Method for recovering reusable rare earth compounds
US5728355A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/20
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for recovering reusable rare earth compounds such as rare earth oxides, rare earth fluorides, or rare earth metals from rare earth alloy scrap in an effective and safe manner. The method includes the steps of: (a) pulverizing rare earth alloy scrap at least by hydrogenating the alloy scrap to obtain pulverized alloy scrap, (b) heating the pulverized alloy scrap to obtain an oxide, (c) contacting the oxide with an acid solution to leach rare earth element into the acid solution in the form of ions, and filtering a resulting solution containing rare earth ions to obtain a filtrate, and (d) forming a precipitate containing rare earth element from the filtrate.
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