Recycling lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has gained prominence in the last decade due to
increasing supply chain constraints for critical materials (such as lithium and cobalt) and …

Rare earth elements and yttrium (REY) have attracted considerable attention over the last
decade because of their vital roles in clean energy, consumer product, national defense and …

Anticipating the imminent surge of retired lithium-ion batteries (R-LIBs) from electric vehicles,
the need for safe, cost-effective and environmentally friendly disposal technologies has …

Coal combustion used by the Combined heat and power plants (CHPs) generates solid
wastes-coal fly ash (CFA). Up to 22% of the total electricity supply in Russian is coal …

The rapid advancement of technology has highlighted the importance of rare earth elements
(REE) for achieving sustainability. However, despite their potential, there are several …

Coal mining in China is continually increasing, and the associated emitted coal mine dust is
of growing environmental and occupational concern. In this study, deposited coal mine dust …

The extraction of lithium mainly depends on salt-lake brine and lithium ore. With the rapid
growth of the new energy automobile industry, there has been a surge in demand for lithium …

Coal fly ash has gained much attention as a potential alternative source for extracting critical
metals such as Li, Ga, Nb, and lanthanides and yttrium (REY). This study investigates their …

Rare earth elements and yttrium (REY) have vital functions in the global economy because
of their numerous applications. Coal fly ash (CFA) is considered a potential alternative …

This paper first studied the occurrence modes of critical metals (lithium: Li, niobium: Nb, and
rare earth elements: REY) in coal gangue (CG) by sequential chemical extraction, and the …