RECYCLED RARE EARTH IONS FROM E-WASTE IN BOROGERMANATE GLASSES FOR MAGNETO-OPTICAL APPLICATIONS.

Magneto-optical borogermanate glasses were developed by incorporating electro-electronic waste recovered from fluorescent lamps. Glasses with a composition of (41GeO₂-25B₂O₃-4Al₂O₃-10Na₂O-20BaO)-x%wst, (x = 0, 10, 20, 30, and 50 wt% of waste) were prepared. The final chemical composition was determined, and the glasses were characterized through thermal, structural, morphological, optical, and magneto-optical analyses.