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ISBN: 9789278429294
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Languages : en
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Dependence on mineral resources is rooted in their use in a plethora of devices and everyday applications: mobile phones, flat screen televisions, automobiles, solar panels, space guidance systems, jet engines and pacemakers. Even a smartphone contains more than 50 metals, including rare earth elements, that are in huge demand with limited supply. This Results Pack showcases seven EU-funded projects spearheading research to improve processing of these materials with emphasis on sustainability. To achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal, there is a need for the supply and use of raw materials to meet the needs of a growing population that stays within the sustainable limits of our planet's natural resources and ecosystems. Raw materials, in particular critical raw materials (CRMs), are crucial to Europe's economy. A reliable, uninterrupted supply of CRMs is necessary to enable a strong industrial base to produce the goods and technologies we have come to rely on in daily life. The seven projects in this pack address many challenges: CRMs are rare and can be difficult to extract, exposure to them is often hazardous and toxic to the environment and their supply chains are vulnerable to competition from outside Europe.
