Critical review of functionalized silica sorbent strategies for selective extraction of rare earth elements from acid mine drainage

WC Wilfong, T Ji, Y Duan, F Shi, Q Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous and growing global reliance on rare earth elements (REEs) for modern
technology and the need for reliable domestic sources underscore the rising trend in REE …

A study of rare earth ion-adsorption clays: The speciation of rare earth elements on kaolinite at basic pH

X Feng, O Onel, MA Council-Troche, A Noble… - Applied Clay …, 2021 - Elsevier
Synthesized rare earth ion-adsorption clays (La, Ce, Nd, Dy and Y,~ 400 ppm each) were
prepared from kaolinite at various basic pH in open-air conditions. X-ray diffraction (XRD), X …

Advancements in functional adsorbents for sustainable recovery of rare earth elements from wastewater: A comprehensive review of performance, mechanisms, and …

H Xiang, Z Yang, X Liu, F Lu, F Zhao, L Chai - Advances in Colloid and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REEs) are vital metallic resources essential for national economies
and industrial production. Reclaiming REEs from wastewater stands as a significant …

Understanding the role of natural clay minerals as effective adsorbents and alternative source of rare earth elements: Adsorption operative parameters

A Alshameri, H He, C Xin, J Zhu, W Xinghu, R Zhu… - Hydrometallurgy, 2019 - Elsevier
To better understand the influence of structure and surface properties of NCMs towards
REE, requires individual research for each NCM. The adsorption/extraction for light (La 3+) …

Cellulose and chitosan derivatives for enhanced sorption of erbium (III)

MO Abd El-Magied, AA Galhoum, AA Atia… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cellulose (Cell) was chemically modified by grafting thiourea (Thio-Cell) and glutaraldehyde
cross-linked chitosan (GLA-Chit) was functionalized by poly (aminocarboxymethylation) …

Activated carbon from Camellia oleifera shells for adsorption of Y (iii): experimental and DFT studies

B Zeng, X Zeng, L Hu, L Huang, Y Huang, Y Zhou… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Yttrium is an important rare earth element and is widely used in fields such as special glass
preparation, metallurgy, and materials science. However, it is difficult to recover yttrium ion …

Enhanced lanthanum adsorption by amine modified activated carbon

EM Iannicelli-Zubiani, PG Stampino, C Cristiani… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Rare earths are one of the most critical raw materials group. In an effort to develop an
effective adsorbent for aqueous rare earths recovery, activated carbon (AC) was modified …

Comparison of microscopic adsorption characteristics of Zn (II), Pb (II), and Cu (II) on kaolinite

L Tian, K Fu, S Chen, J Yao, L Bian - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
In this research, kaolinite was used to investigate the comparative adsorption of copper,
lead, and zinc ions through batch control experiments and first principles calculations …

Neodymium recovery from aqueous solution through adsorption/desorption onto expanded vermiculite

G de Vargas Brião, MGC da Silva, MGA Vieira - Applied Clay Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The noble application of the neodymium on the technological field provides its high
aggregate value. However, the future supply depends on the recycle, which still needs the …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of soil particle size distribution and clay minerals on ammonium nitrogen in weathered crust elution-deposited rare earth tailing

X Fan, Q Xue, S Liu, J Tang, J Qiao, Y Huang… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Even after being abandoned for many years, a large number of weathered crust elution-
deposited rare earth (WCED-RE) tailings continue to release ammonia nitrogen (AN) …