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Green chemistry principles will be discussed, and examples will be given of the use of Molecular Recognition Technology (MRT ) to selectively separate specialty metals such as cobalt , nickel , bismuth , rhenium , molybdenum , indium and germanium from various primary and secondary feed streams. Recovery of these metals has numerous advantages including (i) conservation of valuable resources, (ii) prevention of environmental damage, and (iii) elimination of capital and operating expenses due to re-processing or disposal of metal-bearing streams.
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Izatt, S.R., Bruening, R.L., Izatt, N.E., Izatt, R.M. (2018). Green Chemistry Principles Applied to the Selective Separation and Purification of Specialty Metals Using Molecular Recognition Technology. In: Davis, B., et al. Extraction 2018. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95022-8_178
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