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  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Sustainable Chemistry

Background:

  • Rare earth elements (REEs) are critical for clean energy technologies.
  • Separating REEs is challenging due to their similar chemical properties, hindering recycling from waste.
  • Efficient REE extraction from end-of-life products is crucial for sustainability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a cost-efficient chelator for selective REE separation.
  • To investigate the binding properties and conformational flexibility of the chelator.
  • To demonstrate the chelator's efficacy in leaching REEs from waste materials.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis and characterization of the acyclic picolinate-based chelator H4aapa.
  • Measurement of REE stability constants using pH potentiometry and UV-Visible spectrophotometry.
  • X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy for complex characterization.
  • Separation of REEs via dissolution of REE oxalates and leaching from waste materials.

Main Results:

  • H4aapa shows preferential binding of light over heavy REEs.
  • High separation factors were achieved, with Ce3+/Lu3+ yielding 38.6 at pH 4.
  • The chelator effectively leached REEs from magnet waste and autocatalyst slag.
  • A 4-fold improvement in Nd3+ and Dy3+ enrichment was observed compared to nitric acid.

Conclusions:

  • H4aapa is a promising chelator for selective REE separation and recycling.
  • This method offers a cost-efficient and effective route for recovering REEs from waste streams.
  • The findings support the development of sustainable REE sourcing for clean energy applications.