Second Life of Used Lithium-Ion Batteries from Electric Vehicles in the USA

J Meegoda, G Charbel, D Watts - Environments, 2024 - mdpi.com
This article focuses on the reuse and recycling of end-of-life (EOL) lithium-ion batteries (LIB)
in the USA in the context of the rapidly growing electric vehicle (EV) market. Due to the …

Analysis of surface stability of ferrocolumbite from combined DFT–Wulff construction simulations

F Moosakazemi, AA Sahraei, J Bouchard… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ferrocolumbite, a variegated oxide mineral bearing the strategic element niobium, exhibits
an array of surface chemical compositions across various cleavage orientations. The …

Affinities of solvated rare earth cations with collectors and mineral interfaces: A density functional theory investigation

JJ Brown, AJ Page - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rare earth mineral flotation collectors are required to have a combination of high affinity and
selectivity for adsorption to target mineral surfaces, especially as rare earth ore deposits …

Promoted Flotation of Lead and Silver Oxidized Minerals Using a Synergetic Combination of Collectors

H Kamran Haghighi, SMJ Jafarian Mohammadi… - Journal of Sustainable …, 2024 - Springer
Annually, millions of tons of lead and silver concentrates are produced using flotation
processes from ores. Xanthates are used as collectors to recover minerals containing lead …

Density Functional Theory calculations for Graphene Oxide, Zinc Oxide and Graphene oxide/zinc oxide composite structure

AH Hattab, NO Tapabashi, NJ Khalil - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Graphene oxide is a complex substance that possesses significant implications in both
theoretical and practical domains. In order to examine the potential of graphene oxide (GO) …