Takeshi Usuki, Maxim Khomenko, Anton Sokolov, Maria Bokova, Koji Ohara, Mohammad Kassem, Andrey Tverjanovich, Eugene Bychkov
Oxidative recycling of metals is crucial for a circular economy, encompassing the preservation of natural resources, the reduction of energy consumption, and the mitigation of environmental impacts and greenhouse gas emissions associated with traditional mining and processing. Low-melting gallium trichloride appears to be a promising oxidative solvent for rare-earth metals, transuranium elements, platinum, pnictogens, and chalcogens. Typically, oxidative dissolution with GaCl3 occurs at relatively low temperatures over a few days, assuming the presence of tetrahedral Ga-Cl entities...
April 17, 2024: Inorganic Chemistry