Adsorption of rare earth metals from wastewater by nanomaterials: A review

T Kegl, A Košak, A Lobnik, Z Novak, AK Kralj… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements are widely used in chemical engineering, the nuclear industry,
metallurgy, medicine, electronics, and computer technology because of their unique …

Manufacturing processes for permanent magnets: Part II—bonding and emerging methods

J Cui, J Ormerod, DS Parker, R Ott, A Palasyuk… - Jom, 2022 - Springer
Permanent magnets produce magnetic fields and maintain the field even in the presence of
an opposing magnetic field. They are widely used in electric machines, electronics, and …

Comparative life cycle assessment of NdFeB magnets: virgin production versus magnet-to-magnet recycling

H Jin, P Afiuny, T McIntyre, Y Yih, JW Sutherland - Procedia CIRP, 2016 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements such as neodymium and dysprosium have a substantial supply risk. Yet
these elements are needed for NdFeB magnets that are indispensable for clean energy …

Recovery of neodymium from the magnets of hard disk drives using organic acids

G Reisdörfer, D Bertuol, EH Tanabe - Minerals Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
This work investigates the use of leaching with malic and citric acids for the recovery of
neodymium (Nd) from the NdFeB permanent magnets of discarded hard disk drives (HDDs) …

A dynamic price model based on supply and demand with application to techno-economic assessments of rare earth element recovery technologies

S Deng, D Prodius, IC Nlebedim, A Huang, Y Yih… - Sustainable production …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Rare Earth Elements (REEs) are essential for sustainable energy technologies.
Techno-economic Assessments (TEAs) have been conducted to evaluate innovative …

Sustainable disassembly line balancing model based on triple bottom line

Y Kazancoglu, YD Ozkan-Ozen - International Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
End of life (EOL) phase of a product is receiving more attention due to increase in
environmental concerns, and many studies have been conducted for value creation in EOL …

A bi-objective network design for value recovery of neodymium-iron-boron magnets: A case study of the United States

H Jin, BD Song, Y Yih, JW Sutherland - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REEs) such as neodymium (Nd) and dysprosium (Dy) are
indispensable in modern society because they are vital for creating powerful neodymium …

Economic assessment for recycling critical metals from hard disk drives using a comprehensive recovery process

RT Nguyen, LA Diaz, DD Imholte, TE Lister - Jom, 2017 - Springer
Since the 2011 price spike of rare earth elements (REEs), research on permanent magnet
recycling has blossomed globally in an attempt to reduce future REE criticality. Hard disk …

Hydrometallurgy in the recycling of spent NdFeB permanent magnets

C Tunsu - Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Neodymium–iron–boron (NdFeB) magnets are used in many applications, from
small consumer electronics to future sustainable technologies, eg, electric transportation …

Potential hydrometallurgical processes to recycle metals from discarded personal computer

OS Dinkar, R Parween, R Panda… - Geosystem …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Rapid technological modernization has accelerated the replacement of older electronic
goods with newer ones, which has led to the generation of huge quantities of discarded …