Yttrium Separation from Phosphorite Extract Using Liquid Extraction with Room Temperature Ionic Liquids Followed by Electrochemical Reduction
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Raw Materials and Chemicals
2.2. Feed Solution
2.3. Equipment
2.4. Experimental Conditions
2.5. Quantitative Analysis of REEs Extraction
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Results of Extraction and Stripping Experiment
3.1.1. Extraction and Stripping of Y and Rare Earth Elements
3.1.2. Extraction and Stripping of Other Elements than Y and REE
3.2. Results of Electrochemical Experiments
3.2.1. Cyclic Voltammetry Results for Concentrated Y and REEs Solution
3.2.2. Chronoamperometry (i vs. Time t) Results
3.3. Post-Experiment: Dissolution of Deposited Metals from Pt(Bi) Electrode Surface with Acid Solution
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Element | Cw Initial, ppb | Corg, ppb | Extraction Efficiency |
---|---|---|---|
Y | 36471 | 22371 | 61.3% |
La | 16751 | 0 | 0.0% |
Ce | 39128 | 0 | 0.0% |
Pr | 4916 | 0 | 0.0% |
Nd | 21518 | 229 | 1.1% |
Sm | 4479 | 0 | 0.0% |
Eu | 1037 | 36 | 3.5% |
Gd | 5847 | 0 | 0.0% |
Tb | 852 | 136 | 16.0% |
Dy | 5132 | 1647 | 32.1% |
Ho | 1008 | 487 | 48.3% |
Er | 2612 | 1751 | 67.0% |
Tm | 296 | 262 | 88.5% |
Yb | 1441 | 1410 | 97.8% |
Lu | 177 | 176 | 99.4% |
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Jürjo, S.; Oll, O.; Lust, E. Yttrium Separation from Phosphorite Extract Using Liquid Extraction with Room Temperature Ionic Liquids Followed by Electrochemical Reduction. Metals 2024, 14, 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/met14080927
Jürjo S, Oll O, Lust E. Yttrium Separation from Phosphorite Extract Using Liquid Extraction with Room Temperature Ionic Liquids Followed by Electrochemical Reduction. Metals. 2024; 14(8):927. https://doi.org/10.3390/met14080927
Chicago/Turabian StyleJürjo, Silvester, Ove Oll, and Enn Lust. 2024. "Yttrium Separation from Phosphorite Extract Using Liquid Extraction with Room Temperature Ionic Liquids Followed by Electrochemical Reduction" Metals 14, no. 8: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/met14080927