Recovery of Crucial Materials from Spent Applied Materials: Rare Earths and Lithium Ions

Dear Colleagues,

Rare earth and lithium-containing materials are important components of modern technologies such as mobile phones, computers, medical imaging, defense systems, satellites, and rovers for space exploration. Over the past few decades, the demand for rare earth and lithium ions has steadily risen, increasing the cost of materials containing these elements. The global supply of these materials, particularly rare earths, faces uncertainty due to geopolitical tension between different countries. More efficient strategies are therefore needed to recover these important elements from spent applied materials, e.g., used magnets, batteries, etc., thus helping to sustain their supply, attain a circular economy and avoid negative impacts on the environment due to mining processes.

This Special Issue is focused on the recovery of rare earths and lithium ions. High-quality submissions related to experimental research and computations on rare earth and lithium ion recovery will be considered for publication after a peer-review process.

Dr. Tamilarasan Subramani
Dr. Benjamin Brugman
Dr. Jun Wu
Guest Editors

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