| A review of the occurrence and promising recovery methods of rare earth elements from coal and coal by-products W Zhang, M Rezaee, A Bhagavatula, Y Li, J Groppo, R Honaker International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization 35 (6), 295-330, 2015 | 197 | 2015 |
| A comprehensive review of rare earth elements recovery from coal-related materials W Zhang, A Noble, X Yang, R Honaker Minerals 10 (5), 451, 2020 | 152 | 2020 |
| Rare earth elements recovery using staged precipitation from a leachate generated from coarse coal refuse W Zhang, RQ Honaker International Journal of Coal Geology 195, 189-199, 2018 | 138 | 2018 |
| Flotation of monazite in the presence of calcite part I: Calcium ion effects on the adsorption of hydroxamic acid W Zhang, RQ Honaker, JG Groppo Minerals engineering 100, 40-48, 2017 | 113 | 2017 |
| A novel method to improve carboxymethyl cellulose performance in the flotation of talc C Liu, W Zhang, S Song, H Li Minerals Engineering 131, 23-27, 2019 | 111 | 2019 |
| Characterization and recovery of rare earth elements and other critical metals (Co, Cr, Li, Mn, Sr, and V) from the calcination products of a coal refuse sample W Zhang, R Honaker Fuel 267, 117236, 2020 | 82 | 2020 |
| Acid leaching of rare earth elements from coal and coal ash: Implications for using fluidized bed combustion to assist in the recovery of critical materials RQ Honaker, W Zhang, J Werner Energy & fuels 33 (7), 5971-5980, 2019 | 80 | 2019 |
| A review of rare earth elements and yttrium in coal ash: Content, modes of occurrences, combustion behavior, and extraction methods B Fu, JC Hower, W Zhang, G Luo, H Hu, H Yao Progress in Energy and Combustion Science 88, 100954, 2022 | 79 | 2022 |
| Calcination pretreatment effects on acid leaching characteristics of rare earth elements from middlings and coarse refuse material associated with a bituminous coal source W Zhang, R Honaker Fuel 249, 130-145, 2019 | 77 | 2019 |
| Notes on the potential for the concentration of rare earth elements and yttrium in coal combustion fly ash JC Hower, JG Groppo, KR Henke, MM Hood, CF Eble, RQ Honaker, ... Minerals 5 (2), 356-366, 2015 | 71 | 2015 |
| Process development for the recovery of rare earth elements and critical metals from an acid mine leachate W Zhang, R Honaker Minerals Engineering 153, 106382, 2020 | 69 | 2020 |
| Flotation separation of smithsonite from calcite using 2-phosphonobutane-1, 2, 4-tricarboxylic acid as a depressant C Liu, W Zhang, S Song, H Li, Y Liu Powder technology 352, 11-15, 2019 | 69 | 2019 |
| Flotation of monazite in the presence of calcite part II: Enhanced separation performance using sodium silicate and EDTA W Zhang, RQ Honaker Minerals Engineering 127, 318-328, 2018 | 69 | 2018 |
| Use of locust bean gum in flotation separation of chalcopyrite and talc B Feng, J Peng, W Zhang, X Ning, Y Guo, W Zhang Minerals Engineering 122, 79-83, 2018 | 69 | 2018 |
| Association characteristic study and preliminary recovery investigation of rare earth elements from Fire Clay seam coal middlings W Zhang, X Yang, RQ Honaker Fuel 215, 551-560, 2018 | 68 | 2018 |
| Conception of an integrated flowsheet for rare earth elements recovery from coal coarse refuse RQ Honaker, W Zhang, X Yang, M Rezaee Minerals Engineering 122, 233-240, 2018 | 58 | 2018 |
| Concentration of rare earth minerals from coal by froth flotation W Zhang, R Honaker, J Groppo Minerals & Metallurgical Processing 34, 132-137, 2017 | 50 | 2017 |
| Selective flotation of apatite from calcite using 2-phosphonobutane-1, 2, 4-tricarboxylic acid as depressant C Liu, W Zhang, H Li Minerals Engineering 136, 62-65, 2019 | 49 | 2019 |
| Studies on carbon flotation from fly ash W Zhang, R Honaker Fuel processing technology 139, 236-241, 2015 | 49 | 2015 |
| Leaching recovery of rare earth elements from the calcination product of a coal coarse refuse using organic acids B Ji, Q Li, W Zhang Journal of Rare Earths 40 (2), 318-327, 2022 | 47 | 2022 |
