Authors: Emmanuel Opoku, Ronan Flynn, & Vincent Ramirez
Advisor: Professor Adam Powell
Category: Graduate
Abstract: Our project examines a recycling approach for rare earth metals, critical for clean energy technologies, focusing on the magnet-to-metal method that extracts these metals from magnets. The research will analyze the leaching behavior of rare earth magnets, and the data obtained, along with previous studies, will contribute to a model predicting the kinetics of the leaching process. Additionally, the study will model distillation processes for magnesium and another leaching agent, which is vital for scaling up this recycling process.
UN SDGs:
SDG 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
Video Presentation:
Poster Presentation:
GR11_ Rare Earth Magnet Recycling Using Advanced Distillation