Influence of the Alkali-promoted phase transformation in monazite for selective recovery of rare-oxides using deep eutectic solvents
Influence of the Alkali-promoted phase transformation in monazite for selective recovery of rare-oxides using deep eutectic solvents
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独居石中碱促进相变对使用低共熔溶剂选择性回收稀有氧化物的影响
DOI:
10.1016/j.mineng.2022.107564
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Sanchez-Segado S
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作者:
Sanchez-Segado S
The physico-chemical changes occurring during the high-temperature phase transformation of monazite in the presence of Na 2 CO 3 at 1000° C for 2 h duration at monazite: Na 2 CO 3 ratios between 1.0 and 5.0, were investigated. The formation of sodium lanthanide phosphates was prevalent above a monazite: alkali ratio of 2, however, below this ratio, the dephosphorization of monazite as Na 3 PO 4 and Ce 1-x Ln x O 2-x/2 solid solutions occur offering unique selectivity for rare-earth oxide separation from the mineral matrix. Cyclic voltammetry of pure CeO 2, La 2 O 3, Nd 2 O 3, and PrO 2/Pr 2 O 3 was carried out in the deep eutectic solvent Ethaline (1: 2 mixture of choline chloride and ethylene glycol) proving the electrochemical activity of these oxides. Electrodissolution of pure oxides and water-leached monazite after high-temperature reaction with a ratio of 1: 1 was carried out in a 0.1 mol/L glucose solution in Ethaline showing a preferential solubility of 23.85% for pure Nd 2 O 3. In contrast, pure oxides of CeO 2, La 2 O 3 and PrO 2/Pr 2 O 3 were found to be insoluble. We also observed that electrodissolution of the water leached monazite was not possible because of the inert behaviour of Ce 1-x Ln x O 2-x/2 solid solutions. Avoiding cerium oxidation during the high-temperature process will lead to a method for further selectivity for rare-earth oxide processing using staged electro-chemical winning of oxides.