Molten salt electrolysis and room temperature ionic liquid electrochemical processes for refining rare earth metals: Environmental and economic performance comparison
Jesús R. Pérez-Cardona, Tai-Yuan Huang, Fu Zhao, John W. Sutherland, Abderrahman Atifi, Robert V. Fox, Donna L. Baek
Topics & Concepts
Refining (metallurgy)Molten saltElectrolysisProcess engineeringOxideIonic liquidRare earthProduction (economics)Work (physics)Environmental scienceMaterials scienceChemistryMetallurgyElectrolyteCatalysisEngineeringMechanical engineeringElectrodeBiochemistryPhysical chemistryEconomicsMacroeconomicsExtraction and Separation ProcessesRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesMolten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes