New paper: Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Acidic Mine Waters

Alexandra Roa, PhD Student at UPC, together with Julio López and Jose Luis Cortina, Researcher and Chemical Engineering Professor at UPC respectively, recently published the paper “Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Acidic Mine Waters: A circular treatment scheme utilizing selective precipitation and ion exchange” in Separation and Purification Technology.

This paper, which is related to the REECOVERY project, focuses on the recovery of critical raw materials (especialy rare earths, REES) from acidic mine waters (AMW), demonstrating a promising approach for sustainable and efficient recovery of valuable REEs from AMW while mitigating environmental hazards associated with hazardous sludge generation.

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