• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.159-165
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• 2022

Rare earth elements, which are important components of motors, are in high demand and thus constantly get more expensive. This tendency is driven by the growth of the electric vehicle market, as well as environmental issues associated with rare-earth metal manufacturing. TC 298 of the ISO manages standardization in the areas of rare-earth recycling, measurement, and sustainability. Korea, a resource-poor country, is working on international standardization projects that focus on recycling and encouraging the domestic adoption of international standards. ITU-T has previously issued recommendations regarding the recycling of rare-earth metals from e-waste. ISO TC 298 expands on the previous recommendations and standards for promoting the recycling industry. Recycling-related rare earth standards and drafts covered by ISO TC 298, as well as Korea's strategies, are reviewed and discussed in this article.

• 융복합기술연구소 논문집
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.13-17
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• 2011

The car industry is one of the technological applications which more rare earth metals employes as three-way catalysts. Therefore, the recovery of rare earth metals from the used automotive three-way catalysts could be important source to obtain these metals. This work presents the analysis of market and demand for rare earth metal in automotive three-way catalyst and introduces the dry and the wet processes for the recovery of rare earth metals from used three-way catalyst. Finally, the alternative methods to conventional wet processes was simply suggested based on the economic and ecological point of view.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.251-257
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• 2019

Since the ISO decided to deal with rare-earth elements at the $298^{th}$ Technical Committee (TC) in 2015, Korea has participated in four plenary meetings and proposed four standards as of June 2019. The status of ISO TC 298, the standards covered by the TC, and the standardization strategies of Korea are summarized. Korean delegations are actively engaged in WG2, which deals with recycling, proposing four standards for fostering the rare-earth recycling industry. However, the participation of domestic experts is still low compared with the increase in the number of working groups and the number of standards in TC 298. The aim of this article is to summarize the current status of ISO international standards related to rare-earth elements, to encourage relevant experts to participate in standardization, and to develop international standards that accurately reflect the realities of the industry.

• Archives of Metallurgy and Materials
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.1281-1285
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• 2020

Recently, since the demand of rare earth permanent magnet for high temperature applications such as an electric motor has increased, dysprosium (Dy), a heavy rare earth element, is becoming important due to severe bias in its production. To fulfill the increasing need of Dy, recycling offers as a promising alternative. In recycling of rare earths, Hydro-metallurgical extraction method is mainly used however it has adverse environmental effects. Liquid metal extraction on the other hand, is an eco-friendly and simple method as far as the reduction of rare earth metal oxide is concerned. Therefore, liquid metal extraction was studied in this research as an alternative to the hydro-metallurgical recycling method. Magnesium (Mg) is selected as solvent metal because it doesn't form intermetallic compounds with Fe, B and has a low melting and low boiling point. Extraction behavior of Dy in (Nd,Dy)-Fe-B magnet is observed and effect of Mg ratio on extraction of Dy is confirmed.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.8-15
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• 2018

Nd-Fe-B 폐 영구자석으로부터 회수한 염화희토류용액을 PC88A에 의한 경희토류(Pr, Nd)/중희토류(Tb, Dy) 분리정제에 대한 용매추출 연구를 진행하였다. 회분식 실험 단계에서 추출제(PC88A) 농도 0.5 M, 추출 후 평형 pH는 0.8~1.0(feed의 초기 pH 1.3), 세정액(HCl)의 농도는 0.1 M, 탈거액(HCl)의 농도는 2 M 이상일 때 분리 효율이 좋은 것을 확인하였다. 이 결과값을 혼합침강조에 적용하여 초기 조건에서 운용 조건을 변화시키면서 180시간 운용하여 3N급의 경희토류(Pr, Nd)/중희토류(Tb, Dy)금속 이온으로 분리정제 후 회수하였다.

