@article{753559,
      recid = {753559},
      author = {Voncken, J.H.L.},
      title = {The Rare Earth Elements An Introduction / [electronic  resource] :},
      pages = {1 online resource x, 127 pages) :},
      abstract = {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.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/753559},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26809-5},
}