Global Patent Index - EP 2828415 A4

EP 2828415 A4 20160518 - PROCESSES FOR RECOVERING RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND RARE METALS

Title (en)

PROCESSES FOR RECOVERING RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND RARE METALS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR GEWINNUNG VON SELTENERDELEMENTEN UND SELTENEN METALLEN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉS POUR LA RÉCUPÉRATION D'ÉLÉMENTS TERRES RARES ET DE MÉTAUX RARES

Publication

EP 2828415 A4 20160518 (EN)

Application

EP 13764060 A 20130313

Priority

  • CA 2012000253 W 20120319
  • CA 2012000419 W 20120503
  • US 201261703219 P 20120919
  • US 201261705807 P 20120926
  • CA 2013000226 W 20130313

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2013138900A1] There are provided processes for recovering at least one rare earth element. Such processes comprise obtaining an acidic composition comprising (i) at least one rare earth element and optionally at least one rare metal; and reacting the composition with a precipitating agent so as to substantially selectively precipitate a first rare earth element and optionally a first rare metal. For example, various rare earth elements (such as scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, etc) and various rare metals (such as indium, zirconium, lithium, gallium, etc.) can be extracted by using such processes.

IPC 8 full level

C22B 3/10 (2006.01); C22B 3/06 (2006.01); C22B 3/46 (2006.01); C22B 26/12 (2006.01); C22B 34/14 (2006.01); C22B 34/34 (2006.01); C22B 58/00 (2006.01); C22B 59/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C22B 3/20 (2013.01 - EP US); C22B 3/42 (2013.01 - EP US); C22B 58/00 (2013.01 - EP US); C22B 59/00 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02P 10/20 (2015.11 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

  • [XP] WO 2012126092 A1 20120927 - ORBITE ALUMINAE INC [CA], et al
  • [X] US 6377049 B1 20020423 - BENZ MARK GILBERT [US], et al
  • [X] WEIWEI WANG ET AL: "Metallurgical processes for scandium recovery from various resources: A review", HYDROMETALLURGY, ELSEVIER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING CY. AMSTERDAM, NL, vol. 108, no. 1, 5 March 2011 (2011-03-05), pages 100 - 108, XP028201019, ISSN: 0304-386X, [retrieved on 20110317], DOI: 10.1016/J.HYDROMET.2011.03.001
  • See references of WO 2013138900A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2013138900 A1 20130926; AU 2013203668 A1 20131003; CN 104603303 A 20150506; EP 2828415 A1 20150128; EP 2828415 A4 20160518; JP 2015516507 A 20150611; RU 2014141795 A 20160520; RU 2595178 C2 20160820; US 2015104361 A1 20150416

DOCDB simple family (application)

CA 2013000226 W 20130313; AU 2013203668 A 20130313; CN 201380026281 A 20130313; EP 13764060 A 20130313; JP 2015500721 A 20130313; RU 2014141795 A 20130313; US 201314386133 A 20130313