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• Part 1. Rare Earth Element I.- The Demonstration Pilot Plant Results for the Search Minerals Direction Extraction Process for Rare Earth Recovery.- Selective Oxidation of Cerium in Rare Earth Solutions, a Comparison of Four Oxidants.- A study on the effect of crystal habit modifiers on the co-precipitation of REE with gypsum.- Beneficiation and Leaching Study of Norra Karr Eudialyte Mineral.- Review on the Processes for the Recovery of Rare Earth Metals (REMs) from Secondary Resources.- Selective Reduction and Separation of Europium from Mixed Rare-earth Oxides Recovered from Waste Fluorescent Lamp Phosphors.- Study of the Mechanochemical Calcification for Mixed Rare Earth Concentrate.- Part 2. Rare Earth Elements II and Platinum Group Metals.- Electrochemical Formation of Tb Alloys in Molten LiCl-KCl Eutectic Melts and Separation of Tb.- Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Study of Eu(III)/Eu(II) Couple in the Ehtylmethylimidazolium Bis(trifluromethanesulfonyl)imide Ionic Liquid.- The Electrolytic Production of Rare Earths from their Oxides.- Commercial Processes for the Extraction of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs).- Recovery of Valuable Metals from Waste Printed Circuit Boards by Using Iodine-Iodide Leaching and Precipitation.- Cyclone Electrowinning of Amtimony from Antimonic Gold Concentrate Ores.- Part 3. Base and Rare Metals.- Thermodynamic Study of Ga Extraction for Trace Element Analysis by ICP-MS.- Electrodeposition of -MnO2 from Manganese Nodule Leach Liquor: Surface Modification and Electrochemical Application.- Recovery of Manganese from Scrap Batteries of Mobile Phones.- The Management of Lead Concentrate Acquisition in “Trepca”.- The Recovery of Cesium Salts from the Taron Deposit.- Recovery of Lithium from Brine with MnO2 Nanowire Ion Sieve Composite.- FEM Simulation of Nodulation in Copper Electrorefining.- Part 4. Ti, V, Mo & W.- Present Status and Development of Preparation Technologies of Titanium-rich Materials.- Effect of CaO Additive on the Interfacial Reaction between the BaZrO3 Refractory and Titanium Enrichment Melt.- Extracting Uranium and Molybdenum from Refractory U-Mo Associated Ore.- Thermodynamics Analysis on the Process of Decarburization and Vanadium Protection by CO2.- Purification of a Nigerian Wolframite Ore for Improved Industrial Applications.- Extraction of Vanadium and Chromium from the Material Containing Chromium, Titanium and Vanadium.- Extraction Separation of V and Fe in High Acid and High Iron Solution.- Batch Studies for Removing Vanadium(V) and Chromium(VI) from Aqueous Solution Using Anion Exchange Resin.- Part 5. Poster Session.- Effects of Preoxidation on the Kinetics of Iron Leaching from Ilmenite in Hydrochloric Acid Solution.- Extraction of vanadium from vanadium-containing APV-precipitated wastewater by W/O microemulsion system.- Experimental Modeling of Nodulation in Copper Electrorefining.- Microfluidic Solvent Extraction of Zinc from Low Concentration Sulfate Solution Using D2EHPA.