Technology for the recovery of lithium from geothermal brines

WT Stringfellow, PF Dobson - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lithium is the principal component of high-energy-density batteries and is a critical material
necessary for the economy and security of the United States. Brines from geothermal power …

A comprehensive review of rare earth elements recovery from coal-related materials

W Zhang, A Noble, X Yang, R Honaker - Minerals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Many studies have been published in recent years focusing on the recovery of rare earth
elements (REEs) from coal-related materials, including coal, coal refuse, coal mine …

[HTML][HTML] Phytomining of rare earth elements–a review

T Dinh, Z Dobo, H Kovacs - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for rare earth elements (REEs) for modern industry has led to a
surge in mining activities and consequently has released these metals into the environment …

Utilization of coal fly ash in China: a mini-review on challenges and future directions

Y Luo, Y Wu, S Ma, S Zheng, Y Zhang… - Environmental Science and …, 2021 - Springer
The rapid economic development in China places a large demand for energy, and as a
result, thermal power plants in China are producing an enormous amount of coal fly ash …

[HTML][HTML] Geological characteristics, metallogenic regularity, and research progress of lithium deposits in China

B Zhang, F Qi, X Gao, X Li, Y Shang, Z Kong, L Jia… - China Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
China is rich in abundant lithium resources characterized by considerable reserves and a
concentrated distribution of metallogenic zones or belts, with proven reserves of 4046.8× 10 …

High-pressure HCl leaching of coal ash to extract Al into a chloride solution with further use as a coagulant for water treatment

D Valeev, I Kunilova, A Shoppert… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present paper a novel process of the coal ash treatment was developed and analyzed:
a high-pressure autoclave HCl leaching of the coal bottom and fly ash from an Omsk coal …

Synergic effects of circulating fluidized bed fly ash-red mud-blast furnace slag in green cementitious materials: Hydration products and environmental performance

W Zhang, X Liu, Z Zhang, Y Li, J Gu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Circulating fluidized bed fly ash (CFA) is a dusty solid waste containing unstable
components (SO 3 and f-CaO) and heavy metals from coal-fired power plants, and its …

High-efficiency extraction of aluminum and lithium from coal fly ash using a novel sodium pyrosulfate mechanochemical activation-Sodium persulfate pressure …

H Fang, C Zhou, S Xu, J Shi, Y Hu, G Liu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel method of high-efficiency extraction of aluminum (Al) and lithium (Li) from coal fly
ash (CFA) is proposed. The mixture of CFA and sodium pyrosulfate (Na 2 S 2 O 7) was …

Lithium recovery from typical coal-based solid wastes: Critical technologies, challenges, and prospects

Y Cao, C Zhou, F Gao, Y Huang, W Zhu, G Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The extraction of lithium mainly depends on salt-lake brine and lithium ore. With the rapid
growth of the new energy automobile industry, there has been a surge in demand for lithium …

Challenges, regulations, and case studies on sustainable management of industrial waste

RR Srivastava, DK Rajak, S Ilyas, H Kim, P Pathak - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Incessant generation and mismanagement of industrial waste, resource scarcity, and
environmental degradation have created non-sustainability in human life. Though industrial …