The recycling of rare earths from waste tricolor phosphors in fluorescent lamps: A review of processes and technologies

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 88, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-31

  Wu, Yufeng ^a   Yin, Xiaofei ^a   Zhang, Qijun ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Mu, Xianzhong ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Rare earths; Recycling; Technology; Waste tricolor phosphors

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT LAMPS; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOSPHORS; RECYCLING; TECHNOLOGY;

CURRENT STATUS; MAGNETIC CHARACTERISTIC; POTENTIAL RESOURCES; RE-UTILIZATION; RECYCLING PROCESS; RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY; STRATEGIC RESOURCE; URBAN AREAS;

RARE EARTHS;

LANTHANIDE; MERCURY; METAL; SULFURIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WASTE TRICOLOR PHOSPHORS;

LUMINESCENCE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RECYCLING; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WASTE TECHNOLOGY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; LEACHING; METALLURGY; OPTICS; POLLUTION; PRECIPITATION; RECYCLING; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84901443889     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2014.04.007     Document Type: Review

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