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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Seren Technologies Limited, Redcar, GB;
Inventors:
Peter Nockemann, Antrim, GB;
Donnacha Brolly, Redcar, GB;
Ena Bradley, Redcar, GB;
Eadaoin McCourt, Redcar, GB;
Assignee:
Seren Technologies Limited, London, GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 3/00 (2006.01); C22B 3/38 (2006.01); C01F 17/224 (2020.01); C22B 1/248 (2006.01); C22B 3/06 (2006.01); C22B 3/10 (2006.01); C22B 59/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 3/3842 (2021.05); C01F 17/224 (2020.01); C22B 1/248 (2013.01); C22B 3/065 (2013.01); C22B 3/10 (2013.01); C22B 59/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.