LAPSE:2023.11498
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LAPSE:2023.11498
Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from NdFeB Magnets by Chlorination and Distillation
Dominik Böhm, Konrad Czerski, Stephan Gottlieb, Armin Huke, Götz Ruprecht
February 27, 2023
A sustainable separation concept for large-scale recycling of NdFeB magnets under atmospheric pressure was developed by utilizing a combination of two separation concepts known from the literature: (I) selective pre-separation by in situ chlorination and evaporation of ground oxidized NdFeB material and (II) subsequent distillation for high-purity recovery of all recyclable chlorinated material components, especially its Rare Earth Elements (REEs). Theoretically, simplified estimations of the time conversion curves at 1173 K, 1273 K, and 2000 K of a single particle resulted in the idea of realizing chlorination in some kind of combustion chamber, fluidized bed, or continuous combustion chamber. After chlorination, all non-volatile components, such as REE chlorides, are condensed out of the vapor phase in a single-stage phase separator. For subsequent fine separation by distillation (1292−1982 K for Rare Earth Chlorides and 418−867 K at 2500 kPa for boron and zirconium chloride recovery), simplified simulations were performed in a total-reflux column under ideal phase equilibrium conditions to show the estimated minimum separation effort. Using two composition examples from the literature, high-purity separation of the major Rare Earth Chlorides within a twelve-stage distillation column as a residual heavy boiling product has been demonstrated to be potentially technically feasible.
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chlorination, Distillation, NdFeB magnets, Rare Earth Chlorides, Rare Earth Elements (REEs), recycling
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Böhm D, Czerski K, Gottlieb S, Huke A, Ruprecht G. Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from NdFeB Magnets by Chlorination and Distillation. (2023). LAPSE:2023.11498
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Böhm D: Institute of Physics, University of Szczecin, Wielkopolska 15, 70-451 Szczecin, Poland; Institute for Solid-State Nuclear Physics gGmbH, Lindower Str. 18, 13347 Berlin, Germany [ORCID]
Czerski K: Institute of Physics, University of Szczecin, Wielkopolska 15, 70-451 Szczecin, Poland; Institute for Solid-State Nuclear Physics gGmbH, Lindower Str. 18, 13347 Berlin, Germany [ORCID]
Gottlieb S: Institute for Solid-State Nuclear Physics gGmbH, Lindower Str. 18, 13347 Berlin, Germany; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Fachhochschule Dortmund—University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Sonnenstr. 96-100, 44139 Dortmund, Germany
Huke A: Institute for Solid-State Nuclear Physics gGmbH, Lindower Str. 18, 13347 Berlin, Germany
Ruprecht G: Institute for Solid-State Nuclear Physics gGmbH, Lindower Str. 18, 13347 Berlin, Germany
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Processes
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11
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2
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577
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2023
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2023-02-14
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2227-9717
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