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Peter Afiuny
Stephen Dove
Gojmir Furlan
Miha Zakotnik
Yuehwern Yih
Jon W. Sutherland
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ormation for Life Cycle Inventory of NdFeB Magnet Virgin Production
ter Afiunyb, Stephen Doveb, Gojmir Furlanb, Miha Zakotnikb, Yuehwern Yiha, John Sutherlandc,*
of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, 315 N Grant St, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Mining Company, Suite 150, 8201 East Riverside Drive, Austin, TX, 78744, USA
mental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University, Potter Engineering Center, Rm 364, 500 Central Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907,
ponding author. Tel.: 1-765-496-9697. E-mail: jwsuther@purdue.edu
jin156@purdue.edu
peter@urbanminingco.com
stephen@urbanminingco.com
gojmir@urbanminingco.com
miha@urbanminingco.com
yih@purdue.edu
jwsuther@purdue.edu
of sheets: 3
st Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Life Cycle Inventory for Strip
Unit LCI (for 1kg of sintered magnets)
Products Amount Unit
Sintered NdFeB magnet 1 kg
Avoided products
Resources Amount
Water, unspecified natural origin/m3 0.0005 0.0005 0.0005
Electricity/heat Amount
Electricity, medium voltage, at grid, Texas/US US-EI U 4.617 4.617 4.617
Electricity, medium voltage, at grid, Texas/US US-EI U 16.299 15.393 14.583
Emissions to air
Emissions to water
Emissions to soil
Social issues
Economic issues
Calculated parameters
Inventory for Strip Casting~Sintering
intered magnets) Final LCI (for 1kg of final NdFeB magnets)
Amount (worst) Amount (base) Amount (best) Unit
2.57142587142857 1.63636363636364 1.2000012 kg
Unit
kg 2.023 1.216 0.845 kg
kg 0.545 0.327 0.227 kg
kg 0.139 0.084 0.058 kg
kg 0.186 0.112 0.078 kg
kg 0.006 0.004 0.003 kg
kg 0.031 0.019 0.013 kg
kg 0.086 0.052 0.036 kg
kg 0.005 0.003 0.002 kg
kg 0.004 0.002 0.002 kg
kg 0.013 0.008 0.005 kg
Data
1. Source B., Xiao, Y., Walton, A., Speight, J., Harris, R., Kleijn, R., ... & Kramer, G. J. (2014). Life cycle inventory of the productio
Sprecher,
2. Urban Mining Company
Urban
3. Mining
Arshi, P. S.; Company,
Vahidi, E.;TX, USA
Zhao, F. Behind the Scenes of Clean Energy – A Life Cycle Analysis of Rare Earth Magnets and Phosphors.
4. Arshi,
3. Urban P.
Mining
S.; Vahidi, E.; Zhao, F. Behind the Scenes of Clean Energy – A Life Cycle Analysis of Rare Earth Magnets and Phosphors.
4. Arshi,
3. Urban P.
Mining Company
S.; Vahidi, E.; Zhao, F. Behind the Scenes of Clean Energy – A Life Cycle Analysis of Rare Earth Magnets and Phosphors.
4. Urban Mining Company
3. Arshi, P. S.; Vahidi, E.; Zhao, F. Behind the Scenes of Clean Energy – A Life Cycle Analysis of Rare Earth Magnets and Phosphors.
4. Urban Mining Company
Urban Mining Company, TX, USA
Urban Mining Company, TX, USA
Urban Mining Company, TX, USA
Urban
1. Mining
Sprecher, B.,Company,
Xiao, Y., TX, USAA., Speight, J., Harris, R., Kleijn, R., ... & Kramer, G. J. (2014). Life cycle inventory of the productio
Walton,
2. Urban Mining Company
Rare Earth Magnets and Phosphors. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2017, Submitted.
Rare Earth Magnets and Phosphors. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2017, Submitted.
Rare Earth Magnets and Phosphors. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2017, Submitted.
Rare Earth Magnets and Phosphors. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2017, Submitted.
Life cycle inventory of the production of rare earths and the subsequent production of NdFeB rare earth permanent magnets. Environmental science &
magnets. Environmental science & technology, 48(7), 3951-3958.
