Table 2 Comparison of some chemically modified resins for REEs

From: 18-membered macrocycle appended on resin for selective rare earth element extraction and separation

Resin

Functional group

REE adsorbed

Adsorption capacity

Adsorption pH

Reference

BZmacropa-XAD resin

La3+

Dy3+

Lu3+

16.8 mg g−1

10.9 mg g−1

7.2 mg g−1

5 (100 mM NH4OAc)

This study

Cryptand-modified resin

Eu2+

Gd3+

22.8 mg g−1

7.65 mg g−1

5.5

41

XAD-4-[monoaza dibenzo18-crown-6]

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La3+

Nd3+

Sm3+

9.2 mg g−1

8.9 mg g−1

8.3 mg g−1

4.5

42

bis-2[(o-carbomethoxy)phenoxy]ethylamine XAD-4 resin

Mixture of La3+, Nd3+

Sm3+

1.84 mmol g−1 in total

5.0

86

BPG functionalized resin

Nd3+

Gd3+

Ho3+

3.0 mg g−1 in total

5.4 (0.5 M NaCl)

87

SP resin

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La3+

52 mg mL−1

1.5

88

SA resin

La3+

64 mg mL−1

1.5

88

Tulsion CH-93

Gd3+

10.6 mg g−1

0.1 M H3PO4

89

Amberlite IRC86

La3+

Sm3+

Er3+

Y3+

40 mg mL−1a

51 mg mL−1a

82 mg mL−1a

54 mg mL−1a

4.38

90

netPoly(DETA)-ν-ECH-MP

Mixture of Pr3+, Nd3+

Gd3+, Ho3+

Er3+, Lu3+

76 mg g−1 in total

6

72

(DEHDGA) grafted polymer resin

Y3+

Lu3+

14.1 mg g−1

28.9 mg g−1

5.6

91

  1. aAdsorption capacity calculated from µmol mL−1 reported in the literature.