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Recovery of rare earth elements from acidic mine waters: An unknown secondary resource

M. Hermassi, M. Granados, C. Valderrama, C. Ayora, J.L. Cortina

Science of The Total Environment

Highlights

Rare earth recovery from acid mine drainage

Effective process to treat acid mine drainage to concentrate and recover rare earth elements

Integration of selective phosphate precipitation with ion-exchange concentration

Selective separation of rare earth elements from transition elements

Cite this paper:

Hermassi, M., Granados, M., Valderrama, C., Ayora, C., Cortina, J.L., 2022. Recovery of rare earth elements from acidic mine waters: An unknown secondary resource. Science of The Total Environment 810, 152258.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152258