Recovery of rare earth elements by liquid-liquid extraction from fresh water to hypersaline solutions

Noack, Clinton W.; Karamalidis, Athanasios K.; Dzombak, David A.

Title: Recovery of rare earth elements by liquid-liquid extraction from fresh water to hypersaline solutions

Abstract

The disclosure describes a method of extraction for optimal recovery of rare earth elements (REE). This includes the optimization of a liquid-liquid extraction technique for economic extraction of REE from chemically complex brines. Through the use of a model, operating conditions are altered to increase separation efficiency. The technique achieves >98% recovery of all rare earth elements in one fraction, while using small volumes of sample and reagents. The method of the present invention recovers REE from previously unexploited waste streams, without need for development of new process equipment and while keeping a small footprint because of the volumes involved.

Inventors:: Noack, Clinton W.; Karamalidis, Athanasios K.; Dzombak, David A.

Issue Date:: 2019-09-24

Research Org.:: Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1576274

Patent Number(s):: 10422023

Application Number:: 15/138,117

Assignee:: Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION

C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
B01D11/04 - of solutions which are liquid

C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
C22B59/00 - Obtaining rare earth metals

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
B01D11/0492 - {Applications, solvents used}

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
G01N1/4055 - {by solubility techniques}

C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
C22B3/0008 - {using acyclic or carbocyclic compounds of a single type}

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
G01N2001/4061 - {Solvent extraction}

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
B01D11/0488 - {Flow sheets}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
Y02P10/20 - Process efficiency

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DOE Contract Number:: FE0004000

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2016 Apr 25

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Noack, Clinton W., Karamalidis, Athanasios K., and Dzombak, David A. Recovery of rare earth elements by liquid-liquid extraction from fresh water to hypersaline solutions.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Noack, Clinton W., Karamalidis, Athanasios K., & Dzombak, David A. Recovery of rare earth elements by liquid-liquid extraction from fresh water to hypersaline solutions.  United States.

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                    Noack, Clinton W., Karamalidis, Athanasios K., and Dzombak, David A. Tue .  
        "Recovery of rare earth elements by liquid-liquid extraction from fresh water to hypersaline solutions".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1576274.

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  abstractNote = {The disclosure describes a method of extraction for optimal recovery of rare earth elements (REE). This includes the optimization of a liquid-liquid extraction technique for economic extraction of REE from chemically complex brines. Through the use of a model, operating conditions are altered to increase separation efficiency. The technique achieves >98% recovery of all rare earth elements in one fraction, while using small volumes of sample and reagents. The method of the present invention recovers REE from previously unexploited waste streams, without need for development of new process equipment and while keeping a small footprint because of the volumes involved.},

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