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da Costa TB, da Silva MGC, Vieira MGA. Effective recovery of ytterbium through biosorption using crosslinked sericin-alginate beads: A complete continuous packed-bed column study. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 421:126742. [PMID: 34348210 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The recovery of rare-earth from secondary sources is essential for cleaner production. The development of natural biocomposites is promising for this purpose. Sericin is a waste protein from silk manufacturing. The highly polar groups on the surface of sericin facilitate blending and crosslinking with other polymers to produce biocomposites with improved properties. In this work, we investigate ytterbium recovery onto a natural biocomposite based on sericin/alginate/poly(vinyl alcohol) (SAPVA) in packed-bed column, aiming to establish a profitable application for sericin. Effects of flow rate and ytterbium inlet concentration showed that the highest exhaustion biosorption capacity (128.39 mg/g) and lowest mass transfer zone (4.13 cm) were reached under the operating conditions of 0.03 L/h and 87.95 mg/L. Four reusability cycles were performed under the optimum operating conditions using 0.3 mol/L HNO3. Ytterbium recovery was highly successful; desorption efficiency was higher than 97% and a final ytterbium-rich concentrate (3870 mg/L) was 44 times higher than input concentration. Regenerated beads characterization showed that the cation exchange mechanism plays a major function in continuous biosorption of ytterbium. SAPVA beads also showed higher biosorption/desorption performance for ytterbium than other competing ions. These results suggest the application of SAPVA may be an alternative for large-scale ytterbium recovery.
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- Talles Barcelos da Costa
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, Albert Einstein Avenue, 13083-852 Campinas, Brazil.
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A novel polystyrene-poly(hydroxamic acid) interpenetrating polymer network and its adsorption towards rare earth ions. J RARE EARTH 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2020.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Yu JM, Luo D, Ma ZJ, Zheng B, Cheng FF, Xiong WW. Effective Enrichment of Low-Concentration Rare-Earth Ions by Three-Dimensional Thiostannate K 2Sn 2S 5. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:55188-55197. [PMID: 34757713 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c17465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Rare-earth elements (REEs) in industrial wastewaters have great value for recycling and reuse, but their characteristic of low concentration poses a challenge to an efficient enrichment from wastewaters. In recent years, thiometallates featuring two-dimensional layers have shown great potential in the enrichment of REEs via the ion-exchange process. However, investigations on thiometallates featuring three-dimensional anionic frameworks for the recovery of REEs have not been reported. Herein, K2Sn2S5 (KTS-2), a thiostannate possessing a three-dimensional porous framework, was chosen as an ion-exchange material for capturing REEs from an aqueous solution. Indeed, KTS-2 exhibited excellent ion-exchange performance for all 16 REEs (except Pm). Specifically, KTS-2 displayed a high capture capacity (232.7 ± 7.8 mg/g) and a short equilibrium time (within 10 min) for Yb3+ ions. In addition, KTS-2 had a high distribution coefficient for Yb3+ ions (Kd > 105 mL/g) in the presence of excessive interfering ions. Impressively, KTS-2 could reach removal rates of above 95% for all 16 REEs in a large quantity of wastewater with low initial concentration (∼7 mg/L). Moreover, KTS-2 could be used as an eco-friendly material for ion exchange of REEs, since the released K+ cations would not cause secondary pollution to the water solution.
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- Ji-Ming Yu
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources and Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources and Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources and Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, P. R. China
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Crosslinked alginate/sericin particles for bioadsorption of ytterbium: Equilibrium, thermodynamic and regeneration studies. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 165:1911-1923. [PMID: 33091471 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.10.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Sericin is a soluble globular protein, present in Bombyx mori silkworm cocoons. Sericin's properties can be improved to expand its application by producing blends with other substances, such as alginate polysaccharide and crosslinking agent poly(vinyl alcohol). This study evaluates the use of alginate and sericin particles chemically crosslinked with poly(vinyl alcohol) (SAPVA) for batch bioadsorption of rare-earth element ytterbium from aqueous medium. The equilibrium study showed that the maximum bioadsorption capacity for ytterbium was 0.642 mmol/g at 55 °C. Equilibrium data fit both Langmuir and Dubinin-Radushkevich models. The estimation of thermodynamic parameters showed that there was an increase in the entropy change, and that the bioadsorption process is endothermic and spontaneous. Characterization analyzes revealed that SAPVA particles, even after ytterbium bioadsorption, showed spherical shape, homogeneous composition, amorphous structure, low surface area, macropores, and low porosity. After the first regeneration cycle, the amount of captured ytterbium ions showed a slight increase (about 0.01 mmol/g) and calcium ions were completely released by SAPVA particles. Bioadsorbent particles separated selectively ytterbium from synthetic effluent containing different toxic metal ions. These results show that the SAPVA particles can be used as an effective bioabsorbent to remove and recover ytterbium from wastewater.
