TEACHER RESOURCES
Day One
Table 2: Applications of Rare Earth Elements
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REE |
Applications Products |
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Scandium |
Aerospace materials, electronics, lasers, magnets, lighting, sporting goods |
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Yttrium |
Ceramics, communication systems, lighting, frequency meters, fuels additive, jet engine turbines, televisions, microwave communications, satellites, vehicle oxygen sensors |
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Lanthanum |
Catalyst in petroleum refining, television, energy storage, fuel cells, night vision instruments, rechargeable batteries |
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Cerium |
Catalytic converters, Catalyst in petroleum refining, glass, diesel fuel additive, polishing agent, pollution-control systems |
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Praseodymium |
Aircraft engine alloy, airport signal lenses, catalyst, ceramics, coloring pigment, electric vehicles, fiber optic cables, lighter flint, magnets, wind turbines, photographic filters, welder’s glasses |
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Neodymium |
Anti-lock brakes, air bags, anti-glare glass, cell phones, computers, electric vehicles, lasers, MRI machines, magnets, wind turbines |
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Promethium |
Beta source for thickness gages, lasers for submarines, nuclear powered battery |
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Samarium |
Aircraft electrical systems, electronic counter measure equipment, electric vehicles, flight control surfaces, missile and radar systems, optical glass, permanent magnets, precision guided munitions, stealth technology, wind turbines |
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Europium |
CFL, lasers, televisions, tag complex for the medical field |
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Gadolinium |
Computer data technology, magneto-optic recording technology, microwave applications, MRI machines, power plant radiation leaks detector |
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Terbium |
CFL, electric vehicles, fuel cells, televisions, optic data recording, permanent magnets, wind turbines |
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Dysprosium |
Electric vehicles, home electronics, lasers, permanent magnets, wind turbines |
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Holmium |
Microwave equipment, color glass |
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Erbium |
Color glass, fiber optic data transmission, lasers |
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Thulium |
X-ray phosphors Improving |
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Ytterbium |
Improving stainless steel properties, stress gages Catalysts, |
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Lutetium |
Catalysts, positron emission tomography (PET) detectors |
Video: Rare Earth Elements and How They are Used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2xHfP4lAlg
Table: Benefits and Environmental Impact of Rare Earth Elements
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Element & Atomic # |
Use: (Product or Product System) |
Benefits |
Environmental Impact |
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Homework: Article Life Without Rare Earth Elements” (http://www.acschemmatters-digital.org/acschemmatters/december2016?pg=14#pg14
Day Two:
Ecological Footprint Calculator: https://www.footprintcalculator.org/
Video: Environmental Impacts of Rare Earth Elements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_PbVCgdut4
Life Cycle Assessment PowerPoint: https://www.dartmouth.edu/~cushman/courses/engs37/LCA.pdf
Video:
A Life Cycle Assessment: A Materials Perspective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4LOqt7U-JE
Day Three:
Design Life Cycle: http://www.designlife-cycle.com
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