemistry of Scandium and Yttrium, Part 2: Biochemistry and Applications
Author: Chaim T. Horovitz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1461543118

Biochemistry of Scandium and Yttrium gathers together existing knowledge about scandium and yttrium from a wide variety of disciplines. Part 2 addresses the biochemical aspects of these two elements, and the various medical and environmental applications. (Part 1 presents a comparative study of the physical and chemical properties of scandium and yttrium, looking at both their similarities and their differences.) While these elements are relatively rare in nature, these books will show that they have unusual physical and chemical properties, and a disproportionate number of important applications. Improved analytical techniques have revealed that scandium and yttrium are present throughout living matter, even though only a relatively limited number of species have been analyzed so far. This fact of course has far-ranging implications for biological and environmental concerns. The major impacts of scandium and yttrium in science, technology, and medicine will be of interest to a wide variety of researchers, including geochemists, inorganic and organic chemists, clinical biochemists, and those specializing in environmental protection.