LIXIVIATION THORIUM RECOVERY YTTRIUM RECOVERY

Iron rejection ,Fe203i Ti02, F^05

Dry-groundore H2S04,H20 Thoriumsolvent by hydrolysis
extraction (discard)

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Extroet
Acid cure S02 Makeupcarbon

N
0.2 H2S04

H2S04
Iron reduction by
S02 and carbon
H2SO4scrubbing

Scrubbed organic

Makeup
(NH4)2C03 Yttrium solvent .Light lanthanons
extraction

1
(NH4)2COjstripping
Leaching

CoO Strip solution Makeup NH4FHF

H20 HCI

3.

E
6
N

HCI strippingand TiF4, ThF4

CCO washing fluoride scrubbing (discard)

CaS04

Ignition
Leach residue
(discard)

Thoria product Yttria product

1.
by

FIGURE - Procedure for Recovering Thorium and Yttrium From Siliceous Thorite Ore Solvent Extraction.