Navigating the rare earth elements landscape: Challenges, innovations, and sustainability

H Diao, H Yang, T Tan, G Ren, M You, L Wu… - Minerals …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the rare earth elements (REEs) sector,
encompassing their classification, properties, and global distribution, as well as their …

Emerging trends of computational chemistry and molecular modeling in froth flotation: A Review

A Alizadeh Sahraei, D Azizi, AH Mokarizadeh… - ACS Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Froth flotation is the most versatile process in mineral beneficiation, extensively used to
concentrate a wide range of minerals. This process comprises mixtures of more or less …

Surface hydration of zircon and its influence on the adsorption of typical flotation collectors: First-principle calculations

J He, R Liu, Y Wu, Y Zhang, W Sun, G Li, Y Cao… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Zirconium and hafnium are critical metals mainly extracted from the zircon mineral. However,
due to the unclear surface properties of zircon, most designed flotation collectors …

Insights into the adsorption mechanism of water at different coverage rates on talc (Mg3Si4O10 (OH) 2)(0 0 1) basal surface: A first-principles study

Y Luo, L Ou, J Chen, H Zhou, C Yin, H Yang - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022 - Elsevier
Study on the interaction between water and mineral surface is significant for the
understanding of the subsequent interfacial reactions during the flotation. In this work, the …

Sustainable recovery of neodymium and dysprosium from waters through seaweeds: Influence of operational parameters

T Viana, B Henriques, N Ferreira, C Lopes, D Tavares… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The high demand for greener energy and technological innovation require some crucial
elements, such as the rare earths Nd and Dy. Being considered two of the most critical …

Characterization of Lanthanum Monazite Surface Chemistry and Crystal Morphology through Density Functional Theory and Experimental Approaches

LD Gibson, K Jayanthi, S Yang, N Thiele… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Monazite is a rare earth element (REE)-containing mineral that consists of (REE) PO4 formal
units and is one of the most important sources of these critical materials. The concentration …

Atomic-scale understanding of Se (IV) surface complexation on gibbsite: Insights from first-principles molecular dynamics

M Xi, C Zhang, H Ma, Z Zhou, K Zhu, H Jia - Chemical Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Reactions of elements at minerals-water interface are critical for their environmental fate in
aquatic environment. Aiming at a mechanistic understanding of Se (IV) interaction with metal …

[HTML][HTML] Local structures of rare earth phosphate minerals by NMR

R Khalili, AC Larsson, VV Telkki, P Lantto… - Journal of Solid State …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract 31 P solid state NMR studies combined with DFT calculations were conducted over
a chosen series of rare earth element phosphates (REEPO 4 s), selected on the basis of the …

[HTML][HTML] 129Xe NMR analysis of pore structures and adsorption phenomena in rare-earth element phosphates

R Khalili, AM Kantola, S Komulainen, A Selent… - Microporous and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rare-earth elements (REEs) are indispensable in various applications ranging from
catalysis to batteries and they are commonly found from phosphate minerals. Xenon is an …

An Introduction to High Performance Computing and Its Intersection with Advances in Modeling Rare Earth Elements and Actinides

DA Penchoff, E Valeev, H Jagode… - Rare Earth Elements …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Computationally driven solutions in nuclear and radiochemistry heavily depend on efficient
modeling of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) and actinides. Accurate modeling of REEs and …