Mechanisms of biological recovery of rare-earth elements from industrial and electronic wastes: A review

S Dev, A Sachan, F Dehghani, T Ghosh… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing application of rare earth elements (REE) in electronics, renewable energy,
biomedical devices, and industrial products has increased their demand globally. Enhanced …

A holistic approach for the recovery of rare earth elements and scandium from secondary sources under a circular economy framework–A review

A Yuksekdag, B Kose-Mutlu, AF Siddiqui, MR Wiesner… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Limited natural resources and a continuous increase in the demand for modern
technological products, is creating a demand and supply gap for rare earth elements (REEs) …

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 …

A critical review of the recovery of rare earth elements from wastewater by algae for resources recycling technologies

Y Cao, P Shao, Y Chen, X Zhou, L Yang, H Shi… - Resources …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REEs) are important strategic resources reserved by countries in the
21st century, especially in light of a global supply crisis stemming from the increasing …

A perspective on develo** solid-phase extraction technologies for industrial-scale critical materials recovery

A Brewer, J Florek, F Kleitz - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Critical materials (CMs) are a group of elements that have been determined to be important
for the modern economy, but which may face current or potential supply limitations. Some …

Engineering biomaterials for the recovery of rare earth elements

Q Ye, D Wang, N Wei - Trends in Biotechnology, 2024 - cell.com
The escalating global demand for rare earth elements (REEs) and the overabundance of
REE-containing waste require innovative technologies for REE recovery from waste to …

A biosorption-based approach for selective extraction of rare earth elements from coal byproducts

D Park, A Middleton, R Smith, G Deblonde… - Separation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Coal byproducts represent an abundant and untapped potential source of critical rare earth
elements (REEs). In this study, we tested the efficacy of a biosorption-based approach to …

A convenient functionalization strategy of polyimide covalent organic frameworks for uranium-containing wastewater treatment and uranium recovery

L Zhu, C Zhang, R Zhu, X Cao, J Bai, Y Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The purpose of this research was to design and synthesize an adsorbent based on
polyimide covalent organic frameworks (PICOFs) for uranium-containing wastewater …

Hierarchical self-assembled polyimide microspheres functionalized with amidoxime groups for uranium-containing wastewater remediation

L Zhu, C Zhang, F Ma, C Bi, R Zhu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Through molecule self-assembly and subsequent surface functionalization, novel uranium
adsorbent AO–OB hierarchical self-assembled polyimide microspheres (AO-OBHSPIMs) …

Phosphate polymer nanogel for selective and efficient rare earth element recovery

Y Zhang, J Yan, J Xu, C Tian… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Demand for rare earth elements (REEs) is increasing, and REE production from ores is
energy-intensive. Recovering REEs from waste streams can provide a more sustainable …