Description
Today the European Commission includes in its list of 27 critical raw materials a group of elements with chemically similar properties: rare earths. Among them, europium and terbium. In order to avoid counterfeiting, Euro banknotes have special inks which contain these two raw materials, highly sought after for their luminescent qualities.
















The SCRREEN3 project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement N° 101138060