Handbook of Rare Earth Elements: Analytics

✍ Scribed by Alfred Golloch (editor)

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 520
• Edition: 2. rev. and exten. edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The reference work describes in its new edition still more up-to-date methods for the recycling and purifi cation processes of rare earth element analysis for industrial and scientific purposes alike. Due to their vast applications, from computer hardware to mobile phones and electric cars, REEs have become a valuable resource for our modern life. New topics: emission spectroscopy, analysis of environmental samples and pharmaceutical applications.

• Essential reference for scientists and practitioners working with Rare Earth Elements.
• By an international team of experts from academia and industry.
• From sample preparation and analytical methods to broad range of applications.
  

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
List of contributing authors
1 Introduction
2 Analytics of rare earth elements – basics and methods
Part I: Sample preparation
3 Chromatographic techniques for rare earth elements analysis
4 Separation/Preconcentration techniques for rare earth elements analysis
Part II: Methods for the elemental analysis of rare earths and for the analysis of rare earth containing molecular compounds
5 Analysis and speciation of lanthanoids by ICP-MS
6 Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry for rare earth elements analysis
7 Application of spark atomic emission spectrometry for the determination of rare earth elements in metals and alloys
8 Photophysical properties and characterisation of lanthanoids
9 Use of X-ray fluorescence analysis for the determination of rare earth elements
10 Neutron activation analysis of the rare earth elements
11 Automated quantitative rare earth elements mineralogy by scanning electron microscopy
Part III: Application of rare earth elements analysis
12 Analysis of rare earth elements in rock and mineral samples by ICP-MS and LA-ICP-MS
13 Novel applications of lanthanoids as analytical or diagnostic tools in the life sciences by ICP-MS based techniques
14 Lanthanoides in glass and glass ceramics
15 Recycling of rare earth elements
Index