Citation: Jiawei Lu, Kebao He, Yi Wang, Geng Chen, Hanqin Weng, Mingzhang Lin. An effective process for the separation of U(Ⅵ), Th(Ⅳ) from rare earth elements by using ionic liquid Cyphos IL 104[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2022, 33(7): 3422-3428. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.03.089 shu

An effective process for the separation of U(Ⅵ), Th(Ⅳ) from rare earth elements by using ionic liquid Cyphos IL 104

School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China

gelin@ustc.edu.cn

Received Date: 17 December 2021
Revised Date: 22 March 2022
Accepted Date: 22 March 2022
Available Online: 24 March 2022

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Separation and recovery of U(Ⅵ) and Th(Ⅳ) from rare earth minerals is a very challenging work in rare earth industrial production. In the present study, a homemade membrane emulsification circulation (MEC) extractor was used to separate U(Ⅵ) and Th(Ⅳ) from rare earth elements by using Cyphos IL 104 as an extractant. Batch experiments were carried out using a constant temperature oscillator to investigate the extraction parameters of the single element and the results indicated that Cyphos IL 104 could reach the extraction equilibrium within 30 min for all the three elements, i.e., U(Ⅵ), Th(Ⅳ), and Eu(Ⅲ). Besides, the MEC extractor possessed a strong phase separation ability. The extraction efficiencies of U(Ⅵ), Th(Ⅳ), La(Ⅲ), Eu(Ⅲ) and Yb (Ⅲ) increased with the increase of pH. La(Ⅲ), Eu(Ⅲ) and Yb(Ⅲ) were hardly extracted when pH ≤ 1.50, which was beneficial for effectively separating U(Ⅵ) and Th(Ⅳ) from La(Ⅲ), Eu(Ⅲ) and Yb(Ⅲ). In the multi-stages stripping experiments, when the stripping stage number was 3, the effective separation could be achieved by using HCl and H₂SO₄, since the stripping efficiency reached 80.0% and 100.0% for Th(Ⅳ) and U(Ⅵ), respectively. Slope method and FT-IR spectra showed that Cyphos IL 104 reacted with U(Ⅵ) and Th(Ⅳ) by chelation mechanism. The extraction of multi-elements indicated that U(Ⅵ) and Th(Ⅳ) could be well separated from the solution which contains all rare earth elements, and the extraction efficiencies of U(Ⅵ) and Th(Ⅳ) both were close to 100.0%. Based on the above experimental results, a flowchart for efficient separation of U(Ⅵ) and Th(Ⅳ) from rare earth elements was proposed.
- Rare earth elements,
- Actinides,
- Solvent extraction,
- Membrane emulsification,
- Ionic liquid
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