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CANADIAN METALLURGICAL QUARTERLY
Volume 54, Issue 4, Pages 388-394Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1179/1879139515Y.0000000023
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Rare earth recycling; Permanent magnets; Ni-MH batteries
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Although rare earth metals are more abundant than their name would indicate, disruptions of their supply chain have occurred recently, Sand it is no surprise that the US Department of Energy(DOE) and the European Union (EU) Commission have listed several of them as critical for their role as materials essential for a clean society. This paper briefly reviews the major uses for rare earth metals and identifies the potential sources of scrap for recycling. The paper then describes the various processes developed to recycle rare earth-containing scraps, such as spent Ni-metal hydride (MH) batteries, magnets, catalysts, polishing powders and phosphors, with case studies taken from industrial practice and research work. The success of recycling efforts depends not only on adequate technical advancements but also requires the overcoming of non-technical challenges comprising, among others, logistics (collection, transportation), and an appropriate political and legal framework.
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