Application of nanofiltration for Rare Earth Elements recovery from coal fly ash leachate: Performance and cost evaluation

Kose Mutlu, Borte; Cantoni, Beatrice; Turolla, Andrea; Antonelli, Manuela; Hsu-Kim, Heileen; Wiesner, Mark R.

doi:10.1016/j.cej.2018.05.080

Title: Application of nanofiltration for Rare Earth Elements recovery from coal fly ash leachate: Performance and cost evaluation

Journal Article · Mon May 14 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Chemical Engineering Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2018.05.080· OSTI ID:1614313

Kose Mutlu, Borte ^[1]; Cantoni, Beatrice ^[2];

^[2]; Antonelli, Manuela ^[2]; Hsu-Kim, Heileen ^[1]; Wiesner, Mark R. ^[1]

Duke University, Durham, NC (United States)
Polytechnic University of Milan (Italy)

Here this work evaluated nanofiltration (NF) as a potential step in the recovery process of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) from leachates of coal combustion fly ashes. A pre-treatment step, by pH adjustment and microfiltration (MF), has been studied to separate REEs by major elements. The individual and combined effects of applied pressure (12–24 bar) and NF feed acidity (pH 1.5–3.5) on rejection of six critical REEs and permeate flux have been investigated via response surface methodology (RSM). The resulting model equations were used to develop a cost model for the recovery chain, in order to select the optimum NF operating conditions. The optimization of the REE recovery chain, including pre-treatment and NF, was done with respect to the objective of maximizing the difference between NF concentrate economic value and treatment cost. NF with an appropriate MF pre-treatment has been effective in concentrating REEs from fly ash leachate, reaching the maximum potential gain at the optimum operating conditions of 12 bar and pH 3.5.

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Research Organization:: Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE); National Science Foundation (NSF); TUBITAK 2219-International Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0026952; CBET-1510965

OSTI ID:: 1614313

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1548199

Journal Information:: Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 349, Issue C; ISSN 1385-8947

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Language:: English

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