Understanding the unique geochemical behavior of Sc in the interaction with clay minerals
Yingchun Zhang,
Xiandong Liu,
Xiancai Lu
et al.
Abstract:Regolith-hosted rare earth elements (REEs) deposits received great attention due to the increasing incorporation of REEs in modern technologies. In lateritic Sc deposits and ion-adsorption deposits (IADs), Sc behaves quite differently from other REEs: REEs adsorb as outer-sphere complexes on clay surface in IADs while Sc could enter the lattice of clay minerals in lateritic Sc deposits. The unique behavior of Sc has not been well understood yet. Here, by using first-principles molecular dynamics techniques, we… Show more
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