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Resource efficient recovery of critical and precious metals from waste silicon PV panel recycling.
Highlights Resource efficiency of PV recycling processes is analysed in different scenarios. Processes with high-efficiency can recycle up to 83% of the waste panel. Obtaining high-quality recycled materials from PV grants significant benefits. The treatment of halogenated plastics represents a bottleneck for PV recycling. Knowing the composition of panels is essential to boost their efficient […]
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NMR Can Identify the Purity of the Mineral Fluorspar
Flourite [sic, fluorite], also known as the mineral fluorspar, is the most valuable source of fluorine. The mineral’s purity — that is, calcium fluoride (CaF2) content — will establish its ultimate application in the aluminum, chemical, and steel sectors. The highest grade of fluorspar is used for producing hydrogen fluoride — a precursor to several […]
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UN Chemical Regulators Approve PFOA Ban, With Exemptions
Regulators unanimously approve global ban on use of perfluorooctanoic acid Exemptions will be granted for certain industrial uses International chemical regulators unanimously approved a global ban on the use of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a toxic chemical used to manufacture nonstick and stain-resistant coatings in clothing, fast-food wrappers, carpets, and other consumer and industrial products. Participating […]
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Firefighters call for fluorine-free foam at international POPs meeting
Group rejects exemption for foam in global PFOA ban A group of firefighters and fire safety experts on Wednesday called on international negotiators to ban fluorinated chemicals in firefighting foam. Delegates from more than 180 countries are in Geneva this week for the annual meeting of the UN’s Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs). […]
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Editorial Article: The Hidden Depths of Fluorine Chemistry and its Real-World Applications
Fluorine is an unfamiliar element to many, overshadowed in celebrity by its more well-known cousin chlorine, whose widespread application as a disinfectant is long established. Fluorine is perhaps most associated with toothpaste, in which it exists in a metal fluoride form that we all instantly recognize as bestowing benefits in dental health. But that is […]
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Sinochem Hongrun Petrochemicals To Produce Cleaner-Burning Fuels With Honeywell’s Groundbreaking Alkylation Technology
Note from FAN: This article describes an alternative to the use of hydrofluoric acid in oil refineries. DES PLAINES, Ill., April 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) UOP announced today that Sinochem Hongrun Petrochemical Co., Ltd. will use Honeywell UOP’s ISOALKY™ ionic liquids alkylation technology to produce cleaner-burning motor fuels at its refinery complex […]
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Fluoride Glasses
Definition: glasses made from compounds of fluorine e.g. with zirconium, aluminum or indium German: Fluoridgläser Category: optical materials Fluoride glasses belong to the non-oxide glasses, made from compounds of fluorine with zirconium, for example (fluorozirconate glass), or with aluminum (fluoroaluminate glasses). They can also contain various other heavy metals like lead. There are also indium […]
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What is the Nuclear Fuel Cycle?
Nuclear fuel, despite being a nonrenewable energy source, is said to be more efficient than fossil fuels. Uranium is a radioactive metal commonly used in the production of nuclear fuel and has the potential to produce massive amounts of energy. However, to realize this potential, uranium must first undergo the nuclear fuel cycle. There are […]
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IPACKCHEM introduces 30 litre fluorinated HDPE stackable unit
Note from the Fluoride Action Network: You may wonder why we include articles like this in our News Tracker. The reason is that we want to track all exposure routes to fluoride. For example, the new product discussed below will release fluoride through its manufacture and also by its disposal if it goes to an […]
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Rising demand of fluorosilicic acid in fluoridation of drinking water is expected to drive the market 2019
Fluorosilicic acid is an organic liquid produced as by product of hydrogen fluoride and phosphoric acid production. It is generally used for fluoridation of water to maintain fluoride level in water by municipal corporations and in toothpastes. Maintaining fluoride levels helps in preventing tooth decay. Being a liquid, fluorosilicic acid is easy to handle and […]
International Phosphate Industry