Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Bilimsel Madencilik Dergisi, cilt.59, sa.2, ss.85-92, 2020 (Scopus)
The extraction of lanthanum (La) and cerium (Ce) from a bastnasite ore by direct acidic leaching
was investigated. The effects of acid concentration and leaching temperature on the extraction of
La and Ce from the ore were tested. Using nitric (NHO3), more than 85% of the La and Ce were
simultaneously extracted into leach solution whereas the La and Ce dissolutions were determined
as less than 85% by using sulfuric acid (H2SO4). The La dissolution exceeded 90% by using
hydrochloric acid (HCl); however, the Ce dissolution remained below 85% under the following
conditions: solid-to-liquid ratio of 20% (w/v), the acid concentration of 20%, leaching temperature
of 25 °C and leaching time of 1 h. The result revealed that HNO3 could be used as a solvent for
the maximum simultaneous extraction of the La and Ce from the bastnasite ore. The leaching
temperature had no crucial effect on the dissolution of La and Ce when HNO3 or HCl solutions
were preferred as a solvating agent. However, the leaching temperature had a slight positive effect
on the dissolutions of La and Ce when H2SO4 was used as a solvent.