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R&D Trends of Rare Metals Recovery from Seawater

해수(海水)로부터 희유금속(稀有金屬) 회수(回收) 연구동향(硏究動向)

  • Received : 2013.07.24
  • Accepted : 2013.09.23
  • Published : 2013.12.31

Abstract

Marine mineral resources are classified into submarine and seawater mineral resources. In seawater, huge amounts of useful minerals, such as uranium, lithium, magnesium, aluminum, zinc, iron, silver, copper, vanadium, nickel, titanium and cobalt are present. If the rare metals recovery technology from seawater is developed, the commercialization of the precess will be possible. For the 21st century, countries rich in resoures tend to weaponize the resources, according to the depletion of reserves and quality degradation of metal resources in the land. Therefore, Korea that relies on imports for most of the metal resources, should focus on the research and development of the rare metals recovery technology from seawater by using the geographical characteristics of the country that is on three sea-sides.

해양광물자원은 크게 해저면에 부존되어 있는 해저광물자원과 해수 중에 녹아 있는 해수광물자원으로 대별된다. 해수에는 막대한 양의 유용광물이 녹아 있어 회수기술 개발이 완료되면 상업화 가능성이 큰 것으로 알려져 있다. 21세기에 들어 육상금속자원의 저품위화 및 매장량 고갈에 따라 자원 보유국들이 자원을 무기화 하는 경향이 심화되고 있다. 따라서 대부분의 금속자원을 수입에 의존하는 우리나라는 삼면이 바다인 지리적 특성을 살려 해수로부터 희유금속 회수기술 개발에 적극적으로 나설 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서 해수로부터 희유금속 회수관련 논문분석 결과, 미국이 495편의 논문을 게재하여 양적 질적으로 가장 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 연구기관별로 보면 Chinese Acad. Sci.가 152편의 논문을 게재하여 양적으로 많은 연구가 이루어졌으며, 31편의 논문을 게재한 Univ. Oxford는 질적으로 가장 우수한 것으로 나타났다.

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