Improved rare earth element recycling using a sustainable diglycolamide-based hydrophobic eutectic solvent
B. Bernicot, Guilhem Arrachart, Sandrine Dourdain, Nicolas Schaeffer, Ana Cláudia Dias, Stéphane Pellet‐Rostaing
Abstract
A hydrophobic eutectic solvent is shown to efficiently recover rare earth elements from waste leachates with a lower environmental impact than the comparable traditional solvent extraction system.
Topics & Concepts
Rare earthEutectic systemSolventChemistryAstrobiologyEnvironmental chemistryOrganic chemistryMineralogyAlloyPhysicsExtraction and Separation Processes