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HYDROGEN AS A RETAINING ION FOR RARE-EARTH SEPARATION BY ION EXCHANGE WITH EDTA AND DCTA

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4738292
Effective separation of rare-earth mixtures was obtained using hydrogen as a retaining ion at 200 deg F with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) eluant. Results obtained in Bureau of Mines bench-scale apparatus and large columns with hydrogen as a retaining ion closely parallel those obtained with copper as a retaining ion. The use of hydrogen as a retaining ion permits EDTA and water, collected before rare-earth breakthrough, to be recovered in a form that allows the material to be recycled without extensive processing. With the exception of yttrium and dysprosium, separation of rare-earth mixtures was improved and throughput is increased by elevated temperatures. Separation with 1,2-diaminocyclohexanetetraacetic acid (DCTA) eluant increased markedly on increasing temperature from ambient to 250 deg F; however on the basis of separation efficiency, DCTA does not compare favorably with EDTA. (auth)
Research Organization:
Bureau of Mines. Reno Metallurgical Research Center, Nev.
NSA Number:
NSA-17-008231
OSTI ID:
4738292
Report Number(s):
BM-RI-6131
Country of Publication:
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Language:
English