Treatment of monazite by organic acids I: Solution conversion of rare earths

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. In the present study, the potential for using organic acids to enhance the dissolution of monazite (nominally CePO 4 ) was examined. Oxalic acid was found to release a significant amount of phosphorus ( > 30%) at pH ≤ 1.3 and room temperature over periods of up to 72...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lazo, D., Dyer, Laurence, Alorro, Richard, Browner, Richard
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62957