在南加州海收集的沙子中发现稀土元素
Biraj Saha1, Kira Eliason1, Debasis Golui2
1Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA.
Chemosphere
|September 24, 2023
概括
南加州的沙含有宝贵的稀土元素 (REEs),为这些关键资源提供了潜在的二次来源. 磁分离证明有效地提取富含REE的化合物,而不会造成环境污染.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
背景情况:
- 稀土元素 (REEs) 对于清洁技术和电子产品至关重要.
- 全球REE储备有限,需要对非传统和次要来源进行调查.
- 南加州的海是一个潜在的,但在很大程度上尚未探索的二次 REE 源.
研究的目的:
- 调查来自南加州七个海的湿沙和干沙中的16个REEs的度和分布.
- 评估沙沙作为可再生能源回收的可行次要来源的潜力.
- 为了评估与REE和重金属度相关的生态风险,研究的沙子.
主要方法:
- 磁性分离被用来从沙子样本中分离含有REE的磁性化合物.
- 使用已确定的分析技术量化16个REE (轻,中,重).
- 分析占主导地位的重金属和矿物组成 (石英,石,伊尔梅尼特,石).
主要成果:
- 发现了REE的显著度,总REE含量在1168.1至7483.8μg/kg之间.
- (Ce) 和 (Y) 是最丰富的REEs,轻的REEs占总量的70-80%.
- REE度在海之间显示出显著的差异,但有很强的相关性,表明了共同的来源. 没有发现任何生态风险.
结论:
- 南加州的海沙是可再生能源的潜在次要来源,磁性分离提供了一种高效的回收方法.
- 已识别的REEs和重金属不构成生态风险或污染问题.
- 进一步研究从这些沙中提取REE是有必要的,因为它们的度很有希望,容易分离.
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