Separation Technology for Metals Recovery

Dear Colleagues, 

I would like to invite you to participate in the joint creation of this Special Issue of Separations, dedicated to the use of separation technology for metal recovery. 

In recent years, metal recovery has become more difficult, and the world is facing the challenge of a drastic decline in the quantity, quality and availability of primary, secondary and recycled raw materials. The scientific area considered for publication includes hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, ore and secondary processing, analytical chemistry, materials engineering with various levels of technological readiness, i.e., cognitive, application and implementation research. Special attention will be given to hydrometallurgical technologies of raw material treatment.

Hydrometallurgy is a method in the field of metallurgy that allows for the recovery of metals and their separation in a simple and cheap manner, even from low-quality resources. The techniques involved, e.g., solvent extraction, ion exchange, electrochemistry and membrane techniques, allow for the selective and effective separation of metals. The advantage is high selectivity and purity of the obtained products, which could be dedicated to various areas of application, even demanding ones such as medicine, the defense industry, aviation or electromobility. Hydrometallurgical methods are used to produce many metals, mainly copper, nickel, cobalt, precious metals, rhenium, rare earth metals, etc. Many of them are defined as critical raw materials for the world. 

As such, this Special Issue is dedicated to separation technology for metal recovery, with a particular emphasis on the production of innovative materials using these methods and new analytical techniques. 

We look forward to receiving your contributions.   

Dr. Katarzyna Leszczyńska-Sejda
Dr. Andrzej Chmielarz
Guest Editors

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• hydrometallurgy
• analytical technology
• solvent extraction
• ion exchange
• membrane techniques
• electrochemistry
• pyrometallurgy