JPS63103825A - Separation method for rare earth element - Google Patents

Separation method for rare earth element

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JPS63103825A
JPS63103825A JP61245490A JP24549086A JPS63103825A JP S63103825 A JPS63103825 A JP S63103825A JP 61245490 A JP61245490 A JP 61245490A JP 24549086 A JP24549086 A JP 24549086A JP S63103825 A JPS63103825 A JP S63103825A
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rare earth
eluent
earth elements
earth element
exchange resin
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Kenji Hiramatsu
賢士 平松
Tsuyoshi Yamada
強 山田
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Resonac Holdings Corp
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Showa Denko KK
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to recover an eluent in a high concentration and economically carry out separation of a rare earth element, by recovering the eluent using a strong acidic cation exchange resin in separating the rare earth element with a hydroxy acid as the eluent using an ion exchanger. CONSTITUTION:A rare earth element is separated with an ion exchanger using a hydroxy acid as an eluent. In the process, a strong acidic cation exchange resin is used to recover the eluent. The hydroxy acid as the eluent can be efficiently recovered and the eluent can be circulated for use.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 (産業上の利用分野) 本発明は、希土類元素のイオン交換法による分離方法に
関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a method for separating rare earth elements using an ion exchange method.

(従来の技術) 希土類元素を、イオン交換法によシ各元素に分離する方
法は公知である。この方法は各種の希土類元素を含む水
溶液を、イオン交換樹脂を充填したカラムに通液し、希
土類元素をカラムに吸着させEDTAやヒドロキシ酸な
どの溶離液を上記カラムに通し、吸着した希土類元素を
溶離展開させ、各元素毎に分離する方法である。
(Prior Art) A method of separating rare earth elements into various elements by an ion exchange method is known. In this method, an aqueous solution containing various rare earth elements is passed through a column packed with ion exchange resin, the rare earth elements are adsorbed onto the column, and an eluent such as EDTA or hydroxy acid is passed through the column to remove the adsorbed rare earth elements. This is a method of elution and development to separate each element.

この方法は、物理的・化学的性質が近似しておシ、分離
することが困難な希土類元素混合物を各種の元窒に精度
よく分離できる極めて有力な方法である。
This method is an extremely effective method for accurately separating rare earth element mixtures, which have similar physical and chemical properties and are difficult to separate, into various basic nitrogen elements.

各元素毎に分離された溶出液は、希土類元素と溶離液と
の混合物化合物又は錯体であるがこれに蓚酸などを添加
して沈殿を析出せしめ、この沈殿を濾過して希土類元素
を回収する。この場合に、沈殿を濾過しだ液から溶離液
を回収しないと大量の溶離剤が無駄となシ好ましくない
。溶離液として、EDTAを使用した場合は、蓚酸を加
える前に、−を1前後に調整してEDTAを析出させ、
予めEDTAを分離回収する。
The eluate separated for each element is a mixture compound or complex of the rare earth element and the eluent, and oxalic acid or the like is added to it to precipitate it, and this precipitate is filtered to recover the rare earth element. In this case, unless the precipitate is filtered and the eluent is recovered from the soot, a large amount of eluent will be wasted, which is undesirable. When EDTA is used as an eluent, before adding oxalic acid, adjust - to around 1 to precipitate EDTA.
EDTA is separated and recovered in advance.

ヒドロキシ酸系の溶離液の回収法として、特公昭50−
3975に開示された方法がある。
As a method for recovering hydroxy acid-based eluents,
There is a method disclosed in No. 3975.

この方法は、分離された希土類元素を含有する溶出液を
弱酸性陽イオン交換樹脂層に通して、弱酸性陽イオン交
換樹脂層に、分離された希土類イオンを吸着せしめて溶
離液を回収循環再使用するとともに、別に鉱酸を用いて
弱酸性陽イオン交換樹脂層に吸着された希土類元素を濃
厚溶液として溶出せしめるものである。
In this method, the eluate containing the separated rare earth elements is passed through a weakly acidic cation exchange resin layer, the separated rare earth ions are adsorbed on the weakly acidic cation exchange resin layer, and the eluate is recovered and recycled. At the same time, the rare earth elements adsorbed on the weakly acidic cation exchange resin layer are eluted as a concentrated solution using a mineral acid.

しかしこの場合′、溶離液のクエン酸濃度が0.1−程
度であり、この濃度が高いと、吸着がおこらす溶離液と
希土類元素との分離ができず、溶離液の回収が困難とな
る。
However, in this case, the citric acid concentration of the eluent is about 0.1-, and if this concentration is high, the eluent, which causes adsorption, cannot be separated from the rare earth element, making it difficult to recover the eluent. .

希土類元素を陽イオン交換体を用いて分離するに当り、
処理量を上げて生産性を向上する為には溶離液の濃度を
あげる必要があシ、高濃度の溶離液の回収方法の開発が
望まれていた。
When separating rare earth elements using a cation exchanger,
In order to increase throughput and improve productivity, it is necessary to increase the concentration of the eluent, and it has been desired to develop a method for recovering high-concentration eluent.

