Recycling of bonded NdFeB permanent magnets using ionic liquids
Mehmet Ali Recai Önal, Sven Dewilde, Malik Degri, Lydia Pickering, Boris Saje, Sofía Riaño, Allan Walton, Koen Binnemans
Abstract
The polymeric binder of bonded NdFeB magnets can be dissolved in ionic liquids with strongly coordinating anions and the magnetic powder can be reused for manufacturing of new magnets.
Topics & Concepts
Neodymium magnetMagnetIonic liquidMaterials scienceIonic bondingChemical engineeringIonInorganic chemistryComposite materialMetallurgyChemistryOrganic chemistryMechanical engineeringCatalysisEngineeringExtraction and Separation ProcessesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication