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Title: Simple chemical method for the separation of rare earth metals

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1735000

A method is provided for separating mixtures of different rare earth metals using a ligand having a size-sensitive molecular aperture. The present invention meets the needs in the field by providing method of separating and purifying rare earth metals. The object of this invention is to separate and purify rare earth metals, e.g., the more valuable Dy away from Nd, in mixtures containing such metals using a simple chemical process without the need for countercurrent liquid-liquid separations.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
SC0006518
Assignee:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
Patent Number(s):
10,704,122
Application Number:
15/321,209
OSTI ID:
1735000
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 07/29/2015
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Method for Extracting and Separating Rare Earth Elements patent-application December 2010
Method for extracting and separating rare earth elements patent May 2012

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