METHOD OF PRODUCING SCANDIUM CONCENTRATE FROM SCANDIUM-BEARING SOLUTION Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC C22B59/00 

FIELD: biochemistry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the technology of extracting scandium from the productive solutions formed during the processing of uranium ores, when extracted by the method of underground leaching. Preparation of a scandium concentrate from a scandium-containing solution is carried out by sorption of scandium from a scandium-containing solution on a phosphorus-containing ion exchanger, washing of saturated phosphorus-containing ion exchanger, desorption of scandium from saturated phosphorus-containing ion exchanger with sodium carbonate solution to obtain desorbed phosphorus-containing ion exchanger, which is directed to re-sorption of scandium and a desorption solution from which scandium concentrate is obtained by thermal hydrolysis. Washing is carried out with a solution containing 5–100 g/dm³ ammonium sulfate (NH₄)₂SO₄ and 100–200 g/dm³ CAS carbon ammonium salt.

EFFECT: method makes it possible to obtain a more pure scandium concentrate.

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