Simultaneous Electrochemical Recovery of Rare Earth Elements and Iron from Magnet Scrap: A Theoretical Analysis

Rare Earths Industry: Technological, Economic, and Environmental Implications

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 335-346

  Prakash, V ^a   Sun, Zhi H I ^a   Sietsma, Jilt ^a   Yang, Yongxiang ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electrochemical recycling; Electrorefining; NdFeB magnets; Neodymium; REEs

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; IRON SCRAP; MAGNETS; NEODYMIUM; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; RECOVERY; SCRAP METAL; SCRAP METAL REPROCESSING; SECONDARY RECOVERY; SOLUTIONS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; ELECTROCHEMICAL RECOVERY; ELECTROREFINING; HIGH ENERGY CONSUMPTION; LIQUID METAL EXTRACTION; ND-FE-B MAGNETS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REES); REES;

METAL RECOVERY;

EID: 84960809554     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802328-0.00022-X     Document Type: Chapter

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