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Tuncay G, Yuksekdag A, Mutlu BK, Koyuncu I. A Review of Greener Approaches for Rare Earth Elements Recovery from Mineral Wastes. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024:124379. [PMID: 38885830 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
Abstract
The use of rare earth elements (REE) in many various fields, including high-tech products, increases the demand for these materials day by day. The production of REE from primary sources has expanded in response to increasing demand; however, due to its limited, a more sustainable supply is also started to offer for the REE demand by using secondary sources. The most commonly used metallurgical method for REE recovery is hydrometallurgical processes. However, it has some disadvantages, like pyrometallurgical methods. In the review, studies of the environmental impacts of REE production from primary sources and life cycle assessments of products containing REE were investigated. According to the results, it has been seen that those studies in the literature in which hydrometallurgical methods have changed to more environmentally friendly approaches have begun to increase. In this review, mine wastes, which are secondary sources, were defined, conventional methods of recovery of rare earth elements were discussed, greener approaches to the recovery of REE from these sources were comprehensively examined and studies in the literature were evaluated. Furthermore, it was stated that there are limited studies on green approaches and REE recovery from mineral wastes and that this field is developing with an emphasis on the current outlook and future perspectives.
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- Gizem Tuncay
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Istanbul, Turkey; National Research Center on Membrane Technologies, Istanbul Technical University 34469, Istanbul, Turkey; Turkish Energy, Nuclear and Mineral Research Agency (TENMAK) - Rare Earth Elements Research Institute (NATEN), Kahramankazan, 06980, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Istanbul, Turkey; National Research Center on Membrane Technologies, Istanbul Technical University 34469, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Istanbul, Turkey; National Research Center on Membrane Technologies, Istanbul Technical University 34469, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Istanbul, Turkey; National Research Center on Membrane Technologies, Istanbul Technical University 34469, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Zhou L, Yang J, Kang S, Wang X, Yu H, Wan Y. Enhancing leaching efficiency of ion adsorption rare earths by ameliorating mass transfer effect of rare earth ions by applying an electric field. J RARE EARTH 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2023.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
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Shao S, Ma B, Wang C, Chen Y. Extraction of valuable components from coal gangue through thermal activation and HNO3 leaching. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.06.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cao Z, Hu Y, Ni S, Liu Z, Su X, Sun X. Enrichment of Rare Earth from Wasted NdFeB Lotion with the Extraction-Precipitation Method. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Zhao Cao
- Institute of Mining Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou 014010, P. R. China
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- Institute of Mining Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou 014010, P. R. China
- Fujian Research Center for Rare Earth Engineering Technology, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
- Fujian Research Center for Rare Earth Engineering Technology, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
- Fujian Research Center for Rare Earth Engineering Technology, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
- Fujian Research Center for Rare Earth Engineering Technology, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
- Fujian Research Center for Rare Earth Engineering Technology, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, P. R. China
- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production of Rare Earths, Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000, P. R. China
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