At the current level of technology, all 16 rare earth elements except praseodymium (Pm) can be purified to a purity of 6N (99.9999%). In the mixed rare earth compound obtained after the decomposition of rare earth concentrate, it is relatively complicated to separate and extract a single pure rare earth element. Most rare earth ions have very similar radii between two adjacent elements, and the physical and chemical properties of lanthanides are very similar, thus they often coexist in rare earth minerals. When dealing with rare earth minerals, their aqueous solutions usually exist in the form of stable trivalent, which are protected by hydrates, making separation and purification extremely difficult. In addition, the mixed rare earth compound obtained after the decomposition of the rare earth concentrate has more relevant impurity elements (such as uranium, niobium, tantalum, titanium, zirconium, iron, calcium, silicon, fluorine, phosphorus, et al). Therefore, in the process of separating rare earth elements, not only the separation of dozens of rare earth elements with extremely similar chemical properties but also the separation of impurity elements related to rare earth elements must be considered.
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Our Services
Rare earth elements are difficult to separate owing to their complex composition. Alfa Chemistry has many years of experience and provides fast and accurate analysis for separation and purification of rare earth elements. We provide chemical, mineralogical, and structural analysis data to assist in mineral exploration, process development, product quality control, failure analysis, and environmental control. The laboratory consists of a group of professionals with extensive experience in X-ray spectroscopy (XRF, XRD, SEM), mineralogy, chemistry, biology, and computer science. The services provided by Alfa Chemistry on the purification of rare earth elements include but are not limited to:
❖ Personalized purification program customization
❖ Method introduction and improvement
❖ Testing equipment and improvement
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What are our promises?
Our separation technology solutions can be used in the mining process of almost all rare earth minerals, raw materials and ores. We have been helping our clients to provide profit margins and optimize their processes through smart solutions.
What are our methods?
The separation methods (wet production process) used in the production of rare earths include stepwise methods (fractional crystallization, fractional precipitation, and oxidation-reduction); ion exchange; solvent extraction.
How about our service ability?
- Testing and evaluation
- Optimization and troubleshooting
- Laboratory test
- Sample preparation
- Issue a report
What are our advantages?
- Lower operating costs
- High quality and high purity final product
- Optimize productivity with our separation technology solutions
- Personalized project planning
- Make full use of our expertise and years of rich experience
- The closed structure avoids emissions and protects the environment
What are our progresses?
- Based on strong technical strength, we will deeply explore customer needs and assist you in formulating a complete process design plan.
- Use precise analysis equipment to analyze the components of the sample and test the separation process of the sample.
- With the help of sample data and industry experience, optimize the plan, improve the process, and meet the requirements of the pilot test.
- Accurately evaluate the performance of finished products according to testing standards.
Alfa Chemistry provides the services of separation of rare earth elements, which including personalized purification program customization, method introduction and improvement, testing equipment and improvement. If you want to know more, please contact us immediately.
※ It should be noted that our service is only used for research, not for clinical use.