なお、溶離液としては、EDTAや乳酸など各種ヒドロ
キシ酸が使用されるが、ヒドロキシ酸のナトリウム型ア
ンモニア型のものを使用すれば、gDTAを使用すると
きのように、保持イオンとして、Cu2+イオン等を吸
着させる必要がない。即ち、ヒドロキシ酸を使用すれば
、希土類元素の分離と樹脂の再生が同時にでき極めて経
済的である。
Various hydroxy acids such as EDTA and lactic acid are used as the eluent, but if sodium or ammonia type hydroxy acids are used, Cu2+ ions, etc. will be retained as retained ions, as is the case when gDTA is used. There is no need to adsorb it. That is, if a hydroxy acid is used, the rare earth element can be separated and the resin can be regenerated at the same time, which is extremely economical.

(発明が解決しようとする問題点) 本発明は、上記の従来の技術の欠点を改善して、ヒドロ
キシ酸を用いた溶離液の回収方法、特に溶離液の濃度が
高い場合においても利用できる回収方法を提供しようと
するものである。
(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The present invention improves the drawbacks of the above-mentioned conventional techniques and provides a method for recovering an eluent using a hydroxy acid, which can be used especially when the concentration of the eluent is high. It is intended to provide a method.

(問題点を解決するだめの手段) 本発明は、イオン交換法によシ希土類元素を分離する際
に溶離液として用いたヒドロキシ酸を効率よく回収する
だめの方法を提供するものであり、その要旨は溶離液に
ヒドロキシ酸を用い、イオン交換体によって希土類元素
を分離する方法において、強酸性の陽イオン交換樹脂を
用いて溶離液を回収することを特徴とする希土類元素の
分離方法である。
(Alternative Means to Solve the Problems) The present invention provides an alternative method for efficiently recovering hydroxy acids used as eluents when separating rare earth elements by an ion exchange method. The gist is a method for separating rare earth elements using a hydroxy acid as an eluent and separating rare earth elements using an ion exchanger, which is characterized by recovering the eluent using a strongly acidic cation exchange resin.

第1図に、イオン交換樹脂を使用した希土類元素の分離
方法の概略を示す工程図を示す。原液タンク1には、分
離すべき各種希土類元素を含む水溶液が貯えられておシ
、この原液が分離カラム3に通液され、分離カラムに希
土類元素が吸7”nされる。分離カラムには、通常ダウ
エックス5QW−X8等のイオン交換樹脂が充填されて
いる。
FIG. 1 shows a process diagram outlining a method for separating rare earth elements using an ion exchange resin. The stock solution tank 1 stores an aqueous solution containing various rare earth elements to be separated, and this stock solution is passed through the separation column 3, and the rare earth elements are absorbed into the separation column. , usually filled with an ion exchange resin such as DOWEX 5QW-X8.

吸着後、溶離液タンク2よp1溶離液をカラムに通し、
吸着された希土類元素を展開分離する。
After adsorption, pass the p1 eluent from eluent tank 2 through the column,
The adsorbed rare earth elements are developed and separated.

溶離液としては、ヒドロキシ酸例えばクエン酸、グリコ
ール酸、乳酸、酒石酸、αヒドロキシイソ酪酸などが使
用される。希土類元素は、その吸着能の差異によシ分離
される。カラムの末端に設置された検出器5によシ、希
土類元素を検知し、レシーバ−タンクに各元素毎に溶出
液を貯える。レシーバ−タンクは、分離する希土類元素
の数だけ設置され、検出器により、各元素を検出し、元
素毎に切シ換えて使用される。
As the eluent, hydroxy acids such as citric acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, tartaric acid, α-hydroxyisobutyric acid, etc. are used. Rare earth elements are separated based on differences in their adsorption capacities. A detector 5 installed at the end of the column detects the rare earth elements, and the eluate for each element is stored in a receiver tank. Receiver tanks are installed as many as the number of rare earth elements to be separated, each element is detected by a detector, and the receiver tanks are switched and used for each element.

これら溶出液は、各希土類元素と溶離液との化合物又は
混合物であり溶離液を効率よく回収するためには、溶離
液中の希土類を高収率で分離する必要がある。この溶出
液を、強酸性の陽イオン交換樹脂を充填したカラムに通
液することによシ布土類元素が前述の強酸性陽イオン交
換樹脂に吸着され、希土類元素を含まない溶離液が回収
される。
These eluates are compounds or mixtures of each rare earth element and the eluent, and in order to efficiently recover the eluate, it is necessary to separate the rare earths in the eluate at a high yield. By passing this eluate through a column filled with a strongly acidic cation exchange resin, the rare earth elements are adsorbed by the strongly acidic cation exchange resin, and an eluate free of rare earth elements is recovered. be done.

