This book deals with the rare earth elements (REE), which are a
series of 17 transition metals: scandium, yttrium and the
lanthanide series of elements (lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium,
neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium,
dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium and lutetium). They
are relatively unknown to the wider public, despite their numerous
applications and their critical role in many high-tech
applications, such as high-temperature superconductors, phosphors
(for energy-saving lamps, flat-screen monitors and flat-screen
televisions), rechargeable batteries (household and automotive),
very strong permanent magnets (used for instance in wind turbines
and hard-disk drives), or even in a medical MRI application. This
book describes the history of their discovery, the major REE ore
minerals and the major ore deposits that are presently being
exploited (or are planned to be exploited in the very near future),
the physical and chemical properties of REEs, the mineral
processing of REE concentrates and their extractive metallurgy, the
applications of these elements, their economic aspects and the
influential economical role of China, and finally the recycling of
the REE, which is an emerging field.
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