METHOD FOR RECOVERING RARE EARTH METALS FROM SOLID MINERALS AND/OR BY-PRODUCTS OF SOLID MINERAL PROCESSING

摘要

The invention relates to the technology of recovery of rare-earth elements form both solid fossil and technology-related materials obtained by means of their target-oriented processing. Rare-earth elements recovery method include the acid leaching of ground to less than 100 µm solid fossil and technology-related materials with the mixture of sulphuric and nitric acid at ratio from 6:1 to 1:1 mass parts, at the concentration in mixture of acids less than 15 wt.% at liquid/solid phases ratio (L:S) from 2:1 to 6:1 mass parts. During the leaching operation progress the vacuum-impulse action is conducted during all operation of transferring of rare-earth elements compounds into a solution and obtaining of a precipitate of remained solid fossil and technology-related materials. The obtained precipitate of solid fossil and technology-related materials is separated from leaching solution. Separation of rare-earth elements from leaching solution is conducted using ion-exchange filter or membrane filter. When simplifying the method, the recovery rate of rare-earth elements both from phosphogypsum and solid fossil containing rare-earth elements into a solution increases.