1. Products
Nickel coating, electroplated
Avoided products
Resources
Water, process, unspecified natural origin/m3
Materials/fuels
Chemical, organic {GLO}| market for | Alloc Def, U
Sulfuric acid {GLO}| market for | Alloc Def, U
Sodium hydroxide, without water, in 50% solution state {GLO}| market for | Alloc Def, U
Soda ash, dense {GLO}| market for | Alloc Def, U
Nickel, 99.5% {GLO}| market for | Alloc Def, U
Sodium phosphate {GLO}| market for | Alloc Def, U
Electricity/heat
Electricity, medium voltage, at grid, Texas/US US-EI U
Emissions to air
Nickel (Emissions to air)
Emissions to water
Borate (Emissions to water)
Nickel, ion (Emissions to water)
Nickel subsulfide (Emissions to water)
Waste water/m3 (Emissions to water)
Sodium saccharin (Emissions to water)
Emissions to soil
Social issues
Economic issues
Waste to treatment
Input parameters
Calculated parameters
2. Products
NdFeB magnet
Avoided products
Resources
Materials/fuels
Sintered NdFeB magnet
Nickel coating, electroplated
Electricity/heat
Electricity, medium voltage, at grid, Texas/US US-EI U
Emissions to air
Emissions to water
Emissions to soil
Social issues
Economic issues
Waste to treatment
Input parameters
Calculated parameters
Life Cycle Inventory for Grinding, Electroplating, Magnetization
Unit LCI (for 1 m2 of nickel coating) Final LCI (for 1kg of f
Amount Unit Allocation% Amount
1 m2 100 0.068
Unit LCI (for 1kg of shaped magnets+coating) Final LCI (for 1kg of f
Amount Unit Allocation% Amount
1 kg 100 1
Amount (worst) Amount (base) Amount (best) Unit LCI (worst)
2.8571398571429 1.818181818182 1.333334666667 kg 2.571
0.068 0.068 0.068 m2 0.068
LCI (base) LCI (best) Unit Data Source B., Xiao, Y., Walton, A., Speight, J., Harris, R.,
2. Sprecher,
0.001 0.001 m3 3. Urban Mining Company, TX, USA
LCI (base) LCI (best) Unit 2. Sprecher, B., Xiao, Y., Walton, A., Speight, J., Harris, R.,
1.6E-04 1.6E-04 kg 3. Sprecher,
2. Urban Mining Company,
B., Xiao, TX, USA
Y., Walton, A., Speight, J., Harris, R.,
1.3E-03 1.3E-03 kg 3. Sprecher,
2. Urban Mining Company,
B., Xiao, TX, USA
Y., Walton, A., Speight, J., Harris, R.,
3.4E-04 3.4E-04 kg 3. Sprecher,
2. Urban Mining Company,
B., Xiao, TX, USA
Y., Walton, A., Speight, J., Harris, R.,
6.8E-05 6.8E-05 kg 3. Urban Mining Company, TX, USA
2. Sprecher, B., Xiao, Y., Walton, A., Speight, J., Harris, R.,
0.107 0.095 kg 3.
2. Urban Mining
Sprecher, Company,
B., Xiao, TX, USA
Y., Walton, A., Speight, J., Harris, R.,
1.4E-04 1.4E-04 kg 3. Urban Mining Company, TX, USA
LCI (base) LCI (best) Unit 2. Sprecher, B., Xiao, Y., Walton, A., Speight, J., Harris, R.,
0.543 0.465 kWh 3. Urban Mining Company, TX, USA
LCI (base) LCI (best) Unit 2. Sprecher, B., Xiao, Y., Walton, A., Speight, J., Harris, R.,
4.5E-06 3.8E-06 kg 3. Urban Mining Company, TX, USA
LCI (base) LCI (best) Unit 2. Sprecher, B., Xiao, Y., Walton, A., Speight, J., Harris, R.,
2.0E-04 2.0E-04 kg 3.
2. Urban Mining
Sprecher, Company,
B., Xiao, TX, USA
Y., Walton, A., Speight, J., Harris, R.,
1.4E-06 1.1E-06 kg 3. Urban Mining Company, TX, USA
2. Sprecher, B., Xiao, Y., Walton, A., Speight, J., Harris, R.,
6.8E-05 6.8E-05 kg 3. Sprecher,
2. Urban Mining Company,
B., Xiao, TX, USA
Y., Walton, A., Speight, J., Harris, R.,
7.1E-04 5.4E-04 m3 3. Sprecher,
2. Urban Mining Company,
B., Xiao, TX, USA
Y., Walton, A., Speight, J., Harris, R.,
3.4E-05 3.4E-05 kg 3. Urban Mining Company, TX, USA
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re earths and the subsequent production of NdFeB rare earth permanent magnets. Environmental science & technology, 48(7), 3951-3958.
re earths and the subsequent production of NdFeB rare earth permanent magnets. Environmental science & technology, 48(7), 3951-3958.
re earths and the subsequent production of NdFeB rare earth permanent magnets. Environmental science & technology, 48(7), 3951-3958.
re earths and the subsequent production of NdFeB rare earth permanent magnets. Environmental science & technology, 48(7), 3951-3958.
re earths and the subsequent production of NdFeB rare earth permanent magnets. Environmental science & technology, 48(7), 3951-3958.
re earths and the subsequent production of NdFeB rare earth permanent magnets. Environmental science & technology, 48(7), 3951-3958.
re earths and the subsequent production of NdFeB rare earth permanent magnets. Environmental science & technology, 48(7), 3951-3958.
re earths and the subsequent production of NdFeB rare earth permanent magnets. Environmental science & technology, 48(7), 3951-3958.
re earths and the subsequent production of NdFeB rare earth permanent magnets. Environmental science & technology, 48(7), 3951-3958.
re earths and the subsequent production of NdFeB rare earth permanent magnets. Environmental science & technology, 48(7), 3951-3958.
re earths and the subsequent production of NdFeB rare earth permanent magnets. Environmental science & technology, 48(7), 3951-3958.
re earths and the subsequent production of NdFeB rare earth permanent magnets. Environmental science & technology, 48(7), 3951-3958.
re earths and the subsequent production of NdFeB rare earth permanent magnets. Environmental science & technology, 48(7), 3951-3958.
re earths and the subsequent production of NdFeB rare earth permanent magnets. Environmental science & technology, 48(7), 3951-3958.
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