• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권8호
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• pp.2919-2926
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• 2023

In this paper, rare earth element (REE)/polyester composites were designed with lanthanum oxide, gadolinium oxide, and lutetium oxide as ray shielding agents, and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as the base. Monte Carlo simulation was carried out using FLUKA software. We found that the radiation protection performance of the composite is affected by the type and amount of REE; a higher amount of REE equated to a better radiation protection performance of the composite. When the thickness of the composite and total thickness of the REE is constant, the number of superimposed layers inside the composite does not affect its shielding performance. Compared with a single-type REE/PET composite, a mixed-type REE/PET composite has a wider range of γ-ray absorption and better radiation protection performance. When the mass ratio of PET to REE is 2:8 and different types of REE are mixed with equal mass, several 0.2 cm-thick mixed-type REE/PET composites can shield >70% of 60 and 80 KeV γ-rays.

• 한국지구과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지구과학회 2010년도 춘계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.58-58
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• 2010

The sediment geochemistry, including REE of surface and core samples in the western part off Jeju Island have been carried out in order to understand the provenance and hydrolic sorting. The sediment in the study area were primarily composed of coarse silt with a mean grain size of $2.8{\sim}82.8{\mu}m$. The ratios of TOC over total nitrogen (TN) showed that the study area sediments contained more organic matters of marine origin than those of terrigenous origin. The total A1203, Fe203, K20, MgO, and MnO contents and REE concentration of the fine sediments are higher than those of the coarse sediments. The higher Zr/Th and Zr/Yb ratios in coarse sediments relative to fine-grained detritus indicates sedimentary sorting. Grain size influence the REE concentrations of the study area sediment significantly. The < $63{\mu}m$ fraction of the sediment has higher REE concentration and different REE patterns when compared with those in bulk samples, due to the presence of REE-enrich heavy minerals. The REE distribution patterns of the western part of Jeju Island sediments are relatively enriched in most LREEs than the Yellow River sediment and depleted in the Changjiang River, but the LaN/YbN ratios are similar to the Changjiang sediment. The Eu/Eu* ratios ranged from 0.594~0.665(0.631) is much similar to the Yellow River sediment, possibly mixture of the sediments from these two rivers.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.193-202
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• 2024

It has been reported that rare earth elements (REEs) are considerably present in coal ash. In this study, an ecofriendly sequential extraction method was developed for the effective REE recovery from coal ash and leaching wastewaters. Citrate, a weak and environmentally benign solvent that replaces acetate employed in the existing sequential extraction methods (e.g., European community bureau of reference (BCR) and Tessier methods), was found to be highly effective in leaching REEs from coal ash. Microwave-assisted thermal digestion improved the REE extraction efficiency even further, with an overall leaching rate of 70%, which is 2.54 and 3.76 times higher than the values achieved by the conventional BCR and Tessier methods, respectively. It was also confirmed that the majority of REEs was strongly bound to CaO, Al₂O₃, Fe₂O₃, and P₂O₅, not to SiO₂. The sequential extraction method developed in this study is expected to be used as an effective and simple recovery procedure for REEs from coal ash and remaining leaching wastewaters.

• 암석학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.133-143
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• 2008

지표지질의 지구화학적 변화 추적과 고고학 유물의 원료(점토질 토양)의 기원지를 밝혀내기 위한 도구로서의 희토류원소의 역할을 확인하고자 하였다. 실험용 지질시료로는 화강암과 편마암 그리고 이들로부터의 화학적 풍화과정을 거친 풍화암과 풍화토양을 선택하여 이들의 화학조성변화를 비교하였고, 고고학적 응용을 위한 시료로는 점토질 토양과 이를 이용하여 제조한 토기 및 도기를 채취하여 이들의 화학조성변화를 비교하였다. 연구결과에 의하면, 일반적인 화학조성간의 상대적인 비교로는 암석-풍화암-토양 혹은 점토질 토양-토기-도기로의 변화에 따른 지구화학적 특성변화의 상관성이 없는 반면에 PAAS(Post Archean Australian Shale)로 규격화한 희토류원소 분포도는 거의 동일한 양상을 띄었다. 이는 희토류원소의 분포도가 다른 지구화학적 연구기법에 기법에 비해 퇴적물의 기원물질 혹은 고고학적 유물의 재료를 밝혀내는데 더 유용함을 지시해준다고 볼 수 있다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.165-169
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• 2018

Rare earth elements (REEs) are considered to be vital to modern industry due to their important roles in applications such as permanent magnets, automobile production, displays, and many more. The imbalance between demand and supply of REEs can be solved by recycling processes. Regarding the needs of industry and society, the International Organization for Standardization, Technical Committee 298 (ISO/TC298) Rare Earths has been recently launched for developing international standards on rare earth elements. In accordance with the suggestion of its constituents, it is tentatively working to develop the appropriate standards under five working groups (WG) on terms and definitions (WG1), element recycling (WG2), environmental stewardship (WG3), packaging, labelling, marking, transport, and storage (WG4), and testing analysis (WG5). The scope and structure of ISO/TC298 on the topic of rare earths is discussed in this document.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.383-389
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• 2021

