Tungsten's unique properties and the excellent cutting and wear resistance properties of its
carbides have made it a strategic commodity of high importance globally. Cemented …

The effects of ultrafine WC content on the microstructure, mechanical properties and wear
resistance of regenerated coarse grained WC-10Co cemented carbides have been …

Cemented carbides are of great importance for the manufacturing industry. The outstanding
properties of high hardness and wear resistance of this material, consisting mainly of …

A novel method was proposed in this study to recycle WC and Co from cemented carbide
scraps by remelting and electrodissolution. WC was recrystallized and purified through …

Cemented carbide tools suffer from many issues due to the use of tungsten and cobalt as
raw materials. Indeed, those are listed by the European Commission as “critical raw …

Efficient electrochemical dissolution of tungsten carbide is crucial to obtain an efficient
recovery of cemented carbide via molten salt electrolysis. Based on the interfacial process …

Molten salt electrolysis was utilized for the separation of cobalt and tungsten from cemented
carbide scrap in the NaCl–KCl melt at 1023 K (750° C). The WC-15 Co sacrificial anode was …

The zinc recycling process (PRZ) and acetic acid leaching (AC) were successfully employed
to recycle cemented tungsten carbide mining tool scrap for re-use as production powders …

Sustainable recycling of cemented tungsten carbide (WC) is essential to solve supply issues
and natural resource exhaustion caused by increasing demand. The recycling process …

The separation and recovery of tungsten and cobalt from cemented tungsten carbide (WC-
Co) scraps can be carried out by adding WO 3 and CoO into the Na 2 WO 4 molten salt to …