Possibilities of recovery and separation of rare earth elements

Dominika Fila

Abstract


Rare earth metals are a group of elements widely used in high technology products. They are included in the group of critical mineral resources for the EU economy. Rare earth elements are found in computers and mobile phones, as well as in low-emission energy technologies. They are also applied in chemical processes as catalysts in the oil refining. Some of them occur even in considerable quantities in the earth's crust but not very often in the concentrations justifying the profitability of their extraction. Additionally, the constantly growing demand and the current market situation cause that alternative resources of rare earth elements recovery are sought after. Therefore, the recovery and separation methods as well as recovery from the secondary sources are becoming more and more important. The following paper presents the possibilities of recovery and separation of rare earth elements from primary and secondary sources.

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rare earth elements, resources, recovery, separation

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/aa.2018.73.1.99-110
Date of publication: 2019-11-06 00:00:00
Date of submission: 2019-04-30 13:32:06


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