(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2011/0110817 A1 Lupo Et Al
US 2011 0110817A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2011/0110817 A1 Lupo et al. (43) Pub. Date: May 12, 2011 (54) RARE EARTH REMOVAL OF COLORANTS Publication Classification (51) Int. Cl. (75) Inventors: Joseph A. Lupo, Henderson, NV A6IL 2/12 (2006.01) (US); Joseph R. Pascoe, Las Vegas, COIF 1700 (2006.01) NV (US) A6IL 2/10 (2006.01) A6IL 2/08 (2006.01) (73) Assignee: MOLYCORP MINERALS, LLC, A6IL 2/6 (2006.01) Greenwood Village, CO (US) C09K 3/00 (2006.01) C09B 62/00 (2006.01) C09B 67/44 (2006.01) (21) Appl. No.: 12/942,847 C09C I/62 (2006.01) CSK 3/08 (2006.01) (22) Filed: Nov. 9, 2010 (52) U.S. Cl. ............... 422/21: 423/263; 422/24; 422/22: 422/28: 422/292; 252/182.33; 8/543; 8/618: Related U.S. Application Data 106/403; 524/440 (60) Provisional application No. 61/259,314, filed on Nov. (57) ABSTRACT 9, 2009, provisional application No. 61/386,347, filed The present disclosure is directed to a method and system for on Sep. 24, 2010, provisional application No. 61/386, contacting a colorant-contaminated aqueous Solution with a 365, filed on Sep. 24, 2010, provisional application rare earth-containing composition to form a treated Solution No. 61/386,394, filed on Sep. 24, 2010. substantially depleted of the colorant. Patent Application Publication May 12, 2011 Sheet 1 of 3 US 2011/O110817 A1 COLORANT-CONTAINING AGUEOUS SOLUTION / Y2Y120 V OPTIONAL PRE-TREATMENT / N-me O O O le1 104 112 RARE EARTH-CONTAINING CONTACT OF SOLUTION WITH RARE COMPOSITION EARTH-CONTAINING COMPOSITION - - w 132 - - - - - - - ( REGENERATION OPTIONAL POST-TREATMENT // N / V / t New aaaaaaaaaaaaaa- aaaaaaaaa- ax- e1 108 - - -/ wn) w was w aw in 128 CONTAMINATE- /SEPARATION OF CONTAMINATE-Y// CONTAININGCOMPOSITION RAREEARTH V CONTAININGCOMPOSITION RARE EARTH / - - - - - - N- - - - -1 TREATED SOLUTION F.G.
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