Advanced Sorbent Structure Recovery of REEs, Precious Metals and Other Valuable Metals from Geothermal Waters and Its Associated Technoeconomics

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This work evaluates, develops and demonstrates flexible, scalable mineral extraction technology for geothermal brines based upon solid phase sorbent materials with a specific focus upon rare earth elements (REEs). The selected organic and inorganic sorbent materials demonstrated high performance for collection of trace REEs, precious and valuable metals beyond commercially available sorbents. This report details the organic and inorganic sorbent uptake, performance, and collection efficiency results for La, Eu, Ho, Ag, Cu and Zn, as well as the characterization of these select sorbent materials.

The report also contains estimated costs from an in-depth techno-economic analysis of a scaled up separation process. The estimated financial payback period for installing this equipment varies between 3.3 to 5.7 years depending on the brine flow rate of the geothermal resource.

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. (2017). Advanced Sorbent Structure Recovery of REEs, Precious Metals and Other Valuable Metals from Geothermal Waters and Its Associated Technoeconomics [data set]. Retrieved from https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1360763.
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Addleman, Shane, Chouyyok, Wilaiwan, Palo, Daniel, Dunn, Brad M., Brann, Michelle, Billingsley, Gary, Johnson, Darren, and Nell, Kara M. Advanced Sorbent Structure Recovery of REEs, Precious Metals and Other Valuable Metals from Geothermal Waters and Its Associated Technoeconomics. United States: N.p., 25 May, 2017. Web. doi: 10.15121/1360763.
Addleman, Shane, Chouyyok, Wilaiwan, Palo, Daniel, Dunn, Brad M., Brann, Michelle, Billingsley, Gary, Johnson, Darren, & Nell, Kara M. Advanced Sorbent Structure Recovery of REEs, Precious Metals and Other Valuable Metals from Geothermal Waters and Its Associated Technoeconomics. United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1360763
Addleman, Shane, Chouyyok, Wilaiwan, Palo, Daniel, Dunn, Brad M., Brann, Michelle, Billingsley, Gary, Johnson, Darren, and Nell, Kara M. 2017. "Advanced Sorbent Structure Recovery of REEs, Precious Metals and Other Valuable Metals from Geothermal Waters and Its Associated Technoeconomics". United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1360763. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/927.
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The report also contains estimated costs from an in-depth techno-economic analysis of a scaled up separation process. The estimated financial payback period for installing this equipment varies between 3.3 to 5.7 years depending on the brine flow rate of the geothermal resource.}, doi = {10.15121/1360763}, url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/927}, journal = {}, number = , volume = , place = {United States}, year = {2017}, month = {05}}
https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1360763

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Data from May 25, 2017

Last updated Jun 13, 2018

Submitted May 26, 2017

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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Pamela Kinsey

509.375.6848

Authors

Shane Addleman

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Wilaiwan Chouyyok

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Daniel Palo

Barr Engineering Co.

Brad M. Dunn

Barr Engineering Co.

Michelle Brann

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Gary Billingsley

Star Minerals Group Ltd.

Darren Johnson

University of Oregon

Kara M. Nell

University of Oregon

DOE Project Details

Project Name Recovery of Rare Earths, Precious Metals and Other Critical Materials from Geothermal Waters with Advanced Sorbent Structures

Project Lead Holly Thomas

Project Number FY15 AOP 2516

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