Quantitative Inversion of REEs in Ion-Adsorbed Rare Earth Ores from the Liutang Area(South China),Based on Measured Hyperspectral Data

Rare earth minerals are important strategic resources to economic development all over the world.In this study,multiple linear regression and back propagation(BP) neural network methods are used to invert the contents of ion adsorbed rare earth elements(REEs) and exploring the feasibility of quantitative inversion of REEs through measured hyperspectral data in Liutang rare earth mines,South China.The result shows that the spectral curve of the rare earth ore samples has obvious absorption characteristics around 390,930,1 400,1 900 and 2 200 nm,and continuum removal and the 1st derivative treatment can highlight the absorption characteristics.The modeling accuracies of BP neural network are higher than that of multiple linear regression model.The BP neural network model of the 1st derivative data in 400–1 000 nm bands has the best inversion result of the total content of REEs,R2 reaches 0.98,the ratio of the performance to deviation(RPD) is larger than 3.0.The quantitative inversion model of each REE(except for Ce) has high precision,R2 is greater than 0.90 and RPD is greater than 3.0.The results indicate that quantitative inversion of REEs using measured spectra not only has great potential and feasibility in the exploration of rare earth minerals,but also provides a rapid test method for the content of ion-adsorbed rare earth elements.

Molecular dynamics simulation of aluminum inhibited leaching during ion-adsorbed type rare earth ore leaching process

Molecular dynamics simulation was adopted to study the interaction between sulfosalicylic acid and aluminum,lanthanum and yttrium,and adsorption on kaolinite surfaces.A complexation reaction occurs between sulfosalicylic acid and aluminum,with an interaction energy of-10472.05 kJ/mol.O—Al covalent bonds are formed with a peak value of 7.93,while there is only weak adsorption between sulfosalicylic acid and rare earth ions.A hydrogen bonding reaction with 13605.82 kJ/mol energy occurs between sulfosalicylic acid and the surface of kaolinite(100).Thus,sulfosalicylic acid can form a complex with free aluminum ions,and can also be adsorbed on kaolinite by hydrogen bonding with aluminum in kaolinite(100)surfaces.Leaching of ion-adsorbed type rare earth ore was performed with aluminum inhibited,results show that when sulfosalicylic acid dosage increases from 0 to 0.15 wt%,aluminum ion concentration in the leaching solution decreases from 273.23 to 47.19 mg/L.And the effect of leaching pH value on the effect of sulfosalicylic acid on aluminum inhibition was studied,the result shows that,when the leaching pH value is 4.0—5.0,the rare earth leaching rate and the aluminum ion concentration basically remain unchanged.The molecular dynamics simulation results were verified by detection and analysis of XPS and SEM.

Effect of the in situ leaching solution of ion-absorbed rare earth on the mechanical behavior of basement rock

A clear understanding of the evolution characteristics of leaching solution’s damage to the basement rock of ion-adsorbed rare earth deposits is essential in the in situ leaching mining.In this study,some laboratory tests were carried out to investigate the deterioration behavior and failure mechanism of rock under the erosion of leaching solution.For this purpose,granite specimens were soaked in the leaching solution for different periods and then some physical and mechanical parameters were measured.The experimental results show that the strength of the rock without any soaking is the maximum.After 60 d,the rock strength,mass(dry)and P-wave velocity(dry)decrease to the minimum,while the porosity of the specimens reaches the maximum.Moreover,the failure pattern of the specimens in the uniaxial compression tests is affected as the soaking time increases.The scanning electron microscopy(SEM)image results indicate that the erosion of quartz crystals inside the rock specimens gets more intense with the increase of soaking time.Also,the internal crystal failure mode gradually changes from the trans-granular to the inter-granular.The insights gained from this study are helpful for better understanding the evolution characteristics of leaching solution’s damage to the basement rock of ionadsorbed rare earth deposits.