Emerging Technologies in the Hydrometallurgical Recycling of Critical Metals, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Recycling (ISSN 2313-4321).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 413
Editor
Interests: spent catalysts; metals recycling; hydrometallurgy; liquid–liquid (solvent) extraction; organic synthesis; platinum-group metals; silver; iron; chloride media
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Dear Colleagues,
Critical materials have been a focus of concern for the related expert commissions of the European Union since 2011, after which the number of identified critical materials included in the lists published every three years has been increasing. Metals occupy a major part of these lists, since many hold significant importance for key sectors in the European economy, are hardly replaceable, and have a 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 played a key role in the sustainable recycling of metals from several secondary sources. Hence, collecting an updated state of the art of emerging hydrometallurgical technologies in a Special Issue is of great value.
After the overwhelming success of the first Special Issue on “Emerging Technologies in the Hydrometallurgical Recycling of Critical Metals”, we are pleased to invite researchers to contribute to a second Special Issue with the same title. As with the first, this Special Issue welcomes critical reviews, original research, and case study articles researching innovative and emerging hydrometallurgical trends to efficiently and selectively recycle metals from secondary sources. Accordingly, articles describing fundamental and applied investigation on hydrometallurgical methodologies will be highly appreciated, which 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
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