Journal of Rare Earths ( IF 5.2 ) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 , DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2023.11.012 Depeng Liu , Weiqiang Yin , Zheng Li , Jiaxin Pan , Longsheng Zhao , Chunmei Wang
Aluminum is the main impurity of the weathered crust elution-deposited rare earth ore (WCED-REO). Efficient leaching of rare earths and low leaching of aluminum are of great importance for the leaching of the WCED-REO. The effects of pH, MgSO4 concentration and Al3+ concentration of the leaching agent solution on the column leaching behaviors of WCED-REO using magnesium sulfate were investigated. Experimental data show that controlling the MgSO4 concentration to 0.15 mol/L, pH of the leaching agent solution to 2, the leaching amount of aluminum from the rare earth ore gradually decreases with the increase of Al3+ concentration in the leaching agent solution, indicating that Al3+ in the leaching agent solution may act as leaching agent to participate in the ion exchange of RE3+, but the leaching amounts of rare earths change insignificantly as the Al3+ concentration is increased. Increasing the MgSO4 concentration is beneficial to the leaching of aluminum, and when the Al3+ concentration is 0.04 mol/L (Al accumulation), the amount of Al3+ leached from the rare earth ore increased gradually with increasing the MgSO4 concentration. The pH of the leaching agent solution has a significant influence on the leaching of aluminum in the rare earth ore, and the leaching amount of aluminum from the rare earth ore increases gradually with decreasing the pH. When the Al3+ concentration is 0.04 mol/L (Al accumulation) and the pH of the leaching agent solution is above 2.0, the aluminum in the leaching agent solution can be back-adsorbed onto the rare earth ore, and the amount of the back-adsorbed Al3+ increases with increasing the pH of the leaching agent solution. The injection rate of the leaching agent solution has slight effect on the leaching behavior of rare earths and aluminum. In summary, leaching of Al3+ and consumption of MgSO4 can be reduced by regulating the accumulation of aluminum, MgSO4 concentration and pH.
中文翻译:
硫酸镁浸出风化壳淋积型稀土矿中的稀土和铝:浸出剂溶液中铝含量的影响
铝是风化壳淋积型稀土矿(WCED-REO)的主要杂质。稀土的高效浸出和铝的低浸出对于WCED-REO的浸出非常重要。研究了浸出剂溶液的pH、MgSO 4浓度和Al 3+浓度对WCED-REO硫酸镁柱浸行为的影响。实验数据表明,控制MgSO 4浓度为0.15 mol/L,浸出剂溶液pH为2,随着浸出剂溶液中Al 3+浓度的增加,稀土矿中铝的浸出量逐渐减少,表明浸出剂溶液中的Al 3+可能作为浸出剂参与RE 3+的离子交换,但随着Al 3+浓度的增加,稀土浸出量变化不大。提高MgSO 4浓度有利于铝的浸出,当Al 3+浓度为0.04 mol/L(铝积累)时,稀土矿中Al 3+的浸出量随着MgSO 4浓度的增加逐渐增加。浸出剂溶液的pH值对稀土矿中铝的浸出有显着影响,随着pH值的降低,稀土矿中铝的浸出量逐渐增加。当Al 3+浓度为0.04mol/L(铝积累)且浸出剂溶液的pH值在2.0以上时,浸出剂溶液中的铝能够反吸附到稀土矿上,且浸出剂溶液中的铝的量减少。反吸附的Al 3+随着浸出剂溶液pH值的增加而增加。浸出剂溶液的注入量对稀土和铝的浸出行为影响较小。综上所述,通过调节铝的积累量、MgSO 4 浓度和pH值,可以减少Al 3+ 的浸出和MgSO 4的消耗。