Method for Recovery of Rare Earths from Fluorescent Lamps

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Method for recovery of rare earths from fluorescent lamps. The method comprises six steps. The individual process steps are : Mechanical separation of coarse components. Separation of the halophosphate. Extraction in acids of easily soluble rare-earth fluorescent substances (mainly Y, Eu-oxide) Extraction in acids of rare-earth fluorescent substances which dissolve with difficulty (for example rare-earth phosphates) Breakdown of the remaining components which contain rare earths (for example rare-earth-aluminates) Final treatment.