CN113832348A - Method for recovering rare earth and cobalt elements from rare earth permanent magnet muddy waste - Google Patents

Method for recovering rare earth and cobalt elements from rare earth permanent magnet muddy waste Download PDF

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CN113832348A
CN113832348A CN202111101299.6A CN202111101299A CN113832348A CN 113832348 A CN113832348 A CN 113832348A CN 202111101299 A CN202111101299 A CN 202111101299A CN 113832348 A CN113832348 A CN 113832348A
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The application discloses a method for recovering rare earth and cobalt elements from rare earth permanent magnet muddy waste, which is characterized by comprising at least the following steps: (a) putting the leaching anode, the oxidation anode and the cathode into electrolyte for electrolysis; rare earth permanent magnet sludge waste is adsorbed on the leaching anode; production of H by oxygen evolution reaction in a leaching anode+Iron, cobalt and rare earth elements in the rare earth permanent magnet muddy waste on the leaching anode enter the electrolyte in the form of ions; oxidizing Fe in the electrolyte by the anode2+Is oxidized into Fe3+(ii) a OH produced by the cathodic reaction by hydrogen evolutionMixing Fe3+With Fe (OH)3Precipitation in the form of (1); (b) after the electrolysis is stopped, the pH of the electrolyte is adjusted to cause Fe3+With Fe (OH)3Adding oxalic acid into the filtrate obtained in the step (b) after the solid-liquid separation, and obtaining rare earth oxalate and Co-containing rare earth oxalate through the solid-liquid separation2+The solution of (1); rare earth oxalate is roasted to obtain rare earth oxide.

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Method for recovering rare earth and cobalt elements from rare earth permanent magnet muddy waste
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of resource recovery and environmental protection, and relates to a method for recovering rare earth and cobalt elements from rare earth permanent magnet muddy waste.
Background
Rare earth permanent magnet materials such as neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) and samarium cobalt (SmCo) are widely used in many fields such as electronic information, the aviation industry, medical equipment, energy transportation and the like due to their characteristics of light weight, small volume, strong magnetism and the like. In the sintered neodymium-iron-boron magnetic material, the rare earth elements (including Nd accounting for about 90 percent and the balance of Pr, Dy and Tb) account for 30-33 wt.%, Fe accounts for 50-65 wt.%, Co accounts for 4-6 wt.%, and B accounts for 1-2 wt.%. In samarium cobalt magnet, Sm accounts for 18-30 wt.%, Co accounts for 50 wt.%, and Fe accounts for 20 wt.%. The rare earth magnetic material is hard and brittle, and in the machining process, 30-40% of raw materials become massive leftover materials, and mud waste materials such as oil sludge and mill mud due to the working procedures of cutting, grinding and the like. As rare earth and cobalt are important strategic metals, the recovery of rare earth and cobalt from rare earth permanent magnet waste materials has important significance.
At present, the methods for recycling rare earth permanent magnet waste materials, mainly neodymium iron boron and samarium cobalt waste materials at home and abroad comprise a direct reuse method, pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy. For rare earth permanent magnet bulk waste, a direct reuse method is generally adopted for producing new permanent magnet materials. For rare earth permanent magnet sludge-like waste, hydrometallurgy is the main method for treating the rare earth permanent magnet sludge-like waste, and comprises a hydrochloric acid optimum dissolution method, a hydrochloric acid full dissolution method and a sulfate double salt method. Among them, the hydrochloric acid optimum solution method is most widely used. Generally, iron removal is required before recovery of rare earth elements. The key step in iron removal is the formation of Fe3+Then adjusting the pH to convert Fe3+With Fe (OH)3Is removed. To form, the scrap may be subjected to oxidative roasting in a pretreatment stepOr adding H to the leaching solution after acid dissolution of the waste2O2Of Fe2+Conversion to Fe3+. The energy consumption of oxidizing roasting is high; h2O2The oxidation process is slow. In conclusion, the hydrochloric acid optimum dissolution method still needs to consume a large amount of strong acid and strong base, and the leaching time is long; a large amount of waste water is discharged, so that the environmental pollution is caused; the whole recovery process has long flow and high cost. In addition, most treatment processes only involve rare earth recovery and little mention is made of Co recovery for neodymium iron boron scrap. Therefore, the invention provides a green and economic recovery method, which realizes the high-efficiency recovery of rare earth and cobalt in neodymium iron boron and samarium cobalt mud-shaped waste materials.
