Efficient extraction and enrichment of rare earth from diluent aqueous solution by organic hollow sphere

2018 ◽  
Vol 132 ◽  
pp. 19-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuanxu Xiao ◽  
Kun Huang ◽  
Wenjuan Cao ◽  
Tingting Dong ◽  
Min Li ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Sanxing Li ◽  
Gaoxiang Chen ◽  
Chunxin Fan ◽  
Jianhong Luo

This work introduced a novel microchannel extractor. The extraction system was to extract lanthanum nitrate aqueous solution with 2-ethylhexyl phosphoric acid-2-ethylhexyl ester (EHEHPA). Different feeding methods and inner rotors were explored first. The results showed that parallel feeding and inner rotors engraved with spiral stripes were more favorable for extraction. Next, the effect of various factors on the extraction was explored, including the pH of the aqueous phase, rotational inner rotor speed (R) and the fluid volumetric flow rate (Q). The results showed that these factors are closely related to the extraction. Finally, the experiment was verified by CFD numerical simulation, the simulation result was consistent with the experiment. In this device, active mixing was introduced into the microchannel extraction, which significantly improved the extraction efficiency. Under certain conditions, the extraction efficiency of this device exceeded stirring extraction equilibrium. Moreover, the extraction in this device is faster than conventional stirring extraction. These advantages provide a possibility for highly efficient extraction and use of rare earth elements.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping-Ru Su ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Pan-Pan Zhou ◽  
Xiao-Xi Yang ◽  
Xiao-Xia Feng ◽  
...  

Abstract Design and engineering of highly efficient emitting materials with assembly-induced luminescence, such as room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) and aggregation-induced emission (AIE), have stimulated extensive efforts. Here, we propose a new strategy to obtain size-controlled Eu3+-complex nanoparticles (Eu-NPs) with self-assembly induced luminescence (SAIL) characteristics without encapsulation or hybridization. Compared with previous RTP or AIE materials, the SAIL phenomena of increased luminescence intensity and lifetime in aqueous solution for the proposed Eu-NPs are due to the combined effect of self-assembly in confining the molecular motion and shielding the water quenching. As a proof of concept, we also show that this system can be further applied in bioimaging, temperature measurement and HClO sensing. The SAIL activity of the rare-earth (RE) system proposed here offers a further step forward on the roadmap for the development of RE light conversion systems and their integration in bioimaging and therapy applications.


2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Bonal ◽  
Patrice Malfreyt ◽  
Jean-Pierre Morel ◽  
Nicole Morel-Desrosiers

2018 ◽  
Vol 353 ◽  
pp. 9-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiahui Zhu ◽  
Qi Liu ◽  
Zhanshuang Li ◽  
Jingyuan Liu ◽  
Hongsen Zhang ◽  
...  

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Case ◽  
Robert Fox ◽  
Donna Baek ◽  
Chien Wai

Rare earth elements (REEs) are critical to our modern world. Recycling REEs from used products could help with potential supply issues. Extracting REEs from chloride media with tetrabutyl diglycolamide (TBDGA) in carbon dioxide could help recycle REEs with less waste than traditional solvents. Carbon dioxide as a solvent is inexpensive, inert, and reusable. Conditions for extraction of Eu from aqueous chloride media were optimized by varying moles percent of 1-octanol modifier, temperature, pressure, Eu concentration, TBDGA concentration, Cl− concentration, and HCl concentration. These optimized conditions were tested on a Y, Ce, Eu, Tb simulant material, REEs containing NdFeB magnets, and lighting phosphor material. The optimized conditions were found to be 23 °C, 24.1 MPa, 0.5 mol% 1-octanol, with an excess of TBDGA. At these conditions 95 ± 2% Eu was extracted from 8 M (mol/m3) HCl. Extraction from the mixed REE simulate material resulted in separation of Y, Eu, and Tb from the Ce which remained in the aqueous solution. The extraction on NdFeB magnet dissolved into 8 M HCl resulted in extraction of Pr, Nd, Dy, and Fe >97%. This results in a separation from B, Al, and Ni. Extraction from a trichromatic lighting phosphor leachate resulted in extraction of Y and Eu >93% and no extraction of Ba, Mg, and Al.


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