The adsorption of scandium from diluted, acidic solutions by a supported ionic liquid phase (SILP) was investigated, as part of a process for recovery of scandium from bauxite residue (red mud). Both dry impregnation and covalent linking were studied for the SILP preparation. The SILP betainium sulfonyl(trifluoromethanesulfonylimide) poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene) [Hbet-STFSI-PS-DVB] was prepared by covalent linking of the ionic liquid to the resin and this resulted in an adsorbent suitable for scandium recovery. For a chloride feed solution, the effects of pH, contact time, adsorption capacity, desorption, reusability of adsorbent and the influence of Fe(III), Al(III) and Ca(II) on the Sc(III) adsorption were studied. The adsorption of Sc(III) from nitrate and sulfate feed solution under optimal conditions was studied as well. The adsorption kinetics followed a pseudo-second order kinetic model. Equilibrium studies at room temperature showed that the experimental data could be well fitted by the Langmuir isotherm model. The stripping of Sc(III) from the loaded SILP was achieved with 1 M sulfuric acid. The SILP was stable and could be reused for seven adsorption/desorption cycles without significant losses in its adsorption efficiency for Sc(III). IntroductionScandium belongs to the group of rare-earth elements (REEs) and nds applications in aluminum alloys, halide lamps and fuel cells.1 However, it is an expensive metal with small global production volumes. Although scandium is relatively abundant in the Earth's crust (22 ppm), there are few scandium minerals and it rarely occurs in rich ore deposits. It is mainly recovered as by-product from the production of other metals (REEs, U, Ti, W, Al, Ni, Ta and Nb).2-4 Bauxite residue (red mud), the waste industrial product of the Bayer process for alumina production from bauxite ore, can contain up to 130 ppm of scandium and it is potentially a valuable scandium resource.5,6 Scandium can partially be recovered from bauxite residue by acid leaching. Typically, in this way many metal impurities go into the leachate as well and in concentrations much higher than that of scandium. 1,7,8 Liquid-liquid extraction is used for the recovery of Sc(III), 9 but it requires much higher initial concentrations of Sc(III) than the ones that can be found in the pregnant leach solutions.1 Nevertheless, for recovery of low concentrations of Sc(III) its enrichment with a selective adsorbent in high capacity ion exchange columns could be an efficient technique. Much of the research work on Sc(III) recovery by adsorption and extraction has been performed with resins, View Article OnlineView Journal | View Issue components can contaminate the aqueous effluents. 37 In the second class of SILPs there is no discrete IL phase in the structure of the solid support. Instead, the IL can be considered as a covalently anchored ligand. Covalent linking ensures that the IL will not be leached from the support. 32,40The objective of this work is to develop a stable SILP for the adsorption of Sc(III...
Leaching the industrial jarosite residue with pure methanesulfonic acid resulted in a solid–liquid separation of iron from dissolved lead and zinc by precipitation.
Rare earths are separated from base metals in bauxite residue leachate by a supported ionic liquid phase.
Parameters affecting the quality of TXRF measurements in solutions were studied. Concentrations of analyte and standard should be similar for good recovery rates. Internal standard and analyte must have similar X-ray fluorescence energies. Recommendations for measurement of metals in solutions by TXRF are presented.
Total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF) is becoming more and more popular for elemental analysis in academia and industry. However, simplification of the procedures for analyzing samples with complex compositions and residual matrix effects is still needed. In this work, the effect of an inorganic (CaCl) and an organic (tetraalkylphosphonium chloride) matrix on metals quantification by TXRF was investigated for liquid samples. The samples were spiked with up to 20 metals at concentrations ranging from 3 to 50 mg L per element, including elements with spectral peaks near the peaks of the matrix elements or near the Raleigh and Compton scattering peaks of the X-ray source (molybdenum anode). The recovery rate (RR) and the relative standard deviation (RSD) were calculated to express the accuracy and the precision of the measured element concentrations. In samples with no matrix effects, good RRs are obtained regardless of the internal standard selected. However, in samples with moderate matrix content, the use of an optimum internal standard (OIS) at a concentration close to that of the analyte significantly improved the quantitative analysis. In samples with high concentrations of inorganic ions, using a Triton X-100 aqueous solution to dilute the sample during the internal standardization resulted in better RRs and lower RSDs compared to using only water. In samples with a high concentration of organic material, pure ethanol gave slightly better results than when a Triton X-100-ethanol solution was used for dilution. Compared to previous methods reported in the literature, the new sample-preparation method gave better accuracy, precision, and sensitivity for the elements tested. Sample dilution with an OIS and the surfactant Triton X-100 (inorganic media) or ethanol (organic media) is recommended for fast routine elemental determination in matrix containing samples, as it does not require special equipment, experimentally derived case-dependent mathematical corrections, or physicochemical removal of interfering elements.
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