The invention relates to a method for treating a residue obtained from the chloride process, wherein the residue comprises the components titanium dioxide, coke, an inert metal oxide, and an iron-containing component. Further, the invention refers to the use of this method to separate the components contained in said residue, and to the use of the separated components in the chloride process for obtaining titanium dioxide.

The invention relates to a method for treating a residue obtained from the chloride process, wherein the residue comprises the components titanium dioxide, coke, an inert metal oxide, and an iron-containing component. Further, the invention refers to the use of this method to separate the components contained in said residue, and to the use of the separated components in the chloride process for obtaining titanium dioxide.

A method for large-scale synthesis of calcium lanthanum sulfide (CLS) powders and the resulting optical-grade materials are disclosed. The CLS powders, including compositions such as CaLa.sub.2S.sub.4, CaLa.sub.2.0-2.7S.sub.4.0-5.05, and CaLa.sub.18S.sub.28, are produced via an aqueous combustion process utilizing lanthanum nitrate, calcium nitrate, and thioacetamide as a sulfur donor. The exothermic combustion step generates localized high temperatures, forming nanostructured CLS powders with uniform stoichiometry and phase purity without the need for prolonged calcination. The powders exhibit excellent sinterability and can be consolidated by hot isostatic pressing into windows, domes, and lenses with infrared transmittance exceeding 50% in the 8-14 m range and high mechanical strength. The process is scalable, energy-efficient, and environmentally friendly, enabling cost-effective production of infrared optical components for missile and defense applications.

A method for large-scale synthesis of calcium lanthanum sulfide (CLS) powders and the resulting optical-grade materials are disclosed. The CLS powders, including compositions such as CaLa.sub.2S.sub.4, CaLa.sub.2.0-2.7S.sub.4.0-5.05, and CaLa.sub.18S.sub.28, are produced via an aqueous combustion process utilizing lanthanum nitrate, calcium nitrate, and thioacetamide as a sulfur donor. The exothermic combustion step generates localized high temperatures, forming nanostructured CLS powders with uniform stoichiometry and phase purity without the need for prolonged calcination. The powders exhibit excellent sinterability and can be consolidated by hot isostatic pressing into windows, domes, and lenses with infrared transmittance exceeding 50% in the 8-14 m range and high mechanical strength. The process is scalable, energy-efficient, and environmentally friendly, enabling cost-effective production of infrared optical components for missile and defense applications.

A method for making yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) nanopowders, includes mixing carbohydrate and organic amine in a container according to a first ratio, stirring the carbohydrate and organic amine in the container under a heating condition for 2 minutes to 120 minutes for melting the carbohydrate and the organic amine to obtain a clear and transparent mixed solution, adding yttrium salt and aluminum salt at a second ratio to the clear and transparent mixed solution, and stirring the yttrium salt, the aluminum salt, and the clear and transparent mixed solution in the container under the heating condition for 5 minutes to 120 minutes to form a uniform molten mixture, heating the uniform molten mixture to dehydrate and carbonize the carbohydrate to obtain a dark brown fluffy solid, and performing a heat treatment on the dark brown fluffy solid at 800 C. to 1500 C. to obtain the YAG nanopowders.

A method for making yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) nanopowders, includes mixing carbohydrate and organic amine in a container according to a first ratio, stirring the carbohydrate and organic amine in the container under a heating condition for 2 minutes to 120 minutes for melting the carbohydrate and the organic amine to obtain a clear and transparent mixed solution, adding yttrium salt and aluminum salt at a second ratio to the clear and transparent mixed solution, and stirring the yttrium salt, the aluminum salt, and the clear and transparent mixed solution in the container under the heating condition for 5 minutes to 120 minutes to form a uniform molten mixture, heating the uniform molten mixture to dehydrate and carbonize the carbohydrate to obtain a dark brown fluffy solid, and performing a heat treatment on the dark brown fluffy solid at 800 C. to 1500 C. to obtain the YAG nanopowders.

A method for extracting a rare earth from a rare earth sample using magnetic-based concentration and separation of an ore containing a selected rare earth from a lanthanide series of elements. The method steps include selecting and grinding a rare earth sample into particle size from the lanthanide series of elements, treating the rare earth sample to variable weak electromagnets, treating the rare earth sample to a variable strong electromagnets and separating non-magnetic minerals. Then heating the rare earth sample in a thermal decomposition oven and then treating the rare earth sample to second variable strong electromagnets for a magnetic gradient ion exchange fixed bed separation. Finally, creating high grade rare earth oxides for further production of rare earth contained products.

A method for extracting a rare earth from a rare earth sample using magnetic-based concentration and separation of an ore containing a selected rare earth from a lanthanide series of elements. The method steps include selecting and grinding a rare earth sample into particle size from the lanthanide series of elements, treating the rare earth sample to variable weak electromagnets, treating the rare earth sample to a variable strong electromagnets and separating non-magnetic minerals. Then heating the rare earth sample in a thermal decomposition oven and then treating the rare earth sample to second variable strong electromagnets for a magnetic gradient ion exchange fixed bed separation. Finally, creating high grade rare earth oxides for further production of rare earth contained products.

This invention relates to rare earth element binding protein and methods of recovering a rare earth element (REE) from a sample.

This invention relates to rare earth element binding protein and methods of recovering a rare earth element (REE) from a sample.