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THE ROLE OF THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES
IN FINDING ALTERNATIVES TO
CRITICAL RESOURCES

A WORKSHOP SUMMARY

Douglas Friedman, Tina Masciangioli, and Steve Olson, Rapporteurs

Chemical Sciences Roundtable

Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology

Division on Earth and Life Studies

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
                               OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 2012. The Role of the Chemical Sciences in Finding Alternatives to Critical Resources: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13366.
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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This study was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under Grant DE-FG02-07ER15872, the National Institutes of Health under Grant N01-OD-4-2139 (Task Order 25), and the National Science Foundation under Grant CHE-0621582. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.

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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 2012. The Role of the Chemical Sciences in Finding Alternatives to Critical Resources: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13366.
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The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy’s purposes of furthering knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone and Dr. Charles M. Vest are chair and vice chair, respectively, of the National Research Council.

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CHEMICAL SCIENCES ROUNDTABLE

CO-CHAIRS

MARK A. BARTEAU, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware

WILLIAM F. CARROLL JR., Occidental Chemical Corporation, Dallas, Texas

MEMBERS

MICHAEL R. BERMAN, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Arlington, Virginia

DONNA BLACKMOND, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California

PAUL F. BRYAN, Independent Consultant, Washington, D.C.

MICHAEL BERMAN, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Arlington, Virginia

CAROLE BEWLEY, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland

EMILIO BUNEL, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois

ALLISON CAMPBELL, WR Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, Washington

MARK CARDILLO, The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, New York

A.WELFORD CASTLEMAN, JR., Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

JENNIFER SINCLAIR CURTIS, University of Florida, Gainesville

RICHARD CAVANAGH, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland

KELSEY COOK, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, D.C.

TERESA FRYBERGER, NASA Earth Sciences Division, Washington, D.C.

MIGUEL GARCIA-GARIBAY, University of California, Los Angeles

JOHN W. KOZARICH, ActivX Biosciences Inc., La Jolla, California

LUIS E. MARTINEZ, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida

JOHN J. MCGRATH, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia

KENNETH G. MOLOY, DuPont Company Experimental Station, Wilmington, Delaware

ROBERT PEOPLES, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C.

MATTHEW PLATZ, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia

MICHAEL E. ROGERS, National Institutes of General Medical Services, Bethesda, Maryland

ERIC ROHLFING, U.S. Department of Energy, Germantown, Maryland

JAMES M. SOLYST, ENVIRON International Corporation, Arlington, Virginia

KATHLEEN J. STEBE, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

PATRICIA A. THIEL, Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University, Ames*

LEVI THOMPSON, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor*

RICHARD P. VAN DUYNE, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL STAFF

DOROTHY ZOLANDZ, Director

AMANDA CLINE, Administrative Assistant

DOUGLAS FRIEDMAN, Program Officer

KATHRYN HUGHES, Program Officer

TINA M. MASCIANGIOLI, Responsible Staff Officer

SHEENA SIDDIQUI, Senior Program Associate

RACHEL YANCEY, Senior Program Assistant

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* These members of the Chemical Sciences Roundtable were members of the planning committee for the Workshop on the Role of the Chemical Sciences in Finding Alternatives to Critical Resources but were not involved in the writing of this workshop summary.

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BOARD ON CHEMICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

CO-CHAIRS

PABLO DEBENEDETTI, Princeton University, New Jersey

C. DALE POULTER, University of Utah, Salt Lake City

MEMBERS

ZHENAN BAO, Stanford University, California

ROBERT BERGMAN, University of California, Berkeley

HENRY BRYNDZA, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware

EMILY CARTER, Princeton University, New Jersey

DAVID CHRISTIANSON, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

MARY JANE HAGENSON, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LLC, The Woodlands, Texas

CAROL J. HENRY, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

JILL HRUBY, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico

MICHAEL C. KERBY, ExxonMobil Chemical Company

CHARLES E. KOLB, Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts

JOSEF MICHL, University of Colorado, Boulder

SANDER G. MILLS, Merck, Sharp, & Dohme Corporation, New Jersey

DAVID MORSE, Corning Incorporated, Corning, New York

ROBERT E. ROBERTS, Institute for Defense Analyses, Washington, D.C.

