Waste Valorization: Recycling and Recovery of Critical and Strategic Metals
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 1596
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; recycling of critical metals from secondary sources; recycling of permanent magnets and solar cell
Interests: waste water treatment; synthesis of metallic; oxidic and composite nanopowder; recycling of dust and FeZn-concentrates; environment protection; unit operations in non-ferrous metallurgy; hydrometallurgy and rare earth elements; hydrogen reduction; titanium and aluminium residues
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Interests: pyrometallurgy; hydrometallurgy; leaching; precipitation; neutralization; redox reactions; metal extraction/recovery; recycling; deep eutectic solvents; tailings utilization; tailings minimization and utilization; rare earth chemistry; oxygen carriers; CO2 mineralization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on innovative approaches and methodologies for valorizing waste including mineral waste and end-of-life (EoL) products through the recycling and recovery of critical and strategic metals, including, but not limited to, rare earth elements, cobalt, copper, nickel, lithium, silver, aluminum, titanium, and silicon. Given the growing demand for these metals in high-tech and green energy industries, sustainable waste management practices are imperative.
Key topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Extraction and Purification processes: Hydrometallurgical techniques for recovering critical and strategic metals from industrial by-products, mineral residues, and EoL products.
- Recycling Technologies: Cutting-edge approaches to enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of recycling critical and strategic metals from waste streams such as sludge, redmud, tailings, slag, and EoL products, utilizing pyrometallurgical, hydrometallurgical, and electrometallurgical methods.
- Thermodynamical Modeling and Process Simulation: In-depth studies on the thermodynamical aspects of metal extraction processes, including modeling and simulation techniques, to optimize and tailoring the recycling techniques.
- Economic and Environmental benefits: Comprehensive assessments of the potential economic gains and environmental impacts of critical/strategic metal recovery, fostering a circular economy and sustainability.
- Case studies: Practical applications in the valorization of mineral waste and the extraction of critical and strategic raw materials.
This Issue aims to provide a thorough understanding of the challenges and opportunities in transforming waste into valuable resources, thereby promoting sustainable development and reducing the ecological footprint of mining and industrial activities.
Dr. Elif Emil Kaya
Dr. Srecko Stopic
Dr. Duygu Yilmaz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- recycling and utilization of waste and industrial by-product
- extraction of critical and strategic metals from mineral waste, EoL products, and industrial by-products
- hydrometallurgy
- pyrometallurgy
- electrometallurgy
- leaching, precipitation, solvent extraction
- melting, hydrogen/metallothermic reduction
- thermodynamical modeling and process simulations
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