Why are rare earth elements so rare? | Live Science

News. By Victoria Atkinson. published 1 October 2023. There are 17 rare earth elements on the periodic table, but a better name for them would be the …

(PDF) Naturally occurring radionuclides and rare earth elements …

Uranium, thorium and rare earth elements (REEs) in soil samples contaminated by Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident was determined using inductively coupled plasma-mass ...

Rare earth elements in naturally grown fern

Plants that naturally accumulate aluminium (Al) may also inadvertently accumulate rare earth elements (REEs) due to the similar chemical properties of Al and REE trivalent ions, and vice versa.

Rare earth elements in naturally grown fern Dicranopteris …

Ferns (Dicranopteris linearis) and soils, sampled from four rare earth mining areas and one non-mining area locating in South-Jiangxi region, were chosen for analysis of 15 rare earth elements (REEs) by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The fern samples were divided into 4 parts: root, stem, petiole, and lamina.

Accumulation and fractionation of rare earth …

Rare earth elements in naturally grown fern Dicranopteris linearis in relation to their variation in soils in South-Jiangxi region (Southern China). Environ. Pollut. 114, 345–355 (2001).

Rare Earths Statistics and Information | U.S.

By National Minerals Information Center. Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of the mineral commodity group rare earths - scandium, yttrium, …

The behavior of rare earth elements in naturally and …

The behavior of rare earth elements in naturally and anthropogenically acidified waters. Author links open overlay panel Scott A. Wood a, Christopher H. Gammons b, Stephen R. Parker b. Show more. ... Rare earth elements (REEs) are valuable raw materials which are in great demand in modern high technology industries. …

Rare earth elements (REEs) in naturally grown plants in …

Rare earth elements in naturally grown fern Dicranopteris linearis in relation to their variation in soils in south-Jiangxi region (southern China). Wei Z, Yin M, Zhang X, Hong F, Li B, Tao Y, Zhao G, Yan C. Environ Pollut, 114(3):345-355, 01 Jan 2001 Cited by: 32 articles | PMID: 11584633

Role of Rare Earth Elements in Plants

Rare earth elements (generally abbreviated as REEs) are the name used to define 17 metals with special physicochemical features. In general, REEs are interest of chemists mainly because of their peculiar chemical abilities. However, this situation started to change, and REEs, recently, turn out to be a hotspot also for environmental biologist, …

Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Wastewater Towards …

Abstract. The use of rare earth elements is a growing trend in diverse industrial activities, leading to the need for eco-friendly approaches to their efficient recovery and reuse. The aim of this work is the development of an environmentally friendly and competitive technology for the recovery of those elements from wastewater.

What Are Rare Earth Metals?

Thulium: The rarest of all naturally occurring rare earth metals. Has few commercial applications, although it is used in some surgical lasers. After being exposed to radiation in nuclear reactors ...

Speciation of rare earth elements in natural terrestrial waters

Rare earth elements (REEs) are commonly used as geochemical tracers in the study of many geologic processes because of their unique, ... Furthermore, because the naturally occurring REEs exhibit similar ionic radii and identical charge to trivalent actinides (Am 3+, Cm 3+, Cf 3+), ...

Rare earth elements (REEs) in naturally grown plants in …

DOI: 10.1016/0269-7491(92)90103-H Corpus ID: 205088656; Rare earth elements (REEs) in naturally grown plants in relation to their variation in soils. @article{Ichihashi1992RareEE, title={Rare earth elements (REEs) in naturally grown plants in relation to their variation in soils.}, author={Hideki Ichihashi and Hideyoshi …

Rare Earth Elements

The rare earth metals naturally occur together in minerals. For example, monazite is a mixed rare earth phosphate. There is very little difference in the solubility and complex formation ability of the rare earth metals. Rare earth metals are found with non-metals in their third oxidation state (3+). There is very little tendency of these ...

