The invention relates to a
silicon removal method for shielding impurities and separating
rare earth. The method is characterized in that efficient separation of
silicon impurities is realized by shielding impurities and precipitating
rare earth. The specific implementation process comprises the following steps: firstly carrying out constant-temperature water bath treatment on
rare earth feed liquid, then adding a specific
masking agent in stages for reaction, and finally introducing a precipitator to complete
solid-liquid separation, thereby finally obtaining a high-purity rare earth
carbonate product with the
silicon content of less than or equal to 0.001%. According to the method, a silicon element stably exists in a
liquid phase system by innovatively adopting a selective masking technology, and a rare earth component is selectively precipitated and separated out, so that
impurity elements are successfully and effectively removed. Compared with the prior art, the method has the three technical advantages that firstly, the technological process is simplified, and complex equipment support is not needed; secondly, the rare earth loss in the
impurity removal process is reduced; and 3, the production cost is optimized, the common defects of excessive consumption of acid and alkali, multi-stage extraction procedures and
high energy consumption in the traditional
separation process are avoided, and the economic benefit is remarkably improved while the product quality is ensured.