強酸性陽イオン交換樹脂とは、例えばダウエックス50
W−X8等が使用できる。又、特公昭50−3975に
開示されているような弱酸性陽イオン交換樹脂を使用す
るときは0.1%程度の低温度のヒドロキシ酸の場合は
、適用できるが1%以上の温度になると吸着した希土類
元素が再度溶出するために希土類と溶離液との分離がで
きない。
Strongly acidic cation exchange resins include, for example, DOWEX 50.
W-X8 etc. can be used. Also, when using a weakly acidic cation exchange resin as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 50-3975, it can be applied to a hydroxy acid at a low temperature of about 0.1%, but when the temperature exceeds 1%, Since the adsorbed rare earth elements are eluted again, it is not possible to separate the rare earth elements from the eluent.

強酸性の陽イオン交換体に吸着した高純度の希土類元素
は、高濃度の鉱酸、塩素、硝酸、過塩素酸や回収容易な
EDTAによシ容易に回収できる。
Highly purified rare earth elements adsorbed on a strongly acidic cation exchanger can be easily recovered using highly concentrated mineral acids, chlorine, nitric acid, perchloric acid, or easily recovered EDTA.

この操作は第1図に示した工程図のレシーバ−タンクの
後に、強酸性の陽イオン交換体を充填したカラムを接続
して連続的に行ってもよいし、分離操作とは別にハツチ
式に行ってもよい。
This operation may be performed continuously by connecting a column packed with a strongly acidic cation exchanger after the receiver tank in the process diagram shown in Figure 1, or it may be performed in a hatch type separately from the separation operation. You may go.

(実施例) 本発明の方法を実施例によυさらに詳細に説明するが、
本発明はこれに限定されるものではない。
(Example) The method of the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to an example.
The present invention is not limited to this.

強酸性の陽イオン交換体KS−801、KS−802、
T −16−45等によシ分離された希土類元素ガドリ
ウムを含む5%乳酸溶液100m1(ガドリウム濃度4
35 ppm )を強酸性陽イオン交換樹脂(ダウエッ
クス5QW−X8 )を充填した塩化ビニル製カラム(
直径10噸、長さ100 rys )に通した。さらに
、蒸留水20m1で洗った後溶出液を集めたところ11
2m1あシ、その溶液をICP (誘導結合プラズマ発
色分析法)によシ分析したところ、ガドリウムは検出さ
れなかった。又、乳酸を液体クロマトグラフィーによシ
分析したところ回収率は99チ以上であった。
Strongly acidic cation exchanger KS-801, KS-802,
100 ml of 5% lactic acid solution containing the rare earth element gadolinium separated by T-16-45 etc. (gadolinium concentration 4
A vinyl chloride column (35 ppm) packed with a strongly acidic cation exchange resin (Dowex 5QW-X8)
10 mm in diameter and 100 rys in length). Furthermore, after washing with 20 ml of distilled water, the eluate was collected.
When the 2 ml solution was analyzed by ICP (Inductively Coupled Plasma Colorimetric Spectrometry), no gadolinium was detected. When lactic acid was analyzed by liquid chromatography, the recovery rate was over 99%.

尚希釈された溶離液は蒸留、膜濃縮など公知の方法で濃
縮できるので、循環して溶離液として再利用できる。
Since the diluted eluent can be concentrated by a known method such as distillation or membrane concentration, it can be recycled and reused as an eluent.

(゛幼果) 本発明の方法によれば、簡単な方法により効率よく溶出
液中の希土類元素を除去できるので、ヒドロキシ酸の溶
離液の回収が能率よくでき、溶離液を循環使用できる。
(Young fruit) According to the method of the present invention, the rare earth elements in the eluate can be efficiently removed by a simple method, so the hydroxy acid eluate can be efficiently recovered and the eluate can be recycled.

従って、イオン交換体を用いる希土類元素の分離が極め
て経済的に行いうる。
Therefore, separation of rare earth elements using an ion exchanger can be carried out very economically.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図はイオン交換法による希土類元素の分離方法の一
般的な工程図である。
FIG. 1 is a general process diagram of a method for separating rare earth elements using an ion exchange method.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 溶離液にヒドロキシ酸を用い、イオン交換体によって希
土類元素を分離する方法において、強酸性の陽イオン交
換樹脂を用いて溶離液を回収することを特徴とする希土
類元素の分離方法
A method for separating rare earth elements using a hydroxy acid as an eluent and separating rare earth elements using an ion exchanger, the method comprising recovering the eluent using a strongly acidic cation exchange resin.
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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH01111827A (en) * 1987-10-26 1989-04-28 Tosoh Corp Treatment of aqueous solution consisting of rare earth element and complex forming agent
JP2014521076A (en) * 2011-07-15 2014-08-25 イーテーエム イゾトーペン テクノロジエン ミュンヘン アーゲー Production method of carrier-free high purity (177) Lu compound and carrier-free (177) Lu compound

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH01111827A (en) * 1987-10-26 1989-04-28 Tosoh Corp Treatment of aqueous solution consisting of rare earth element and complex forming agent
JP2014521076A (en) * 2011-07-15 2014-08-25 イーテーエム イゾトーペン テクノロジエン ミュンヘン アーゲー Production method of carrier-free high purity (177) Lu compound and carrier-free (177) Lu compound

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