Hydrometallurgical Processing of Eudialyte Bearing Concentrates to Recover Rare Earth Elements Via Low-Temperature Dry Digestion to Prevent the Silica Gel Formation

Daniel Voßenkaul1, Alexander Birich1, Norman Müller1, Nicolas Stoltz2, Bernd Friedrich1
1Institute of Process Metallurgy and Metal Recycling (IME), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
2Institute of Mineralogy and Economic Geology (IML), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

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