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An Efficient Process for Recycling Nd–Fe–B Sludge as High-Performance Sintered Magnets

Xiaowen YinCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, ChinaMing YueCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, ChinaQingmei LuCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, ChinaMin LiuCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, ChinaFeng WangCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, ChinaYubing QiuCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, ChinaWeiqiang LiuCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, ChinaTieyong ZuoCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, ChinaShanshun ZhaXuliang LiXiaofei Yi

2019en

ABI

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Given the increasing concern regarding the global decline in rare earth reserves and the environmental burden from current wet-process recycling techniques, it is urgent to develop an efficient recycling technique for leftover sludge from the manufacturing process of neodymium–iron–boron (Nd–Fe–B) sintered magnets. In the present study, centerless grinding sludge from the Nd–Fe–B sintered magnet machining process was selected as the starting material. The sludge was subjected to a reduction–diffusion (RD) process in order to synthesize recycled neodymium magnet (Nd2Fe14B) powder; during this process, most of the valuable elements, including neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr), gadolinium (Gd), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), and cobalt (Co), were recovered simultaneously. Calcium chloride (CaCl2) powder with a lower melting point was introduced into the RD process to reduce recycling cost and improve recycling efficiency. The mechanism of the reactions was investigated systematically by adjusting the reaction temperature and calcium/sludge weight ratio. It was found that single-phase Nd2Fe14B particles with good crystallinity were obtained when the calcium weight ratio (calcium/sludge) and reaction temperature were 40 wt% and 1050 °C, respectively. The recovered Nd2Fe14B particles were blended with 37.7 wt% Nd4Fe14B powder to fabricate Nd–Fe–B sintered magnets with a remanence of 12.1 kG (1 G = 1 × 10−4 T), and a coercivity of 14.6 kOe (1 Oe = 79.6 A·m−1), resulting in an energy product of 34.5 MGOe. This recycling route promises a great advantage in recycling efficiency as well as in cost.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2019.11.007

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