Value analysis of neodymium content in shredder feed: Toward enabling the feasibility of rare earth magnet recycling

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 6553-6560

  Bandara, H M Dhammika ^a   Darcy, Julia W ^a   Apelian, Diran ^a   Emmert, Marion H ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; DYSPROSIUM; IRON; MAGNETS; RARE EARTHS; RECYCLING; SCRAP METAL; SCRAP METAL REPROCESSING; VALUE ENGINEERING;

BUSINESS PRACTICES; LITERATURE DATA; NEODYMIUM CONTENT; NEODYMIUMS (ND); PRODUCT STREAMS; RARE EARTH MAGNET; RARE EARTH METALS; RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY;

NEODYMIUM;

ALUMINUM; COPPER; LANTHANIDE; NEODYMIUM; STEEL;

FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEAVY METAL; NEODYMIUM; RECYCLING;

ARTICLE; CAR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOUSEHOLD; MAGNET; RECYCLING;

AUTOMOBILES; ELECTRICITY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; MAGNETS; NEODYMIUM; RECYCLING; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 84902590206     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es405104k     Document Type: Article

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