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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2018
Ii-vi Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Wen-Qing Xu, Medfield, MA (US);
Marie Ysabel R. Abella, E.B. Magalona, PH;
Gomer M. Abrenica, Manaoag, PH;
Louie I. Bedes, Quezon, PH;
Vincent D. Mattera, Orefield, PA (US);
Shailesh Patkar, Irwin, PA (US);
II-VI Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A method for extracting rare earth metals from an acidic slurry or an acidic solution. The method includes providing an acidic slurry or acidic solution; adding a composite comprising an extractant and a polymer resin; mixing the composite with the acidic slurry or acidic solution to form a mixture slurry or solution; and separating the mixture slurry or solution into a rare-earth-metal-loaded composite and a raffinate slurry or solution. The acidic slurry or acidic solution comprises at least one rare earth metal and at least one early transition metal and/or at least one actinide metal.