| Title | Trends and perspectives in the use of organic acids for critical metal recycling from hard-metal scraps |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 22364 |
| Authors | Cera, M; Trudu, S; Amadou, AO; Asunis, F; Farru, G; De Gaudenzi, GP; De Gioannis, G; Serpe, A |
| Title | Trends and perspectives in the use of organic acids for critical metal recycling from hard-metal scraps |
| Year | 2023 |
| Published | |
| Abstract | Hard-metal sector, strategic for the industrial economies, is suffering from the reduced availability and price volatility of its main feedstock: critical W and Co. In 2021, a 73.5 kt W and 9.2 kt Co demand for hard-metal production (65% and 5.3% of global demand, respectively), was recorded. Hard-metal scrap recycling is hence desirable for both environmental and economic reasons. A significant recovery of W and Co from manufacturing by-products and scraps is already good practice in the hard-metal industry (42% for W and 22% for Co). However, there is still a lot to do to meet the technical-economic-environmental sustainability in materials and energy enhancement for pursuing a green economy model. Indeed, Chemical Modification and Direct Recycling, which are the most widely employed industrial approaches, typically involve energy and/or harsh chemicals-intensive treatments which require expensive equipment and skilled workers. In the last decade, research efforts have been spent on implementing alternative materials reclamation processes from hard-metal scraps based on the use of bio-based organic acids with the view to increase the rate and quality of the recycled materials exploiting their peculiar metal complexing action as well as to preserve natural resources and prevent the disposal of potentially toxic/polluting substances. Despite the preliminary stage of the research, organic acids were demonstrated to be powerful but gentle agents for the selective leaching of cobalt from WCCo-based materials as well as promising agents for WO3 dissolution. Indeed, thanks to their acid and complexing properties, they can stabilize metals in their oxidized form giving soluble products and preventing passivation phenomena. Furthermore, organic acids can be obtained by renewable biomass transformation, limiting the request for high-impact industrial chemicals. Hence they points out key features making them promising for the design of eco-friendly recovery processes. In this context, the different industrial approaches to the recovery and recycling of Hard-metal wastes, with specific reference to the role of bio-derived organic acids in hydro- and solvo-metallurgical processes, will be critically reviewed with the view of opening a discussion on the perspectives of their use in designing circular economy models in HM manufacturing as economically, technically and environmentally sustainable as possible. |
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