Metal extraction with a short-chain imidazolium nitrate ionic liquid

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (38) ◽  
pp. 5271-5274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daphne Depuydt ◽  
Arne Van den Bossche ◽  
Wim Dehaen ◽  
Koen Binnemans
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Transition Metals ◽  
Phase Behavior ◽  
Rare Earths ◽  
Permanent Magnets ◽  
Short Chain ◽  
Biphasic System ◽  
Metal Extraction ◽  
Temperature Dependent

The ionic liquid 1,3-dihexylimidazolium nitrate shows temperature-dependent phase behavior of the UCST-type. The biphasic system efficiently separates rare earths from 1st row transition metals, relevant for recycling of batteries (La/Ni) and permanent magnets (Sm/Co).

scholarly journals Highly efficient separation of rare earths from nickel and cobalt by solvent extraction with the ionic liquid trihexyl(tetradecyl)phosphonium nitrate: a process relevant to the recycling of rare earths from permanent magnets and nickel metal hydride batteries

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 1594-1606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Vander Hoogerstraete ◽  
Koen Binnemans
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Solvent Extraction ◽  
Rare Earths ◽  
Metal Hydride ◽  
Permanent Magnets ◽  
Nickel Metal ◽  
Nickel Metal Hydride ◽  
Efficient Separation ◽  
Highly Efficient

The undiluted ionic liquid trihexyl(tetradecyl)phosphonium nitrate was used for cobalt–samarium and nickel–lanthanum separations by solvent extraction.

Efficient separation of transition metals from rare earths by an undiluted phosphonium thiocyanate ionic liquid

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 16039-16045 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alok Rout ◽  
Koen Binnemans
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Transition Metals ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Rare Earths ◽  
Transition Metal Ions ◽  
Rare Earth Ions ◽  
Efficient Separation

Efficient separation of transition metal ions from their mixture with rare-earth ions was achieved by extraction with a phosphonium thiocyanate ionic liquid.

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