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Efficient separation of rare earths recovered by a supported ionic liquid from bauxite residue leachate

Bauxite residue (BR) contains substantial concentrations of rare-earth elements (REEs), but their recovery is a challenge. Acidic BR leachates typically comprise much higher concentrations of base elements (g L(−1)) than those of the REEs (ppm). Thus, adsorbents that are highly selective for the REE...

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Autores principales: Avdibegović, Dženita, Regadío, Mercedes, Binnemans, Koen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society of Chemistry 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9079289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35539416
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7ra13402a
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Sumario:Bauxite residue (BR) contains substantial concentrations of rare-earth elements (REEs), but their recovery is a challenge. Acidic BR leachates typically comprise much higher concentrations of base elements (g L(−1)) than those of the REEs (ppm). Thus, adsorbents that are highly selective for the REEs over the base elements are required for the separation. The novel supported ionic liquid phase (SILP) betainium sulfonyl(trifluoromethanesulfonylimide) poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene) [Hbet-STFSI-PS-DVB] was evaluated for the uptake of REEs (Sc, Y, Nd, Dy) in the presence of base elements (Ca, Al, Fe) from BR leachates. Breakthrough curves from acidic nitrate and sulfate media were investigated, as both HNO(3) and H(2)SO(4) are commonly used for leaching of BR. The SILP exhibited a superior affinity for REEs in both media, except in the case of Sc(iii) from the sulfate feed. The recovery rates of the trace amounts of REEs from the real nitrate feed were remarkably high (71.7–100%) via a simple chromatography separation, without requiring complexing agents or a pretreatment for the removal of interfering elements. The REEs were purified from the base elements and separated into three sub-groups (scandium, light REEs and heavy REEs) by an optimized elution profile with H(3)PO(4) and HNO(3) in a single chromatographic separation step.