稀土—铁大磁致伸缩材料

由于稀土—铁大磁致伸缩材料具有室温下大磁致应变，优良低场磁性能及较大的机电耦合系数，因而越来越受到人们的重视，并应用到许多高科技领域。本文通过对稀土—铁大磁致伸缩材料的回顾，及其室温下大磁致应变的产生机制的分析，具体讨论了该材料的制备工艺及其材料性能改善途径，并概述了稀土—铁大磁致伸缩材料的生产状况和应用。

Leaching behaviors of iron and aluminum elements of ion-absorbed-rare-earth ore with a new impurity depressant

Ion-absorbed rare-earth ore is an important mineral resource which is widely extracted by in-situ leaching process. And such process generates a significant amount of impurities such as aluminum and iron ions in leaching solution simultaneously. The surface characteristics and interactions by infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction were studied to optimize the leaching conditions. It is found that the environment-friendly depressant LG-01 can react with the impurity ions through the formation of a new complex on the surface of leaching residues. Thus, it reduces significantly the concentration of impurity ions in leaching solution and improves the leaching rate of rare-earth ore. Moreover, a leaching rate of 95.6% and an impurity removal rate of 92% have been achieved under the optimized conditions.

Recovery of iron and rare earth elements from red mud through an acid leaching-stepwise extraction approach

A feasible approach to selectively recover iron and rare earth elements(REEs)from red mud through acid leaching-coordination-solvent extraction was proposed.The leaching efficiencies of Fe,Al,Ti,Sc,La,Ce,Nd and Y can reach up to 95.9%,82.1%,68.3%,93.3%,82.3%,96.9%,98.3%and 95.6%,respectively,under the optimal condition in the leaching process.Aliquat 336 showed excellent extraction performance of iron in chloride-rich solution,and the maximum extraction efficiency can reach over 96%in one time extraction while the loss of other metals was less than 10%,under the condition of Aliquat 336 concentration(v/v)of 30%,aqueous-organic ratio of 1.0 and extraction time of 20 min.Furthermore,P204 can effectively extract the scandium while Al and most other REEs remain in the aqueous phase.This approach may provide a new insight for the recovery of valuable resources from red mud.

Distribution of rare earth elements of granitic regolith under the influence of climate

The distribution and anomalies of rare earth elements(REEs) of granitic regolith were studied in Inner Mongolia and Hainan Island, China. One profile showed slight REE enrichment of an upper layer and no obvious light REE/heavy REE(LREE/HREE) fractionation(La_N/Yb_N of 0.9). The second profile was significantly enriched in REEs and enriched in LREEs in the upper portion(La_N/Yb_N>1.8). Eu, Ce, and Gd anomalies of the two profiles are different. Slightly negative Eu, Ce, and Gd anomalies in NMG-3-1 indicate slow dissolution of primary minerals and little secondary products; in contrast, a positive Eu anomaly in HN-2 suggests the vegetation cycle may contribute to soil. The Ce anomaly of HN-2 reflects oxidation of Ce and coprecipitation by Fe-and Mn-oxides and organic matter. Correlation between Ce and Gd anomalies in HN-2 suggests Ce and Gd are both influenced by redoxreduction.

Preparation and Water-Gas Shift Catalytic Activities of the Perovskite Type Complex Oxide La_(1-x) Ce_xFeO_3

The perovskite type rare earth iron complex (REIC) oxide La 1-x Ce xFeO 3 is designed and prepared as water gas shift catalyst. Activity evaluation and heat resisting test show that the perovskite type compounds La 1-x Ce xFeO 3(·K) has a good thermal stability if x is less than or equal to 0.5 . But when x is greater than 0.5 , La 1-x Ce xFeO 3(·K) will turn out to be ceria and magnetite partially or completely at high temperature in the shift reaction atmosphere. In the case of x=0.5, the conversion of carbon monoxide is about 68% at 530 ℃. Potassium can greatly improve the low temperature activity, but slightly lower the high temperature activity, and has little impact on the thermal stability. La 0.5 Ce 0.5 FeO 3 (·K) is a promising chromium free high temperature shift catalyst.

