Outflow of Resources from Japan Focusing on End-of-Life Vehicles

Autor:	Masaaki Fuse, Hiroshi Yagita, Kenichi Nakajima
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Resource security Materials science Mechanics of Materials Environmental protection Materials Chemistry Metals and Alloys Outflow Condensed Matter Physics Base metal
Zdroj:	Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals. 72:557-564
ISSN:	1880-6880 0021-4876
DOI:	10.2320/jinstmet.72.557
Popis:	In order to examine the risk to resource security in Japan, this paper quantifies the outflow of base metals (iron, aluminum, copper, lead, and zinc) through export of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) from Japan from 1988 to 2005 using the Trade Statistics of Japan and vehicles composition data. Estimates were also made for engine-related rare metals (manganese, nickel, chromium, and molybdenum), under statistical restrictions. This analysis shows that 24% of iron, 38% of aluminum, 13% of copper, 53% of lead, 11% of zinc, and 38% of rare metals in ELVs in Japan were not recycled and flowed out of the country, mostly in the form of used vehicle and parts. The destinations of these metals were mainly developing countries with rudimentary recycling technology. These results strongly indicate that many metal resources that could be utilized domestically from automobiles in Japan were instead scattered and lost overseas. [doi:10.2320/matertrans.MAW200712]
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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