Application of the Response Surface Methodology to Optimise the Leaching Process and Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Discard and Run of Mine Coal

The supply shortage of rare earth elements (REEs) for use in numerous high-tech applications has become an incentive for the prospecting of REEs from coal and coal discard. In this study, an optimised leaching process for the recovery of REEs from coal using the Design Expert (DOE) is reported. Resp...

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Main Authors: Harrar Hamza, Orevaoghene Eterigho-Ikelegbe, Abdulsalam Jibril, Samson Oluwaseyi Bada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/12/8/938