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The invention mainly solves the technical problem that the prior electrochemical technology is difficult to recover rare earth permanent magnet muddy waste with high resistance; also solves the problems of large acid-base consumption, serious environmental pollution and the like existing in the recovery treatment of rare earth alloy muddy waste by the existing hydrochloric acid optimum solution method. The invention aims to provide a method for recovering rare earth and cobalt from rare earth permanent magnet muddy waste. The method develops a double-anode electrolytic cell system with an impregnated anode and an oxidized anode, and utilizes the oxygen evolution reaction (2H) of the impregnated anode2O − 4e → 4H+ + O2×) generated H+In-situ and continuous leaching of rare earth permanent magnet sludge waste; using an oxidizing anode pair of Fe2+Carrying out in-situ oxidation to form Fe3+(Fe2+ − e → Fe3+). At the same time, the cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction (2H) is utilized2O + 2e→ 2OH + H2×) produced OHTo Fe3+The precipitate was removed. And finally, respectively recovering the rare earth and the cobalt by an oxalic acid precipitation method and a solvent extraction method. The electrochemical recovery method of rare earth permanent magnet muddy waste provided by the invention has the characteristics of environmental friendliness, simplicity, convenience, low cost and the like, the leaching efficiency and the acid and alkali consumption of the rare earth permanent magnet muddy waste can be regulated and controlled by adjusting the pH value of the electrolyte, the current/voltage and the like, the electrolyte (raffinate) can be recycled, and the large-scale industrial production can be realized.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for recovering rare earth and cobalt elements from rare earth permanent magnet sludge waste, comprising at least the following steps:
(a) putting the leaching anode, the oxidation anode and the cathode into electrolyte for electrolysis; rare earth permanent magnet sludge waste is adsorbed on the leaching anode; production of H by oxygen evolution reaction in a leaching anode+Iron, cobalt and rare earth elements in the rare earth permanent magnet muddy waste on the leaching anode enter the electrolyte in the form of ions; oxidizing Fe in the electrolyte by the anode2+Is oxidized into Fe3+(ii) a OH produced by the cathodic reaction by hydrogen evolutionMixing Fe3+With Fe (OH)3Precipitation in the form of (1);
(b) after the electrolysis is stopped, the pH of the electrolyte is adjusted to cause Fe3+With Fe (OH)3Precipitating in a form of removing iron by solid-liquid separation;
(c) adding oxalic acid into the filtrate obtained after solid-liquid separation in the step (b), and then carrying out solid-liquid separation to obtain rare earth oxalate and Co-containing rare earth oxalate2+The solution of (1);
preferably, the pH of the electrolyte in the step (a) is 2.0-4.0.
Preferably, when the mass ratio of the leaching amount of the rare earth permanent magnet muddy waste to the electrolyte in the step (b) reaches 1: 4-6, the electrolysis of the leaching anode is stopped as a batch, the oxidation anode is continuously operated for 0.5-2 h, and Fe is added2+Complete oxidation to Fe3 +And then adjusting the pH of the electrolyte to Fe3+With Fe (OH)3Is precipitated.
Preferably, the rare earth oxalate is calcined to obtain the rare earth oxide.
Preferably, the pH of the electrolyte in the step (b) is adjusted to be 4.0-5.0.
Preferably, the molar ratio of the oxalic acid added in the step (c) to the rare earth elements in the solution is 1.5-2.5.
Preferably, the method further comprises:
(d) introducing Co into said step (c)2+Adding an extracting agent into the solution to extract and separate cobalt to obtain raffinate and a cobalt-loaded organic phase; subjecting the cobalt-loaded organic phase toAnd (4) carrying out back extraction to obtain a purified cobalt solution.
Preferably, the Co-containing2+The solution is added with an extractant for extracting and separating cobalt, and the O/A ratio of the extraction is preferably 4-1: 1.
Preferably, the extractant is a saponified Cyanex272 extractant.
Preferably, the stripping is performed using sulfuric acid.
Preferably, the raffinate is recovered and recycled to example step (4) as electrolyte.
Preferably, the leaching anode is provided with a magnet for adsorbing rare earth permanent magnet muddy waste.
Preferably, before electrolysis, the rare earth permanent magnet alloy oil sludge/mill mud waste is put into a degreasing tank, petroleum ether is added to remove oil stains in the waste, the waste is dried, and then nonmagnetic impurities are removed through magnetic separation.