• 한국자기학회:학술대회 개요집
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• 한국자기학회 2014년도 자성 및 자성재료 국제학술대회
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• pp.71-71
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• 2014

• 한국방사성폐기물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방사성폐기물학회 2004년도 학술논문집
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• pp.337-337
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• 2004

As one of researches for the P ＆ T purposes, a basic experiment on the recovery of actinide elements from the mixture with rare earth elements by means of electrorefining using a liquid cadmium cathode in the LiCl-KC1 eutectic melt was carried out. In order to examine the behaviors of electrodeposition of metal ions on a liquid electrode, recovery experiments of rare earth metals resulting from forming electrodeposits were performed by a galvanostatic electrolysis method at various current densities. A cyclic voltammetric technique was applied to determine reduction-oxidation potential of each metal element in the melt and to detect the changes of the multi component melt composition for on-line monitoring. Also, a collaboration study with RIAR was completed to test the preliminary feasibility on a recovery of actinide elements from the mixture with rare earth elements using a liquid cadmium cathode and actinide metals. Experimental results showed that the ratio of actinides to rare earths, 9: 0.5∼1 led to the rare earth content of about 5∼10 wt% in the deposit.

• 공업화학
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.440-450
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• 1992

함희토류광물로부터 3가지 희토류성분의 추출공정이 국산 monazite에 대한 적절한 추출공정을 찾기위해 조사되었다. 본 연구에서 조사된 3가지 공정은 황산법, 알칼리법및 황산암모늄 분해법이었다. 실험결과로부터 황산법 및 알칼리법이 국산 monazite에 더욱 효과적인 추출공정이었음이 조사되었다. 국산 monazite에 대한 황산법의 적절한 반응조건은 반응온도 $210^{\circ}C$, 반응시간 40분, monazite에 대한 $H_2SO_4$의 고액비 1.5, 황산의 농도 95%였으며, 이 조건하에서 98%의 희토류성분이 추출되었다. 또한 알칼리법에 대한 적절한 반응조건은 반응온도 $140^{\circ}C$, monazite에 대한 NaOH의 무게비 3.0, NaOH의 농도 50%, 침출시간 3시간이었으며, 이 초건하에서 97%의 희토류성분이 추출되었다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.101-106
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• 2023

Liquid metal extraction (LME), a pyrometallurgical recycling method, is popular owing to its negligible environmental impact. LME mainly targets rare-earth permanent magnets having several rare-earth elements. Mg is used as a solvent metal for LME because of its selective and eminent reactivity with rare-earth elements in magnets. Several studies concerning the formation of Dy-Fe intermetallic compounds and their effects on LME using Mg exist. However, methods for reducing these compounds are unavailable. Fe reacts more strongly with B than with Dy; B addition can be a reducing method for Dy-Fe intermetallic compounds owing to the formation of Fe₂B, which takes Fe from Dy-Fe intermetallic compounds. The FeB alloy is an adequate additive for the decomposition of Fe₂B. To accomplish the former process, Mg must convey B to a permanent magnet during the decomposition of the FeB alloy. Here, the effect of Mg on the transfer of B from FeB to permanent magnet is observed through microstructural and phase analyses. Through microstructural and phase analysis, it is confirmed that FeB is converted to Fe₂B upon B transfer, owing to Mg. Finally, the transfer effect of Mg is confirmed, and the possibility of reducing Dy-Fe intermetallic compounds during LME is suggested.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.91-96
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• 2021

Rare earth magnets with excellent magnetic properties are indispensable in the electric device, wind turbine, and e-mobility industries. The demand for the development of eco-friendly recycling techniques has increased to realize sustainable green technology, and the supply of rare earth resources, which are critical for the production of permanent magnets, are limited. Liquid metal extraction (LME), which is a type of pyrometallurgical recycling, is known to selectively extract the metal forms of rare earth elements. Although several studies have been carried out on the formation of intermetallic compounds and oxides, the effect of oxide formation on the extraction efficiency in the LME process remains unknown. In this study, microstructural and phase analyses are conducted to confirm the oxidation behavior of magnets pulverized by a jaw crusher. The LME process is performed with pulverized scrap, and extraction percentages are calculated to confirm the effect of the oxide phases on the extraction of Dy during the reaction. During the L ME process, Nd is completely extracted after 6 h, while Dy remains as Dy₂Fe₁₇ and Dy-oxide. Because the decomposition rate of Dy₂Fe₁₇ is faster than the reduction rate of Dy-oxide, the importance of controlling Dy-oxide on Dy extraction is confirmed.