FIELD: chemistry, particularly, processing of apatite. SUBSTANCE: essence of this process resides in that apatite is treated with culture liquid Aspergillus niger at stock-to-culture liquid ratio of 1:(5 to 10) and pH value of 2.0 to 3.5, scandium is extracted into solution (100 %) and other rare-earth elements are lixiviated (0.5 to 14.0 %). Disclosed process lasts about 10 h. EFFECT: more sophisticated technique. 1 tbl
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1995-05-27—Published
1991-06-21—Filed