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Solvent Extraction of Light (Pr, Nd) and Medium (Tb, Dy) Rare Earth Elements with PC88A of Rare Earth Chloride Solution from Waste Permanent Magnet

폐 영구자석으로부터 회수한 염화희토류용액에서 PC88A를 이용한 경희토류(Pr, Nd)/중희토류(Tb, Dy) 용매추출

  • Received : 2018.02.07
  • Accepted : 2018.04.25
  • Published : 2018.06.30
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Abstract

Solvent extraction behavior of light rare earth elements (Pr, Nd) and medium rare erath elements (Tb, Dy) in the HCl-PC88A-kerosene extraction system was investigated in order to separate high-purity light rare earths (Pr, Nd) and medium rare earths (Tb, Dy) in the mixed rare earth chloride solution. In the batch test step, it was confirmed that the separation efficiency was good when the extractant concentration (PC88A) was 0.5 M, the equilibrium pH after extraction was 0.8 to 1.0 (initial pH 1.3 of the feed), the concentrations of hydrochloric acid in scrubbing solution was set as 0.1 M, the concentrations of hydrochloric acid in stripping solution was set as 2.0 M or more. Based on the experimental data obtained from the batch test, the mixer-settler was composed as follows; 4 stages of extraction, 8 stages of scrubbing, 4 stages of stripping, and 3 stages of pickling organic solution. The Mixer-settler was operated for 180 hours, and the operating conditions were continuously adjusted to obtain the high-purity light/medium rare earths. Finally, the purity of light (Pr, Nd) and medium rare earth elements (Tb, Dy) was reached as 3 N class.

Nd-Fe-B 폐 영구자석으로부터 회수한 염화희토류용액을 PC88A에 의한 경희토류(Pr, Nd)/중희토류(Tb, Dy) 분리정제에 대한 용매추출 연구를 진행하였다. 회분식 실험 단계에서 추출제(PC88A) 농도 0.5 M, 추출 후 평형 pH는 0.8~1.0(feed의 초기 pH 1.3), 세정액(HCl)의 농도는 0.1 M, 탈거액(HCl)의 농도는 2 M 이상일 때 분리 효율이 좋은 것을 확인하였다. 이 결과값을 혼합침강조에 적용하여 초기 조건에서 운용 조건을 변화시키면서 180시간 운용하여 3N급의 경희토류(Pr, Nd)/중희토류(Tb, Dy)금속 이온으로 분리정제 후 회수하였다.

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