Preferably, there are two of said cathodes, the first cathode producing OH by hydrogen evolution reactionMixing Fe3+With Fe (OH)3Is precipitated, and copper ion electrodeposition reaction is performed on the second cathode.
The rare earth permanent magnet sludge waste material in the present application includes but is not limited to rare earth permanent magnet cutting waste material, sintered blank, unqualified product and powder waste material formed by crushing rare earth permanent magnet waste material scrapped after the service period is over.
The invention has the following beneficial effects
The hydrochloric acid optimal dissolution method has the problems of high requirement on the granularity of rare earth permanent magnet muddy waste, high acid and alkali consumption, energy conservation and environmental protection along with the discharge of a large amount of waste water and the like. The invention utilizes an inert double-anode system to carry out in-situ leaching on rare earth permanent magnet muddy waste, synchronously realizes the removal of iron and successfully recovers rare earth and cobalt elements. The method has the advantages of short process flow, simple process conditions, low acid and alkali consumption, no waste water discharge, maximized improvement on the recovery value of the rare earth permanent magnet waste, considerable economic, social and environmental protection benefits, and capability of meeting the requirements of large-scale commercial application.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an electrolytic cell for electrochemically treating neodymium iron boron sludge-like waste material according to the present invention.
Wherein: 1. neodymium iron boron sludge waste; 2. leaching the anode; 2', oxidizing the anode; 3. a cathode; 4. an electrolyte; 5. a magnet.
Figure 2 is a schematic of an electrolytic cell of the invention for electrochemically treating samarium cobalt sludge waste.
Wherein: 1. samarium cobalt sludge waste; 2. leaching the anode; 2', oxidizing the anode; 3. a cathode 1; 3', a cathode 2; 4. an electrolyte; 5. a magnet.
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(1) Pretreatment of neodymium iron boron sludge: putting the neodymium iron boron sludge waste into a degreasing tank, adding petroleum ether according to the volume ratio of 1:1 to remove oil stains and impurities in the waste, drying the cleaned neodymium iron boron sludge waste, and removing non-magnetic impurities through magnetic separation to obtain the dried clean neodymium iron boron sludge waste.
(2) Anode coating of neodymium iron boron sludge: in this example, a stainless steel sheet was used as the cathode and a commercial ruthenium iridium titanium mesh material was used as the inert anode (immersion anode + oxide anode). The neodymium iron boron sludge treated in example step (1) was uniformly coated on the surface of the leaching anode to a thickness of about 10 mm as shown in FIG. 1.
(3) Preparing electrolyte: 0.1 mol L of the mixture is prepared−1Sodium chloride (NaCl) solution was used as the electrolyte.
(4) Electrochemical leaching of neodymium iron boron sludge: as shown in FIG. 1, the anode for leaching coated with neodymium iron boron sludge from example step (2), the anode for oxidation and the cathode were placed in the electrolyte from example step (3) to conduct electrolysis. The electrolysis conditions were: the temperature is 20 ℃, the leaching anode current is 4.0A, the oxidation anode current is 2.0A, and the pH value of the electrolyte is maintained to be about 4.0 by dropwise adding concentrated hydrochloric acid. The (electro) chemical (semi) reaction equation involved in this step is as follows (RE: rare earth elements):
2H2O − 4e → 4H+ + O2↓ (1-1) anode reaction (leaching anode)
2RE2Fe14B + 74H+ → 4RE3+ + 28Fe2+ + 2B3+ + 37H2Leaching reaction of waste material ↓ (1-2)
RE2O3 + 6H+ → 4RE3+ + 3H2O (1-3) waste leaching reaction
Fe2O3 + 6H+ → 4Fe3+ + 3H2O (1-4) waste leaching reaction
Fe2+ − e → Fe3+(1-5) anodic reaction (Oxidation of Anode)
4Fe2+ + O2 + 4H+ → 4Fe3+ + 2H2O (1-6) oxidation reaction
Based on anode reaction and waste leaching reaction, elements in the neodymium iron boron mud-like waste enter the electrolyte in the form of ions in the electrolysis process. Meanwhile, the cathode mainly takes hydrogen evolution reaction and only has a small amount of iron ions (Fe)2+And Fe3+) Is deposited at the cathode in the form of metallic iron:
2H+ + 2e → H2↓ (1-7) cathode reaction
2H2O + 2e → 2OH + H2↓ (1-8) cathode reaction
Fe2+ + 2e→ Fe (1-9) cathode reaction
Fe3+ + 3e→ Fe (1-10) cathode reaction
Cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction to produce OHResulting in an increase in the pH of the electrolyte. To make Fe2+Is efficiently oxidized to Fe in the form of soluble ions3+And dropwise adding hydrochloric acid into the electrolyte to maintain the pH of the electrolyte to be about 2.0-4.0.
