Rare Earth Elements Recovery from Waste Fluorescent Lamps: A Review

Rare earth elements (REEs) are used in a wide range of products. The global demand for REEs is growing at a rate of 3.7-8.6% annually. Yttrium (Y), europium (Eu), cerium (Ce), lanthanum (La), and terbium (Tb) are used in the phosphors for fluorescent lamps (FLs). The authors review the challenges an...

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Published in:Critical reviews in environmental science and technology 2015-04, Vol.45 (7), p.749-776
Main Authors: Tan, Quanyin, Li, Jinhui, Zeng, Xianlai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cerium
energy
Energy consumption
Enrichment
Europium
fluorescence
Fluorescent lamps
Fluorescent lighting
hydrometallurgy
lamps
Lanthanum
Leaching
Luminescence
Metallurgy
phosphorescence
Phosphors
Rare earth elements
Recovering
recovery
Recycling
Terbium
Trace elements
waste fluorescent lamps
Waste recovery
Wastes
Yttrium
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