Study of Adsorption Properties and Enriching RE on Clay Minerals by Ouantum Chemical Calculation

The order of adsorbability of three kinds of clay minerals and their selectivity of adsorption tocommon cations and RE ions have been studied by quantum chemical calculation.They are as follows:montmorilionite>halloysite>kaolinite,RE~(3+)>Al~(3+)>Ca~(2+)>Mg~(2+)>K~+>NH_4~+>Na~+,Sc~(3+)>La~(3+)>Ce~(3+)>Pr~(3+)>Nd~(3+)>Sm~(3+)>Eu~(3+)>Gd~(3+)>Tb~(3+)>Dy~(3+)>Ho~(3+)>Y~(3+)>Er~(3+)>Tm~(3+)>Yb~(3+)>Lu~(3+).Based onthese orders,the facts that RE is preferentially adsorbed in weathered residual type of clay mineral and lightRE and heavy RE are enriched at the upper layer and at the lower layer respectively in ore body have beenexplained.

Study of Adsorption Properties and Enriching RE on Clay Minerals by Ouantum Chemical Calculation

The order of adsorbability of three kinds of clay minerals and their selectivity of adsorption to common cations and RE ions have been studied by quantum chemical calculation.They are as follows: montmorilionite>halloysite>kaolinite,RE~(3+)>Al~(3+)>Ca~(2+)>Mg~(2+)>K~+>NH_4~+>Na~+,Sc~(3+)>La~(3+)> Ce~(3+)>Pr~(3+)>Nd~(3+)>Sm~(3+)>Eu~(3+)>Gd~(3+)>Tb~(3+)>Dy~(3+)>Ho~(3+)>Y~(3+)>Er~(3+)>Tm~(3+)>Yb~(3+)>Lu~(3+).Based on these orders,the facts that RE is preferentially adsorbed in weathered residual type of clay mineral and light RE and heavy RE are enriched at the upper layer and at the lower layer respectively in ore body have been explained.