Grant project deliverable

Urban mining of Nd, Dy and Sm from rare earth magnets

Grant holder: Dr K Moodley

Institution: University of KwaZulu-Natal

Grant: CSIR/BEI/WRIU/2020/032

Duration: 1 January 2021 to 31 March 2023

Status: Complete

» Briefing Note: Moodley, K., Durski, M., et al. (2024). Recovery of rare earth elements from waste permanent magnets. University of KwaZulu-Natal.
» Conference Paper: Durski, M., Naidoo, P., Manilal, N. and Moodley, K. (2023). Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from NdFeB waste magnets. 12th IWACP Conference, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 23-24 November 2023.
» Presentation: Durski, M., Manilal, N., Naidoo, P. and Moodley, K. (2023). Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from NdFeB Waste Magnets. 12th IWACP Conference, November 2023, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
» Conference Paper: Durski, M., Moodley, K. and Naidoo, P. (2022). Urban mining of rare earth elements from rare earth magnets – Hydrometallurgical processing. WasteCon Conference, 18-20 October 2022, Johannesburg.
» Presentation: Durski, M. (2022). Urban mining of rare earth elements from rare earth magnets – Hydrometallurgical processing. WasteCon Conference, 18-20 October 2022, Johannesburg.
» Dissertation: Misra, T. (2021). Evaluation of a vibrating plate extraction column. Honours dissertation. Durban: University of KwaZulu-Natal.
» Dissertation: Bridgemohan, S. (2021). Urban mining of rare earth elements from rare earth magnets – Alternate solvents for extraction. Honours dissertation. Durban: University of KwaZulu-Natal.
» Dissertation: Moodley, R. (2021). Urban mining of rare earth elements from rare earth magnets – Alternate solvents for extraction. Honours dissertation. Durban: University of KwaZulu-Natal.
» Dissertation: Govender, R. (2021). Urban mining of rare earth elements from rare earth magnets – Hydrometallurgical processing. Honours dissertation. Durban: University of KwaZulu-Natal.
» Dissertation: Kalicharan, K. (2021). Urban mining of rare earth elements from rare earth magnets – Hydrometallurgical processing. Honours dissertation. Durban: University of KwaZulu-Natal.
» Dissertation: Singh, D. (2021). Urban mining of rare earth elements from rare earth magnets – Evaluation of an extraction column design. Honours dissertation. Durban: University of KwaZulu-Natal.