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Ambaye TG, Vaccari M, Castro FD, Prasad S, Rtimi S. Emerging technologies for the recovery of rare earth elements (REEs) from the end-of-life electronic wastes: a review on progress, challenges, and perspectives. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:36052-36074. [PMID: 32617815 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09630-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The demand for rare earth elements (REEs) has significantly increased due to their indispensable uses in integrated circuits of modern technology. However, due to the extensive use of high-tech applications in our daily life and the depletion of their primary ores, REE's recovery from secondary sources is today needed. REEs have now attracted attention to policymakers and scientists to develop novel recovery technologies for materials' supply sustainability. This paper summarizes the recent progress for the recovery of REEs using various emerging technologies such as bioleaching, biosorption, cryo-milling, electrochemical processes and nanomaterials, siderophores, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, and supercritical CO2. The challenges facing this recovery are discussed comprehensively and some possible improvements are presented. This work also highlights the economic and engineering aspects of the recovery of REE from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Finally, this review suggests that greener and low chemical consuming technologies, such as siderophores and electrochemical processes, are promising for the recovery of REEs present in small quantities. These technologies present also a potential for large-scale application.
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- Teklit Gebregiorgis Ambaye
- Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia, Via Branze 43, 25123, Brescia, Italy.
- Department of chemistry, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia, Via Branze 43, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia, Via Branze 43, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- Centre for Environment Science & Climate Resilient Agriculture (CESCRA), Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Costa TBD, Silva MGCD, Vieira MGA. Recovery of rare-earth metals from aqueous solutions by bio/adsorption using non-conventional materials: a review with recent studies and promising approaches in column applications. J RARE EARTH 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2019.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Galhoum AA, Mafhouz MG, Abdel-Rehem ST, Gomaa NA, Atia AA, Vincent T, Guibal E. Cysteine-Functionalized Chitosan Magnetic Nano-Based Particles for the Recovery of Light and Heavy Rare Earth Metals: Uptake Kinetics and Sorption Isotherms. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2015; 5:154-179. [PMID: 28347004 PMCID: PMC5312863 DOI: 10.3390/nano5010154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Revised: 01/16/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cysteine-functionalized chitosan magnetic nano-based particles were synthesized for the sorption of light and heavy rare earth (RE) metal ions (La(III), Nd(III) and Yb(III)). The structural, surface, and magnetic properties of nano-sized sorbent were investigated by elemental analysis, FTIR, XRD, TEM and VSM (vibrating sample magnetometry). Experimental data show that the pseudo second-order rate equation fits the kinetic profiles well, while sorption isotherms are described by the Langmuir model. Thermodynamic constants (ΔG°, ΔH°) demonstrate the spontaneous and endothermic nature of sorption. Yb(III) (heavy RE) was selectively sorbed while light RE metal ions La(III) and Nd(III) were concentrated/enriched in the solution. Cationic species RE(III) in aqueous solution can be adsorbed by the combination of chelating and anion-exchange mechanisms. The sorbent can be efficiently regenerated using acidified thiourea.
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- Ahmed A Galhoum
- Ecole des mines d'Alès, Centre des Matériaux des Mines d'Alès, 6 avenue de Clavières, F-30319 Alès cedex, France.
- Nuclear Materials Authority, P.O. Box 530, El-Maadi, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, P.O. Box 11566 Ain Shams, Egypt.
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- Nuclear Materials Authority, P.O. Box 530, El-Maadi, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, P.O. Box 32511 Shebin El-Kom, Egypt.
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- Nuclear Materials Authority, P.O. Box 530, El-Maadi, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Nuclear Materials Authority, P.O. Box 530, El-Maadi, Cairo, Egypt.
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