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Application of chromatographic plate theory on the weathered crust elution-deposited rare earth ore with carboxylate

Zhang Zhenyue, Wang Guangshuai, Li Chunhua, Chi Ruan, Long Fei, Chen Zhuo, Chi Xiao Wang, Liu Defeng

Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing

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2021

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Vol. 57, iss. 4

48--62

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To improve the leaching process of rare earth and reduce the impurities in the leachate, the carboxylate ammonium, such as ammonium acetate, ammonium citrate and ammonium tartrate, were selected as lixiviant to compare the effects of concentration, flow rate, pH and temperature on leaching mass process of rare earth and aluminum. Meanwhile, the leaching behaviors of rare earth and aluminum leached by three kinds of carboxylate ammonium were analyzed by chromatographic plate theory. The relationship between the flow rate and height equivalent (HETP) could fit well with the Van Deemter equation and there was an optimal flow rate (uopt) for the leaching of the rare earth and aluminum. Besides, the conditions of carboxylate ammonium lixiviant were optimized. The optimum concentrations of ammonium acetate, ammonium tartrate and ammonium citrate were 15 g/L, 25 g/L and 5 g/L respectively, the leaching flow rate was 0.50 mL/min, the pH value was approximatively 7.00 and the leaching temperature was 293 K to 303 K. At these conditions, the mass transfer efficiencies of three ammonium carboxylates for rare earth and aluminum was in the order of ammonium acetate > ammonium tartrate > ammonium citrate. Moreover, the ammonium acetate could commendably inhibit aluminum ions entering the lixivium.

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Seepage process on weathered crust elution-deposited rare earth ores with ammonium carboxylate solution

Zou Hualiang, Zhang Zhenyue, Chen Zhuo, Liu Defeng, Chai Xiuwei, Zhang Han, Chi Ru-an

Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing

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2020

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Vol. 56, iss. 1

89--101

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In order to reveal the seepage law of ammonium carboxylate solution in the in-situ leaching process of weathered crust elution-deposited rare earth ores, the effects of concentration, pH, temperature, particle size and porosity on permeability were discussed in this paper. The results shown that the seepage of the leaching agent solutions in the rare earth ore follows Darcy's law and displays a laminar flow under the conditions of this experiment and seepage velocity can be increased by changing leaching conditions. The permeability coefficients are inversely proportional to concentrations of ammonium acetate, ammonium tartrate and ammonium citrate whose concentration is greater than 0.7wt%, because the insoluble complexes formed by the reaction of ammonium citrate with RE3+ at lower concentration n decrease the permeability coefficient. The permeability coefficients of ammonium carboxylate solutions increase firstly and then decrease with the pH increased. The maximum of permeability coefficients of ammonium acetate, ammonium tartrate and ammonium citrate solution were 2.92, 1.91 and 2.70, respectively, while the pH of solution were 5, 6 and 7, respectively. Increasing temperature is beneficial for the seepage of ammonium carboxylate solution in orebody, therefore, it is helpful for leaching operation in summer. Moreover, clay minerals particle size and porosity are the key factors affecting the permeability of ammonium carboxylate solution in orebody. The permeability coefficients of ammonium acetate, ammonium tartrate and ammonium citrate solutions are 2.92×104cm/s,1.90×10-4cm/s and 2.69×10-4cm/s, respectively, at the same temperature of 293K, original particle size and porosity of the ore. Ammonium acetate solution has the best permeability in orebody.

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Seepage mechanism during in-situ leaching process of weathered crust elution-deposited rare earth ores with magnesium salt

Liu Defeng, Zhang Zhenyue, Chi Ruan

Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing

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2020

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Vol. 56, iss. 2

350--362

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To reveal seepage mechanism during in-situ leaching process of weathered crust elution deposited rare earth ores with magnesium salt, the effects of particle gradation, particle migration, Atterberg limit on the permeability coefficient were investigated, and the relation between the particle size and rare earth content was discussed. The results showed that the ore in the humic layer (HL) with high porosity and permeability was uniformly graded particles. The ore in the completely weathered layer (CWL) with low porosity and permeability belonged to dense-graded particles. The ore in the partly weathered layer (PWL) was open-graded particles, whose permeability fell in between the HL and the PWL. The change of -0.075mm particles content was the largest in the leaching process. When - 0.075mm particle content was less than 30%, the migration ability of fine particles and the permeability coefficient decreased gradually. On the contrary, the migration ability of fine particles gradually remained stable, and the change in the permeability coefficient was not obvious. The liquid limit (LL) in the Atterberg limit of HL, CWL and PWL was inversely proportional to the permeability coefficient, and followed the order: LLHL < LLPWL < LLCWL. With the -0.075mm particle content increasing, the LL of the ore samples increased gradually and finally tended to be stable. The peak value of rare earth concentration appeared earlier and the rare earth content decreased gradually with the increase of the ore particle size. This work provided a theoretical basis for achieving high-efficient mining of weathered crust elution-deposited rare earth ores.