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The Important Role of Dysprosium in Modern Permanent Magnets
The Important Role of Dysprosium in Modern Permanent Magnets Introduction Dysprosium is one of a group of elements called the Rare Earths. Rare earth elements consist of the Lanthanide series of 15 elements plus yttrium and scandium. Yttrium and scandium are included because of similar chemical behavior. The rare earths are divided into light and heavy based on atomic weight and the unique chemical and magnetic properties of each of these categories. Dysprosium (Figure 1) is considered a heavy rare earth element (HREE). One of the more important uses for dysprosium is in neodymium‐iron‐ boron (Neo) permanent magnets to improve the magnets’ resistance to demagnetization, and by extension, its high temperature performance. Neo magnets have become essential for a wide range of consumer, transportation, power generation, defense, aerospace, medical, industrial and other products. Along with terbium (Tb), Dysprosium (Dy) Figure 1: Dysprosium Metal(1) is also used in magnetostrictive devices, but by far the greater usage is in permanent magnets. The demand for Dy has been outstripping its supply. An effect of this continuing shortage is likely to be a slowing of the commercial rollout or a redesigning of a number of Clean Energy applications, including electric traction drives for vehicles and permanent magnet generators for wind turbines. The shortage and associated high prices are also upsetting the market for commercial and industrial motors and products made using them. Background Among the many figures of merit for permanent magnets two are of great importance regarding use of Dy. One key characteristic of a permanent magnet is its resistance to demagnetization, which is quantified by the value of Intrinsic Coercivity (HcJ or Hci). -
Treatment Outcome Following Use of the Erbium, Chromium:Yttrium
Treatment outcome following use IN BRIEF • Highlights that successful treatment RESEARCH of peri-implantitis is unpredictable and of the erbium, chromium:yttrium, usually involves the need for surgery. • Outlines a minimalistic treatment approach for peri-implantitis with promising results after six months. scandium, gallium, garnet laser • Suggests that the protocol described may be of use in a pilot study or controlled in the non-surgical management clinical trial. of peri-implantitis: a case series R. Al-Falaki,*1 M. Cronshaw2 and F. J. Hughes3 VERIFIABLE CPD PAPER Aim To date there is no consensus on the appropriate usage of lasers in the management of peri-implantitis. Our aim was to conduct a retrospective clinical analysis of a case series of implants treated using an erbium, chromium:yttrium, scandium, gallium, garnet laser. Materials and methods Twenty-eight implants with peri-implantitis in 11 patients were treated with an Er,Cr:YSGG laser (68 sites >4 mm), using a 14 mm, 500 μm diameter, 60º (85%) radial firing tip (1.5 W, 30 Hz, short (140 μs) pulse, 50 mJ/pulse, 50% water, 40% air). Probing depths were recorded at baseline after 2 months and 6 months, along with the presence of bleeding on probing. Results The age range was 27-69 years (mean 55.9); mean pocket depth at baseline was 6.64 ± SD 1.48 mm (range 5-12 mm),with a mean residual depth of 3.29 ± 1.02 mm (range 1-6 mm) after 2 months, and 2.97 ± 0.7 mm (range 1-9 mm) at 6 months. -
Evolution and Understanding of the D-Block Elements in the Periodic Table Cite This: Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 9408 Edwin C
Dalton Transactions View Article Online PERSPECTIVE View Journal | View Issue Evolution and understanding of the d-block elements in the periodic table Cite this: Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 9408 Edwin C. Constable Received 20th February 2019, The d-block elements have played an essential role in the development of our present understanding of Accepted 6th March 2019 chemistry and in the evolution of the periodic table. On the occasion of the sesquicentenniel of the dis- DOI: 10.1039/c9dt00765b covery of the periodic table by Mendeleev, it is appropriate to look at how these metals have influenced rsc.li/dalton our understanding of periodicity and the relationships between elements. Introduction and periodic tables concerning objects as diverse as fruit, veg- etables, beer, cartoon characters, and superheroes abound in In the year 2019 we celebrate the sesquicentennial of the publi- our connected world.7 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. cation of the first modern form of the periodic table by In the commonly encountered medium or long forms of Mendeleev (alternatively transliterated as Mendelejew, the periodic table, the central portion is occupied by the Mendelejeff, Mendeléeff, and Mendeléyev from the Cyrillic d-block elements, commonly known as the transition elements ).1 The periodic table lies at the core of our under- or transition metals. These elements have played a critical rôle standing of the properties of, and the relationships between, in our understanding of modern chemistry and have proved to the 118 elements currently known (Fig. 1).2 A chemist can look be the touchstones for many theories of valence and bonding. -
Additional Teacher Background Chapter 4 Lesson 3, P. 295
