Processes for recovering rare earth elements from various ores
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C22B-003/10
C22B-003/46
C22B-003/00
C22B-026/12
C22B-034/14
C22B-058/00
C22B-059/00
C22B-003/26
C22B-034/34
출원번호
US-0115387
(2012-05-03)
등록번호
US-9410227
(2016-08-09)
국제출원번호
PCT/CA2012/000419
(2012-05-03)
§371/§102 date
20140404
(20140404)
국제공개번호
WO2012/149642
(2012-11-08)
발명자
/ 주소
Boudreault, Richard
Fournier, Joël
Simoneau, Raymond
Garcia, Maria Cristina
Primeau, Denis
Krivanec, Heinz
Dittrich, Carsten
출원인 / 주소
ORBITE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
대리인 / 주소
Bereskin & Parr LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l.
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초록▼
The present disclosure relates to processes for recovering rare earth elements from various materials. The processes can comprise leaching the at least one material with at least one acid so as to obtain a leachate comprising at least one metal ion and at least one rare earth element, and a solid, a
The present disclosure relates to processes for recovering rare earth elements from various materials. The processes can comprise leaching the at least one material with at least one acid so as to obtain a leachate comprising at least one metal ion and at least one rare earth element, and a solid, and separating the leachate from the solid. The processes can also comprise substantially selectively removing at least one of the at least one metal ion from the leachate and optionally obtaining a precipitate. The processes can also comprise substantially selectively removing the at least one rare earth element from the leachate and/or the precipitate.
대표청구항▼
1. A process for recovering at least one rare earth element and/or at least one rare metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga from at least one material, said process comprising: leaching said at least one material with HCl so as to obtain a leachate comprising a first metal ion
1. A process for recovering at least one rare earth element and/or at least one rare metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga from at least one material, said process comprising: leaching said at least one material with HCl so as to obtain a leachate comprising a first metal ion, a second metal ion, said at least one rare earth element and/or said at least one rare metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga, and a solid, and separating said leachate from said solid;substantially selectively removing said first metal ion from said leachate, thereby obtaining a composition comprising said second metal ion and said at least one rare earth element and/or said at least one rare metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga;substantially selectively removing at least partially said second metal ion from said composition, thereby obtaining a liquor comprising said at least one rare earth element and/or said at least one rare metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga; andsubstantially selectively removing said at least one rare earth element and/or at least one rare metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga from said liquor, wherein said liquor comprises GaCl3 and is reacted with a first extracting agent in order to substantially selectively extract GaCl3 therefrom, thereby obtaining a Ga-free solution and an extracted gallium solution, and separating said solutions from one another. 2. The process of claim 1, wherein said first metal ion is substantially selectively removed from said leachate by substantially selectively precipitating it from said leachate and removing it therefrom by carrying out a solid-liquid separation. 3. The process of claim 2, wherein said at least one rare earth element and/or said at least one rare metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga is substantially selectively precipitated, extracted and/or isolated from said liquor by means of a liquid-liquid extraction. 4. The process of claim 1, wherein said first metal ion is at least one aluminum ion and is substantially selectively removed from said leachate by substantially selectively precipitating it under the form of AlCl3 and removing it therefrom by carrying out a solid-liquid separation. 5. The process of claim 1, wherein said composition comprises HCl, said second metal ion, and said at least one rare earth element and/or said at least one rare metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga. 6. The process of claim 1, wherein said extracted GaCl3 is then precipitated and then converted into Ga2O3. 7. The process of claim 1, wherein the Ga-free solution is then reacted with another an extracting agent in order to substantially selectively extract cerium therefrom, thereby obtaining a Ce-free solution and an extracted cerium solution, and separating said solutions from one another. 8. The process of claim 7, wherein said cerium in said Ga-free solution is in the form of CeCl3. 9. The process of claim 8, further comprising reacting the Ce-free solution with a further extracting agent in order to substantially selectively extract scandium therefrom, thereby obtaining a Sc-free solution and an extracted scandium solution, and separating said solutions from one another. 10. The process of claim 9, further comprising reacting the Sc-free solution with still a further extracting agent in order to substantially selectively extract samarium, europium or a mixture thereof, thereby obtaining at least one of a Sm-free solution and Eu-free solution; and at least one of an extracted samarium and europium solution, and separating said solutions from one another. 