A supply chain analysis framework for assessing state-level forest biomass utilization policies in the United States

During the last years, the preservation of the atmospheric environment has played an increasingly important role in society. The Diesel engine can be considered an environmentally friendly engine because of its low consumption and the subsequent carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reduction. However, in the near future it will face strong restrictive emission standards, which demand that the current nitrogen oxides (NOx) and soot emissions are halved. To comply with these restrictions new combustion concepts are emerging, such as PCCI (premixed charge compression ignition), in which the fuel burns in premixed conditions. Combustion noise is thus deteriorated and consequently end-users could be reluctant to drive vehicles...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: United States, analysis, assessing, biomass, forest, All tags... framework, policies, state-level, supply chain, utilization, Fewer tags

Trade Codes Related to the Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain for the United States, the European Union, and the People's Republic of China

This dataset presents information concerning 8- and 10-digit trade codes related to the rechargeable lithium-ion battery (LIB) supply chain for the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the European Union, and the United States as classified by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rulings. Note that this dataset is not intended to be a complete or comprehensive list of trade codes for the LIB supply chain; rather, it presents trade codes from the PRC and the EU that more granularly classify products related to LIB supply chain in comparison to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). CBP rulings are included to indicate existing classification decisions for relevant products related to the LIB...

Categories: Data; Tags: China, Europe, Mineral Resources, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, All tags... anodes, battery, business and economics, cathodes, chemicals, cobalt, critical minerals, data release, energy storage, graphite, lithium, lithium-ion, lithium-ion battery, manganese, materials flow (commodities), mineral resources, nickel, nonmetallic mineral resources, processed materials, rechargeable battery, supply chain, trade, trade codes, transportation, Fewer tags

National Minerals Information Center

The mission of the USGS National Minerals Information Center (formerly the Minerals Information Team) is to collect, analyze, and disseminate information on the domestic and international supply of and demand for minerals and mineral materials essential to the U.S. economy and national security. About 90 mineral commodities are covered.The Center's goal is to provide decision makers with the information required to ensure that the Nation has an adequate and dependable supply of minerals and materials to meet its defense and economic needs at acceptable costs related to environment, energy, and economics. In addition to special data releases available through ScienceBase, annual and monthly or quarterly statistical...

Tags: NMIC, abrasives, alumina, aluminum, antimony, All tags... arsenic, asbestos, barite, bauxite, beryllium, bismuth, boron, bromine, cadmium, cement, cesium, chromium, clays, cobalt, construction sand, copper, corundum, critical minerals, crushed stone, diamond, diatomite, dimension stone, explosives, feldspar, ferroalloys, fluorspar, gallium, garnet, gemstones, germanium, gold, graphite, gypsum, hafnium, helium, indium, industrial sand, iodine, iron, iron and steel scrap, iron ore, iron oxide pigments, kyanite, lead, lime, lithium, magnesium, manganese, material flow, materials flow, mercury, mica, mineral commodities, mineral resources, minerals, molybdenum, nickel, niobium, nitrogen, peat, perlite, phosphate rock, platinum group metals, potash, pumice, pyrophyllite, quartz, rare earths, recycling, rhenium, rubidium, salt, sand and gravel, scandium, scrap, selenium, silica, silicon, silver, soda ash, statistics, staurolite, steel, stone, strontium, sulfur, supply chain, sustainability, talc, tantalum, tellurium, thallium, thorium, tin, titanium, tripoli, tungsten, vanadium, vermiculite, wollastonite, yttrium, zeolites, zinc, zirconium, Fewer tags