36results about "Rare earth metal nitrates" patented technology

A method of recovering a rare earth constituent from a phosphor is presented. The method can include a number of steps (a) to (d). In step (a), the phosphor is fired with an alkali material under conditions sufficient to decompose the phosphor into a mixture of oxides. A residue containing rare earth oxides is extracted from the mixture in step (b). In step (c), the residue is treated to obtain a solution, which comprises rare earth constituents in salt form. Rare earth constituents are separated from the solution in step (d).

The objective of the present invention is to selectively extract cobalt from an acidic solution containing a high concentration of manganese. This cobalt extraction method extracts cobalt from an acidic solution containing manganese and cobalt by subjecting the acidic solution to solvent extraction by means of a valuable metal extraction agent comprising an amide derivative represented by general formula (I). The valuable metal extraction agent is represented by the general formula. In the formula: R1 and R2 each represent the same or different alkyl group; R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; and R4 represents a hydrogen atom or any given group aside from an amino group bonded to the α carbon as an amino acid. Preferably, the general formula has a glycine unit, a histidine unit, a lysine unit, an aspartic acid unit, or an N-methylglycine unit. Preferably, the pH of the acidic solution is 3.5-5.5 inclusive.

A method is described to produce high purity rare earth oxides of the elements La, Ce, Tb, Eu and Y from phosphor, such as waste phosphor powders originating in various consumer products. One approach involves leaching the powder in two stages and converting to two groups of relatively high purity mixed rare earth oxides. The first group containing Eu and Y is initially separated by solvent extraction. Once separated, Eu is purified using Zn reduction with custom apparatus. Y is purified by running another solvent extraction process using tricaprylmethylammonium chloride. Ce is separated from the second group of oxides, containing La, Ce and Tb by using solvent extraction. Subsequently, La and Tb are separated from each other and converted to pure oxides by using solvent extraction processes. A one-stage leaching process, wherein all rare earths get leached into the solution and subsequently processed, is also described.

Shaded, zirconia ceramic materials are disclosed that are suitable for use in dental applications. Ceramic bodies are made from a zirconia-containing ceramic material and a coloring composition comprising a terbium (Tb)-containing component and a chromium (Cr)-containing component as a coloring agent. The pre-shaded ceramic body is machinable into a dental restoration either as a bisque body or sintered body. A pre-shaded machinable sintered ceramic body may obviate the need for further processing steps, such as shading or sintering, and may be suitable for use in chair-side machining applications, such as in a dentist's office, significantly reducing the time to create a custom finished product.

The present invention relates to methods for the separation of rare earth elements from aqueous solutions and, more particularly, to the separation of lanthanides (e.g., neodymium(III)) from aqueous solutions using an organo phosphorus functionalized adsorbent.

A method for supercritical fluid extraction of metal from a source, the method comprising: providing a reactor chamber; providing a source comprising a target metal; optionally, providing a chelatingagent; providing a solvent; adding the source comprising the target metal, the chelating agent and the solvent into the reactor chamber; adjusting the temperature and pressure in the reactor chamber so that the solvent is heated and compressed above its critical temperature and pressure; optionally, providing mechanical agitation to the reactor chamber; and recovering a chelate comprising the target metal.

The invention discloses a reaction device and a method for preparing a superfine rare earth compound through the same. The reaction device comprises an end cover (1), at least two feeding pipes (2), a cylinder (3), a discharging port (4) and nozzles (5); the feeding pipes stretch into the cylinder (3), and the nozzles (5) are installed at the tail ends of outlets of all the feeding pipes (2); one end of the cylinder (3) is connected with the end cover (1), the other end of the cylinder (3) is connected with the discharging port (4), and the cylinder (3) is in sealed connection with the end cover (1) and the discharging port (4). According to the method, rare earth feed liquid and a precipitator are pumped into the reaction device through the different feeding pipes (2) respectively to react quickly, and the superfine rare earth compound is obtained. The reaction device is small and simple in structure, convenient to make and use, quite suitable for fluid mixing, dispersion, precipitation reactions and other tests or production and easy to clean, and can be used independently or in a combined mode.

