Rare Earth Element Recovery and Hydrochar Evaluation from Hyperaccumulator by Acid Leaching and Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Carbonization
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals and Reagents
2.2. Hyperaccumulator Plant
2.3. Acid-Leaching Tests
2.4. Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Carbonization (MHTC)
2.5. Hydrochar Characterization
2.5.1. Proximate Analysis
2.5.2. Elemental Composition
2.5.3. High Heating Value Calculation
2.5.4. Definitions
2.5.5. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Elemental Composition of GL
3.2. Acid Leaching
3.2.1. Effect of Acid Types
3.2.2. Effect of Solid Concentration
3.2.3. Effect of Acid Concentration
3.3. Hydrochar Characterization
3.3.1. Structural Properties of the Hydrochar
3.3.2. Chemical Characterization
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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K | Ca | P | Mg | Na | Fe | Al | Si | Mn | Zn |
48,730.2 | 12,360.5 | 7725.4 | 3628.8 | 544.5 | 255.7 | 266.2 | 182.0 | 73.7 | 45.6 |
Sr | Ba | Ti | TREEs | LREEs | HREEs | Y | La | Ce | Dy |
20.1 | 18.8 | 10.3 | 510.5 | 247.1 | 263.1 | 125.4 | 119.9 | 122.2 | 135.9 |
SBET/m2/g | Vt/cm3/g | Average Pore Diameter/nm | |
---|---|---|---|
GL residue | 0.052 | 0.004 | 1.519 |
MHTC-120 | 1.625 | 0.009 | 1.528 |
MHTC-140 | 2.345 | 0.016 | 1.578 |
MHTC-160 | 5.615 | 0.033 | 1.582 |
MHTC-180 | 9.428 | 0.040 | 1.908 |
Sample | Yield/% | Elemental Analysis/% | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | H | O | O/C a | H/C a | ||
GL residue | - | 44.28 | 5.52 | 40.97 | 0.69 | 1.50 |
MHTC-120 | 70.5 | 44.42 | 5.50 | 40.81 | 0.69 | 1.49 |
MHTC-140 | 62.6 | 44.81 | 5.48 | 40.36 | 0.68 | 1.47 |
MHTC-160 | 57.8 | 46.43 | 5.46 | 39.60 | 0.64 | 1.41 |
MHTC-180 | 54.2 | 49.67 | 5.45 | 38.19 | 0.58 | 1.32 |
Sample | Proximate Analysis | HHV/MJ/kg | ERE/% | Energy Densification | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | VM | FC | Ash | ||||
GL residue | 5.90 | 76.63 | 14.78 | 2.69 | 18.09 | - | - |
MHTC-120 | 5.62 | 75.75 | 15.62 | 3.01 | 18.11 | 70.59 | 1.00 |
MHTC-140 | 5.19 | 73.30 | 17.99 | 3.52 | 18.19 | 62.94 | 1.01 |
MHTC-160 | 3.90 | 67.37 | 24.76 | 3.97 | 18.61 | 59.49 | 1.03 |
MHTC-180 | 0.62 | 55.97 | 37.99 | 5.42 | 19.49 | 58.41 | 1.08 |
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Li, S.; Ji, B.; Zhang, W. Rare Earth Element Recovery and Hydrochar Evaluation from Hyperaccumulator by Acid Leaching and Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Carbonization. Minerals 2024, 14, 277. https://doi.org/10.3390/min14030277
Li S, Ji B, Zhang W. Rare Earth Element Recovery and Hydrochar Evaluation from Hyperaccumulator by Acid Leaching and Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Carbonization. Minerals. 2024; 14(3):277. https://doi.org/10.3390/min14030277
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Shiyu, Bin Ji, and Wencai Zhang. 2024. "Rare Earth Element Recovery and Hydrochar Evaluation from Hyperaccumulator by Acid Leaching and Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Carbonization" Minerals 14, no. 3: 277. https://doi.org/10.3390/min14030277