The recovery of rare earth oxides from a phosphoric acid byproduct. Part 4. The preparation of magnet-grade neodymium oxide from the light rare earth fraction

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-167

  Preston, J S ^a  

^a MINTEK   (South Africa)

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Indexed keywords

BYPRODUCTS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; OXIDES; PHOSPHORIC ACID; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RECOVERY; SCRUBBERS; SEPARATION; STRIPPING (REMOVAL);

LIGHT RARE EARTH FRACTION; MAGNET GRADE NEODYMIUM OXIDE; RAFFINATE; RARE EARTH OXIDES; SCRUBBING CIRCUIT; STRIP LIQUOR;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 0030241828     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-386X(95)00082-R     Document Type: Article

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