Critical Materials and Life Cycle Management: The Example of Rare Earths – curse or blessing?

Session

Contemplation of Rare Earth Elements in the context of sustainability

6 Feb 2023, 15:30

Flash Conference Room (Hamburg)

13. Why we need a raw material transition – the case of cobalt mining in the DRC

Julius Neu (INKOTA)

06/02/2023, 15:30

Germany is the 5th largest consumer of raw materials worldwide with more than 99% of all metals being imported. The presentation explores the societal and environmental impacts of mining of focusing on the case of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It argues that in order to tackle problems like human rights violations, environmental destruction and climate crisis we need a paradigm...

7. Comparison greenhouse gas emissions electro vs. peramanet magnets (preliminary)

Ben Shepherd (STFC)

06/02/2023, 15:55

Electromagnets are traditionally used in particle accelerators to control the beam. It's possible to replace them with permanent magnet (PM) devices. This talk examines the environmental impact of electromagnet devices vs PM ones, using a few examples from the CLARA accelerator at STFC's Daresbury Laboratory. The CO₂ cost of electromagnet devices is typically dominated by the energy use in its...

27. Environmental assessment of rare earth elements for magnet applications

Sabine Langkau (Fraunhofer ISI)

06/02/2023, 16:20

We look at the most pressing environmental issues related to rare earth elements for magnet applications according to LCA results. Moreover, we analyze the mitigation potential of different solution strategies with a scenario approach.