Nearly 300 million t of phosphogypsum (PG) are produced every year as a byproduct from
phosphate fertilizer production worldwide. Approximately 58% of the PG are stacked, 28 …

Rare earth elements (REE) include the lanthanide series elements (La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm,
Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu) plus Sc and Y. Currently these metals have become …

Rare earth elements (REEs) are essential raw materials for emerging renewable energy
resources and 'smart'electronic devices. Global REE demand is slated to grow at an annual …

Currently, there is an increasing industrial demand for rare earth elements (REE) as these
elements are now integral to the manufacture of many carbon-neutral technologies. The …

Generally, phosphate rock contains about 0.05 wt% rare earth elements (REEs) on average.
And the world commercial phosphate rock production is estimated to be 250 million tons per …

Phosphate rocks are a vital resource for world food supply and security. They are the
primary raw material for phosphoric acid and fertilizers used in agriculture, and are …

Deep-sea sediments contain high concentrations of rare earth element (REE) which have
been regarded as a huge potential resource. Understanding the marine REE cycle is …

Phosphorus is the central ingredient in fertilizer that allows modern agriculture to feed the
world's population. This element, also critical in a host of industrial applications, is a …

As a potential reusable resource, solid waste is gradually being used for extracting valuable
metals. In recent years, new technologies such as electrochemistry, supercritical fluids, ionic …

Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) mapping is a
rapidly expanding field in the geosciences because of the wealth of spatial information it …