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Journal : Eksplorium : Buletin Pusat Pengembangan Bahan Galian Nuklir

Pengendapan Torium (Th) dari Monasit Bangka Setelah Proses Solvent Impregnated Resin (SIR) Prassanti, Riesna; Ani, Budi Yuli; Sumiarti; Dewita, Erlan
EKSPLORIUM Vol. 40 No. 2 (2019): NOVEMBER 2019
Publisher : BRIN Publishing

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17146/eksplorium.2019.40.2.5648

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Alkaline processing of Bangka monazite is carried out through stages like decomposition; partial dissolution pH 3.7; partial precipitation pH 6.3; and total precipitation pH 9.8. These procesess produce sodium phosphate, Rare Earth (RE) Hydroxide, uranium (U), and thorium (Th). On decomposition procsess, 99 % of sodium phosphate had been recovered and RE Hydroxide was separated from U and Th with 85% recovery. Meanwhile, the U and Th products were still mixed so that needs to separate. Purification of Th from U in monazite had been carried out by using Solvent Impregnated Resin (SIR) method and continued by elution after SIR. The result is that Th is still in the liquid phase as thorium nitrate [Th(NO3)2] solution so it needs to be precipitated as thorium hydroxide [Th(OH)2] to facilitate the next process. Precipitation of Th after SIR process is conducted with the aim to obtain optimum precipitation condition. The supporting resin used is amberlite XAD-16 with impregnated tributyl phosphate (TBP) extractant, dilute nitric acid (HNO3) as elution reagent, and ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH) as precipitation reagent. The observed parameters are the effect of pH and precipitation time on Th recovery. The results show that the optimum precipitation conditions of Th from monazite after SIR process is on pH 1.2 and 60 minutes time, resulting recovery of 84.74 % Th, 3.26 % U, 34,74 % RE, and 8.52 % PO4.
Pengendapan Uranium pada Monasit Bangka sebagai Ammonium Diuranate (ADU) Menggunakan Gas NH3 Prassanti, Riesna; Fauzan, Ahmad Miftah; Putra, Aditya Widian; Pratama, Afiq Azfar; Dewita, Erlan; Hidayat, Rachmat Fauzi; Ani, Budi Yuli; Permana, Yoga
EKSPLORIUM Vol. 41 No. 1 (2020): MEI 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17146/eksplorium.2020.41.1.5879

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Monazite, as a by-product of tin mining, contains rare earth elements (REE) and radioactive elements like uranium (U) and thorium (Th). The monazite processing Research and Development at the Center for Nuclear Mineral Technology-National Nuclear Energy Agency (PTBGN-BATAN) has succeeded in separating REE as a hydroxide compound with an 85% recovery. The radioactive elements U and Th are each obtained as a product in the form of concentrated compounds of ammonium diuranate (ADU)/(NH4)2U2O7 and thorium hydroxide (Th(OH)4). In previous studies, the separation of U as ADU in monazite was carried out by the precipitation process using NH4OH solution. In this research, U will be precipitated as an ADU using NH3 gas reagents to obtain precipitation optimum conditions. Precipitation feed in the form of (U, Th, REE) sulfate solution derived from the monazite processing using the alkali or base method, which includes decomposition using NaOH, partial dissolution using HCl, and total dissolution using H2SO4. The parameters studied include the effect of NH3 gas flow rate, process temperature, and contact time on U recovery. The results showed that on the static pH-7 condition, the optimum state of U precipitation using NH3 gas is at NH3 gas flow rate of 150 ml/minutes, processing temperature of 30oC, and 15 minutes contact time with precipitation recovery of U 100%, Th 99.97%, and REE 99.93%. These results indicate that U has been taken entirely but still mixed with other elements, which are Th and REE, so that further research is needed to obtain U with high purity on optimum pH condition.
Pelindian Logam Tanah Jarang dari Terak Timah dengan Asam Klorida setelah Proses Fusi Alkali Trinopiawan, Kurnia; Mubarok, Mohammad Zaki; Mellawati, June; Ani, Budi Yuli
EKSPLORIUM Vol. 37 No. 1 (2016): MEI 2016
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17146/eksplorium.2016.37.1.2719

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Tin slag, a waste product from tin smelting process, has a potency to be utilized further by extracting the valuable metals inside, such as rare earth elements(REE). The objective of this study is to determine the optimum leaching condition of REE from tin slag after alkali fusion. Silica structure in slag is causing the direct leaching uneffective. Therefore, pre-treatment step using alkali fusion is required to break the structure of silica and to increase the porosity of slag. Fusion is conducted in 2 hours at 700 oC, with ratio of natrium hidroxide (NaOH) : slag = 2 : 1. Later, frit which is leached by water then leached by chloride acid to dissolve REE. As much as 87,5% of REE is dissolved at 2 M on chloride acid (HCl) concentration, in 40o C temperature, -325 mesh particle size, 15g/100ml of S/L, 150 rpm of agitation speed, and 5 minutes of leaching time.