Several studies investigating the behavior and environmental distribution of rare earth elements (REEs) have been reviewed to determine the geochemical processes that may affect their concentrations and fractionation patterns in groundwater and whether these elements can be used as tracers for groundwater-rock interactions and groundwater flow paths in small catchments. Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), equipped with an ultrasonic nebulizer and active-film multiplier detector, is routinely used as an analytical technique to measure REEs in groundwater, facilitating the analysis of dissolved REE geochemistry. This review focuses on the distribution of REEs in groundwater and their application as tracers for groundwater geochemistry. Our review of existing literature suggests that REEs in ice cores can be used as effective tracers for atmospheric particles, aiding the identification of source regions.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.68-75
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• 2018

국내 순환유동층보일러(CFBC)발전소로부터 발생된 석탄재의 희토류 성분, 함량 및 분포특성을 평가하여 희토류 회수 개발 가능성을 검토하였다. 국내 CFBC발전소에서 확보한 6 종 석탄재의 희토류 함량은 82.2 ~ 311.7 ppm으로, 세계 석탄재 희토류 평균값으로 제시된 403.5 ppm에 비해 낮게 확인되었다. 희토류 농도와 Outlook coefficient값을 이용한 분석 결과, 6 종의 석탄재 모두 unpromising area (I)로 분류되었다. 현재 단계에서 석탄재의 희토류 회수를 위한 개발은 어려운 상태임을 확인하였고, 향후 석탄재 중 희토류 성분의 회수를 위해서는 critical 희토류를 주요 대상으로, 이를 농축하기 위한 전처리 및 선별 공정 개발이 필요한 것으로 확인되었다.

• 대한자원환경지질학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한자원환경지질학회 2003년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.194-195
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• 2003

High-pressure amphibolite-facies rocks with serpentinized ultramafic rocks occur in the Gyeonggi Massif. Ultramafic rocks occur as lenses within Precambrian granite gneiss, which showing dominantly tectonic lines of NNE directions as well as east extensional area of the chinese collision belt between south and north China block(\ulcorner). This study regionally makes a comparative study of ultramafic rocks in the western part of the Gyeonggi Massif in Korea. (omitted)

• 암석학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.27-37
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• 2007

강원도 임원진 부근에 분포하는 선캠브리아기 우백질 화강편마암체 노두에서의 희토류원소 분포도가 갖는 지구화학적 의의에 대해 토의하고자 한다. 이 노두는 흑운모 편마암을 포획암으로 갖고 있으며, 이 흑운모 편마암과 접촉하고 있는 우백질 화강편마암은 주변에 비해 구성광물의 입자가 큰 거정질이고, 접촉변성 작용의 흔적은 관찰되지 않는다. 이 노두에서의 우백질 화강 편마암은 풍화도와 관계없이 전반적으로 Eu의 강한 부(-)의 이상과 더불어 희토류원소의 M-형의 테트라드 효과라 불리우는 특이한 희토류원소 분포도 특성을 갖고 있다. 그리고 흑운모 편마암과의 접촉부에서는 M-형의 테트라드 효과가 약화되었거나 혹은 부분적으로 W-형의 테트라드 효과가 관찰된다. 우백질 화강편마암에서의 Eu의 부의 이상은 Ca/Sr비의 변화뿐만 아니라 테트라드 효과의 존재와도 밀접한 연관성을 보여준다. 이는 임원지역의 노두에서 관찰된 희토류원소의 테트라드 효과가 우백질 화강편마암의 분화과정상에서 형성된 것이며, 암석의 풍화가 Eu의 이상 혹은 Ce의 이상의 변화를 가져올 수는 있지만 희토류원소의 테트라드 효과를 만들거나 크기를 변화시킨 요인은 아님을 지시해준다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.621-632
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• 2009

Rare earth contents(REE) were analysed for the plants, M. sinensis. A. vulgaris and R. crataegitolius, from two different soils serpentine area consisting of serpentinite(SP) and non-serpentine area, containing amphibole schist(AS) of Gapyeong area, and were compared with soils and host rocks. The AS were high with the differences of several times in the top soils, and with the differences of several to ten times in the host rocks relative to the SP. In the same area, the SP were high in the soil, but the rocks for the AS. In the plants, the A. vulgaris were high, but low in the R. crataegitolius. Root parts were higher than the upper parts. Differences between the upper and root parts were big in the SP rather than the AS, and were big in the R. crataegitolius, but small in the M. sinensis. Among the parts of the plants, high elements were shown in the R. crataegitolius of the SP, and the A. vulgaris and M. sinensis of the AS. In the correlation coefficients, most of the REE showed positive relationships among the element pairs, especially high positive correlation coefficients in the upper parts of the SP.Differences of the soils and plants(average) were smalle in the M. sinensis and big in the R. crataegitolius. In the upper parts. contents of the A. vulgaris were close to the soils while the R. crataegitolius showed large discrepancies with the soils. In the root parts, contents of the A. vulgaris showed discrepancies with the soils regardless of soil types, but close in the R. crataegitolius of the SP and M. sinensis of the AS.