Rare earth elements in naturally grown fern

Ferns (Dicranopteris linearis) and soils, sampled from four rare earth mining areas and one non-mining area locating in South-Jiangxi region, were chosen for analysis of 15 rare earth elements (REEs) by inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP–MS).The fern samples were divided into 4 parts: root, stem, petiole, and lamina. …

Extraction and Separation of Some Naturally Occurring …

Extraction and Separation of Some Naturally Occurring Radionuclides from Rare Earth Elements by Different Amines E. H. Borai* a, A .M. Shahr El-Din a, E .A. EL-Sofany a, A. A. Sakr a, G. O. El ...

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Are These Elements Really "Rare"? History of Production and Trade. Dangers of a Dominant World Producer. World Rare Earth Mineral Resources. Rare Earth Element …

Naturally grown duckweeds as quasi-hyperaccumulators of rare earth …

The use of rare earths and yttrium (REY) in high-technology products is accompanied by their increasing release into the environment. Concerns regarding the (eco-)toxicity and bioaccumulation of these emerging contaminants highlight the need for research on REY uptake by (aquatic) plants.. Duckweeds are widespread macrophytes …

Everything You Need to Know About Rare Earth Magnets

These include iron, nickel, cobalt, some rare earth metals, and some of their alloys (e.g. Alnico), and some naturally occurring minerals such as lodestone. Although ferromagnetic materials are the only ones with an attraction strong enough to a magnet to be commonly considered "magnetic", all other substances respond weakly to a magnetic ...

Elucidating Water Sources and Interaction with …

Presented are three studies that utilize three natural tracers (enthalpy, radon gas, and rare earth elements) to characterize hydrologic systems at three different scales. The scale of investigation ranges from 27,900 km2 for the Eastern Snake River Plain (ESRP) regional aquifer to 0.34 km2 for Shepley's Hill in West Central Massachusetts.

Rationally designed nanotrap structures for efficient …

Rare-earth elements (REEs) are used in a wealth of high-tech applications, including permanent magnets, lasers, phosphors, catalytic converters, and batteries 1,2,3,4, owing to their 4 f peculiar ...

Fluocerite as a precursor to rare earth element fractionation …

The rare earth elements (REEs) comprise the 13 naturally occurring lanthanides, yttrium and scandium 1.These elements have crustal abundances similar to those of copper, zinc and molybdenum 2,3 ...

Rare-Earth Oxides Are Naturally Hydrophobic

Rare-earth oxides could provide more robust coating materials because their electron configuration makes them intrinsically hydrophobic, report researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

The behavior of rare earth elements in naturally and anthropogenically

A rare earth element (REE) geochemical finger exercise was undertaken with the aim of distinguishing contributing sources in the event that these sources have a significantly different ...

Why are rare earth elements so rare? | Live Science

The rare earth metals naturally have three positive charges and form incredibly strong ionic bonds with phosphate counterions, each possessing three negative charges. The extraction process must ...

Accumulation and fractionation of rare earth elements …

Phytolacca americana L. is a herbaceous plant widely distributed in Dingnan county of Jiangxi province, China, which is a REE mining region (ion absorption rare earth mine) and the soil has high levels of REEs. An investigation of REE content of P. americana growing naturally in Dingnan county was conducted.

Accumulation and distribution characteristics of rare earth …

Rare earth elements (REEs) are considered environmental pollutants that have received extensive attention recently. ... Accumulation and distribution characteristics of rare earth elements (REEs) in the naturally grown marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) from the soil Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Jan 31. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-25508-5. Online ...

Rare earth elements (REEs) in naturally grown plants in …

The pattern of Light rare earth elements (LREE) was more abundant than heavy rare earth elements (HREE). This study did not include field experiments to find the translocation factors of REEs from soil to different parts of plant bodies, thus cannot establish the correlation between fertilizers and REEs concentration in rice grains.

Rare earths | Institute for Rare Earths and Metals

The last naturally occurring rare earth element (lutetium) was discovered by 1907, but research into the chemistry of these elements was difficult, as no one knew how many real rare earth elements there were. Fortunately, 1913-14 solved the situation with the research of Danish physicist Niels Bohr and English physicist Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley.

Rare-earth element | Uses, Properties, & Facts

Factsheet on the origin, distribution, abundance, supply and demand, and uses of rare earth elements. The Principal Rare Earth Elements …