This book describes in a comprehensive manner the technical aspects of separation of rare earth elements into individual elements for industrial and commercial use. The authors include details on and differentiate among the effective separation of rare earth elements for various parts of the world. They introduce new applications of separation of rare earth elements from concentrates of diverse ore types.

Explains what rare earth elements are, their physical and chemical properties, and their applications Describes the current rare earth ore physical separation process - technical methods and equipment needed to achieve separation of rare earth elements Focuses on the hydrometallurgical separation of rare earth elements for commercial uses Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Dr. Jack Zhang is Senior Researcher, Mineral Processing and Hydrometallurgy, at the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC). His areas of focus include applied R&D and custom testing for uranium, potash, rare earth, diamond, gold, base metals, and mine water treatment. Professor Dequian Li is a the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences and has been engaged in the study of separation chemistry and clean hydrometallurgical engineering of rare earths for the over 50 years. Dr. Baodong Zhaois the VP of Metallurgy at the Great Western Mineral Group Ltd. He has more than 20 years of experience in metallurgical engineering and project technical management within both R&D and operations environments. Dr. Bryan Schreiner is the Chief Geoscientist at the Mining and Minerals Division of the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC).

Inhalt
Rare Earth Elements and Minerals.- Earth Ore Concentrating, Decomposition and Leaching.- Rare Earth Element Separation Technologies.- Principals of Solvent Extraction Separation of Rare Earth Elements.- Equipment for Rare Earth Solvent Extraction Separation.- Rare Earth Solvent Extraction Separation Processes.- Rare Earth Element Waste Management and Environment Protection.- Future Developments in Rare Earth Element Separation.