(5) Removing iron: when the mass ratio of the neodymium iron boron sludge-like waste material to the electrolyte at the anode reaches 1:5, the electrolysis of the leaching anode is suspended as a batch. The oxidation anode is continuously operated for 1 h, and Fe is added2+Complete oxidation to Fe3+. Then adjusting the pH value of the electrolyte to 4.0 to enable Fe3+With Fe (OH)3Is precipitated in a form, iron is removed through solid-liquid separation,and obtaining a rare earth and Co2+The filtrate of (1).
(6) Selective precipitation of rare earth elements: using rare earth oxalates (e.g., K)sp (Neodymium oxalate) = 1.3 × 10−31) With cobalt (K) oxalatesp (cobalt oxalate) = 6.0 × 10−8) Difference in solubility towards rare earth and Co2+Adding oxalic acid solution into the filtrate, wherein the molar ratio of oxalic acid to the rare earth elements in the filtrate is 1.5, and selectively precipitating the rare earth elements in the form of rare earth oxalate. Obtaining rare earth oxalate precipitate and Co-containing by solid-liquid separation2+The filtrate of (1). The rare earth oxalate is roasted for 2h at 900 ℃, and then the high-purity rare earth oxide is obtained.
(7) And (3) recovering cobalt: will contain Co2+The filtrate is extracted by a saponified Cyanex272 extracting agent to separate cobalt, and the extraction ratio of O/A is preferably 2: 1. Obtaining raffinate and a cobalt-loaded organic phase; the cobalt-loaded organic phase is 0.1 mol L−1And carrying out back extraction on the sulfuric acid to obtain a cobalt sulfate solution, and carrying out evaporative crystallization to obtain the cobalt sulfate heptahydrate. The raffinate was recovered and returned to example step (4) for recycle as electrolyte.
Since the electrolyte (raffinate) can be recycled, the loss of the rare earth element and the cobalt element is almost 0. In the present example, the recovery rate of rare earth elements in the neodymium iron boron mud waste material is as high as 99.7%, and the purity of rare earth oxide is as high as 99.4%; the recovery rate of the cobalt element is as high as 99.9 percent, and the purity of the cobalt sulfate heptahydrate is as high as 99.7 percent; the energy consumption of electrochemical treatment of each kilogram of neodymium iron boron sludge waste is only 4.25 kWh, the acid consumption is only 0.5 kilogram, and the alkali consumption is only 0.05 kilogram.
EXAMPLES example 2
(1) Pretreatment of samarium cobalt sludge waste: samarium cobalt sludge (Sm-Co type 2:17, for example, Sm2(Co x1-- y Fe x Cu y )17) Putting the obtained product into a degreasing tank, adding petroleum ether according to the volume ratio of 1:1 to remove oil stains and impurities in the waste, drying the cleaned samarium-cobalt mud-like waste, and removing non-magnetic impurities through magnetic separation to obtain dry samarium-cobalt mudAs waste material.
(2) Anode coating of samarium cobalt sludge waste: in this example, a stainless steel sheet was used as the cathode and a commercial ruthenium iridium titanium mesh material was used as the inert anode (immersion anode + oxide anode). The samarium cobalt sludge treated in example step (1) was uniformly coated on the surface of the anode to a thickness of about 10 mm as shown in figure 2.
(3) Preparing electrolyte: 0.2 mol L of the mixture is prepared−1Ammonium chloride (NH)4Cl) solution as an electrolyte.
