The recycling of rare earth elements（REE） from end-of-life REE based products is an environment friendly proposition. Waste Sm-Co based permanent magnet generated during machining is a good source for both Sm and Co...The recycling of rare earth elements（REE） from end-of-life REE based products is an environment friendly proposition. Waste Sm-Co based permanent magnet generated during machining is a good source for both Sm and Co. In the present study a simpler process of acid leaching at 80 ℃ followed by solvent extraction, oxalate precipitation and calcination is described for producing pure Sm2 O3 and Co3 O4. With either 10 vol% H2SO4 or 15 vol% HCI at 80 ℃ more than 95% Sm and Co are leached in 1 h.Extraction of Sm from sulphate leach liquor with TBP or Aliquat 336 was poor. Although extraction with TOPS-99 is quantitative but Sm from sulphate leach liquor precipitated as Sm2（SO4）3·8 H2O. The chloride leach liquor at an initial pH of 2.5 and with 1.2 mol/L TOPS-99 shows requirement of 4-stages at A：O = 3：2. Stripping with oxalic acid precipitates Sm-oxalate which is calcined at 800 ℃ to produce Sm2 O3. Co3 O4 is recovered from the raffinate through oxalate precipitation followed by calcination at450℃.展开更多
基金supported by Sustainable Technologies for the Utilisation of Rare Earths(SURE),CSC-0132 supported by CSIR,India
文摘The recycling of rare earth elements（REE） from end-of-life REE based products is an environment friendly proposition. Waste Sm-Co based permanent magnet generated during machining is a good source for both Sm and Co. In the present study a simpler process of acid leaching at 80 ℃ followed by solvent extraction, oxalate precipitation and calcination is described for producing pure Sm2 O3 and Co3 O4. With either 10 vol% H2SO4 or 15 vol% HCI at 80 ℃ more than 95% Sm and Co are leached in 1 h.Extraction of Sm from sulphate leach liquor with TBP or Aliquat 336 was poor. Although extraction with TOPS-99 is quantitative but Sm from sulphate leach liquor precipitated as Sm2（SO4）3·8 H2O. The chloride leach liquor at an initial pH of 2.5 and with 1.2 mol/L TOPS-99 shows requirement of 4-stages at A：O = 3：2. Stripping with oxalic acid precipitates Sm-oxalate which is calcined at 800 ℃ to produce Sm2 O3. Co3 O4 is recovered from the raffinate through oxalate precipitation followed by calcination at450℃.
