Breakthrough in the China's Separation Technology for Extraction of Rare Earth Elements

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2013-06-16
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Separationtechnologyofrareearthelements(REEs),asthecriticalstepintheseparationprocess,hadlongbeenfraughtwithtechnicaldifficulty.AresearchprojectconductedbyBaotouShiboRareEarthExtraction&EquipmentCo.Ltd.,BaotouREEResearchInstitute,andBaotouSteel&REEGroupHi-TechCo.Ltd(InnerMongolia),hassuccessfullysolvedtheproblemusingacentrifugalextractorandadvancedtechniquestoachieveakeybreakthrough.ThekeydeviceofthewholeproductionlinecontainsCTL-500FBcentrifugalextractorsanddigitalflowsystemequipment.Employmentofanautomaticcontrollingsystemanditsfullyfunctionaloperationsystem,alongwithvarioussupportivefacilities,fulfilstheseparationprocessesforvariousrareearthmaterials.Comparedwithconventionalbox-typeseparationtechnology,thisnewapproachsignificantlyimprovesthestirringintensity,thusimprovingproduction