Browsing Environment, Enterprise and Development by Subject "tantalum"

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Resilience in the tantalum supply chain

Mancheri, Nabeel; Sprecher, Benjamin; Deetman, Sebastiaan; Young, Steven B.; Bleischwitz, Raimund; Dong, Liang; Kleijn, René; Arnold, TUKKER (Elsevier, 2018-02-01)

Tantalum, considered one of the critical elements by many countries, is a widely used metal in industries such as electronics, aerospace and automotive. The tantalum market has experienced several disruptions and subsequent ...
Substance Flow Analysis of Tantalum: Tracking the Conflict-Free Path

Achebe, Jessica (University of Waterloo, 2016-07-13)

Tantalum is a critical material used in specialized industrial manufacturing processes and end-use applications ranging from aerospace to high performance electronics. In Central Africa severe human rights violations are ...
Tracing Conflict Minerals in the Great Lakes Region of Africa: Drivers, Barriers and Opportunities

Nlandu Bayekula, Jean-Oscar (University of Waterloo, 2016-12-21)

Traceability has played a significant role in numerous product sectors – including food, agricultural and fish/seafood products – in assurance of product safety and quality, material origin and sustainability attributes. ...