A Brief Discussion on Scandium Resources and Its Development and Utilization

Scandium (Sc) is the 50th most abundant element on Earth, with a general abundance of 36×10^-6, which is more abundant than silver, gold, lead, antimony, molybdenum, bismuth and mercury, and is comparable to beryllium, boron, strontium, tin, germanium, arsenic, selenium and tungsten. Scandium is widely distributed on Earth and exists in very small amounts in more than 800 minerals, giving people the impression of being "rare".

The total reserves of scandium resources in the world industry are about 2 million tons, and China's scandium reserves are about 650,000 tons, accounting for 33% of the world's total resources. It is generally found in phosphorite, bauxite, vanadium-titanium magnetite, tungsten ore, Rare Earth ore and uranium ore. Scandium is usually found in other minerals, because scandium is usually recovered, enriched and separated from by-products of aluminum, tungsten, titanium, tin, uranium and zirconium.

Scandium exists in large quantities in scandium-containing resources such as raw ores, waste slags and waste liquids. Its types are numerous and its composition is complex. In order to reduce costs, alleviate resource, energy and environmental pressures and improve recovery rates, the combination of mineral processing and hydrometallurgical methods has great potential in the field of scandium extraction.

Scandium, Scandium Oxide and Scandium compounds are the superior product of Suzhou KP Chemical Co., Ltd. We can provide Scandium (Sc), Scandium oxide (Sc₂O₃), Scandium (III) chloride (ScCl₃), Scandium (III) nitrate hydrate (Sc(NO₃)₃ H₂O), and Aluminum Scandium alloy (AlSc). Please contact info@szwww.kpchemmaterial.com or 086-18915544907.