Fundamental study on multistage extraction using TDdDGA for separation of lanthanides present in Nd magnets

TDdDGAを用いるDy/Nd分離のための多段抽出試験の基礎検討

佐々木 祐二  ; 森田 圭介 ; 松宮 正彦*; 小野 遼真*; 城石 英伸*

Sasaki, Yuji; Morita, Keisuke; Matsumiya, Masahiko*; Ono, Ryoma*; Shiroishi, Hidenobu*

ジグリコールアミドの一種であるTDdDGAを用いるNdマグネットからのDy分離を試みた。すべての希土類元素はTDdDGAで抽出可能であり、そのDy/Nd分離比は10を超える。本研究で、0.1M TDdDGA/ドデカン(8段), 0.7M硝酸(金属入り10段), 0.7M硝酸(金属無し6段)の多段抽出を行い、99% Dyと1% Ndを有機相に回収されることを確認した。

The separation of Dy from Nd is studied from the viewpoint of recycling Dy from Nd magnets. Both metals are lanthanide elements, which means their mutual separation is difficult because of their similar chemical behaviors. All lanthanide elements can be extracted easily by using tetradodecyl-diglycolamide (TDdDGA) extractants, and it has a relatively high separation factor (SF) between Dy and Nd (SF over 10). In the present study, by performing eight extraction steps with the organic phase (0.1M TDdDGA in dodecane), ten steps with an aqueous phase (0.7 M HNO with metals), and six steps with another aqueous phase (0.7 M HNO without metals), approximately 99% Dy was recovered into the organic phase with 1% co-extraction of Nd.