Primary and secondary sources of rare earths in the EU-28: results of the ASTER project

• Main Authors: Guyonnet, Dominique, Planchon, Mariane, Rollat, Alain, Escalon, Victoire, Vaxelaire, Stéphane, Tuduri, Johann
• Other Authors: Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) (BRGM), BIO Intelligence Service, BIO IS, Rhodia-Solvay
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2014
• Subjects: Rare earths; material flow analysis; phosphors; geo; manag; Dy; Greenland
• Online Access: https://hal-brgm.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01019602/file/ERES2014_ASTER_Tb_BRGM.pdf; https://hal-brgm.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01019602

The ASTER project aims at establishing flows and stocks of certain critical rare earth elements at the scale of the EU-28, considering both primary and secondary sources. Material flow analyses were performed taking into account processes along the value chain (separation, manufacture, use, waste ma...