Europium oxide (rare earth oxides production - from rare earth carbonate concentrate)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product europium is a lanthanide a rare earth element that is most commonly found in the oxide minerals monzanite and bastnaesite. The Bayan Obo iron ore deposit is the most largest known deposit of europium and China is the largest supplier of europium oxide (Eu2O3) globally representing approximately 93% of world production. Commercial applications of europium oxide are relatively few. Its most common use is as a red phosphor in televisions and fluorescent lamps. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.