{"title":"Recovery of samarium and cobalt/iron oxide from SmCo magnets through acid baking and water leaching","authors":"Elif Emil-Kaya, Xi Lu, Bernd Friedrich","doi":"10.1007/s10163-024-02096-1","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Rare earth elements (REEs) and cobalt (Co) are listed as critical raw materials because of their importance in global industrial production growth, high supply risk, and economic significance. The recovery of Co and REEs from secondary resources is therefore proposed as a key countermeasure to address this concern. In this study, a straightforward process that integrates acid baking and water leaching is proposed for the recovery of samarium (Sm) and Co from scrap SmCo magnets. Firstly, the chemical composition of SmCo magnets is revealed by ICP-OES and XRF. The Taguchi experimental design technique is employed to optimize nitric acid baking and water leaching. Based on the thermal decomposition behavior of Co, Fe, and Sm, the acid baking temperature is studied for the conversion of metal nitrates, excluding REEs nitrates, into metal oxides. The optimal conditions for acid baking and water leaching are identified, and a reactor for the pilot-scale acid baking process is proposed. The optimum parameters are tested with the proposed reactor.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10163-024-02096-1.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management","FirstCategoryId":"93","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10163-024-02096-1","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Rare earth elements (REEs) and cobalt (Co) are listed as critical raw materials because of their importance in global industrial production growth, high supply risk, and economic significance. The recovery of Co and REEs from secondary resources is therefore proposed as a key countermeasure to address this concern. In this study, a straightforward process that integrates acid baking and water leaching is proposed for the recovery of samarium (Sm) and Co from scrap SmCo magnets. Firstly, the chemical composition of SmCo magnets is revealed by ICP-OES and XRF. The Taguchi experimental design technique is employed to optimize nitric acid baking and water leaching. Based on the thermal decomposition behavior of Co, Fe, and Sm, the acid baking temperature is studied for the conversion of metal nitrates, excluding REEs nitrates, into metal oxides. The optimal conditions for acid baking and water leaching are identified, and a reactor for the pilot-scale acid baking process is proposed. The optimum parameters are tested with the proposed reactor.
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The Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management has a twofold focus: research in technical, political, and environmental problems of material cycles and waste management; and information that contributes to the development of an interdisciplinary science of material cycles and waste management. Its aim is to develop solutions and prescriptions for material cycles.
The journal publishes original articles, reviews, and invited papers from a wide range of disciplines related to material cycles and waste management.
The journal is published in cooperation with the Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management (JSMCWM) and the Korea Society of Waste Management (KSWM).