Tom Van Gerven

Prof. Tom Van Gerven

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Academic Career Length

25Years (2002-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 July 2013 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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KBKoen Binnemans
Koen Binnemans
Peter Tom JonesPeter Tom Jones
Peter Tom Jones
BBBart Blanpain
Bart Blanpain
TGTom Van Gerven
Tom Van Gerven
YYYongxiang Yang
Yongxiang Yang
MBMatthias Buchert
Matthias Buchert

20 September 2016 in Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy
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YYYongxiang Yang
Yongxiang Yang
AWAllan Walton
Allan Walton
RSRichard Sheridan
Richard Sheridan
KGKonrad Güth
Konrad Güth
RGRoland Gauß
Roland Gauß
KBKoen Binnemans
Koen Binnemans
NdFeB permanent magnets have different life cycles, depending on the applications: from as short as 2–3 years in consumer electronics to 20–30 years in wind turbines. The size of the magnets ranges from less than 1 g in small consumer electronics to about 1 kg in electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid and electric vehicles (HEVs), and can be as large as 1000–2000 kg in the generators of modern wind turbines. NdFeB permanent magnets contain about 31–32 wt% of rare-earth elements (REEs). Recycling of REEs contained in this type of magnets from the End-of-Life (EOL) products will play an important and complementary role in the total supply of REEs in the future. However, collection and recovery of the magnets from small consumer electronics imposes great social and technological challenges. This paper gives an overview of the sources of NdFeB permanent magnets related to their applications, followed by a summary of the various available technologies to recover the REEs from these magnets, including physical processing and separation, direct alloy production, and metallurgical extraction and recovery. At present, no commercial operation has been identified for recycling the EOL NdFeB permanent magnets and the recovery of the associated REE content. Most of the processing methods are still at various research and development stages. It is estimated that in the coming 10–15 years, the recycled REEs from EOL permanent magnets will play a significant role in the total REE supply in the magnet sector, provided that efficient technologies will be developed and implemented in practice.

1 July 2015 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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KBKoen Binnemans
Koen Binnemans
Peter Tom JonesPeter Tom Jones
Peter Tom Jones
BBBart Blanpain
Bart Blanpain
TGTom Van Gerven
Tom Van Gerven
YPYiannis Pontikes
Yiannis Pontikes

9 February 2009 in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
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TGTom Van Gerven
Tom Van Gerven
ASAndrzej Stankiewicz
Andrzej Stankiewicz

1 June 2012 in Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
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Patricia LuisPatricia Luis
Patricia Luis
TGTom Van Gerven
Tom Van Gerven
BBBart Van der Bruggen
Bart Van der Bruggen

1 May 2015 in Minerals Engineering
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Chenna BorraChenna Borra
Chenna Borra
YPYiannis Pontikes
Yiannis Pontikes
KBKoen Binnemans
Koen Binnemans
TGTom Van Gerven
Tom Van Gerven