Research Byproduct Surplus: Lighting the Depreciative Europium in China’s Rare Earth Boom Europium (Eu) is often regarded as a critical mineral due to its byproduct nature, importance to lighting technologies, and global supply concentration.
Research Benefits and risks of China’s copper waste and scrap trade during 2000-2015 Copper is a critical metal of strategic importance. China has long imported two types of copper scrap, namely “category-6 copper scrap” and “category-7 copper scrap”, as materials for producing recycled copper
Research Spatiotemporal evolution of the international plastic resin trade network Plastics are the paradigmatic material of the current era.
Research Urban mining of lithium: Prospects, challenges and policy recommendations Lithium is widely regarded as a critical and strategic metal that plays an indispensable role in electric vehicles and energy storage technology.
Research Impacts of landscape changes on local and regional climate:a systematic review Studies have shown that land use and land cover change (LUCC) has myriad impacts on local and regional climate.
Research Water-carbon trade-off for inter-provincial electricity transmissions in China Water-carbon trade-off for inter-provincial electricity transmissions in China
Research Characterizing three dimensional (3-D) morphology of residential buildings by landscape metrics The key attributes of landscape pattern include composition and configuration, which can be depicted by landscape/spatial metrics.
Research Regional disparities in decoupling economic growth and steel stocks: Forty years of provincial evidence in China Human-made material stocks promote the economic prosperity, while the consumption, maintenance, and operation of them have led to adverse environmental impacts.
Research Environmental Impacts of Scandium Oxide Production from Rare Earths Tailings of Bayan Obo Mine Scandium (Sc) is the most expensive rare earth element and is widely considered as one of the most critical materials for various emerging applications such as the third-generation solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) battery.
Research Copper-induced ripple effects by the expanding electric vehicle fleet: A crisis or an opportunity Copper is an essential element for electric vehicle (EV). Currently, little efforts have been directed toward understanding the EV-copper-resource-environment nexus.
