This book compiles the distribution of rare earth elements in various resources and their processing from secondary resources including varied raw materials ranging from e-wastes, tailings, process wastes and residues. It covers importance of processing of the secondary resources to assist environmental remediation along with relevant case studies.

1.An overview on recent status of critical and strategic metal production and developments in India. 2. Global Outlook On Availability Of Critical Metals And Recycling Prospects From Rechargeable Batteries. 3. Effect of Metal Complexation on the Solubility of Rare Earth Compounds. 4. Processing technology for extraction of scandium (III) from secondary sources - A comprehensive approach. 5. Review of the Recovery of Cobalt from Secondary Resources. 6. An overview of extraction schemes for the recovery of erbium. 7. Comprehensive outlook for liquid-liquid separation of Rare Earth Elements. 8. Selective recovery of heavy rare earth elements from underutilized resources using adsorbent modified with diglycolamic acid. 9. Selective Separation and Purification of Platinum Group Metals, Rare Earth Elements and Cobalt from Primary and Secondary Sources using a Green Chemistry Molecular Recognition Technology Approach. 10. Design of a Solid Phase Extraction Plant to Purify Rare Earth Elements by High Performance Chelation Chromatography (HPCC). 11. Designing a Process for RE Recycling from Motors through Green Chemistry. 12. Recovery of Ce and La from spent automotive catalytic converters.13. A Successful Case Study Of Critical And Rare Earth Elements Recovery From Secondary Resources: The Hydroweee Technology. 14. Recovery of precious and critical raw materials from end of life photovoltaic panels. 15. Environmentally and economically sustainable recovery of precious metals and rare earth elements from waste printed circuit boards. 16. Critical and Rare Earth Elements Recovery from Spent Batteries. 17. Phosphatic resources: a valuable wealth of rare earths. 18. Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Coal Fly Ash: A Review. 19. Methodologies and Developments in the Analysis of REEs.