Selective extraction and recovery of rare earth metals from phosphor powders in waste fluorescent lamps using an ionic liquid system

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 254-255, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 79-88

  Yang, Fan ^a   Kubota, Fukiko ^a   Baba, Yuzo ^a   Kamiya, Noriho ^a   Goto, Masahiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ionic liquid; Liquid liquid extraction; Rare earth metals; Recycling; Waste fluorescent lamp

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC LEACH SOLUTION; LIQUID CONTAINING; LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION; RARE EARTH METAL IONS; RARE EARTH METALS; SELECTIVE EXTRACTION; SUBSTANTIAL ENERGY; WASTE FLUORESCENT LAMPS;

CERIUM; FLUORESCENT LAMPS; IONIC LIQUIDS; LEACHING; LIGHT EMISSION; METAL IONS; METAL RECOVERY; PHOSPHORS; POWDER METALS; RECYCLING; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; URANIUM MINES;

EUROPIUM;

EUROPIUM; IONIC LIQUID; LANTHANIDE; PHOSPHORUS; YTTRIUM;

ALUMINUM; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; EUROPIUM; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IONIZATION; IRON; LEACHING; PHOSPHORUS; RECYCLING; SOLVENT; YTTRIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; DEVICES; FLUORESCENT LAMP; LEACHING; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; VAPOR PRESSURE;

GLYCOLATES; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; IONIC LIQUIDS; LIGHTING; LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION; METALS, RARE EARTH; POWDERS; RECYCLING; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 84876345557     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.03.026     Document Type: Article

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