A method for separating substantially pure rare earth metals and other metals from a mixed source, including putting a plurality of rare earth metals and other metals into solution to define a solution containing a plurality of respective metal ions, in at least one chromatographic column, selectively capturing ions of each respective metal with a respective ligand to define a plurality of respective discrete bands, and respectively eluting captured ions of respective metal from each respective band of the at least one chromatographic column to yield a plurality of purified solutions, each respective purified solution having a high concentration of a respective metal. The bands may either be stationary with respect to the columns, or may move through the columns.

Despite the abundance of scandium, its commercial applications continue to be limited by the absence of reliable, secure, stable and long-term production. The subject-matter disclosed herein provides for a method for extracting Rare Earth Elements (REE), scandium and/or Rare-Earth Oxides (REO) from ore and mineral concentrates, the method comprising: providing Rare Earth Elements (REE) and/or scandium bearing feedstock; a high-pressure caustic (HPC) leaching step, comprising leaching the feedstock in an alkali solution at a first temperature for a target period of time and at a given pressure to produce a leachate slurry; extracting a solid residue from the leachate slurry; leaching of the solid residue in a mineral acid to form a primary leach solution; extracting scandium and/or REE from the primary leach solution; and/or precipitating REE remaining in the raffinate to form a mixed REE-carbonate to thereby facilitate the extraction of REO.

Despite the abundance of scandium, its commercial applications continue to be limited by the absence of reliable, secure, stable and long-term production. The subject-matter disclosed herein provides for a method for extracting Rare Earth Elements (REE), scandium and/or Rare-Earth Oxides (REO) from ore and mineral concentrates, the method comprising: providing Rare Earth Elements (REE) and/or scandium bearing feedstock; a high-pressure caustic (HPC) leaching step, comprising leaching the feedstock in an alkali solution at a first temperature for a target period of time and at a given pressure to produce a leachate slurry; extracting a solid residue from the leachate slurry; leaching of the solid residue in a mineral acid to form a primary leach solution; extracting scandium and/or REE from the primary leach solution; and/or precipitating REE remaining in the raffinate to form a mixed REE-carbonate to thereby facilitate the extraction of REO.

Provided is a method for recovering scandium, with which it is possible to easily and efficiently recover high-purity scandium from nickel oxide ores. This method for recovering scandium involves passing a solution containing scandium through an ion exchange resin, then subjecting the eluant eluted from the ion exchange resin to solvent extraction and separating the extraction residual liquid and the extraction agent after extraction, then performing an oxalation process on the extraction residual liquid to obtain a scandium oxalate precipitate, and roasting the precipitate to obtain scandium oxide, wherein the method is characterized in that an amine-based extraction agent is used as the extraction agent for solvent extraction.

Methods and systems for separation of thorium from uranium and their decay products are provided. The method comprises combining a nuclear fuel feedstock comprising thorium and uranium with a first acid to form a first solution. The first solution is contacted an ion exchange resin that is selective for thorium or uranium. The thorium or uranium is at least partially removed from the first solution by binding the thorium or uranium to the ion exchange resin thereby forming a second solution. The second solution is combined with oxalic acid to precipitate uranium or thorium from the second solution to form a precipitate. The precipitate is separated from the second solution.

Methods and systems for separation of thorium from uranium and their decay products are provided. The method comprises combining a nuclear fuel feedstock comprising thorium and uranium with a first acid to form a first solution. The first solution is contacted an ion exchange resin that is selective for thorium or uranium. The thorium or uranium is at least partially removed from the first solution by binding the thorium or uranium to the ion exchange resin thereby forming a second solution. The second solution is combined with oxalic acid to precipitate uranium or thorium from the second solution to form a precipitate. The precipitate is separated from the second solution.

A method for recovering scandium, by which scandium is able to be recovered from nickel oxide ore. The present invention comprises: a leaching step S1 for obtaining a leachate by leaching a nickel oxide ore containing scandium with use of sulfuric acid; a neutralization step by adding a neutralizing agent thereto; a sulfurization step by adding a sulfurizing agent to the post-neutralization solution; an ion exchange step by bringing the post-sulfurization solution into contact with a chelating resin; a dissolution step by obtaining a precipitate of scandium hydroxide by adding an alkali into the scandium eluent, and subsequently adding an acid solution to the scandium hydroxide; a solvent extraction step by bringing the scandium acid dissolution liquid into contact with a neutral extractant; and a scandium recovery step by adding oxalic acid to the extraction residue and subsequently roasting the salt of scandium oxalate.

A method for recovering scandium, by which scandium is able to be recovered from nickel oxide ore. The present invention comprises: a leaching step S1 for obtaining a leachate by leaching a nickel oxide ore containing scandium with use of sulfuric acid; a neutralization step by adding a neutralizing agent thereto; a sulfurization step by adding a sulfurizing agent to the post-neutralization solution; an ion exchange step by bringing the post-sulfurization solution into contact with a chelating resin; a dissolution step by obtaining a precipitate of scandium hydroxide by adding an alkali into the scandium eluent, and subsequently adding an acid solution to the scandium hydroxide; a solvent extraction step by bringing the scandium acid dissolution liquid into contact with a neutral extractant; and a scandium recovery step by adding oxalic acid to the extraction residue and subsequently roasting the salt of scandium oxalate.

The present invention relates to metallurgical processes, and more particularly to a process for producing titaniferous feedstock and fines, a process for agglomerating titaniferous fines, and a process for producing titaniferous metals and titaniferous alloys. Recovery of rare-earth, vanadium and scandium from titanium iron bearing resources is also disclosed. Selective leaching for Scandium recovery from all magnetite type resources such as ilmenite, ferro titanic resources, nickel laterites, magnetite iron resources etc.

Provided are a selective recovery method of vanadium and cesium from a waste sulfuric acid vanadium catalyst by a hydrometallurgical method including water leaching, solid-liquid separation, vanadium solvent extraction, vanadium selective stripping, and cesium alum production, and a high-quality vanadium aqueous solution and cesium alum produced thereby.