Issue 4, 2015

Thermodynamic optimization of the Dy–Nd–Fe–B system and application in the recovery and recycling of rare earth metals from NdFeB magnet

Abstract

A critical evaluation and optimization of all reliable experimental thermodynamic properties and phase diagram data of the Dy–Nd–Fe–B system has been performed to obtain the best set of model parameters to describe the Gibbs energy of all phases in the system. Thermodynamic models with optimized model parameters can be used to predict unexplored phase diagrams and complex thermodynamic equilibria. The thermodynamic database of the Mg–Dy–Nd–Fe–B system was prepared by integrating the present model parameters to the FactSage light alloy database (FTlite) and was applied to perform comprehensive thermodynamic analyses of the selective extraction and purification process of Nd and Dy from the NdFeB permanent magnet scrap using molten Mg. Essential process parameters such as temperature, magnet to solvent ratio, vacuum pressure, heat requirement, etc. are determined in order to maximize the selective extraction of the RE metal from the magnet scrap and produce an RE alloy with low impurity content.

Graphical abstract: Thermodynamic optimization of the Dy–Nd–Fe–B system and application in the recovery and recycling of rare earth metals from NdFeB magnet

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
14 Nov 2014
Accepted
12 Feb 2015
First published
12 Feb 2015

Green Chem., 2015,17, 2246-2262

Thermodynamic optimization of the Dy–Nd–Fe–B system and application in the recovery and recycling of rare earth metals from NdFeB magnet

M. Van Ende, I. Jung, Y. Kim and T. Kim, Green Chem., 2015, 17, 2246 DOI: 10.1039/C4GC02232G

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