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Separation of Materials Containing Rare Earth Elements Using Screening and Magnetic Separation

Version 1 : Received: 18 July 2023 / Approved: 18 July 2023 / Online: 19 July 2023 (03:27:09 CEST)

How to cite: Baron, R.; Friebe, P.; Matusiak, P.; Kowol, D.; Lutyński, M.; Suponik, T. Separation of Materials Containing Rare Earth Elements Using Screening and Magnetic Separation. Preprints 2023, 2023071228. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.1228.v1 Baron, R.; Friebe, P.; Matusiak, P.; Kowol, D.; Lutyński, M.; Suponik, T. Separation of Materials Containing Rare Earth Elements Using Screening and Magnetic Separation. Preprints 2023, 2023071228. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.1228.v1

Abstract

This article presents research on selected materials with the aim of determining their rare earth element (REE) content and attempting to intensify it. The test material was coal slurry, which is a waste product from the operation of a preparation plant of a closed coal mine. Research on REE concentration intensification tests was carried out using magnetic separation. Laboratory analyses determining the REE content in the samples obtained, were carried out using the inductively coupled plasma ionisation mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) technique. Carrying out this research by the KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology, is a continuation of work related to making mining waste economically useful and determining a new source of REE recovery. Previous research and development work showed REE content (scandium 40.49 ppm) in the coal slurries studied. The result of the work carried out is the determination of the economic utility of REE recovery from the studied waste.

Keywords

rare earth elements (REE); magnetic separation; coal tailings; coal slurries

Subject

Environmental and Earth Sciences, Waste Management and Disposal

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