Green recovery of rare earth elements under sustainability and low carbon: A review of current challenges and opportunities

T Xu, X Zheng, B Ji, Z Xu, S Bao, X Zhang, G Li… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In order to cope with climate change and implement low-carbon development, the energy
structure cannot be separated from the production of clean energy. Rare earth elements are …

On the state of the art of crystalline structure reconstruction of coal fly ash: a focus on zeolites

T Ju, Y Meng, S Han, L Lin, J Jiang - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Coal fly ash (CFA) is fine particles generated from coal combustion, and large amount of
CFA causes environmental pollution. Traditionally, CFA is added into construction materials …

Precipitation of rare earth elements from acid mine drainage by CO2 mineralization process

BV Hassas, M Rezaee, SV Pisupati - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) has been of environmental concern for decades but
found to be a viable source of critical Elements (CEs), including Rare Earth Elements …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating processing cost for the recovery of valuable elements from mine tailings using dimensional analysis

OA Marín, A Kraslawski, LA Cisternas - Minerals Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The mining industry generates thousands of tons of waste every day. Some types of waste
pose environmental risks, while others can be considered important sources of valuable …

Efficient iron recovery from iron tailings using advanced suspension reduction technology: A study of reaction kinetics, phase transformation, and structure evolution

S Yuan, Q Zhang, H Yin, Y Li - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Highly efficient iron recovery from iron tailings using advanced SMRS technology
was achieved.•P1 models with an Eα of 51.56 kJ/mol and ak of 3.14 exp (− 51.56/RT) were …

Separation and purification of high-purity quartz from high-silicon iron ore tailing: An innovative strategy for comprehensive utilization of tailings resources

Y Li, S Li, X Zhao, X Pan, P Guo - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
High-silicon iron ore tailing is typically regarded as abundant mining waste of little use; it
occupies a vast area of land and is harmful to human health and the ecological environment …

High-efficiency extraction of iron from early iron tailings via the suspension roasting-magnetic separation

Y Li, Q Zhang, S Yuan, H Yin - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The high-efficiency extraction of iron from early iron tailings via the innovative suspension
roasting-magnetic separation (SRMS) technology would be an important method to …

Recovery of rare earth elements from mining tailings: A case study for generating wealth from waste

L Echeverry-Vargas, LM Ocampo-Carmona - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The growing demand for rare earth elements (REE) driven by their applications in modern
technologies has caused the need to search for alternative sources of these elements as …

Significantly improved separation efficiency of refractory weakly magnetic minerals by pulsating high-gradient magnetic separation coupling with magnetic fluid

X Zheng, Z Jing, Z Sun, L Du, Z Xue, D Lu… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
High-gradient magnetic separation (HGMS) is indispensably applied in the rougher
separation stage of refractory weakly magnetic minerals. The most difficult problem while …

Beneficiation of low-grade rare earth ore from Khalzan Buregtei deposit (Mongolia) by magnetic separation

I Park, Y Kanazawa, N Sato, P Galtchandmani, MK Jha… - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
The global demand for rare earth elements (REEs) is expected to increase significantly
because of their importance in renewable energy and clean storage technologies, which are …