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In this paper, the purification of lanthanum was studied by using zone-refining technology. The equilibrium distribution coefficient of impurities was calculated using a liquidus slope method to reveal impurities’ distribution… Click to show full abstract
In this paper, the purification of lanthanum was studied by using zone-refining technology. The equilibrium distribution coefficient of impurities was calculated using a liquidus slope method to reveal impurities’ distribution properties. Meanwhile, the analysis of impurities’ concentration distribution for Fe and Si has been investigated based on the SPIM model. The calculated findings based on SPIM were found to be in good agreement with the experimental results. In addition, the influence of the zone-refining rate and the number of passes on the purification of lanthanum were studied. It was found that after ten times of zone refining with a zone-refining rate of 5 mm/min, the contents of Fe and Si impurities in metal decreased to 4 and 2 ppm, respectively.
Journal Title: Materials
Year Published: 2022
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