Recovery of Rare Earth Sulfate Hydrates Using Antisolvent Crystallization
2024 (English)In: Rare Metal Technology 2024 / [ed] Forsberg, K Ouchi, T Azimi, G Alam, S Neelameggham, NR Baba, AA Peng, H Karamalidis, A, Springer Nature , 2024, p. 55-62Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Rare earth elements (REE) are recognized as critical raw materials because of their crucial role in vital components of numerous green and high-tech applications. In the present study, antisolvent crystallization of REE sulfate hydrates of industrial interest (Nd (III), Pr (III), and Dy (III)) from sulfuric acid solutions by the addition of ethanol has been studied. Crystallization of REEs in the presence of Fe (II) and Fe (III) as major impurities along with Al (III), Cu (II), Co (II), and B (III) as trace elements is investigated. The incorporation of impurities and its effect on the growing REE phase is examined. The effect of controlled supersaturation generation rate on the product quality (e.g. purity) and crystal phase is investigated. The solid phases are characterized using optical microscopy, SEM-EDX, powder-XRD, and ICP-OES. The findings can offer significant insights to understand and optimize the recovery of REEs from leach liquor in the recycling of magnet waste.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer Nature , 2024. p. 55-62
Series
Minerals Metals and Materials Series, ISSN 2367-1181
Keywords [en]
Rare earth elements, Magnet recycling, Antisolvent, Supersaturation, Recovery, Purity
National Category
Materials Chemistry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-354020DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-50236-1_6ISI: 001275754500006Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85185702981OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-354020DiVA, id: diva2:1901250
Conference
11th Symposium on Rare Metal Extraction and Processing, MAR 03-07, 2024, Orlando, FL
Note
Part of ISBN 978-3-031-50238-5, 978-3-031-50236-1, 978-3-031-50235-4
QC 20240926
2024-09-262024-09-262024-09-26Bibliographically approved