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Removal of rare earth elements from solutions using metakaolin alkali activated materials

Dimopoulou Aikaterini

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URI: http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/DF701B50-2E99-4371-8F1C-8C158254E02E
Year 2021
Type of Item Diploma Work
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Bibliographic Citation Aikaterini Dimopoulou, "Removal of rare earth elements from solutions using metakaolin alkali activated materials", Diploma Work, School of Mineral Resources Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece, 2021 https://doi.org/10.26233/heallink.tuc.89014
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the removal capacity of metakaolin based inorganic polymers (IPs) for the removal of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) from aqueous solutions, namely scandium (Sc) and neodymium (Nd). Analytical techniques involving XRD, FTIR and SEM/EDS were used for the characterization and morphology analysis of the produced metakaolin IPs. Kinetic and equilibrium experiments were performed and the results were evaluated. Kinetic models of pseudo-first and pseudo-second order Lagergren were applied, while at equilibrium the isotherm models of Langmuir and Freundlich were studied.

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