After firing at a high temperature of 1300 degrees Celsius for more than 20 hours, a batch of rare earth glaze ceramics with glaze effects such as lake blue, rouge, and red gold were released. They are crystal clear and transparent, emitting a soft luster.
ZKBT Rare Earth R&D Center replaced traditional additives such as lead oxide, cadmium oxide and other harmful substances with rare earths, incorporated rare earth antibacterial technology into traditional ceramic products, refined grains, changed grain boundary distribution, and made safe and non-toxic light rare earth elements in ceramic glazes. It plays a role in E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus with an antibacterial rate of 99.9% and an antiviral activity rate of 93%.
"1 ton of rare earth cerium oxide sells for about 10,000 yuan, and the price of 1 ton of rare earth antibacterial materials is more than one million yuan. When rare earth antibacterial materials are added to ceramics, the price has increased by nearly 10 times." Zhou Xiao, general manager of Ceramic Technology Co., Ltd., said that technology has enabled rare earth products to move toward high-end products, realizing "a little bit of soil into gold."
In Baotou National Rare Earth High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, rare earths in industry, agriculture, service and other fields are deducting "various changes", promoting industrial innovation, transformation and upgrading.
The high torque motor produced by Baotou Chang'an Permanent Magnet Motor Co., Ltd. has a torque of 100,000 Nm and a speed of up to one ten thousandth of a degree per second. At present, it is widely used in high-precision astrometry, and can receive and send signals in time to ensure the safety of aircraft. Su Jinzhi, assistant to the general manager of the company, introduced that rare earth permanent magnet high-torque motors are mainly used in aerospace and high-precision fields, which can create 10 to 100 times added value of rare earth permanent magnet materials. The current market share is nearly 80%.
As a key component of the astronomical telescope, the magnetostrictive actuator developed by BTXT Rare Earth Research Institute can effectively reduce the influence of atmospheric circulation on the imaging effect. "This actuator, which is only 10 cm high, has nearly 20 invention patents." Hao Hongbo, head of the magnetostrictive material research and development project department of Baotou Rare Earth Research Institute, told reporters.
Toyoda New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., located in the high-tech characteristic industrial base of Baotou National Rare Earth High-tech Industrial Development Zone, uses rare-earth permanent magnet materials to produce vertical-axis wind turbines and produces wind-solar complementary power supply for the Antarctic Scientific Research Station Purple Mountain Observatory equipment.
In recent years, Baotou National Rare Earth High-tech Industrial Development Zone has firmly grasped the key element of "technological innovation", and has focused on building a new pattern of rare earth research and development with collaborative innovation of the "two institutes and five parks". It has built 30 rare earth enterprise research and development centers, There are 5 rare earth academician workstations and 4 key laboratories. The scientific and technological innovation capabilities of the rare earth industry have been comprehensively improved. More than 80% of the rare earth companies in the zone have established automatic control, online monitoring and real-time data transmission systems, and production efficiency, product quality and consistency have been significantly improved.
"With the development of science and technology, Baotou's rare earth researchers focus on strengthening original innovation and innovation at the level of scientific principles, and strive to lead the world in the field of rare earth segments." said Yang Jianying, deputy dean of the Baotou Institute of Materials Research, Shanghai Jiaotong University.
At the same time, Baotou National Rare Earth High-tech Industrial Development Zone is supported by industries and promotes economic development with technological innovation.
This year, Baotou National Rare Earth High-tech Industrial Development Zone implemented 26 key rare earth projects with a total investment of 8.113 billion yuan, established a rare earth and high-tech industry fund, and vigorously promoted the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements. Integrate scientific and technological resources, actively strive to establish ZKBT Rare Earth Functional Materials Research Institute, cultivate more than 10 innovative carriers such as enterprise R&D centers, 1 key laboratory, and 2 academician workstations, and identify more than 30 national high-tech enterprises and technological "little giants" And more than 10 innovative leading private enterprises. Set up a database of scientific and technological innovation enterprises, flexibly introduce more than 10 high-end innovative talents, and have more than 200 scientific and technological incubation projects to create a good innovation ecology and further develop the rare earth "characteristic brand".
"Innovation is the lifeblood of enterprise development. This year, we will focus on tracking the major scientific discoveries and application technology achievements of high-end rare earth structural materials and rare earth functional materials on the basis of the transfer and transformation of mature technologies." Chi Chi, Director, Rare Earth R&D Center, Baotou, Chinese Academy of Sciences Jianyi told reporters that at present, the R&D center has tracked 40 high-tech achievements, incubated 20 high-tech companies, and achieved 114 million yuan in technology contract transactions.
Today, the Rare Earth High-tech Zone relies on BTXT Rare Earth Research Institute, ZKBT Rare Earth R&D Center, Baotou Materials Research Institute of Shanghai Jiaotong University, the “Belt and Road” China-Europe Key Laboratory, 8 academician workstations, 30 enterprise R&D centers and more than 2,000 rare earth research personnel. A large number of applications with independent intellectual property rights have been formed in the fields of aerospace, magnetic refrigeration, permanent magnet motors, hydrogen storage batteries, energy saving and environmental protection, rare earth light sources, and rare earth colorants. Products will enable rare earth resources to "make materials, materials, and high-end devices", and gradually grasp the right to speak, control technology, and lead innovation in the rare earth market.