vehicles. it is the best converter of unburnt hydrocarbons, and the risk of capacity loss through poisoning by the sulphur and lead present in the fuels has been considerably reduced nowadays. has important applications in the fields of electricity and electronics, e.g., in multi-layer ceramic capacitors...
strength. being bio-inert, it is used for implants, pins, etc. yttrium tantalate ytao is used in medical diagnosis. recycling tantalum is recovered from slags resulting from the smelting of tin. it is also recovered from powder sweepings and wire scrap from capacitor manufacturing, from end-of-life capacitors...