Review of rare earth elements recovery from secondary resources for clean energy technologies: Grand opportunities to create wealth from waste

RK Jyothi, T Thenepalli, JW Ahn, PK Parhi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REEs) are vital components of high-tech electrical and electronic
based materials. In the global scenario, the deposits of natural rare earth elements (REEs) …

Advancements in the treatment and processing of electronic waste with sustainability: a review of metal extraction and recovery technologies

E Hsu, K Barmak, AC West, AHA Park - Green Chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The amount of electronic waste (e-waste) globally has doubled in just five years, from
approximately 20 million tons to 40 million tons of e-waste generated per year. In 2016, the …

[HTML][HTML] Selective and rapid extraction of trace amount of gold from complex liquids with silver (I)-organic frameworks

J Luo, X Luo, M Xie, HZ Li, H Duan, HG Zhou… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The design of adsorbents for rapid, selective extraction of ultra-trace amounts of gold from
complex liquids is desirable from both an environmental and economical point of view …

Urban mining of e-waste is becoming more cost-effective than virgin mining

X Zeng, JA Mathews, J Li - Environmental science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Stocks of virgin-mined materials utilized in linear economic flows continue to present
enormous challenges. E-waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams, and threatens to …

Hydrometallurgical recovery of metals from waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs): Current status and perspectives–A review

H Li, J Eksteen, E Oraby - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2018 - Elsevier
Printed circuit boards (PCBs) represent one of the most complicated and valuable
components in electric and electronic equipment (EEE). Waste PCBs (WPCBs) contain more …

Organic contamination and remediation in the agricultural soils of China: A critical review

J Sun, L Pan, DCW Tsang, Y Zhan, L Zhu… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil pollution is a global problem in both developed and developing countries. Countries
with rapidly developing economies such as China are faced with significant soil pollution …

Environmentally-friendly oxygen-free roasting/wet magnetic separation technology for in situ recycling cobalt, lithium carbonate and graphite from spent LiCoO2 …

J Li, G Wang, Z Xu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2016 - Elsevier
The definite aim of the present paper is to present some novel methods that use oxygen-free
roasting and wet magnetic separation to in situ recycle of cobalt, Lithium Carbonate and …

Circular economy and electronic waste

AK Awasthi, J Li, L Koh, OA Ogunseitan - Nature Electronics, 2019 - nature.com
Electronic waste is the fastest growing category of hazardous solid waste in the world.
Addressing the problem will require international collaboration, economic incentives that …

Recycling of spent lithium-ion battery: a critical review

X Zeng, J Li, N Singh - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Lithium-ion battery (LIB) applications in consumer electronics and electric vehicles are
rapidly growing, resulting in boosting resources demand, including cobalt and lithium. So …

Inconsistencies of e-waste management in developing nations–Facts and plausible solutions

ARK Gollakota, S Gautam, CM Shu - Journal of environmental management, 2020 - Elsevier
Electronic and electrical equipment (EEE) became an integral part of daily life and had an
immense influence on the economy. The skyrocketing demand, progressive technologies …