Leaching, Flotation, and Separation Technologies for Sustainable Metal Recovery
A special issue of Separations (ISSN 2297-8739). This special issue belongs to the section "Separation Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biometallurgy; environmental microbiology; omics; molecular biology; structural biology; minerals processing; mine pollution remediation; biosensor monitoring; environmental monitoring
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Dear Colleagues,
Separation and leaching for metal recovery refer to the processes of effectively separating and extracting metals from their carriers, such as ores, wastes, waste liquids, etc., while minimizing the content of impurities. They may involve a variety of physical, chemical, or biological methods, depending on the type of metal, the nature of the carrier, and the recovery target. Metal recovery plays an important role in saving resources, reducing environmental pollution, reducing production costs, promoting sustainable development, and improving resource utilization efficiency. Therefore, the research in this field is not only of great application significance but is also very interesting.
I welcome you to contribute your researches to this Special Issue dedicated to separation and leaching for metal recovery. The topics of interest include the following: acid leaching, alkali leaching, ammonia leaching, biological leaching, ion exchange, adsorption, solvent extraction, electrolysis, wet smelting, and fire smelting.
I look forward to your submissions.
Dr. Yuandong Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metal recovery
- separation
- leaching
- bioleaching
- ion exchange
- adsorption
- solvent extraction
- electrolysis
- minerals processing
- flotation
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