Life cycle assesment of the pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical routes used in rare earth recycling: A case study of NdFeB magnets GWENDOLYN BAILEY.

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Life cycle assesment of the pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical routes used in rare earth recycling: A case study of NdFeB magnets GWENDOLYN BAILEY

Agenda Questions ? The context Study & scope LCA resultsDiscussion Assumptions/ Conclusions

Context 3 Mining and the processing of metals is …but necessary! There are options to help mitigate harmful emissions, but we must perform an assessment to find the best option. Pyro vs hydro: which is the more environmentally friendly way to recycle these REE metals?

Case Study: NdFeB magnets 4 Applications with large amounts of rare earth elements (REE) - 1,5 MW wind turbine requires about 350 kg of REEs - Computer hard disk drives - Hybrid and electric vehicles Critical to applications, but not REE rich - Electronics such as cell phones, the REEs make up less than 0,5 wt% of the device Supply insecurity - China is presently producing more than 90% of all rare earths With limited supplies and increasing global demand, recycling of REE has become increasingly important

5 Pyrometallurgy, or the use of heat for the treatment of metals, often includes smelting and roasting. Large energy input required Generates large amount of solid waste Results in hazardous wastes and strong gas emissions such as:

Introduction to metallurgical techniques 6 Hydrometallurgy, sometimes called leaching, involves the selective dissolution of metals from their waste. Large amount of polluting chemicals down the sink Results in the generation of hazardous wastewater, which includes emissions such as:

Which is better? 7

What is Life Cycle Assessment? 8 Hand Dryer Cotton roll VS

9 Study Goal and Scope Inventory Analysis Impact Assessment The LCA framework Impact Assessment Human Health (Daly) Human Health (Daly) Ecosystems (Species yr.) Ecosystems (Species yr.) Resources (Cost) Resources (Cost) Ozone depletion Human toxicity Radiation Particules form. Climate change Terr. ecotox Terr. acidif. Agr. land occ. Urban. land occ. Nat. land transf Marine ecotox. Marine eutr. Freshwater eutr. Freshw. Ecotox. Fossil fuel cons Mineral cons. Water cons.

Agenda Questions ? The context Study & Scope LCA resultsDiscussion Assumptions/ Conclusion

What is Functional unit? 11 The amount of energy and material needed to produce enough neodymium oxide for 1 kg of NdFeB recycled magnetic material.

Comparative LCA of NdFeB 12 LCIA method chosen: ReCiPe 1.08 H Midpoint Economic allocation applied Binnemans Routes – o Traditional hydro recycling process o Procedure for direct melting Sources: Binnemans, Recycling of rare earths: a critical review. Asabe, K., Saguchi, A., Takahashi, W., Suzuki, R., Ono, K., Recycling of rare earth magnet scraps: Part I carbon removal by high temperature oxidation. Mater. Trans. 42, 2487e2491.

Direct melting recycling route 13 DecarburizationReductionDeoxidization CO2 REE containing slag O2 Thermal energy H2 Fe H20 vapor CaO slag Nd2O3 Ca Metal Electricity Electricity Hydrogen MagnetMagnet Source: Schulze, Rita and Onai, Mehmet, EREAN, 2016

Hydrometallurgical recycling route 14 Leaching Solvent Extraction Calcination Source: Van der Hoogerstraete, T. Wellens, S. Veractert, K., Binnemans, K. “Removal of transition metals from rare earths by solvent extraction 2013 Electricity HCl H20 MagnetMagnet Sludges Nd Dy Solution Nd(OH)3 Waste water Nd oxide Electricity NaOH NH5CO3 Electricity Transition metals

Agenda Questions ? The context Study & scope LCA resultsDiscussion Assumptions/ Conclusions

16 Results - Hydrometallurgical

Results - hydro recycling process 17

Results – Pyrometallurgical 18

Results – Pyro recycling process 19

Pyro is the winner! 20

Agenda Questions ? The context Study & scope LCA resultsDiscussion Assumptions/ Conclusions

Discussion of Results Hydro impacts are found mostly within the marine and freshwater ecotoxicity categories. o This is due to the sodium hydroxide which could contaminate the water table harmfully affecting aquatic life o This is due to the heavy metals which are being leached and polluting freshwater Pyro impacts dominate the water depletion category. o This is due to the large amounts of water lost in the water vapor in the reduction o Climate change category is also affected due to the high temperature heating used in the direct melting 22

Limitations to the Study Common route for NdFeB recyling Assumptions: o MAP instead of ammonium bicarbonate o Deoxidization process modelled is worst case conditions All processes done on lab scale Does not accurtately reflect industry practice o Neither pure pyro techniques nor pure hydro techniques practiced soley in industry 23

Agenda Questions ? The context Study & scope LCA resultsDiscussion Assumptions/ Conclusions

Summary 25 Hydrometallurgical processes operate at lower temperatures and if organic chemicals are reused (like in industry) then it has the potential to be the more sustainable solution. Pyrometallurgical recycling could be a real sustainable process considering the small amount of impacts at lab scale. LCA displays potential hot spots despite uncertainties Acknowledgments: This project has received funding from the European Union's EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 under Grant Agreement No

Conclusion There’s no way to reflect reality… But with LCA you are on your way! 26 LCA Reality

Questions? Contact me 27 Questions ? The context Study & scope LCA resultsDiscussion Assumptions/ Conclusions