Additional Teacher Background Chapter 4 Lesson 3, p. 295 What determines the shape of the standard periodic table? One common question about the periodic table is why it has its distinctive shape. There are actu- ally many different ways to represent the periodic table including circular, spiral, and 3-D. But in most cases, it is shown as a basically horizontal chart with the elements making up a certain num- ber of rows and columns. In this view, the table is not a symmetrical rectangular chart but seems to have steps or pieces missing. The key to understanding the shape of the periodic table is to recognize that the characteristics of the atoms themselves and their relationships to one another determine the shape and patterns of the table. ©2011 American Chemical Society Middle School Chemistry Unit 303 A helpful starting point for explaining the shape of the periodic table is to look closely at the structure of the atoms themselves. You can see some important characteristics of atoms by look- ing at the chart of energy level diagrams. Remember that an energy level is a region around an atom’s nucleus that can hold a certain number of electrons. The chart shows the number of energy levels for each element as concentric shaded rings. It also shows the number of protons (atomic number) for each element under the element’s name. The electrons, which equal the number of protons, are shown as dots within the energy levels. The relationship between atomic number, energy levels, and the way electrons fill these levels determines the shape of the standard periodic table. -
Synthesis and Characterization of the New Uranium Yttrium Oxysulfide
ARTICLE IN PRESS Journal of Solid State Chemistry 182 (2009) 1861–1866 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Solid State Chemistry journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jssc Synthesis and characterization of the new uranium yttrium oxysulfide UY4O3S5 Geng Bang Jin a, Eun Sang Choi b, Daniel M. Wells a, James A. Ibers a,Ã a Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3113, USA b Department of Physics and National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA article info abstract Article history: Red needles of UY4O3S5 have been synthesized by the solid-state reaction at 1273 K of UOS and Y2S3 Received 16 January 2009 with Sb2S3 as a flux. UY4O3S5 adopts a three-dimensional structure that contains five crystal- Received in revised form lographically unique heavy-atom positions. U and Y atoms disorder on one eight-coordinate metal 11 April 2009 position bonded to four O atoms and four S atoms and two seven-coordinate metal positions bonded to Accepted 20 April 2009 three O atoms and four S atoms. Another eight-coordinate metal position with two O and six S atoms Available online 3 May 2009 and one six-coordinate metal position with six S atoms are exclusively occupied by Y atoms. UY4O3S5 is Keywords: a modified Curie–Weiss paramagnet between 1.8 and 300 K. Its effective magnetic moment is estimated Uranium yttrium oxysulfide to be 3.3(2) mB.UY4O3S5 has a band gap of 1.95 eV. The electrical resistivity along the [010] direction of a X-ray crystal structure single crystal shows Arrhenius-type thermal activation with an activation energy of 0.2 eV. -
Rare Earth Elements: the Global Supply Chain
Rare Earth Elements: The Global Supply Chain Marc Humphries Analyst in Energy Policy September 30, 2010 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R41347 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Rare Earth Elements: The Global Supply Chain Summary The concentration of production of rare earth elements (REEs) outside the United States raises the important issue of supply vulnerability. REEs are used for new energy technologies and national security applications. Is the United States vulnerable to supply disruptions of REEs? Are these elements essential to U.S. national security and economic well-being? There are 17 rare earth elements (REEs), 15 within the chemical group called lanthanides, plus yttrium and scandium. The lanthanides consist of the following: lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium. Rare earths are moderately abundant in the earth’s crust, some even more abundant than copper, lead, gold, and platinum. While more abundant than many other minerals, REE are not concentrated enough to make them easily exploitable economically. The United States was once self-reliant in domestically produced REEs, but over the past 15 years has become 100% reliant on imports, primarily from China, because of lower-cost operations. There is no rare earth mine production in the United States. U.S.-based Molycorp operates a separation plant at Mountain Pass, CA, and sells the rare earth concentrates and refined products from previously mined above-ground stocks. Neodymium, praseodymium, and lanthanum oxides are produced for further processing but these materials are not turned into rare earth metal in the United States. -
Historical Development of the Periodic Classification of the Chemical Elements
THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERIODIC CLASSIFICATION OF THE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS by RONALD LEE FFISTER B. S., Kansas State University, 1962 A MASTER'S REPORT submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree FASTER OF SCIENCE Department of Physical Science KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Manhattan, Kansas 196A Approved by: Major PrafeLoor ii |c/ TABLE OF CONTENTS t<y THE PROBLEM AND DEFINITION 0? TEH-IS USED 1 The Problem 1 Statement of the Problem 1 Importance of the Study 1 Definition of Terms Used 2 Atomic Number 2 Atomic Weight 2 Element 2 Periodic Classification 2 Periodic Lav • • 3 BRIEF RtiVJiM OF THE LITERATURE 3 Books .3 Other References. .A BACKGROUND HISTORY A Purpose A Early Attempts at Classification A Early "Elements" A Attempts by Aristotle 6 Other Attempts 7 DOBEREBIER'S TRIADS AND SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATIONS. 8 The Triad Theory of Dobereiner 10 Investigations by Others. ... .10 Dumas 10 Pettehkofer 10 Odling 11 iii TEE TELLURIC EELIX OF DE CHANCOURTOIS H Development of the Telluric Helix 11 Acceptance of the Helix 12 NEWLANDS' LAW OF THE OCTAVES 12 Newlands' Chemical Background 12 The Law of the Octaves. .........' 13 Acceptance and Significance of Newlands' Work 15 THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF LOTHAR MEYER ' 16 Chemical Background of Meyer 16 Lothar Meyer's Arrangement of the Elements. 17 THE WORK OF MENDELEEV AND ITS CONSEQUENCES 19 Mendeleev's Scientific Background .19 Development of the Periodic Law . .19 Significance of Mendeleev's Table 21 Atomic Weight Corrections. 21 Prediction of Hew Elements . .22 Influence -
The Development of the Periodic Table and Its Consequences Citation: J
Firenze University Press www.fupress.com/substantia The Development of the Periodic Table and its Consequences Citation: J. Emsley (2019) The Devel- opment of the Periodic Table and its Consequences. Substantia 3(2) Suppl. 5: 15-27. doi: 10.13128/Substantia-297 John Emsley Copyright: © 2019 J. Emsley. This is Alameda Lodge, 23a Alameda Road, Ampthill, MK45 2LA, UK an open access, peer-reviewed article E-mail: [email protected] published by Firenze University Press (http://www.fupress.com/substantia) and distributed under the terms of the Abstract. Chemistry is fortunate among the sciences in having an icon that is instant- Creative Commons Attribution License, ly recognisable around the world: the periodic table. The United Nations has deemed which permits unrestricted use, distri- 2019 to be the International Year of the Periodic Table, in commemoration of the 150th bution, and reproduction in any medi- anniversary of the first paper in which it appeared. That had been written by a Russian um, provided the original author and chemist, Dmitri Mendeleev, and was published in May 1869. Since then, there have source are credited. been many versions of the table, but one format has come to be the most widely used Data Availability Statement: All rel- and is to be seen everywhere. The route to this preferred form of the table makes an evant data are within the paper and its interesting story. Supporting Information files. Keywords. Periodic table, Mendeleev, Newlands, Deming, Seaborg. Competing Interests: The Author(s) declare(s) no conflict of interest. INTRODUCTION There are hundreds of periodic tables but the one that is widely repro- duced has the approval of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) and is shown in Fig.1. -
Atomic Weights of the Elements 1995
Atomic Weights of the Elements 1995 Cite as: Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data 26, 1239 (1997); https:// doi.org/10.1063/1.556001 Submitted: 02 May 1997 . Published Online: 15 October 2009 T. B. Coplen ARTICLES YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN Atomic Weights of the Elements 1999 Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data 30, 701 (2001); https:// doi.org/10.1063/1.1395055 Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data 26, 1239 (1997); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556001 26, 1239 © 1997 American Institute of Physics and American Chemical Society. Atomic Weights of the Elements 1995a) T. B. Coplen U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia 20192 Received May 2, 1997; revised manuscript received June 13, 1997 The biennial review of atomic weight, Ar~E!, determinations and other cognate data has resulted in changes for the standard atomic weight of 21 elements. The five most significant changes are: boron from 10.81160.005 to 10.81160.007; carbon from 12.01160.001 to 12.010760.0008; arsenic from 74.9215960.00002 to 74.9216060.00002; cerium from 140.11560.004 to 140.11660.001; and platinum 195.0860.03 to 195.07860.002. An annotation for potassium has been changed in the Table of Standard Atomic Weights. To eliminate possible confusion in the reporting of relative lithium isotope-ratio data, the Commission recommends that such data be ex- pressed using 7Li/6Li ratios and that reporting using 6Li/7Li ratios be discontinued. Be- cause relative isotope-ratio data for sulfur are commonly being expressed on noncorre- sponding scales, the Commission recommends that such isotopic data be expressed relative to VCDT ~Vienna Can˜on Diablo Troilite! on a scale such that 34S/32S of IAEA- S-1 silver sulfide is 0.9997 times that of VCDT. -
Biosorption of Lanthanum and Samarium by Chemically Modified
