Two major areas of effort are encompassed: I. New Techniques for the Synthesis of Metals and Alloys The High Rate Physical Vapor Deposition (HRPVD) process is to be used for the following: 1. Preparation and characterization of Ni and Ni-20Cr alloy sheet 2. Synthesis of compounds Y-O., TiC, Si^N, by reactive evaporation and their characterization 3. Dispersion strengthened alloys, Ni-ZOCr-Y-O ,...

Separation methods for rare earth elements (REE) are predominantly based on solvent extraction procedures. These methods are low in metal selectivity and generate large amounts of waste resulting in high capex and opex costs. Molecular Recognition Technology (MRT) is a much simpler green chemistry process that uses no organic solvents and carries out separations with highly metal-selective Supe...

Abstract The genesis of the Bayan Obo giant rare earth element (REE) deposit has been debated for several decades. Here, we report isotopic effects dynamic recrystallization in H8 carbonatite, which is principal ore carrier deposit. We studied fresh drill core to a depth 1.78 km and documented elemental C-O-Sr isotope evolution rock-forming dolomite during its deformation reaction with fluids. ...

concentrations of 42 trace elements, including rare earths, in croatian thermal waters wereinvestigated. originating from different parts of croatia, i.e. different types of aquifers, studied thermal watersprovide insight into the range of concentrations of broad spectrum of elements in croatian thermal waters.covering a wide range of temperature (30 - 92 °c), studied thermal waters are general...

ABSTRACT The peraluminous rhyolite that forms Round Top Mountain (approximately 375 m high × nearly 2 km in diameter), near Sierra Blanca, Hudspeth County, west Texas, USA, is enriched in yttrium and heavy rare earth elements (YHREEs), as well as Li, Be, U, Th, Sn, F, Rb, Cs, Nb, and Ta. Texas Mineral Resources Corp. (USA) proposes to release the YHREEs from their unique yttrofluorite host via ...

sorkheh-dizaj apatite-iron oxide deposit is located 32 km southeast of zanjan. the area is situated within the tarom subzone of western alborz-azarbaijan structural zone. the oldest units at the sorkheh-dizaj area are eocene trachyte, trachyandesite, olivine basalt and volcanoclastic brecciate tuff and lapilli tuff which intruded by a quartz-monzonite, monzonite and granite subvolcanic pluton o...

Clay fractions in soils from a transect of the Mazama ash deposit (6600-yr-old) contained more than 80% amorphous material. Instrumental neutron activation analysis was used to compare the trace element composition of the soil clay with the unweathered volcanic glass. The clay fractions had only 10% as much Na as the volcanic glass. Conversely, the rare earth element concentrations were about t...