The E-tech element potential of submarine ferromanganese crusts

海底铁锰结壳的电子技术元素潜力

基本信息

批准号：
NE/L002353/1
负责人：
Bramley Murton
金额：
$ 6.46万
依托单位：
NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2013
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2013 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FL002353%2F1
关键词：
tech element potential submarine ferromanganese

项目摘要

High concentrations of technologically critical elements (such as Te, cobalt, REEs, Nb, Pt, W, Bi, Ni, Mn & Ti) occur throughout the global ocean basins where they are incorporated into thick crusts of ferromanganese oxide (otherwise known as Fe-Mn crusts). These crusts have attracted particularly interest because they are very rich in rare elements such as cobalt, tellurium and selenium. These elements are in short supply but they are critical to emerging new technologies including renewable energy and the 'green' economy. Recent estimates of the potential global tonnage of these metal rich crusts suggest about 200 billion tonnes exists on the seafloor. International interest is growing with China and Japan applying for mining licenses from the United Nations International Seabed Authority. Hence the need to address concerns about the sustainability of these crusts as a resource and their potential environmental impacts if exploited.This proposal aims to establish a consortium of geological, biological and oceanographic researchers and industry specialists that will identify what processes control the formation, distribution, abundance and concentration of metal-rich crusts on the deep seafloor. By bringing together a team of specialists, we will also address technical issues surrounding the exploration of these crusts and environmental issues related to their exploitation.

高浓度在技术上关键的元素（例如TE，Cobalt，Rees，NB，PT，W，Bi，Ni，Mn＆Ti）发生在整个全球海洋盆地中，它们被掺入厚实的Ferromanganese氧化物（也称为Fe-Mn Crousts）中。这些地壳引起了人们的兴趣，因为它们非常丰富，例如钴，柜和硒。这些要素的供应量很少，但对于包括可再生能源和“绿色”经济在内的新技术至关重要。最近对这些金属丰富地壳潜在的全球吨位的估计表明，海底存在约2000亿吨。国际利益正在与中国和日本申请联合国国际海床管理局的采矿许可。因此，有必要解决对这些地壳作为资源的可持续性的担忧及其潜在的环境影响。该提案旨在建立一个地质，生物学和海洋学研究人员以及行业专家的财团，这些财团将确定哪些过程控制着哪些过程，以控制地形，分布，丰富和集中在深层海流上的金属岩层。通过汇集一个专家团队，我们还将解决围绕这些地壳和与其剥削有关的环境问题的探索的技术问题。