University of Nevada

Reactive Innovations, LLC

Kyle G Boutin

Kenneth R Czerwinski

David W Hatchett

Michael C Kimble

Janelle Droessler

Karen D Jayne

A process for recovering a rare earth element. The process includes adding water and a nonaqueous acid to an ionic liquid, and dissolving an oxide of a first rare earth element directly into the ionic liquid to form an ionic solution comprising at least about 0.1 weight percent water, the acid and an ion of the first rare earth element. The process further includes applying a potential to the ionic solution to deposit the first rare earth element onto an electrode as a metal.

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Westford, MA, United States of America

Kyle G Boutin