Table 2 Separation factors for staged treatments of the Sm-Co magnet leachate and the Nd-Fe-B mixed magnet leachate at 25 °C as depicted in Fig. 4.

From: Solvent-driven fractional crystallization for atom-efficient separation of metal salts from permanent magnet leachates

Leachate

Product

Separation

\({{{{{{\rm{\alpha }}}}}}}_{1}\)

\({{{{{{\rm{\alpha }}}}}}}_{2}\)

\({{{{{{\rm{\alpha }}}}}}}_{{{{{{\rm{total}}}}}}}\)

   

\({{{{{{\mathscr{l}}}}}}}_{0}\) → \({{{{{{\rm{s}}}}}}}_{1}\)

\({{{{{{\rm{s}}}}}}}_{1}\) → \({{{{{{\rm{s}}}}}}}_{11}\)

\({{{{{{\mathscr{l}}}}}}}_{0}\) → \({{{{{{\rm{s}}}}}}}_{11}\)

Sm-Co

Co-rich

\({{{\alpha }}}_{{{{{{\rm{Fe}}}}}}/{{{{{\rm{Co}}}}}}}\)

0.82

1.11

0.91

Sm-Co

Co-rich

\({{{{{{\rm{\alpha }}}}}}}_{{{{{{\rm{Fe}}}}}}+{{{{{\rm{Co}}}}}}/{{{{{\rm{Sm}}}}}}}\)

1.96

52.3

102

Nd-Fe-B

Fe + Co-rich

\({{{{{{\rm{\alpha }}}}}}}_{{{{{{\rm{Fe}}}}}}+{{{{{\rm{Co}}}}}}/{{{{{\rm{Ln}}}}}}}\)

9.69

54.5

528

Nd-Fe-B

Fe + Co-rich

\({{{{{{\rm{\alpha }}}}}}}_{{{{{{\rm{Fe}}}}}}/{{{{{\rm{Co}}}}}}}\)

1.04

1.02

1.06