Magnetic Nanofluid Rare Earth Element Extraction Process Report, Techno Economic Analysis, and Results for Geothermal Fluids

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This GDR submission is an interim technical report and raw data files from the first year of testing on functionalized nanoparticles for rare earth element extraction from geothermal fluids. The report contains Rare Earth Element uptake results (percent removal, mg Rare Earth Element/gram of sorbent, distribution coefficient) for the elements of Neodymium, Europium, Yttrium, Dysprosium, and Cesium. A detailed techno economic analysis is also presented in the report for a scaled up geothermal rare earth element extraction process. All rare earth element uptake testing was done on simulated geothermal brines with one rare earth element in each brine. The rare earth element uptake testing was conducted at room temperature.

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DOI	10.15121/1261962
identifier	https://data.openei.org/submissions/6939
issued	2016-03-14T06:00:00Z
landingPage	https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/710
programCode	[ "019:006" ]
projectLead	Josh Mengers
projectNumber	FY16 AOP 2.5.1.5
projectTitle	Magnetic Partitioning Nanofluid for Rare Earth Extraction from Geothermal Fluids
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