Separation of Cerium Hydroxide from Wasted Cerium Polishing Powders by the Aeration and Acidity-Controlling Method

폐세륨연마재 건조분말로부터 공기산화 및 산도조절에 의한 수산화세륨의 분리회수

  • Yoon Ho-Sung (Mineral & Materials Processing Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Kim Chul-Joo (Mineral & Materials Processing Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Eom Hyoung-Choon (Mineral & Materials Processing Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Kim Joon-Soo (Mineral & Materials Processing Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
  • 윤호성 (한국지질자원연구원, 자원활용소재연구부) ;
  • 김철주 (한국지질자원연구원, 자원활용소재연구부) ;
  • 엄형춘 (한국지질자원연구원, 자원활용소재연구부) ;
  • 김준수 (한국지질자원연구원, 자원활용소재연구부)
  • Published : 2005.12.01

Abstract

In this study, the separation and recovery of cerium hydroxide was investigated from the wasted cerium polishing powders. Waste cerium polishing powder contains $64.5\;wt\%$ of rare earth oxide and the content of cerium oxide is $36.5\;wt\%$. Since cerium oxide, $56.3\%$ of rare earths, is the most stable state in rare earth, the dissolution of cerium oxide in acid solution is not easy. Therefore the process of rare earth oxide by sulfation and water leaching was examined in order to increase the recovery of rare earth. Rare earth elements were recovered in the form of $\Re{\cdot}Na(SO_{4})_{2}$ by the addition of sodium sulfate to leached solution. The slurry of rare earth hydroxide was prepared by the addition of $\Re{\cdot}Na(SO_{4})_{2}$ to sodium hydroxide solution. After the oxidation of cerous hydroxide($CE(OH)_{3}$) to ceric hydroxide($CE(OH)_{3}$) by aeration, ceric hydroxide was separated from other rare earth hydroxides by controlling the acidity of solution.

본 연구에서는 CRT용 폐세륨연마재 건조분말로부터 수산화세륨을 선택적으로 분리회수 하고자 하였다. 폐세륨연마재에는 산화희토류가 약 $64.5\%$ 함유되어 있으며, 이중 산화세륨은 $36.5\%$로서 전체 희토류 중 $56.3\%$를 차지한다. 산화세륨은 희토류원소들 중에서 가장 안정된 형태로 이에 대한 분해가 용이하지 않다. 그러므로 황산화반응을 이용하여 산화희토류 및 산화세륨을 분해하고 수침출을 통하여 희토류의 분리 $\cdot$회수율을 향상시키고자 하였다 침출용액의 희토류는 황산나트륨을 이용한 복염[$\Re{\cdot}Na(SO_{4})_{2}$] 형태로 회수한 후, 수산화나트륨 수용액에 투입하여 수산화희토류 슬러리를 제조하였다. 공기 접촉에 의하여 3가 수산화세륨을 4가 수산화세륨으로 산화시킨 후 산도조절에 의하여 기타 수산화희토류로부터 수산화세륨을 분리하였다.

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