The invention discloses a method for separating
rare earth and fluoroaluminum in a high-fluoroaluminum and low-rare-earth-content material, and belongs to the field of
rare earth hydrometallurgy. Aiming at the technical problems of poor selectivity and easiness in emulsification when the materials are treated by an existing single extraction
system, a five-component synergistic extraction
system is adopted, a mixed extraction agent is prepared according to the volume ratio of P204: P507: TBP: sec-
octanol:
diluent, and after
hydrochloric acid pretreatment and
ammonia water
saponification, three-stage to six-stage counter-current extraction is carried out on the mixed extraction agent and the pretreated material liquid subjected to
pH regulation.
Rare earth is selectively extracted into an organic phase,
fluorine and aluminum are enriched in
raffinate, and efficient separation is achieved. And the
rare earth-loaded organic phase is subjected to reverse extraction with high-concentration
hydrochloric acid to obtain a concentrated rare earth solution, and trace rare earth in
raffinate can be recovered through
oxalic acid precipitation. Through the synergistic effect of specific components, the separation selectivity is remarkably improved, extraction emulsification is effectively avoided, stable operation of the process is guaranteed, and the method is particularly suitable for efficient treatment of complex high-
fluorine-aluminum low-rare-
earth materials.