Issue 3, 2024

Recycling of non-product outputs containing rare elements originating in nanomaterial syntheses

Abstract

Recycling of non-product outputs containing substantial amounts of rare elements originating in nanomaterial syntheses is relatively attractive as rare elements tend to be more valuable than abundant elements. Compared with disposing these outputs, such recycling may reduce risks and modestly contribute to resource conservation. However, there are few scientific papers regarding this recycling. The published papers touch upon only 6 of the at least 51 rare elements that are present in commercially available nanomaterials. There appears to be a case for a substantially increased research effort aimed at a preferentially low-cost, recycling of non-product outputs with rare elements generated in nanomaterial syntheses, leading to the synthesis of nanomaterials of at least acceptable functionality. Such research may improve the economics of nanomaterial production.

Graphical abstract: Recycling of non-product outputs containing rare elements originating in nanomaterial syntheses

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
05 Nov 2023
Accepted
02 Jan 2024
First published
19 Jan 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024,11, 684-687

Recycling of non-product outputs containing rare elements originating in nanomaterial syntheses

L. Reijnders, Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, 11, 684 DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00795B

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