Recovery of precious metals from industrial wastewater towards resource recovery and environmental sustainability: A critical review

AT Nakhjiri, H Sanaeepur, AE Amooghin, MMA Shirazi - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the recovery processes of precious metals (PMs) from industrial wastewater
streams have found significant attractions among various investigators worldwide. PMs are …

Biomining for sustainable recovery of rare earth elements from mining waste: A comprehensive review

PHN Vo, S Danaee, HTN Hai, LN Huy… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REEs) are essential for advanced manufacturing (eg, renewable
energy, military equipment, electric vehicles); hence, the recovery of REEs from low-grade …

Rare earth metals from secondary sources: Review of potential supply from waste and byproducts

G Gaustad, E Williams, A Leader - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021 - Elsevier
Current concerns about lack of diversity in supply of critical metals have spurred research
into utilizing domestic sources, particularly from waste streams. Sustainability strategies like …

Lanmodulin-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles as a highly selective biosorbent for recovery of rare earth elements

Q Ye, X Jin, B Zhu, H Gao, N Wei - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Recovering rare earth elements (REEs) from waste streams represents a sustainable
approach to diversify REE supply while alleviating the environmental burden. However, it …

A strategy for the dissolution and separation of rare earth oxides by novel Brønsted acidic deep eutectic solvents

W Chen, J Jiang, X Lan, X Zhao, H Mou, T Mu - Green chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The dissolution and separation of rare earth oxides (REOs) by environmentally benign
solvents are important because of the vast high-tech applications of rare earth materials, but …

Selective recovery of rare earth elements from coal fly ash leachates using liquid membrane processes

RC Smith, RK Taggart, JC Hower… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Coal combustion residues and other geological waste materials have been proposed as a
resource for rare earth elements (REEs, herein defined as the 14 stable lanthanides, yttrium …

Engineering biomaterials for the recovery of rare earth elements

Q Ye, D Wang, N Wei - Trends in Biotechnology, 2024 - cell.com
The escalating global demand for rare earth elements (REEs) and the overabundance of
REE-containing waste require innovative technologies for REE recovery from waste to …

Sustainable technologies for the recycling and upcycling of precious metals from e-waste

J Xia, A Ghahreman - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
E-waste is the fastest growing solid waste in the world. Each year, over 50 million tonnes of
e-waste are produced, with its rate increasing by 3-5% annually. Currently, only 17% of e …

A biosorption-based approach for selective extraction of rare earth elements from coal byproducts

D Park, A Middleton, R Smith, G Deblonde… - Separation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Coal byproducts represent an abundant and untapped potential source of critical rare earth
elements (REEs). In this study, we tested the efficacy of a biosorption-based approach to …

Generation of a Gluconobacter oxydans knockout collection for improved extraction of rare earth elements

AM Schmitz, B Pian, S Medin, MC Reid, M Wu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Bioleaching of rare earth elements (REEs), using microorganisms such as Gluconobacter
oxydans, offers a sustainable alternative to environmentally harmful thermochemical …