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Leaching Behaviour and Kinetic of Light and Heavy Rare Earth Elements (REE) from Zircon Tailings in Indonesia

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Zircon tailings containing rare earth metals are one of the alternative raw materials from secondary sources in Indonesia. The objective is to determine the effects of several operating conditions in the leaching process. Under specified leaching conditions including 2 M hydrochloric acid concentration, 10 g/100 mL solid-liquid ratio, and a temperature of 80°C, the optimum rare earth metal leaching recovery was obtained. Under these conditions, as much as 60%, 74%, and 65% for cerium, lanthanum, and neodymium can be leached, respectively. With the same conditions, HREE was leached as much as 71%, 61%, and 60% for erbium, gadolinium, and samarium. The leaching process was described using the kinetic model known as the Zhuravlev–Leshokin–Templeman model. Activation energy values for light and heavy rare earth element leaching were found to be 25.31 kJ/mol and 7.05 kJ/mol, respectively.

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The authors are grateful to Universitas Gadjah Mada for supporting this research. We are also indebted to the Center for Accelerator Science and Technology, BATAN, which provided sample testing facilities. In addition, one of the authors, Iga Trisnawati, appreciates the financial support from the Beasiswa Saintek-Kemenristek/BRIN.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering (Sustainable Mineral Processing Research Group), Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Grafika No.2, Kampus UGM, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia

    Gyan Prameswara, Iga Trisnawati, Panut Mulyono, Agus Prasetya & Himawan Tri Bayu Murti Petrus

  2. Department of Mineral-Chemical Engineering, Politeknik ATI Makassar, Jl. Sunu No.220, Kota Makassar, 90211, Indonesia

    Gyan Prameswara

  3. Center for Accelerator Science and Technology, National Nuclear Energy Agency, Jl. Babarsari Kotak, Pos 6101 ykbb, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia

    Iga Trisnawati

  4. Unconventional Geo-resources Research Center, Faculty of Engineering, UGM, Jl. Grafika No. 2, Kampus UGM, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia

    Agus Prasetya & Himawan Tri Bayu Murti Petrus

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Prameswara, G., Trisnawati, I., Mulyono, P. et al. Leaching Behaviour and Kinetic of Light and Heavy Rare Earth Elements (REE) from Zircon Tailings in Indonesia. JOM 73, 988–998 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-021-04584-3

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