(4) Electrochemical leaching of samarium cobalt sludge waste: the electrolytic solution was prepared by placing the leached anode coated with samarium cobalt sludge from example step (2), the oxidized anode and the cathode in the electrolyte from example step (3), as shown in FIG. 2. The electrolysis conditions were: the temperature is 20 ℃, the leaching anode current is 4.0A, the oxidation anode current is 2.0A, and the pH value of the electrolyte is maintained to be about 4.0 by dropwise adding concentrated hydrochloric acid. The (electro) chemical (semi) reaction equation involved in this step is as follows (RE: rare earth elements):
2H2O − 4e → 4H+ + O2↓ (2-1) anode reaction (leaching anode)
Sm2(Co x y1--Fe x Cu y )17 + 40H+ → 2Sm3+ + 17(1-x-y)Co2+ + 17xFe2+ + 17yCu2+ + 20H2Leaching reaction of waste material ↓ (2-2)
Sm2O3 + 6H+ → 2Sm3+ + 3H2O (2-3) waste leaching reaction
2CoO + 4H+ → 2Co2+ + 2H2O (2-4) waste leaching reaction
Fe2O3 + 6H+ → 2Fe3+ + 3H2O (2-5) waste leaching reaction
2CuO + 4H+ → 2Cu2+ + 2H2O (2-6) waste leaching reaction
Fe2+ − e → Fe3+(2-7) YangPolar reaction (Oxidation anode)
4Fe2+ + O2 + 4H+ → 4Fe3+ + 2H2O (2-8) oxidation reaction
Based on the anodic reaction and the leaching reaction of the waste, elements in the samarium cobalt sludge waste enter the electrolyte in the form of ions during the electrolysis process. Meanwhile, the cathode 1 is mainly used for hydrogen evolution reaction and only has a small amount of iron ions (Fe)2+And Fe3+) Is deposited as metallic iron at the cathode, and mainly consists of copper ion electrodeposition reaction (obtaining metallic copper) at the cathode 2:
2H+ + 2e → H2↓ (2-9) cathode 1 and 2 react
2H2O + 2e → 2OH + H2↓ (2-10) cathode 1 reaction
Cu2+ + 2e→ Cu (2-11) cathode 2 reaction
Fe2+ + 2eReaction at cathode 1 of → Fe (2-12)
Fe3+ + 3eReaction at cathode 1 of → Fe (2-13)
Cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction to produce OHResulting in an increase in the pH of the electrolyte. To make Fe2+Is efficiently oxidized to Fe in the form of soluble ions3+And dropwise adding hydrochloric acid into the electrolyte to maintain the pH of the electrolyte to be about 2.0-4.0.
(5) Removing iron: when the mass ratio of the leaching amount of the samarium cobalt mud-like waste material at the anode to the electrolyte reached 1:5, the electrolysis of the leached anode was suspended as a batch. The oxidation anode is continuously operated for 0.5 h to oxidize Fe2+Complete oxidation to Fe3+. Then adjusting the pH value of the electrolyte to 4.0 to enable Fe3+With Fe (OH)3Is precipitated, is removed of iron by solid-liquid separation, and Sm-containing3+And Co2+The filtrate of (1).
(6) Selective precipitation of samarium: using samarium oxalate (e.g., K)sp (samarium oxalate) = 4.5 × 10−32) With cobalt (K) oxalatesp (cobalt oxalate) = 6.0 × 10−8) Difference in solubility towards rare earth and Co2+Adding oxalic acid into the filtrateThe molar ratio of oxalic acid to the rare earth elements in the filtrate is 1.5, and the samarium is selectively precipitated in the form of samarium oxalate. Obtaining samarium oxalate precipitate and Co-containing by solid-liquid separation2+The filtrate of (1). Roasting samarium oxalate at 900 ℃ for 2h to obtain the high-purity rare earth oxide.
(7) And (3) recovering cobalt: will contain Co2+The filtrate is extracted by a saponified Cyanex272 extracting agent to separate cobalt, and the extraction ratio of O/A is preferably 2: 1. Obtaining raffinate and a cobalt-loaded organic phase; the cobalt-loaded organic phase is 0.1 mol L−1And carrying out back extraction on the sulfuric acid to obtain a cobalt sulfate solution, and carrying out evaporative crystallization to obtain the cobalt sulfate heptahydrate. The raffinate was recovered and returned to example step (4) for recycle as electrolyte.
Note that, since the electrolyte (raffinate) can be recycled, the loss of samarium and cobalt elements is almost 0. In the example, the recovery rate of samarium element in the samarium cobalt mud waste is as high as 99.8 percent, and the purity of samarium oxide is as high as 99.6 percent; the recovery rate of the cobalt element is as high as 99.9 percent, and the purity of the cobalt sulfate heptahydrate is as high as 99.8 percent; and the energy consumption of electrochemical treatment of each kilogram of samarium cobalt mud waste is only 4.02 kWh, the acid consumption is only 0.7 kilogram, and the alkali consumption is only 0.035 kilogram.
