scholarly journals EXTRACTION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FROM SOLID WASTE OF PRODUCTION OF PHOSPHORIC ACID FOLLOWED BY SORPTION ON CATION EXCHANGE RESINS

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (10) ◽  
pp. 87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandr V. Artamonov ◽  
Daria N. Smirnova ◽  
Nicolay N. Smirnov ◽  
Aleksandr P. Ilyin
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Sulfuric Acid ◽  
Phosphoric Acid ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Cation Exchange ◽  
Calcium Sulfate ◽  
Cation Exchanger ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Cation Exchange Resins ◽  
Exchange Resins

The basis of production of extraction phosphoric acid is two simultaneous processes: dissolving phosphate raw material in a mixture of sulfuric and phosphoric (formed in the process) acids and crystallization of calcium sulfate (phosphogypsum). Phosphogypsum is an inevitable large-tonnage and cumbersome waste at sulfuric acid processing of apatite, which is of interest not only as a source of building gypsum, but also as an alternative rare earth raw material does not have a natural activity and containing rare-earth elements as a cerium and yttrium groups. As a raw material for the production of rare earth elements, calcium sulfate of three types has been used: phosphogypsum from a sludge accumulator, calcium phosphate phospho-hemihydrate and calcium sulfate phosphate dihydrate from a carousel filter produced by extraction phosphoric acid at JSC "PhosAgro-Cherepovets". The extraction of rare-earth elements from phosphogypsum from a sludge accumulator by leaching (percolation) with inorganic acids with subsequent sorption on cation-exchange resins is considered. As an adsorbent for extracting REE from leach solutions, cationite "Purolite" S-150 is used. A static exchange capacitance of cation exchanger is found that is the capacity of the resin when equilibrium is reached with a solution of a certain volume and composition. The static capacity of cation exchanger for rare-earth elements is 1.57%, which indicates a good absorbing capacity. Desorption of rare-earth elements from the cation exchanger is carried out with a solution of ammonium nitrate. The optimal solution for leaching was found to be sulfuric acid with a concentration of 5% by weight. The degree of extraction of rare-earth elements from phosphogypsum with sulfuric acid is about 82%.Forcitation:Artamonov A.V., Smirnova D.N., Smirnov N.N., Ilyin A.P. Extraction of rare earth elements from solid waste of production of phosphoric acid followed by sorption on cation exchange resins. Izv. Vyssh. Uchebn. Zaved. Khim. Khim. Tekhnol. 2017. V. 60. N 10. P. 87-93

scholarly journals Rare Earth Occurrences in Streams of Processing a Phosphate Ore

Minerals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaosheng Yang ◽  
Hannu Tapani Makkonen ◽  
Lassi Pakkanen
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Sulfuric Acid ◽  
Phosphoric Acid ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Electron Probe Microanalysis ◽  
Electron Probe ◽  
Phosphate Ore ◽  
Mineral Liberation ◽  
Efficient Recovery ◽  
Liberation Analysis

Rare earth elements (REEs) are defined as lanthanides with Y and Sc. Rare earth occurrences including the REE-bearing phases and their distributions, measured by rare earth oxides (REOs), in the streams of processing a phosphate ore were determined by using MLA, the mineral liberation analysis and EPMA, the electron probe microanalysis. The process includes an apatite ore beneficiation by flotation and further processing of the beneficiation concentrate with sulfuric acid. Twenty-six, sixty-two and twelve percent of the total REOs (TREO) contents from the ore end up in the products of beneficiation tailings, phosphogypsum (PG) and phosphoric acid, respectively. Apatite, allanite, monazite and pyrochlore are identified as REE-bearing minerals in the beneficiation process. In the beneficiation tailings, the REEs are mainly distributed in monazite (10.3% TREO), apatite (5.9% TREO), allanite (5.4% TREO) and pyrochlore (4.3% TREO). Gypsum, monazite, apatite and other REE-bearing phases were found to host REEs in the PG and the REEs distributions are 44.9% TREO in gypsum, 15.8% TREO in monazite, 0.6% TREO in apatite and 0.6% TREO in other REE-bearing phases. Perspectives on the efficient recovery of REEs from the beneficiation tailings and the PG are discussed.

scholarly journals Selective Extraction of Rare Earth Elements from Phosphoric Acid by Ion Exchange Resins

Metals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xavier Hérès ◽  
Vincent Blet ◽  
Patricia Di Natale ◽  
Abla Ouaattou ◽  
Hamid Mazouz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Ion Exchange ◽  
Phosphoric Acid ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Moving Boundary ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Selective Extraction ◽  
Ion Exchange Resins ◽  
Maximum Sorption Capacity ◽  
Exchange Resins

Rare earth elements (REE) are present at low concentrations (hundreds of ppm) in phosphoric acid solutions produced by the leaching of phosphate ores by sulfuric acid. The strongly acidic and complexing nature of this medium, as well as the presence of metallic impurities (including iron and uranium), require the development of a particularly cost effective process for the selective recovery of REE. Compared to the classical but costly solvent extraction, liquid-solid extraction using commercial chelating ion exchange resins could be an interesting alternative. Among the different resins tested in this paper (Tulsion CH-93, Purolite S940, Amberlite IRC-747, Lewatit TP-260, Lewatit VP OC 1026, Monophos, Diphonix,) the aminophosphonic IRC-747, and aminomethylphosphonic TP-260 are the most promising. Both of them present similar performances in terms of maximum sorption capacity estimated to be 1.8 meq/g dry resin and in adsorption kinetics, which appears to be best explained by a moving boundary model controlled by particle diffusion.

SuFEx-based strategies for the preparation of functional particles and cation exchange resins

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (27) ◽  
pp. 3891-3894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Kassick ◽  
Li Chen ◽  
Marina Kovaliov ◽  
Robert T. Mathers ◽  
Jason Locklin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sulfuric Acid ◽  
Cation Exchange ◽  
Acid Sites ◽  
Polymer Beads ◽  
Cation Exchange Resins ◽  
Exchange Resins ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

A predictable and reproducible number of sulfuric acid sites have been achieved for cation exchange resins by employing a mild SuFEx-based reagent system to effect the hydrolysis of fluorosulfonated polymer beads.

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