Decarbonized and circular brine management/valorization for water & valuable resource recovery via minimal/zero liquid discharge (MLD/ZLD) strategies

A Panagopoulos, V Giannika - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Brine (saline wastewater/water) from desalination, salt lakes, and industrial activities (eg,
pharmaceutical industries, oil & gas industries) has received a lot of attention around the …

Recovery of rare earth elements from acid mine drainage: A review of the extraction methods

B Mwewa, M Tadie, S Ndlovu, GS Simate… - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Acid mine drainage (AMD) poses severe environmental pollution problems due to its high
acidity, toxic metals and sulphate content. Current methods to tackle the problem are …

Potential future alternative resources for rare earth elements: Opportunities and challenges

V Balaram - Minerals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Currently, there is an increasing industrial demand for rare earth elements (REE) as these
elements are now integral to the manufacture of many carbon-neutral technologies. The …

A review of nanotechnology fluid applications in geothermal energy systems

M Soltani, FM Kashkooli, MA Fini, D Gharapetian… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Geothermal energy is a high potential energy source that can provide heat and power with
minimal emissions. Recent advances in nanotechnology show that nanoparticles, such as …

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

Q Ye, X **, 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 …

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 …

Preferential recovery of rare-earth elements from coal fly ash using a recyclable ionic liquid

L Stoy, V Diaz, CH Huang - Environmental Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Recent global geopolitical tensions have exacerbated the scarcity of rare-earth elements
(REEs), which are critical across many industries. REE-rich coal fly ash (CFA), a coal …

Rare earth elements in sands collected from Southern California sea beaches

B Saha, K Eliason, D Golui, J Masud, AN Bezbaruah… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REEs) are considered the limiting resources for advancing clean
technologies and electronics. Because global REEs reserve is limited, non-conventional …

Recovery of rare earth elements from geothermal fluids through bacterial cell surface adsorption

A Brewer, E Chang, DM Park, T Kou, Y Li… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
The increasing demand for rare earth elements (REEs) in the modern economy motivates
the development of novel strategies for cost-effective REE recovery from nontraditional …

Using machine learning to identify indicators of rare earth element enrichment in sedimentary strata with applications for metal prospectivity

BA Bishop, LJ Robbins - Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 2024 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REE), classified as critical minerals which are crucial for clean energy
technologies, face soaring demand. While economic deposits are found in limited geologic …