The method for recovering rare earth elements and cobalt from neodymium iron boron and samarium cobalt mud-like waste has the following beneficial characteristics: the method realizes very high rare earth recovery efficiency and high-purity rare earth oxide and cobalt sulfate heptahydrate; the electrolyte (raffinate) is recycled, and the waste water discharge is avoided. The whole process has the advantages of low acid and alkali consumption, low energy consumption, simple treatment process and obvious industrialization advantage.
The above examples are only described to help understand the core idea of the present invention; meanwhile, for a person skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present invention, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention.

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1. A method for recovering rare earth and cobalt elements from rare earth permanent magnet sludge-like waste materials is characterized by comprising at least the following steps:
(a) putting the leaching anode, the oxidation anode and the cathode into electrolyte for electrolysis; rare earth permanent magnet sludge waste is adsorbed on the leaching anode; production of H by oxygen evolution reaction in a leaching anode+Iron, cobalt and rare earth elements in the rare earth permanent magnet muddy waste on the leaching anode enter the electrolyte in the form of ions; oxidizing Fe in the electrolyte by the anode2+Is oxidized into Fe3+(ii) a OH produced by the cathodic reaction by hydrogen evolutionMixing Fe3+With Fe (OH)3Precipitation in the form of (1);
(b) after the electrolysis is stopped, the pH of the electrolyte is adjusted to cause Fe3+With Fe (OH)3Precipitating in a form of removing iron by solid-liquid separation;
(c) adding oxalic acid into the filtrate obtained after solid-liquid separation in the step (b), and then carrying out solid-liquid separation to obtain rare earth oxalate and Co-containing rare earth oxalate2 +The solution of (1).
2. The method for recovering rare earth and cobalt elements from rare earth permanent magnet sludge waste material according to claim 1, wherein the pH of the electrolyte in the step (a) is 2.0-4.0.
3. The method for recovering rare earth and cobalt from rare earth permanent magnet sludge waste according to claim 1, wherein when the mass ratio of leaching amount of rare earth permanent magnet sludge waste to electrolyte in the step (b) reaches 1: 4-6, electrolysis of the leaching anode is stopped as a batch, the oxidation anode is continuously operated for 0.5-2 h, and Fe is added2+Complete oxidation to Fe3+And then adjusting the pH of the electrolyte to Fe3+With Fe (OH)3Is precipitated.
4. The method for recovering rare earth and cobalt elements from rare earth permanent magnet sludge waste material according to claim 1, wherein the pH of the electrolyte in the step (b) is adjusted to 4.0-5.0.
5. The method for recovering rare earth and cobalt elements from rare earth permanent magnet sludge waste material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the molar ratio of the oxalic acid added in the step (c) to the rare earth elements in the solution is 1.5-2.5.
6. The method for recovering rare earth and cobalt elements from rare earth permanent magnet sludge waste material according to claim 1, further comprising:
(d) introducing Co into said step (c)2+Adding an extracting agent into the solution to extract and separate cobalt to obtain raffinate and a cobalt-loaded organic phase; and carrying out organic reverse extraction on the loaded cobalt to obtain a purified cobalt solution.
7. The method for recovering rare earth and cobalt elements from rare earth permanent magnet sludge waste material according to claim 1, wherein the Co-containing material is Co-containing2+Adding an extracting agent into the solution to extract and separate cobalt, wherein the extraction ratio of O/A is 4-1: 1.
8. The method for recovering rare earth and cobalt elements from rare earth permanent magnet sludge waste according to claim 1, wherein the leaching anode is provided with a magnet for adsorbing the rare earth permanent magnet sludge waste.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the rare earth permanent magnet alloy sludge/mill mud waste is placed in a degreasing tank before electrolysis, petroleum ether is added to remove oil stains in the waste, the waste is dried, and then nonmagnetic impurities are removed by magnetic separation.
10. The process for recovery of rare earth and cobalt elements from rare earth permanent magnet sludge as claimed in claim 1, wherein there are two cathodes, the first one of which produces OH by hydrogen evolution reactionMixing Fe3+With Fe (OH)3Is precipitated, and copper ion electrodeposition reaction is performed on the second cathode.
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