Functionalized Mesoporous Carbon Materials for Effective Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from NdFeB Magnet Scrap
- Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS), Aiken, SC (United States); Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)
The increasing demand and high dependence on international supplies of rare earth elements (REEs) have prompted the US to explore alternative resources and sustainable technologies for domestic REE production. One potential resource is the secondary electronic and industrial wastes at DoD complexes and across the US. These hazardous wastes require high costs for the maintenance and remediation, but their high-REE contents offer unique opportunities for REE recovery. Current hydrometallurgical technologies for REE extraction are energy intensive and costly, with low REE recovery efficiency and the generation of hazardous secondary wastes. Thus, it is crucial to develop high efficiency and environmental-friendly technologies for REE extraction and recovery from the secondary wastes. This project aims to develop novel functionalized mesoporous carbon materials for effective recovery of REEs from NdFeB magnet scrap. The proposed novel functionalized materials will be applied in a solid-liquid separation platform that can effectively extract, recover and separate REEs from NdFeB magnet scrap (the current focus), but also from other secondary electronic/industrial wastes in the future, minimize the generation of secondary hazardous wastes, and offset the management costs for existing waste streams.
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States); Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
- DOE Contract Number:
- 89303321CEM000080
- OSTI ID:
- 1958205
- Report Number(s):
- SRNL-STI-2023-00059
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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