The separation coefficient of Nd/Pr was lower in D2EHPA-HCl system. Pointing to this problem,the effect of the acidity of feed and the concentration of lactic acid on the distribution ratio,separation coefficient and extraction capacity was investigated in unsaponified D2EHPA-HCl-LA system,and the regression equations were calculated in this paper. The results showed that the distribution ratio and separation coefficient both increased with decreasing of feed acidity and increasing of the lactic acid concentration,and the extraction capacity increased with increasing of lactic acid concentration in D2EHPA-HCl-LA system. When the pH value of the feed was 3.5 and lactic acid concentration was 0.6 mol/L,the max separation coefficient was 1.57,and the extraction capacity was 27.87 g/L.
For increasing reaction rate and reducing decomposing temperature,TG-DTA,XRD,SEM and Chemical analysis were used to study the kinetics of mixed rar e earths minerals decomposed by CaO with NaCl-CaCl2. The results showed that the reaction rate increased with increasing of NaC-CaCl2 addition,CaO addition,an d decomposition temperature. The kinetics of mixed rare earths minerals decompos ed by CaO conformed to 1-2/3X-(1-X) 2/3=kdt mode. The decomposition reaction rate was controlled by two steps,and the activation energy was decreased with addin g of NaCl-CaCl2 melting salt. The micro-pattern of products was loosening and po rous with NaCl-CaCl2 in decomposition system.
P507 solvent extraction is the main method to separate and purify the rare earth products.The emulsification may be caused by the impurities in process of extracting rare earths,and these result in huge economic loss and decrease the quality of rare earth products.In recent researches,the extractant was prone to emulsification,and aluminum content of rare earth products also increased,while aluminum concentration of feed was higher.Pointing to this problem,the structural change of saponification P507 extracting aluminum and lanthanum was investigated by infrared spectroscopy,and the results showed that Al ions exchanged with H of P-O-H to become P-O-Al.Because aluminum held the characteristic of hydrophilic after extracted in the form of hydroxyl polymer ions and this provided conditions for the formation of micro emulsion.The organic phase and aqueous phase were investigated by polarizing microscope after aluminum was extracted.The results showed that the organic phase was clear when the extraction capacity of Al was less than 5 g/L.If the extraction capacity of Al exceeded 5 g/L,it formed W/O of ME(micro emulsion),leading to form emulsion of the organic phase.When Al concentration of feed was less than 1 g/L,the aqueous phase would form O/W of ME.If aluminum was extracted by saponification P507 firstly,then the the organic phase loading aluminum extracted rare earth continually,the organic and aqueous phase formed emulsification easily.
The leaching kinetics of bastnaesite concentrate in HCl solution was investigated with respect to the effects of HCl concentration by changing HCl concentration,leaching temperature,liquid to solid ratio,and particle size.A particle size of 25 μm was required to leach 89.6% RE2（CO3）3 and 1.5%REF3 at 90 ℃ for 90 min,when HCl concentration was 6 mol/L and liquid to solid ratio was 15：1.The leaching kinetics of bastnaesite concentrate is represented by shrinking core model with diffusion through a porous product layer.The activation energies for the dissolution reaction of RE2（CO3）3 and REF3 were calculated to be 59.39 kJ/mol and 66.13 kJ/mol respectively.
The amount of Cu coating by chemical plating was investigated based on quadratic regression orthogonal experimental design being adapted to the variation law of temperature, pH value and Ni2+ concentration, and the relevant regression equation was expressed as y=2.1609+0.5295×10-3T2-0.0342P2-0.0265N2+0.0023TP+0.0020TH+0.0199PN-0.0959T+0.3814P-0.2073N. The results showed that the deposition rate augmented with the increasing in temperature, pH value and Ni2+ concentration. The experimental parameters of the optimal coating were temperature 75 °C, pH value 8.5 and Ni2+ concentration 1.2 g/L. The electrochemical tests indicated that the cycle stability increased from 60.66% to 75.58%, indicating that the treated alloy exhibited better corrosion resistance.
Emulsification troubled normal extraction process of rare earths due to the existence of non-rare earth impurities, especially Si, Al and Fe. Against this background, the effect of emulsification caused by Si, Al and Fe on the La extraction with saponification P507 （2-ethylhexyl phosphonic acid mono-2-ethylhexyl ester） in chloride medium was systematically investigated. A series of experiments were carried out to study the relationship of the extraction capacity of La and the concentration of impurities. ZPM-203 polarizing microscope was applied to investigate the morphology of emulsification, and the cation exchange extraction mechanism of Fe and Al as well as La was clarified by IR spectra. The results showed that a low concentration of Si in organic phase would aggravate the emulsification with Al, and the formation of ME （micro emulsion） and club-shaped polymer would result in emulsification in the extraction of mixtures of Si and Al, single Fe, respectively. Furthermore, the accumulation of impurity such as Si, Al and Fe in the organic phase would severely reduce the extraction capacity of La simultaneously.
