A critical review of bioleaching of rare earth elements: The mechanisms and effect of process parameters

P Rasoulnia, R Barthen… - Critical reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Rare earth elements (REEs) are important high-tech materials with widespread industrial
applications and a high risk of supply disruption. Current physico-chemical methods for REE …

A review of reagents applied to rare-earth mineral flotation

C Marion, R Li, KE Waters - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2020 - Elsevier
The rare-earth elements (REE), which encompass the fifteen metallic elements of the
lanthanoid series of the periodic table, yttrium and occasionally scandium, have gained …

Fluid-mediated partial alteration in monazite: the role of coupled dissolution–reprecipitation in element redistribution and mass transfer

DE Harlov, R Wirth, CJ Hetherington - Contributions to Mineralogy and …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Monazite [(Ce, LREE, Th, U, Ca)(P, Si) O 4], with complex zoning in Th and other
elements, is commonly observed in metamorphic and igneous rocks. The hypothesis that …

Characteristics and genesis of ion adsorption-type rare earth element deposits

K Sanematsu, Y Watanabe - 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Ion adsorption-type rare earth element (REE) deposits are the predominant source of heavy
REE (HREEs) and yttrium in the world. Economic examples of the deposits are confined …

The influence of terrigenous particulate material dissolution on ocean chemistry and global element cycles

C Jeandel, EH Oelkers - Chemical Geology, 2015 - Elsevier
Land to ocean transfer of material largely controls the chemical composition of seawater and
the global element cycles. Overall this transfer is dominated by the riverine transport of …

Mineral stimulation of subsurface microorganisms: release of limiting nutrients from silicates

JR Rogers, PC Bennett - Chemical Geology, 2004 - Elsevier
Microorganisms play an important role in the weathering of silicate minerals in many
subsurface environments, but an unanswered question is whether the mineral plays an …

Bioleaching of rare earth elements from monazite sand

VL Brisson, WQ Zhuang… - Biotechnology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Three fungal strains were found to be capable of bioleaching rare earth elements from
monazite, a rare earth phosphate mineral, utilizing the monazite as a phosphate source and …

Ceramic waste forms for actinides

GR Lumpkin - Elements, 2006 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The concept of nuclear waste forms based on minerals that contain actinides has led to the
development of polyphase and special-purpose crystalline ceramics. These ceramics are …

Low-temperature alteration of monazite: Fluid mediated coupled dissolution–precipitation, irradiation damage, and disturbance of the U–Pb and Th–Pb chronometers

AM Seydoux-Guillaume, JM Montel, B Bingen… - Chemical …, 2012 - Elsevier
Low-temperature alteration of monazite is documented in three centimeter-sized monazite
crystals from Norway (Arendal), Madagascar (Ambato), and Sri Lanka. The three crystals …

Inorganic waste forms for efficient immobilization of radionuclides

BK Singh, MA Hafeez, H Kim, S Hong… - ACS ES&T …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The immobilization of long-lived radionuclide wastes generated from nuclear power plants
(NPPs) during NPP operation, fuel reprocessing, and decommissioning of nuclear reactors …