Perspectives for the recovery of rare earths from end-of-life fluorescent lamps

Journal of Rare Earths

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 195-200

  Binnemans, K ^a   Jones, P T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

balance problem; fluorescence lamps; lamp phosphors; lanthanides; rare earth elements; recycling; urban mining

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ATTACK; ELECTRONIC WASTE; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT LAMPS; GLASS; MIXTURES; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; RECYCLING;

END OF LIVES; GLASS FRAGMENTS; GLASS PARTICLES; LAMP PHOSPHORS; LEGAL FRAMEWORKS; RARE EARTH CONTENT; RECYCLING OF MATERIALS; RECYCLING PROCESS;

PHOSPHORS;

EID: 84908465185     PISSN: 10020721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0721(14)60051-X     Document Type: Review

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