Significant academic research and moderate commercial process innovation on rare-earth element (REE) processing have been underway for decades. The last several years have seen exponential growth in research due to growth in demand of REE that is threatened by supply risks and environmental obstacles. The REE industry …
Karl A. Gschneidner, Jr. (1935 -), Male, Anson Marston distinguished professor; Research field: Materials science and condensed matter physics of rare earth metals, alloys and compounds Foundation item: Project supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Science and Engineering Division; …
Sustainability faces many challenges, including the availability of materials necessary for technological advancement. Rare earth elements (REEs), for example, …
A novel solid complex centrifugal separation (SCCS) process has been developed to enrich trace rare earth (RE) elements from the leaching liquor of ion-absorption RE minerals. When compared to liquid–liquid centrifugal extraction (LLCE), the proposed process employed extractant without a volatile diluent for the RE …
Alkaline igneous rocks host many global high-field-strength element (HFSE) and rare-earth element (REE) deposits. While HFSEs are commonly assumed to be immobile in hydrothermal systems, transport by late-stage hydrothermal fluids associated with alkaline magmas is reported.
Rare earth (RE) element bearing minerals are composed of at least one of the fifteen lanthanide elements or yttrium. Rare earth elements are used in a diverse range of applications including high strength magnets, phosphors, alloying elements, catalysts and polishing compounds (Crow, 2011, Meyer and Bras, 2011, Preinfalk and Morteani, 1986 ...
A novel solid complex centrifugal separation (SCCS) process has been developed to enrich the trace rare earth (RE) elements from the leaching liquor of ion-absorption RE minerals.
Rare earth elements recovery from red mud Upendra Singh, Sonali A. Thawrani and Anupam Agnihotri ... velocity of a solid particle in a centrifugal field. The feed enters the hydrocyclone
to separation of rare-earth metals has also been stud-ied [1, 14–17]. The most promising of them in this field seem to be liquid–liquid chromatographic pro-cesses [18–21]. In liquid–liquid chromatography, a liquid phase called the mobile phase is pumped ... centrifugal extractors is free of this disadvantage. Here, single-stage ...
Based on the mineral evolutions of rare-earth phases and the migrations of rare earth in various phases, the separation experiments of the RE-rich phases were carried out further in a super-gravity field generated by the centrifugal apparatus. 20 g rare-earth concentrate powder were placed into a same magnesia crucible and heated …
Abstract. Phosphoric acid sludge contains acid (~54% P 2 O 5) and solid precipitates including rare earth elements (REEs) at concentrations of ~2200 ppm.Low-cost recovery of valuable P 2 O 5 and simultaneous solid separation could be an economically feasible approach to recovering REEs while increasing the production of …
Abstract. Rare earth elements (REEs) including fifteen lanthanides, yttrium and scandium are found in more than 250 minerals, worldwide. REEs are used in …
This special issue covers a series of cutting-edge works on exploring novel rare earth luminescent materials and their applications in lighting, display, information storage, sensing, and ...
Benefiting from the development of materials science, the reliability and availability of centrifugal extractors have been greatly improved, and the wide application in rare earth extraction is ...
Phosphorite ore is a potential resource of rare earths (RE) as well as phosphate; therefore, the recovery of RE from wet-process phosphoric acid (WPA) is promising. This study investigated the influence of rotational speed, extractant concentration, flow ratio and phase contact time on the centrifugal extraction of RE …
Liquid–liquid chromatographic processes, in particular, separation of rare-earth metals, were proposed to be performed in a cascade of centrifugal mixer–settler extractors. Various modes of extraction chromatographic processes of rare-earth metal separation were theoretically analyzed.
A novel solid complex centrifugal separation (SCCS) process has been developed to enrich trace rare earth (RE) elements from the leaching liquor of ion-absorption RE minerals. When compared to liquid–liquid centrifugal extraction (LLCE), the proposed process employed extractant without a volatile diluen
Most rare earths are evenly distributed on the surface, and their extraction often causes irreversible damage to surface vegetation. Moreover, the drugs used for rare earth mining can pollute groundwater sources and rivers; Some rare earth minerals also contain radioactive elements.