DARLENE J. S. SOLOMON, Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, California

JEAN TOM, Bristol-Myers Squibb, West Windsor, New Jersey

DAVID WALT, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL STAFF

DOROTHY ZOLANDZ, Director

AMANDA CLINE, Administrative Assistant

DOUGLAS FRIEDMAN, Program Officer

KATHRYN HUGHES, Program Officer

TINA M. MASCIANGIOLI, Senior Program Officer

SHEENA SIDDIQUI, Senior Program Associate

RACHEL YANCEY, Senior Program Assistant

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Preface

The Chemical Sciences Roundtable (CSR) was established in 1997 by the National Research Council (NRC). It provides a science-oriented apolitical forum for leaders in the chemical sciences to discuss chemistry-related issues affecting government, industry, and universities. Organized by the National Research Council’s Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, the CSR aims to strengthen the chemical sciences by fostering communication among the people and organizations—spanning industry, government, universities, and professional associations—involved with the chemical enterprise. One way it does this is by organizing workshops that address issues in chemical science and technology that require national attention.

In September 2011, the CSR organized a workshop on the topic, “The Role of Chemical Sciences in Finding Alternatives to Critical Resources.” The one-and-a-half-day workshop addressed key topics, including the economic and political matrix, the history of societal responses to key mineral and material shortages, the applications for and properties of existing minerals and materials, and the chemistry of possible replacements. The workshop featured several presentations highlighting the importance of critical nonfuel mineral and material resources in history, catalysis, agriculture, and electronic, magnetic, and optical applications.

This document summarizes the presentations and discussions that took place at the workshop. In accordance with the policies of the NRC, the workshop did not attempt to establish any conclusions or recommendations about needs and future directions, focusing instead on issues identified by the speakers. In addition, the organizing committee’s role was limited to planning the workshop. The workshop summary has been prepared by the workshop rapporteurs Douglas Friedman, Tina Masciangioli, and Steve Olsen as a factual summary of what occurred at the workshop.

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Acknowledgment of Reviewers

This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the NRC’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for quality and objectivity. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the process.

We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:

Madhav Manjrekar, Vestas Technology, Houston, Texas

David Miller, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls

Kenneth Moloy, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware

Jonathan Price, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Reno

Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the content of the report, nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Ann Maest, Stratus Consulting, Boulder, Colorado, appointed by the National Research Council, she was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the author(s).

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The Chemical Sciences Roundtable (CSR) was established in 1997 by the National Research Council (NRC). It provides a science oriented apolitical forum for leaders in the chemical sciences to discuss chemistry-related issues affecting government, industry, and universities. Organized by the National Research Council's Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, the CSR aims to strengthen the chemical sciences by fostering communication among the people and organizations - spanning industry, government, universities, and professional associations - involved with the chemical enterprise. One way it does this is by organizing workshops that address issues in chemical science and technology that require national attention.

In September 2011, the CSR organized a workshop on the topic, "The Role of Chemical Sciences in Finding Alternatives to Critical Resources." The one-and-a-half-day workshop addressed key topics, including the economic and political matrix, the history of societal responses to key mineral and material shortages, the applications for and properties of existing minerals and materials, and the chemistry of possible replacements. The workshop featured several presentations highlighting the importance of critical nonfuel mineral and material resources in history, catalysis, agriculture, and electronic, magnetic, and optical applications.

The Role of the Chemical Sciences in Finding Alternatives to Critical Resources: A Workshop Summary explains the presentations and discussions that took place at the workshop. In accordance with the policies of the NRC, the workshop did not attempt to establish any conclusions or recommendations about needs and future directions, focusing instead on issues identified by the speakers.

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