11. The process of claim 10, further comprising reacting the Sm-free solution and/or Eu-free solution with still another extracting agent in order to substantially selectively extract gadolinium, thereby obtaining a Gd-free solution and an extracted gadolinium solution, and separating said solutions from one another. 12. The process of claim 11, further comprising reacting the Gd-free solution with yet another extracting agent in order to substantially selectively extract yttrium, thereby obtaining a Y-free solution and an extracted yttrium solution, and separating said solutions from one another. 13. The process of claim 12, further comprising reacting the Y-free solution with still yet another extracting agent in order to substantially selectively extract dysprosium and/or erbium, thereby obtaining a Dy-free solution and/or an Er-free solution and an extracted dysprosium and/or erbium solution, and separating said solutions from one another. 14. The process of claim 1, wherein said first extracting agent is tri-butyl phosphate in kerosene. 15. The process of claim 1, wherein said Ga-free solution is reacted with a precipitating agent for precipitating at least one rare earth element present in said Ga-free solution, thereby obtaining a precipitate containing said at least one rare earth element and recovering said precipitate via a solid-liquid separation. 16. The process of claim 1, wherein said at least one rare earth element is substantially selectively removed by means of a liquid-liquid extraction. 17. The process of claim 1, wherein said at least one rare element is selected from the group consisting of scandium, gallium, yttrium and cerium and said at least one rare metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga is gallium. 18. The process of claim 1, wherein said at least one rare earth element is scandium. 19. A process for recovering at least one rare earth element and/or at least one rare metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga from at least one material, said process comprising: leaching said at least one material with HCl so as to obtain a leachate comprising a first metal ion, a second metal ion, said at least one rare earth element and/or said at least one rare metal selected from the croup consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga, and a solid, and separating said leachate from said solid;substantially selectively removing said first metal ion from said leachate, thereby obtaining a composition comprising said second metal ion and said at least one rare earth element and/or said at least one rare metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga;substantially selectively removing at least partially said second metal ion from said composition, thereby obtaining a liquor comprising said at least one rare earth element and/or said at least one rare metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga;substantially selectively removing said at least one rare earth element and/or said at least one rare metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga from said liquor, wherein said liquor is reacted with a first extracting agent in order to substantially selectively extract gallium therefrom, thereby obtaining a Ga-free solution and an extracted gallium solution, and separating said solutions from one another; andreacting said Ga-free solution with a precipitating agent for precipitating at least one rare earth element present in said Ga-free solution, thereby obtaining a precipitate containing said at least one rare earth element and recovering said precipitate via a solid-liquid separation. 20. A process for recovering at least one rare earth element and/or at least one rare metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga from at least one material, said process comprising: leaching said at least one material with HCl so as to obtain a leachate comprising a first metal ion, a second metal ion, said at least one rare earth element and/or said at least one rare metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga, and a solid, and separating said leachate from said solid;substantially selectively removing said first metal ion from said leachate, thereby obtaining a composition comprising said second metal ion and said at least one rare earth element and/or said at least one rare metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga;substantially selectively removing at least partially said second metal ion from said composition, thereby obtaining a liquor comprising said at least one rare earth element and/or said at least one rare metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga, wherein said second metal ion is at least one iron ion and is substantially selectively removed from said composition by carrying out an hydrolysis so as to convert said at least one iron ion into Fe2O3 and removing said Fe2O3 from said composition by carrying out a solid-liquid separation, thereby obtaining said liquor comprising said at least one rare earth element and/or said at least one rare metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga from said liquor; andsubstantially selectively removing said at least one rare earth element and/or at least one rare metal selected from the group consisting of In, Zr, Li and Ga from said liquor.
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