The Queen's University of Belfast

Seren Technologies Limited

Petroliam Nasional Berhad

Petroliam Nasional Berhard

Peter Nockemann

Ena Bradley

Donnacha Brolly

Martin Philip Atkins

John Holbrey

Geetha Srinivasan

Mahpuzah Abai

Yiran Zou

Kuah Y Cheun

Eadaoin McCourt

Kuah Yong Cheun

Kenneth Richard Seddon

Ruhela Ritesh

Ken Seddon

Eadaoin Mccourt

A method for extracting a rare earth metal from a mixture of one or more rare earth metals, said method comprising countercurrently contacting an acidic solution of the rare earth metal with a composition which comprises an ionic liquid to form an aqueous phase and a non-aqueous phase into which the rare earth metal has been selectively extracted.

Countercurrent rare earth separation process

A method for extracting a rare earth metal from a mixture of one or more rare earth metals, said method comprising contacting an acidic solution of the rare earth metal with a composition which comprises an ionic liquid to form an aqueous phase and a non-aqueous phase into which the rare earth metal has been selectively extracted, wherein the ionic liquid has the formula [Ca+][X′], where [X′] represents a phosphinate anion.

Enhanced separation of rare earth metals

A method for extracting a rare earth metal from a mixture of one or more rare earth metals, said method comprising contacting an acidic solution of the rare earth metal with a composition which comprises an ionic liquid to form an aqueous phase and a non-aqueous phase into which the rare earth metal has been selectively extracted; recovering the rare earth metal from the non-aqueous phase; and processing the recovered rare earth metal into a rare earth metal oxide.

Rare earth metal oxide process including extracting rare earth metal from acidic solution with an ionic liquid composition

A method for extracting a rare earth metal from a mixture of one or more rare earth metals, said method comprising contacting an acidic solution of the rare earth metal with a composition which comprises an ionic liquid to form an aqueous phase and a non-aqueous phase into which the rare earth metal has been selectively extracted.

Extracting rare earth metal from acidic solution by contacting with ionic liquid composition

Mercury is removed from a mercury-containing hydrocarbon fluid feed by utilizing ionic liquids. The mercury-containing hydrocarbon fluid feed is contacted with a metallate salt immobilized on a solid support material. A hydrocarbon fluid product having a reduced mercury content compared to the mercury-containing fluid feed is separated from the ionic liquid.

Process for removing metals from hydrocarbons

The present invention relates to a process for the removal of mercury from a mercury-containing hydrocarbon fluid feed using specifically selected ionic liquids comprising, contacting the mercury-containing hydrocarbon fluid feed with an ionic liquid having the formula [Cat][M][X] and separating from the ionic liquid a hydrocarbon fluid product having a reduced mercury content compared to the mercury-containing fluid feed.

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