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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
May. 31, 2007
Robert Otto, Stadtbergen, DE;
Agnieszka Wojtalewicz-kasprzak, Emlichhelm, DE;
Robert Otto, Stadtbergen, DE;
Agnieszka Wojtalewicz-Kasprzak, Emlichhelm, DE;
OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung, Munich, DE;
Abstract
Method for recovery of rare earths from fluorescent lamps. The method comprises six steps. •The individual process steps are: Mechanical separation of coarse components. •Separation of the halophosphate. •Extraction in acids of easily soluble rare-earth fluorescent substances (mainly Y, Eu-oxide) •Extraction in acids of rare-earth fluorescent substances which dissolve with difficulty (for example rare-earth phosphates) •Breakdown of the remaining components which contain rare earths (for example rare-earth-aluminates) •Final treatment.