| Title | The Role of Permanent Magnets, Lighting Phosphors, and Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) Batteries as a Future Source of Rare Earth Elements (REEs): Urban Mining Through Circular Economy |
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| ID_Doc | 20216 |
| Authors | Dushyantha, N; Kuruppu, GN; Nanayakkara, CJ; Ratnayake, AS |
| Title | The Role of Permanent Magnets, Lighting Phosphors, and Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) Batteries as a Future Source of Rare Earth Elements (REEs): Urban Mining Through Circular Economy |
| Year | 2024 |
| Published | Mining Metallurgy & Exploration, 41, 1 |
| Abstract | Rare earth elements (REEs) are key ingredients in many advanced materials used in energy, military, transportation, and communication applications. However, the prevailing geopolitical dynamics and the rising demand for REEs have rendered the reliance on primary REE resources susceptible to future supply disruptions, posing a substantial risk to the availability of these elements for numerous applications. Therefore, it is imperative to undertake substantial initiatives in the extraction of REEs from secondary sources on a large scale to ensure the resilience of the supply chain. Permanent magnets, lighting phosphors, and nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries are among the secondary sources with high potential for sustainable REE extraction. This review assesses the extraction potential of REEs from the aforementioned three secondary sources and their leaching kinetics and thermodynamics aspects. More importantly, state-of-the-art different existing kinetic models employed in rare earth (RE) leaching were well discussed for a better understanding of the REE leaching reactions. Furthermore, the optimized leaching parameters related to this kinetics were described, and various RE recovery methods were comprehensively summarized. These processes facilitate to managing one of the fastest-growing solid waste streams by minimizing environmental impacts and producing critical metals, including REEs via circular economy approaches. The recovery of REEs from secondary sources aligns with numerous United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in the renewable energy sector for climate change mitigation. Consequently, this trash-to-treasure urban mining concept to transforming e-waste into a valuable resource for REE recovery emerges as a pivotal element within the REE industry. |
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