An integrated value chain to iron-containing mine tailings capitalization by a combined process of magnetic separation, microwave digestion and microemulsion – assisted extraction

Microemulsions of Nonionic Surfactant with Water and Various Homologous Esters: Preparation, Phase Transitions, Physical Property Measurements, and Application for Extraction of Tricyclic Antidepressant Drugs from Aqueous Media

“…Using Origin Pro 8.5 software, the areas below each curve in the diagrams were computed and the relative areas are reported as % of the total triangle area in Table 1. The Winsor II microemulsions can serve as extraction systems for various analytes from aqueous media, for example, the removal of contaminants from wastewater or other contaminated water [27][28][29]38]. Therefore, a larger Winsor II domain area in the phase diagram would be desirable for such purposes.…”

“…Nanomaterials 2023, 13, x FOR PEER REVIEW 2 of 32 [13][14][15], alternative fuels [16,17], catalysis [18][19][20], templated synthesis of nanoparticles [21][22][23][24][25][26], and environmental remediation [27][28][29][30][31].…”

“…Microemulsions have emerged over the past decades as a major research topic in colloid science. This is primarily due to their multiple areas of application, spanning fields like cosmetics [ 1 , 2 , 3 ], pharmaceuticals [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ], agriculture [ 8 , 9 ], food [ 10 , 11 , 12 ], oil recovery [ 13 , 14 , 15 ], alternative fuels [ 16 , 17 ], catalysis [ 18 , 19 , 20 ], templated synthesis of nanoparticles [ 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 ], and environmental remediation [ 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 ].…”

“…There is a recent preference for the latter class, as these are more environmentally friendly than their ionic counterparts [ 39 ]. The most common co-surfactants reported are short-chain alcohols, like propanol, butanol, and pentanol [ 29 , 41 , 50 , 51 ], although other amphiphilic compound classes have been used occasionally [ 52 ].…”

The stability of dams with different stoping elevations in Tongling valley type tailings impoundment: A case study in Yunnan China

“…The tailings contain a variety of helpful components that can be recycled (Dinis et al, 2020;Hu et al, 2021;Mohamed et al, 2008). If tailings impoundments can be reasonably remined, it not only enables the rational recycling of resources but also dramatically reduces or even eliminates the risk of tailings pond collapse and reduces the tailings pond failure rate (Vasile et al, 2021;Wang et al, 2009;Wei et al, 2016;Yu et al, 2014). Furthermore, reclaiming abandoned tailings impoundment brings certain economic benefits to the mine and protects the ecological environment (Gao et al, 2019;Mackay et al, 2020;Martín-Moreno et al, 2018).…”