Specific Adsorption of Trivalent La, Ce and Y by Soils and Ferro-manganese Oxides and Its Mechanism

In this paper, the adsorption-desorption variations of trivalent La, Ce, Y and mixed rare earths are discussed. The curves of pH-rare earth element adsorption were very well fitted to the equation: InD =a+b pH. The selectivity of RE (rare earth element) ions by the samples decreased in the following order: Ce> RE> La> Y, but the sequences were: La> Ce> Y on kaolinite and Y> La on amorphous iron oxide. Since the trivalent RE ions existed in the form of RE(OH)2+ in the solutions from pH < 5.45 to 7.0, the ratio of H+ displaced to RE3+ adsorbed in micromole was proposed to be about 2. The specific adsorption mechanism for RE was proposed to be that the RE ions complexed with oxide surface and the ion-surface complex of Ce3+ promoted oxidization on Mn hydroxide.

Facile and Efficient Method for the Adsorption and Separation of Lanthanum Rare Earth Metal Oxide Using Iron（Ⅱ） Sulfide Nanoparticles Coated on Magnetite

A novel iron sulphide adsorbent using magnetite embedded with nanosized Fe3O4 was prepared and applied to separation lanthanum （Ⅲ） from aqueous solution. This adsorbent combines the advantages of magnetic nanoparticle with magnetic separability and high affinity toward rare earth metals, which provides distinctive merits including easy preparation, high adsorption capacity, easy isolation from sample solutions by the application of an external magnetic field. The adsorption behaviors of lanthanum （Ⅲ） from an aqueous medium, using iron sulphide magnetite nanoparticles were studied using equilibrium batch and column flow techniques. The effect ofpH, contents of loaded iron sulphide nanoparticles, ionic strength, adsorbent dose, contact time, and temperature on adsorption capacity of the magnetic beads was investigated. All of the results suggested that the FeS/Fe3O4 Nanoparticles could be excellent adsorbents for La（Ⅲ） contaminated water treatment.

Preparation of Rare-Earth Composite Ferrite Magnetic Fluid

Water-based rare-earth ferrite (Re xFe 3- xO 4)magnetic fluids were prepared by chemical co-precipitation method. The result shows that saturation magnetic intensity of ferrite magnetic fluids can be improved by adding Dy 3+ and the saturation magnetic intensity will reach the highest if n(Fe)∶n(Dy 3+ )=30∶1. The modification and formation mechanism of Re xFe 3- xO 4 particles is discussed in detail. The physicochemical properties are investigated by the Gouy magnetic balance, IR, TEM, XRD, and EDX, etc.

Magnetizing roast and magnetic separation of iron in rare-earth tailings

Magnetic separation of iron in rare-earth tailings was achieved by magnetizing roast process with coal as reductant. Effects of the temperature, carbon to oxygen ratio, and cooling type on magnetic susceptibility and composition of rare-earth tailings were investigated. The results show that roast conditions with the temperature of 650℃, carbon to oxygen ratio of 3.85, and holding time of 2.5 h are in favor of reduction of Fe_2O_3 to Fe_3O_4 when the roasted rare-earth tailings is cooled along with furnace. Under these roast conditions, magnetic susceptibility of rare-earth tailings is 2.36 that is very close to theoretical value（2.33）. However, magnetic separation results of iron in rare-earth tailings cooled along with furnace are not satisfactory. Through comparing magnetic separation results of iron in rare-earth tailings cooled by different ways, it is found that water cooling is more favored of magnetic separation of iron in the roasted rare-earth tailings than furnace cooling and air cooling. Grade and recovery of iron in concentrate from rare-earth tailings cooled by water are 45.00%-49.00% and 65.00%-77.50%, respectively.

Synthesis and characterization of Nd doped M-type hexagonal barium ferrite ultrafine powders

The hexagonal BaNd x Fe12?x O19(x=0.1?1.0) fine powders with M-type structure were synthesized by sol-gel auto-combustion high-temperature synthesis method. The structure of powders, gels’ combustion and magnetic properties of powders were respectively studied by means of X-ray diffractometer (XRD), differential thermal analysis-thermogravimetric analysis (DTA-TG) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The powders before and after combustion and calcination at 450–850 °C with different mole ratio of Nd to Ba (0.1–1.0) were compared in terms of XRD. In addition, the effects of different synthesis conditions on magnetic properties of powders were also discussed. The results show that at pH 7.0 or so, mole ratio of citrate to nitrate (1–3) and calcination temperature of 850 °C for 1 h, M-type BaNd x Fe12?x O19(x=0.1?1.0) fine powders can be obtained, and the coercive force reaches 436880 A·m?1 at x=1, which is far greater than that of barium permanent ferrite (BaFe12O19).

