Separation of rare earth elements from mixed-metal feedstocks by micelle enhanced ultrafiltration with sodium dodecyl sulfate


Kose-Mutlu B., Hsu-Kim H., Wiesner M. R.

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, cilt.43, sa.7, ss.1013-1025, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09593330.2020.1812732
  • Dergi Adı: ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, PASCAL, Aerospace Database, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Communication Abstracts, EMBASE, Environment Index, Geobase, Greenfile, INSPEC, MEDLINE, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, DIALNET, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1013-1025
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Micelle enhanced ultrafiltration (MEUF), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), rare earth elements (REEs), recovery, reuse, HEAVY-METAL, REMOVAL, SURFACTANT, RECOVERY, IONS, WATER, MEUF, SOLUBILIZATION, CD2+, SDS
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Micelle enhanced ultrafiltration (MEUF) is a surfactant-based membrane separation process that may be used to separate target ions from mixed metal aqueous solutions, such as leachates of coal ash and other geological wastewaters. The ability of MEUF to separate rare earth elements (REEs) was evaluated using sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as the sorbent in surfactant micelle phase, which was subsequently separated using ultrafiltration, acidification, and ferricyanide precipitation. Separation experiments were performed with a synthetic coal ash leachate feedstock as an example mixed-metal feedstock. Experiments tested the influence of surfactant concentration, pH, and co-existing competitive ions on REE recoveries, and also tested methods for SDS recovery and reuse. Membrane rejection efficiencies of REEs were 97% and 71% respectively for synthetic and real leachate under optimized operating conditions. A two-step process of precipitation with CaCl(2)and Na(2)CO(3)following membrane separation was the best for recovering SDS with a yield of 99.7%.