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SUBMITTER: Hatanaka T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5458567 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20170526
The increasing demand for rare earth (RE) elements in advanced materials for permanent magnets, rechargeable batteries, catalysts and lamp phosphors necessitates environmentally friendly approaches for their recovery and separation. Here, we propose a mineralization concept for direct extraction of RE ions with Lamp (lanthanide ion mineralization peptide). In aqueous solution containing various metal ions, Lamp promotes the generation of RE hydroxide species with which it binds to form hydrophob ...[more]