A method for preparing a rare earth-containing ammonium paratungstate composite powder, which includes alkali treatment or acid treatment to obtain an ammonium tungstate solution, impurity removal treatment of the ammonium tungstate solution, and evaporative crystallization, and the method adds rare earth elements in the form of a rare earth salt solution. into a pure ammonium tungstate solution to obtain an ammonium paratungstate / rare earth salt composite powder in which rare earth elements are fully and uniformly distributed. The method steps of the invention include: (1) preparing an ammonium tungstate solution; (2) preparing a homogeneous and stable rare earth salt solution; (3) preparing a precursor composite solution; (4) evaporating and crystallizing to obtain a rare earth-containing ammonium paratungstate composite powder. In the invention, the rare earth salt solution is directly added to the ammonium tungstate solution of the intermediate product for preparing APT, and then the ammonium paratungstate / rare earth salt composite powder is obtained by evaporation and crystallization, and the ammonium paratungstate / rare earth salt can be realized by slightly modifying the existing industrialized APT production line. Mass production of composite powders.

An electrochemical metal alloy identification device employing electrolytes to measure and identify different potentials of alloys is presented. This includes physical structure, disposables, electrical systems, control circuitry, and algorithms to identify alloys.

The invention provides a method for recovering scandium from an acidic solution containing scandium. The method having [a] a precipitation step wherein sodium sulfate is added into the acidic solution containing scandium to obtain a precipitate of a scandium double sulfate; [b] a neutralization step wherein pure water is added to the precipitate of a scandium double sulfate to dissolve the precipitate of a scandium double sulfate therein, and scandium hydroxide is obtained by adding a neutralizing agent into the dissolution liquid; and [c] a re-dissolution step wherein an acid is added to the scandium hydroxide obtained in the neutralization step, so that a scandium dissolution after purification, in which the scandium hydroxide is dissolved, is obtained.

The invention relates to a hydrometallurgical process which makes it possible to selectively recover at least one “heavy” rare earth metal, i.e. a rare earth metal with an atomic number at least equal to 62, that is in an acidic aqueous phase resulting from the treatment of spent or scrapped permanent magnets. It also relates to a hydrometallurgical process which makes it possible to selectively recover, on the one hand, at least one heavy rare earth metal present in an acidic aqueous phase resulting from the treatment of spent or scrapped permanent magnets and, on the other hand, at least one “light” rare earth metal, i.e. a rare earth metal with an atomic number at most equal to 61, that is also in this acidic aqueous phase. The invention has in particular an application in the recycling of rare earth metals present in spent or scrapped permanent magnets of the type Neodymium-Iron-Boron (or NdFeB) and, in particular, dysprosium, praseodymium and neodymium, and also in the recycling of samarium present in spent or scrapped permanent magnets of the type samarium-cobalt (or SmCo).

The invention discloses a YSZ (yttria-stabilized zirconia)-based mixed potential type hydrogen sulfide (H2S) sensor with La2NiO4 used as a sensitive electrode and a method for preparing the YSZ-basedmixed potential type hydrogen sulfide sensor, and belongs to the technical field of gas sensors. The YSZ-based mixed potential type hydrogen sulfide sensor is mainly used for detecting toxic gas H2S in industrial production and daily life. The YSZ-based mixed potential type hydrogen sulfide sensor sequentially comprises an Al2O3 ceramic plate with Pt heating electrodes, a YSZ-based plate, a Pt reference electrode and the La2NiO4 sensitive electrode. The reference electrode and the sensitive electrode are independently and symmetrically prepared at two ends of the upper surface of the YSZ-basedplate, and the lower surface of the YSZ-based plate is adhered with the Al2O3 ceramic plate with the Pt heating electrodes. The YSZ-based mixed potential type hydrogen sulfide sensor and the method have the advantages that the La2NiO4 with high electrochemical catalytic activity is used as the sensitive electrode, the quantities of citric acid and the like which are added in material synthesis procedures are changed, accordingly, the electrochemical catalytic activity of sensitive electrode materials can be enhanced, and effects of improving the sensitivity characteristics of the YSZ-based mixed potential type hydrogen sulfide sensor can be realized; a short temperature pulse is applied in sensor recovery procedure, accordingly, the recovery time of the YSZ-based mixed potential type hydrogen sulfide sensor can be shortened, and the purpose of enhancing the response and recovery characteristics of the YSZ-based mixed potential type hydrogen sulfide sensor can be achieved.