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Investigation of Methods for Separating Thorium and Rare-Earth Elements in Nitric-Acid Leaching Solutions for Loparite Concentrate

Investigation of Methods for Separating Thorium and Rare-Earth Elements in Nitric-Acid Leaching... The possibility and efficacy of purifying a solution of rare-earth elements after nitric-acid decomposition of loparite concentrate from thorium by means of sorption on VP-1AP anionite and chemical precipitation in the form of iron-thorium cake were studied and evaluated. Pilot tests of the loparite concentrate processing technology show effective release of the sum of rare-earth elements and thorium into the liquid phase. The conditions for the combined sorption extraction of thorium and rare-earth elements under static and dynamic conditions on the VP-1AP anion exchanger were determined. It is shown that the capacity of the sorbent can be restored by regeneration with a 4M НNO3 solution. Nitric acid leaching of loparite at 110°C followed by precipitation of thorium at pH 4 ensured 98% rare-earth extraction. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Atomic Energy Springer Journals

Investigation of Methods for Separating Thorium and Rare-Earth Elements in Nitric-Acid Leaching Solutions for Loparite Concentrate

Atomic Energy , Volume 130 (2) – Jun 1, 2021

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021
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1063-4258
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1573-8205
DOI
10.1007/s10512-021-00778-9
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Abstract

The possibility and efficacy of purifying a solution of rare-earth elements after nitric-acid decomposition of loparite concentrate from thorium by means of sorption on VP-1AP anionite and chemical precipitation in the form of iron-thorium cake were studied and evaluated. Pilot tests of the loparite concentrate processing technology show effective release of the sum of rare-earth elements and thorium into the liquid phase. The conditions for the combined sorption extraction of thorium and rare-earth elements under static and dynamic conditions on the VP-1AP anion exchanger were determined. It is shown that the capacity of the sorbent can be restored by regeneration with a 4M НNO3 solution. Nitric acid leaching of loparite at 110°C followed by precipitation of thorium at pH 4 ensured 98% rare-earth extraction.

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Atomic EnergySpringer Journals

Published: Jun 1, 2021

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