| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2023 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Rare Metal Extraction & Processing
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| Presentation Title |
Experimental Investigation of Liquid Metal Leaching for Rare Earth Magnet Recycling |
| Author(s) |
Chinenye A. Chinwego, Adam Powell |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Chinenye A. Chinwego |
| Abstract Scope |
The importance of rare earth metals for clean energy technology and the threat to their supply has prompted several researchers to consider alternative techniques to mining. One strategy that is gaining traction in this area is recycling. Various studies have shown that the magnet-to-metal method, in which rare earth metal is leached from the magnet, is a potential way to obtain recycled mixed rare earth metal that may be used as a precursor for the manufacturing of rare earth magnets.
This study will evaluate the leaching behavior of rare earth magnets in a liquid metal leaching and distillation recycling method. These data and prior leaching studies will form the basis of a model of leaching mass transfer kinetics. Models of distillation for magnesium and one other leaching agent can be used for scale-up reactor engineering. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Magnetic Materials, Recycling and Secondary Recovery, Magnesium |