Recovery of rare and precious metals from urban mines—A review

M Wang, Q Tan, JF Chiang, J Li - Frontiers of Environmental Science & …, 2017 - Springer
Urban mining is essential for continued natural resource extraction. The recovery of rare and
precious metals (RPMs) from urban mines has attracted increasing attention from both …

A review on separation of gallium and indium from leach liquors by solvent extraction and ion exchange

TH Nguyen, MS Lee - Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Considering the growing demand for In (III) and Ga (III) for the manufacture of advanced
materials, it is necessary to develop efficient separation processes for recovery of these …

Chemically modified polymeric resins with catechol derivatives for adsorption, separation and recovery of gallium from acidic solutions

P Raj, M Patel, AK Karamalidis - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ion-exchange has been extensively explored for the adsorption, separation, and recovery of
metal ions. The use of eco-friendly, low-cost, selective, and reusable resins are important for …

Recovery of gallium from leach solutions of zinc refinery residues by stepwise solvent extraction with N235 and Cyanex 272

K Zhang, L Qiu, J Tao, X Zhong, Z Lin, R Wang, Z Liu - Hydrometallurgy, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel approach was proposed for the extraction of gallium from high-ferric and strongly
acidic sulfate leach solutions from zinc refinery residue. The stepwise separation was …

Global substance flow analysis of gallium, germanium, and indium: quantification of extraction, uses, and dissipative losses within their anthropogenic cycles

C Licht, LT Peiró, G Villalba - Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This study provides a global substance flow analysis for gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), and
indium (In) for 2011, quantifying the amount of metal lost during extraction …

Recovery of gallium from sulfuric acid leach liquor of coal fly ash by stepwise separation using P507 and Cyanex 272

Z Zhao, L Cui, Y Guo, H Li, F Cheng - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
For the ever-growing demand of gallium (Ga) resources in electronic applications, the
recovery of Ga from the mining residues or waste has received considerable interest. The …

Separating and recycling plastic, glass, and gallium from waste solar cell modules by nitrogen pyrolysis and vacuum decomposition

L Zhang, Z Xu - Environmental science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Many countries have gained benefits through the solar cells industry due to its high
efficiency and nonpolluting power generation associated with solar energy. Accordingly, the …

Recovery of gallium, indium, and arsenic from semiconductors using tribromide ionic liquids

A Van den Bossche, W Vereycken… - ACS Sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Leaching of semiconductors (GaN, GaAs, and InAs) and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in a
nonvolatile tribromide ionic liquid, and the selective recovery of gallium, indium, and arsenic …

Novel chitosan-based ions imprinted bio-adsorbent for enhanced adsorption of gallium (III) in acidic solution

Y Wang, L Zhu, Y Song, Z Lou, W Shan… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ga (III) imprinted bio-adsorbent (Ga (III)-AA-CS) based on acrylic-functionalized chitosan
had been synthesized and applied for selective adsorption of Ga (III) from aqueous medium …

Polyacrylic acid-functionalized graphene oxide for high-performance adsorption of gallium from aqueous solution

Y Zhang, X Liu, Y Wang, Z Lou, W Shan… - Journal of colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Graphene oxide (GO) has great potential in metal recovery and water purification owing to
their high surface area, abundant hydroxyl (single bondOH) and carboxyl (single bond …