After a review on the conventional separation process of rare earths (RE), hyperlink extraction technology was introduced and a potential process was proposed for clean separation of RE. A great amount of acid, base...After a review on the conventional separation process of rare earths (RE), hyperlink extraction technology was introduced and a potential process was proposed for clean separation of RE. A great amount of acid, base and water was consumed in the con- ventional RE separation process which included the procedures of raw material dissolving, extraction separation and precipitation. Therefore hyperlink extraction technology had been developed, by which the repeated consumption of acid and base could be avoided during the extraction process. And based on the theory and successfid applications of the hyperlink extraction technology, we pro- posed the integral hyperlink process in which the intermediate acid resulted in individual procedures would be recycled and reused after being treated. The proposed process would make it feasible to consume no chemicals except for oxalic acid, and so could be a promising clean separation technology with a significant reduction on consumption and emission.展开更多
基金supported by the 863 Plan-National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (2010AA03A405)973 Program-Major Project of Chinese National Programs for Fundamental Research and Development (2012CBA01200)
文摘After a review on the conventional separation process of rare earths (RE), hyperlink extraction technology was introduced and a potential process was proposed for clean separation of RE. A great amount of acid, base and water was consumed in the con- ventional RE separation process which included the procedures of raw material dissolving, extraction separation and precipitation. Therefore hyperlink extraction technology had been developed, by which the repeated consumption of acid and base could be avoided during the extraction process. And based on the theory and successfid applications of the hyperlink extraction technology, we pro- posed the integral hyperlink process in which the intermediate acid resulted in individual procedures would be recycled and reused after being treated. The proposed process would make it feasible to consume no chemicals except for oxalic acid, and so could be a promising clean separation technology with a significant reduction on consumption and emission.