Emerging Technologies in the Hydrometallurgical Recycling of Critical Metals
A special issue of Recycling (ISSN 2313-4321).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 266
Special Issue Editor
Interests: spent catalysts; metals recycling; hydrometallurgy; liquid–liquid (solvent) extraction; organic synthesis; platinum-group metals; silver; iron; chloride media
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The concept of critical material was created by the related expert commissions of the European Union in 2011. Since then, the number of identified critical materials included in the lists published every three years has been increasing. Metals occupy a major part of those lists, since many hold significant importance for key sectors in the European economy, are hardly replaceable, and have highly threatened supply. It is crucial to invest in the creation and development of sustainable technologies to reuse and recycle metals from end-of-life devices, residues, gaseous and liquid effluents, wastes, and scraps to effectively establish a circular economy and protect the future of the planet and all living species.
In recent years, hydrometallurgy has been playing a key role in the sustainable recycling of metals from several secondary sources. Hence, an updated state of the art of emerging hydrometallurgical technologies collected in a Special Issue is of great value.
This Special Issue welcomes critical reviews, original research, and case study articles dealing with innovative and emerging hydrometallurgical trends to efficiently and selectively recycle metals from secondary sources. Fundamental and applied investigations on hydrometallurgical methodologies would be highly appreciated and may also include solvometallurgical and biological approaches.
Dr. Ana Paula Paiva
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- secondary resources
- critical metals
- metals recycling
- sustainable metals recovery
- hydrometallurgy
- solvometallurgy
- bio-hydrometallurgy
