Effects of Aluminum on Precipitation of Sm-Eu-Gd Carbonate
Received:September 25, 2019  Revised:September 29, 2019
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DOI:doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-7545.2020.02.001
KeyWord:aluminum; samarium; europium; gadolinium; precipitation
              
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GUO hui 北方稀土冶炼分公司
liu zhao-gang 内蒙古科技大学
WANG Ping 中国北方稀土(集团)高科技股份有限公司冶炼分公司
ZHANG Wen-bin 中国北方稀土(集团)高科技股份有限公司冶炼分公司
ZHANG Yong-hua 中国北方稀土(集团)高科技股份有限公司冶炼分公司
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Abstract:
      To address northern mixed light rare earths accounting for 2% of medium and heavy rare earths, effects of aluminum content, solution concentration, precipitation mode on formation and growth of crystal nucleus of Sm-Eu-Gd (SEG) carbonate were investigated. The results show that sediment is composed of Sm2(CO3)3?2.85H2O, Eu2(CO3)3?3H2O and Gd2(CO3)3?3H2O under the conditions including rare-earth concentration of 200 g/L, aluminum content of 0.018 g/L in SEG solution, crystal seed of 50%, and forward precipitation. Effect of aluminum hydrolysis can be eliminated if aluminum content is lower than 0.02 g/L, resulting in large size, high degree of crystallization, and easy filtration of Sm-Eu-Gd carbonate grains.
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