Applied Water Science (2019) 9:182 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-019-1052-3 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Biosorption of lanthanum and samarium by chemically modifed free Bacillus subtilis cells Ellen C. Giese1 · Caio S. Jordão1 Received: 6 March 2019 / Accepted: 1 October 2019 / Published online: 16 October 2019 © The Author(s) 2019 Abstract Previous studies showed that Bacillus subtilis possessed high physiological activity in industrial waste treatment as a biosorb- ent for recovery metals, and in this study, the sorption capacity for both La 3+ and Sm 3+ was demonstrated. The efects of lanthanide concentration and contact time were tested to acid and alkali pre-treated cells. Very high levels of removal, reach- ing up to 99% were obtained for both lanthanide ions. Langmuir isotherm model was applied to describe the adsorption isotherm and indicated a better correlation with experimental data R2 = 0.84 for La3+ using sodium hydroxide pre-treated free cells and R2 = 0.73 for Sm3+ to acid pre-treated B. subtilis cells as biosorbents. Results of this study indicated that chemically modifed B. subtilis cells are a very good candidate for the removal of light rare-earth elements from aquatic environments. The process is feasible, reliable, and eco-friendly. Keywords Bacillus subtilis · Biosorption · Rare-earth elements · Lanthanum · Samarium Introduction Recovery of the rare-earth elements is interesting due to the high economic value along with various industrial Biosorption is a new emerging biotechnology that has the applications (Table 1); however, conventional technologies potential to be more efective, inexpensive, and environmen- as precipitation, liquid–liquid extraction, solid–liquid extrac- tal-friendly than conventional methods utilized in industrial tion, and ion exchange present high processing costs and waste treatment. -
The Symbols of the Chemical Elements
42 THE SYMBOLS OF THE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS DARRYL FRANCIS Sutton, Surrey, England [email protected] The names of the chemical elements have received a certain amount of attention in Word Wa s over the years. The very first issue of Word Ways in February 1968 presented a quiz on 20 transposed element names. Later articles have offered more extensive transpositions, trnsadditions, old names for some of the elements, elements in US placenames, and words composed solely of the element symbols, such as CoAgULaTe. In this article, I want to examine the symbols of the chemical elements as an ordered coUection of letters. Many earlier items in Word Ways have treated the typewriter (computer) keyboard as an ordered sequence of letters (QWERTYillOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM) and have posed ques tions such as: • What is the longest word with its letters spelled in keyboard order? • What is the longest word with its letter spelled in rever e keyboard order? • What is the longest word with letters from the first letter row? Similar questions can be raised with regard to the elemental symbols. First off let's take a look at the periodic table, the listing of chemical elements in atomic number order and the corre ponding symbols. The list below contains 109 elements, with atomic numbers from 1 to 109. For three f the elements (aluminum, sulfur, cesium) there exist variant Briti h pellings (aluminium ulphur, caesium). For elements 104 to 109 I have used the new provisional name rather than the earlier suggested names. My 1998 printing of the Merriam-Webster ollegiate Di tionary lOth editi n. -
Some Structural Aspects of Neodymium Praseodymium Oxalate Single Crystals Grown in Hydro Silica Gels
Bull. Mater. Sci., Vol. 20, No. 1, February 1997, pp. 37-48. © Printed in India. Some structural aspects of neodymium praseodymium oxalate single crystals grown in hydro silica gels CYRIAC JOSEPH, M A ITTYACHEN and K S RAJU* School of Pure and Applied Phy~cs, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 686 031, India *Department of Crystallography and Biophysics, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Madras 600 025, India MS received 25 September 1996; revised 14 November 1996 Abstract. The mixed crystals of neodymium praseodymium oxaiate are grown by the diffusion of a mixture of aqueous solutions of neodymium nitrate and praseodymium nitrate (as an upper reactant) into the set gel embedded with oxalic acid. By varying the concentration (by volume) of rare earth nitrates in the upper reactant, the incorporation of Nd and Pr in the mixed crystals has been studied. Tabular crystals with the well defined hexagonal basal planes are observed in the mixed crystals of varying concentrations. X-ray diffraction patterns of these powdered samples reveal that these mixed crystals are 'isostructural', while IR and FTIR spectra establish the presence of oxalate groups. TGA and DSC analyses show the correctness of the chemical formula for the mixed crystals, by the release of water molecules (endothermic) and of CO and CO2 (exothermic), with the rare earth oxides as the stable residue. X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and energy dispersive X-ray analyses (EDAX) establish the presence of heavy rare earth elements qualitatively and to a good extent quantitatively. X-ray photo- electron spectroscopic (XPS) studies confirm the presence of rare earth elements (Nd and Pr) as their respective oxides.