Critical Elements and Materials Network (CrEAM)

关键元素和材料网络 (CrEAM)

• 批准号: EP/R020140/1
• 负责人: Allan Walton
• 金额: $ 37.92万
• 依托单位: University of Birmingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2018 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FR020140%2F1
• 关键词: Critical; Elements; Materials; Network; CrEAM

As the global population advances towards 9 billion, the pressure on natural resources becomes ever more intense. The emergence of new technologies which also depend heavily on scarce elements and materials puts further pressure on the Earth's resources. The EPSRC CrEAM network will tackle the problems of supply and use of materials deemed critical to UK industrial strategy by bringing together leading academics and industrial experts from across the entire critical materials supply chain. The UK supply of key elements and materials has come under increasing pressure in recent years and is totally dependent on imports from resource-dominant countries and regions such as China, Russia and Africa. These elements and materials play a vital role in industrial sectors important to the UK such as automotive, aerospace and renewable energy technologies. The UK has previously considered its materials strategy as part of the European Union, however, with the recent Brexit decision, it is imperative that UK creates a blueprint for securing a long-term stable supply of materials deemed vital to its industrial strategy. By creating and hosting a series of both broad-topic and subject-specific meetings, the proposed network will catalyse the formation of important strategic collaborations, make policy recommendations to UK government, and propose a comprehensive 'UK Elements Strategy'.The overarching aim of the CrEAM network is to safeguard UK industry against shortages of strategic/critical elements and materials by bringing together leading UK academics from a wide range of disciplines alongside the key industrial users, to develop strategies to protect the UK supply of these materials and, where possible, develop alternatives. The CrEAM network will raise awareness of critical materials and supply chain issues, and identify and connect UK research and development activities on selected strategic/critical materials to strengthen possibilities for multi- and interdisciplinary research. This research will help to protect UK commercial interests dependent on materials supply by connecting expertise throughout the supply chain to work on solutions to the problems identified.The objectives of the network are based on organising interdisciplinary meetings across the entire critical materials supply chain. These meetings will provide a forum to bring together specialists from across the entire UK supply chain in critical materials to develop strategies to alleviate supply risks of these elements and materials, which are essential in a wide range of current and emerging technologies. The initial focus of the network will be determined by the most pressing supply chain issues faced by UK industry and will begin to broaden as supply chain and industry priorities evolve.Minutes and presentations from these meetings will be disseminated via the CrEAM network website along with biannual updates and reports. Brochures and news articles will be distributed to raise awareness of the critical materials agenda and is well placed to acts as a focus for local activities across all regions of the UK. The outcome from the meetings will be to initiate new, collaborative UK-based activities and research projects to create and develop effective substitution and replacement technologies for critical materials, and to encourage creation of cyclic use of critical materials from end of life products to address critical supply issues.The most important objective of the network will be to create a coherent 'UK Elements Strategy' document for UK Government, including policy and funding recommendations to ensure a responsible, secure and environmentally efficient supply of critical materials vital to UK industry for both short and long term stability. As the UK prepares to leave the EU, it is imperative that a strong plan is put in place to protect the industrial strategy, which is highly dependent on import of critical materials.

随着全球人口接近90亿，自然资源的压力变得越来越大。新技术的出现也严重依赖于稀缺的元素和材料，对地球资源造成了进一步的压力。EPSRC CrEAM网络将通过汇集整个关键材料供应链的领先学者和工业专家，解决被认为对英国工业战略至关重要的材料的供应和使用问题。近年来，英国的关键元素和材料供应面临越来越大的压力，完全依赖于从中国，俄罗斯和非洲等资源主导型国家和地区进口。这些元素和材料在英国重要的工业部门发挥着至关重要的作用，如汽车，航空航天和可再生能源技术。英国此前曾考虑将其材料战略作为欧盟的一部分，然而，随着最近的脱欧决定，英国必须制定一份蓝图，以确保对其工业战略至关重要的材料的长期稳定供应。通过创建和主办一系列广泛主题和特定主题的会议，拟议的网络将促进重要战略合作的形成，向英国政府提出政策建议，并提出一个全面的“英国元素战略”。CrEAM网络的总体目标是保护英国工业免受战略/通过汇集来自广泛学科的英国领先学者以及主要工业用户，制定保护英国这些材料供应的战略，并在可能的情况下开发替代品，来保护关键元素和材料。CrEAM网络将提高对关键材料和供应链问题的认识，并确定和连接英国在选定的战略/关键材料上的研发活动，以加强多学科和跨学科研究的可能性。这项研究将有助于保护英国依赖于材料供应的商业利益，通过连接整个供应链的专业知识来解决所发现的问题。该网络的目标是在整个关键材料供应链中组织跨学科会议。这些会议将提供一个论坛，汇集来自整个英国关键材料供应链的专家，制定战略，以减轻这些元素和材料的供应风险，这对广泛的当前和新兴技术至关重要。该网络的最初重点将由英国工业所面临的最紧迫的供应链问题确定，并将开始扩大供应链和行业的优先事项演变.从这些会议的会议记录和演示文稿将通过CrEAM网络网站传播沿着与半年更新和报告.将分发小册子和新闻文章，以提高对关键材料议程的认识，并将其作为联合王国所有地区当地活动的重点。会议的成果将是启动新的、合作性的英国活动和研究项目，以创建和开发关键材料的有效替代和替换技术，并鼓励创建从生命周期结束的产品中循环使用关键材料，以解决关键供应问题。该网络的最重要目标将是为英国政府创建一个连贯的“英国元素战略”文件，包括政策和资金建议，以确保负责任，安全和环保的关键材料供应，对英国工业的短期和长期稳定至关重要。随着英国准备离开欧盟，必须制定强有力的计划来保护高度依赖关键材料进口的工业战略。

项目成果

The sustainable materials roadmap

• DOI: 10.1088/2515-7639/ac4ee5
• 发表时间: 2022-07-01
• 期刊: JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-MATERIALS
• 影响因子: 4.8
• 作者: Titirici, Magda;Baird, Sterling G.;Anderson, Paul A.
• 通讯作者: Anderson, Paul A.