Studying distribution of rare earth elements by classifiers,Se-Chahun iron ore,Central Iran

The increased production and price of rare earth elements(REEs) are indicative of their importance and of growing global attention. More accurate and practical exploration procedures are needed for REEs, and for other geochemical resources. One such procedure is a multivariate approach. In this study, five classifiers, including multilayer perceptron(MLP), Bayesian, k-Nearest Neighbors(KNN), Parzen, and support vector machine(SVM),were applied in supervised pattern classification of bulk geochemical samples based on REEs, P, and Fe in the Kiruna type magnetite-apatite deposit of Se-Chahun,Central Iran. This deposit is composed of four rock types:(1) High anomaly(phosphorus iron ore),(2) Low anomaly(metasomatized tuff),(3) Low anomaly(iron ore), and(4)Background(iron ore and others). The proposed methods help to predict the proper classes for new samples from the study area without the need for costly and time-consuming additional studies. In addition, this paper provides a performance comparison of the five models. Results show that all five classifiers have appropriate and acceptable performance. Therefore, pattern classification can be used for evaluation of REE distribution. However, MLP and KNN classifiers show the same results and have the highest CCRs in comparison to Bayesian, Parzen, and SVM classifiers. MLP is more generalizable than KNN and seems to be an applicable approach for classification and predictionof the classes. We hope the predictability of the proposed methods will encourage geochemists to expand the use of numerical models in future work.

Polymeric nanocomposites loaded with fluoridated hydroxyapatite Ln^(3+)(Ln = Eu or Tb)/iron oxide for magnetic targeted cellular imaging

Objective： To fabricate polymeric nanocomposites with excellent photoluminescence, magnetic properties, and stability in aqueous solutions, in order to improve specificity and sensitivity of cellular imaging under a magnetic field. Methods： Fluoridated LnS＋-doped HAP （Ln3＋-HAP） NPs and iron oxides （lOs） can be encapsulated with biocompatible polymers via a modified solvent exaction/evaporation technique to prepare polymeric nanocomposites with fluoridated Ln3＋-HAP/iron oxide. The nanocomposites were characterized for surface morphology, fluorescence spectra, magnetic properties and in vitro cytotoxicity. Magnetic targeted cellular imaging of such nanocomposites was also evaluated with confocal laser scanning microscope using A549 cells with or without magnetic field. Results： The fabricated nanocomposites showed good stability and excellent luminescent properties, as well as low in vitro cytotoxicity, indicating that the nanocomposites are suitable for biological applications. Nanocomposites under magnetic field achieved much higher cellular uptake via an energy-dependent pathway than those without magnetic field. Conclusion： 1tie nanocomposites fabricated in this study will be a promising tool for magnetic targeted cellular imaging with improved specificity and enhanced selection.

Enrichment mechanisms of rare earth elements in marine hydrogenic ferromanganese crusts

A series of selective extraction experiments were conducted on marine hydrogenic ferromanganese crusts from the seamount near the Line Island to investigate the distribution of rare earth elements （REEs） and the mechanisms of combination between REEs and the hydrogenic ferromanganese crusts. The enrichment of REEs in hydrogenic ferromanganese crusts is attributed mainly to the mineral or oxide/hydroxide of the crust rather than the growth environment. The REEs are present mainly in amorphous ferric oxide/hydroxide rather than in 6-MnO2. Amorphous ferric oxide/hydroxide preferentially combines free REE3＋, while 6-MnO2 combines the REE-carbonate complexes in modern seawater. The REEs in seawater are combined more strongly with amorphous ferric oxide/hydroxides than with 6-MnO2. The positive Ce anomaly in hydrogenic ferromanganese crusts results from the oxidation of soluble Ce3＋ to insoluble Ce4＋ by the actively soluble oxygen of the bottom current rather than by the oxidation of δ-MnO2.