A comprehensive review on recycling of critical raw materials from spent neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) magnet

A Kumari, SK Sahu - Separation and Purification Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The present paper focuses on the importance of critical raw materials (CRMs) of green
energy technologies especially, wind mill and electric vehicle (EVs) sectors. The …

Review on the parameters of recycling NdFeB magnets via a hydrogenation process

A Habibzadeh, MA Kucuker, M Gökelma - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
Regarding the restrictions recently imposed by China on the export of rare-earth elements
(REEs), the world may face a serious challenge in supplying some REEs such as …

Review and new life cycle assessment for rare earth production from bastnäsite, ion adsorption clays and lateritic monazite

G Bailey, PJ Joyce, D Schrijvers, R Schulze… - Resources …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Rare Earth Elements (REEs) are one of the most important--albeit critical--
commodities for our green technologies. However, there is a general perception that REEs …

Life cycle assessment of neodymium-iron-boron magnet-to-magnet recycling for electric vehicle motors

H Jin, P Afiuny, S Dove, G Furlan… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets offer the strongest magnetic field per unit volume,
and thus, are widely used in clean energy applications such as electric vehicle motors …

Life cycle assessment of permanent magnet electric traction motors

A Nordelöf, E Grunditz, S Lundmark, AM Tillman… - … Research Part D …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ongoing development of electrified road vehicles entails a risk of conflict between resource
issues and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In this study, the environmental …

Technologies of recycling REES and iron from NdFeB scrap

F Xiao, W Hu, J Zhao, H Zhu - Metals, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, under the background of global low-carbon development, the production of
NdFeB magnets has increased dramatically. With the end of magnet life, a large number of …

Rare earth permanent magnets: supply chain deep dive assessment

BJ Smith, ME Riddle, MR Earlam, C Iloeje, D Diamond - 2022 - osti.gov
The report “America's Strategy to Secure the Supply Chain for a Robust Clean Energy
Transition” lays out the challenges and opportunities faced by the United States in the …

Process evaluation of scandium production and its environmental impact

A Ghosh, S Dhiman, A Gupta, R Jain - Environments, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the advancement of technology and a global shift towards clean energy, the need for
rare earth metals is increasing. Scandium, a rare earth metal, has been extensively used …

Techno-economic and life cycle assessments for sustainable rare earth recovery from coal byproducts using biosorption

M Alipanah, DM Park, A Middleton… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Coal byproducts could be a promising feedstock to alleviate the supply risk of critical rare
earth elements (REEs) due to their abundance and REE content. Herein, we investigated …

Life Cycle Assessment studies of rare earths production-Findings from a systematic review

A Schreiber, J Marx, P Zapp - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REEs) are one of the most important elements used for transformation
of the fossil era into a decarbonized future. REEs are essential for wind, electric and hybrid …