Recent Uses of Ionic Liquids in the Recovery and Utilization of Rare Earth Elements

The importance of rare earth elements as a basis for the development of new technologies or the improvement of existing ones makes their recovery from raw and waste materials necessary. In this recovery, hydrometallurgy and its derivative solvometallurgy play key roles due to their operational chara...

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Autores: Alguacil, Francisco José, Robla, J. I., Rodríguez-Largo, Olga
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/370855
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/370855
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Rare earth elements
Ionic liquids
Solvometallurgy
Environment
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Sumario:The importance of rare earth elements as a basis for the development of new technologies or the improvement of existing ones makes their recovery from raw and waste materials necessary. In this recovery, hydrometallurgy and its derivative solvometallurgy play key roles due to their operational characteristics, which are emphasized with the use of ionic liquids. This manuscript reviews the most recent advances (2023 and 2024) in the use of ionic liquids in unit operations (leaching and separation technologies) aimed at the recovery of these valuable and strategic metals. Moreover, a comprehensive review is presented of the use of these chemicals in the development of advanced materials containing some of these rare earth elements.