Altered volcanic ash with highly-elevated concentrations of Nb (Ta), Zr (Hf), Ga, and rare
earth elements and yttrium (REY) is an untraditional type of critical metal deposit that has …

Molten salt is an excellent medium for chemical reaction, energy transfer, and storage.
Molten salt innovative technologies should be developed to recover metals from secondary …

Nickel is a strategic element whose production and consumption in over a decade has
increased to over 39% and 71%, respectively. Generally, due to their complex mineralogy …

Abstract Development of melting and processing techniques for NiTiHf high-temperature
shape memory alloys at the laboratory scale has resulted in pronounced success and …

Electronic waste (e-waste) is an emerging health and environmental burden due to the toxic
substances present within e-wastes. To address this burden, e-wastes contain various base …

Since 1940 s, zirconium alloys have been one of the main structural materials for
manufacturing nuclear fuel claddings of water-cooled reactors. Their functional properties …

Solvent extraction systems for the separation of zirconium (IV) and hafnium (IV) from different
aqueous media, such as sulfate, chloride and nitrate were reviewed. The important …

Neutron irradiation of zirconium alloys in light water nuclear reactors generates nano-scale
defects in the form of vacancy and interstitial< a>-type prismatic loops which lie in prismatic …

The microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion properties of Zr-xCo (x= 0, 2, 4, 6,
8, 10 at.%) binary alloys have been systematically studied. The microstructure of the alloy …

The article provides an overview of publications on arc welding of zirconium and its alloys
for seven decades. Their features and peculiarities of the metallurgical phenomenon in …