The separation of rare earth metals has been studied with a micro-column of 0.5 mm i.d.×75 mm length, packed with TSK LS-212 high-performance cation exchange resin 16 rare earth metals were ...
The rare-earth elements (REEs) are strategic metals which are indispensable to the development of modern defence systems, electronic applications, and green technologies. The growing economic and strategic importance of these sectors, coupled with uncertainty in the global supply, has led to the development of many new …
Rare-earth elements (REEs) play a key role in the development of future sustainable technologies, some of which are necessary to achieve a greener global energy profile. ... The recovery experiment of the rare earths was carried out further in a super-gravity field generated by the centrifugal apparatus.
Hyperspectral rare earth elements detection in space borne and near-field acquired images becomes more and more important for global exploration. In comparison to classic exploration methods, the benefit of hyperspectral surveys is the fast and in-situ generation of spatial information. Current hyperspectral investigations do more and more include …
A new method improves the extraction and separation of rare earth elements—a group of 17 elements critical for technologies such as smart phones and electric car batteries—from unconventional ...
This article summarizes the occurrence of these metals in the Earth's crust, their mineralogy, different types of deposits both on land and oceans from the standpoint …
The rare earths (REs) are a family of 17 elements that exhibit pronounced chemical similarities as a group, while individually expressing distinctive and varied electronic properties. These atomistic electronic properties are extraordinarily useful and ...
The beneficiation of rare earth element (REE) minerals may include many different beneficiation unit operations, but the final process choice typically depends on the inherent mineral characteristics. ... (equivalent to a centrifugal acceleration of 40 times Earth's gravitational acceleration) ... At each field strength the material was ...
Inversion of the centrifugal field along the path of the orbit provides the necessary conditions for retention of the liquid-based stationary phase and simultaneous ... The identity of the rare earth element corresponding to each elution peak was confirmed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES) using the …
Rare Earth elements are the general name of the Lanthanide Rare Earth Group, it contains 17 elements. Rare Earth metals have been widely used in electronics, petrochemical, metallurgy, machinery, energy, light industry, environmental protection, agriculture and other fields.
The differences in the leaching and mass transfer characteristics of ion-adsorption type rare earth ore between rare earth and non-rare earth impurities were investigated. It is determined that the leaching kinetics of rare earths (REs), Mg and Ca could be described by the shrinking-core model. The leaching rate is controlled by inner …
Find out what rare earth elements are and why they differ from regular magnets. Rare earth magnets are key components in many technologies and industrial applications due to their performance and affordability.
A new method improves the extraction and separation of rare-earth elements—a group of 17 chemical elements critical for technologies such as smart phones and electric car …
The present capability of rare earth element (REE) analysis has been achieved by the development of two instrumental techniques. The efficiency of spectroscopic methods was extraordinarily improved for the detection and determination of REE traces in various materials. On the other hand, the determination of REEs very often depends on the …
This review summarized the research progress of methods applied by industries to extract rare earth elements used in up-to-date advanced technology. The …
A new technology for rare-earth elements chemical separation has been licensed to Marshallton Research Laboratories, a North Carolina-based manufacturer of organic chemicals for a range of industries. ... narrowing the field of novel agents for industrial application that could potentially outperform state-of-the-art technology in REE ...
China has dominated the market for rare earth elements, but US scientists and companies are scrambling to catch up.
A comprehensive review of rare earth magnet manufacturing and applications would need several book volumes to cover these topics in detail, so with just a single chapter, the only approach is to provide a brief synopsis of the history, the basics of the manufacturing methods and a few key applications.
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Concentration by the Knelson resulted in zircon, light rare-earth mineral (LREM), and heavy rare-earth mineral (HREM) upgrade ratios of 2.3, 2.1, and 1.8, …
Heavy rare earth elements (HREEs) such as Gd–Lu, Sc and Y are irreplaceable metals for a number of critical (including clean) technologies, but they are scarce. Ion-adsorption deposits, which...