Effect of Leaching of Ionic Rare Earth Ores on the Permeability Coefficient of Mineral Soil and Its Correlation with the State Parameter

The permeability of ionic rare is a crucial factor influencing the leaching rate of rare earth elements. In the Gannan region, many ionic rare earth ores exhibit poor permeability and high compressibility compared to sandy soils. The permeability coefficient is a key indicator of the hydraulic perfo...

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Main Authors: Run Xiang, Yunzhang Rao, Jiyong Zhang, Laiye Zhang, Zhihua Yang
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Yunzhang Rao
Jiyong Zhang
Laiye Zhang
Zhihua Yang
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Yunzhang Rao
Jiyong Zhang
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Zhihua Yang
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description The permeability of ionic rare is a crucial factor influencing the leaching rate of rare earth elements. In the Gannan region, many ionic rare earth ores exhibit poor permeability and high compressibility compared to sandy soils. The permeability coefficient is a key indicator of the hydraulic performance of these ores. Thus, this study investigates the permeability coefficients of ionic rare earth ores with varying fines contents during the leaching process, with a specific focus on analyzing the impact of fines on permeability performance. To provide a comprehensive assessment of the influence of fines, we prepared ionic rare earth ore samples with fines contents of 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%, ensuring that the overall particle size distributions remained consistent with the original gradation. A constant head permeability test was employed to measure the permeability coefficients of these ore samples throughout the leaching process. We specifically examined how varying fines contents influenced permeability across the upper, middle, and lower layers of the ore body, as well as the overall permeability when subjected to both distilled water and magnesium sulfate solutions. To further elucidate the differences in permeability performance among the various rare earth ore samples, we performed a data fitting analysis of the initial permeability coefficients against fines content, uniformity coefficient, average particle diameter, and void ratio. This analysis aims to quantify the fines effect across different rare earth ores and establish correlations among state parameters, such as fines content, and the initial permeability coefficient.
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spelling doaj-art-d96cf487aabd4d11b9e29a79bf39d7782025-08-20T02:42:26ZengMDPI AGMetals2075-47012025-02-0115325810.3390/met15030258Effect of Leaching of Ionic Rare Earth Ores on the Permeability Coefficient of Mineral Soil and Its Correlation with the State ParameterRun Xiang0Yunzhang Rao1Jiyong Zhang2Laiye Zhang3Zhihua Yang4School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, ChinaSchool of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, ChinaSchool of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, ChinaSchool of Architectural and Surveying & Mapping Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, ChinaSchool of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, ChinaThe permeability of ionic rare is a crucial factor influencing the leaching rate of rare earth elements. In the Gannan region, many ionic rare earth ores exhibit poor permeability and high compressibility compared to sandy soils. The permeability coefficient is a key indicator of the hydraulic performance of these ores. Thus, this study investigates the permeability coefficients of ionic rare earth ores with varying fines contents during the leaching process, with a specific focus on analyzing the impact of fines on permeability performance. To provide a comprehensive assessment of the influence of fines, we prepared ionic rare earth ore samples with fines contents of 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%, ensuring that the overall particle size distributions remained consistent with the original gradation. A constant head permeability test was employed to measure the permeability coefficients of these ore samples throughout the leaching process. We specifically examined how varying fines contents influenced permeability across the upper, middle, and lower layers of the ore body, as well as the overall permeability when subjected to both distilled water and magnesium sulfate solutions. To further elucidate the differences in permeability performance among the various rare earth ore samples, we performed a data fitting analysis of the initial permeability coefficients against fines content, uniformity coefficient, average particle diameter, and void ratio. This analysis aims to quantify the fines effect across different rare earth ores and establish correlations among state parameters, such as fines content, and the initial permeability coefficient.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/15/3/258ionic rare earth ore bodypermeabilityfine particle contentstate parameter
spellingShingle Run Xiang
Yunzhang Rao
Jiyong Zhang
Laiye Zhang
Zhihua Yang
Effect of Leaching of Ionic Rare Earth Ores on the Permeability Coefficient of Mineral Soil and Its Correlation with the State Parameter
Metals
ionic rare earth ore body
permeability
fine particle content
state parameter
title Effect of Leaching of Ionic Rare Earth Ores on the Permeability Coefficient of Mineral Soil and Its Correlation with the State Parameter
title_full Effect of Leaching of Ionic Rare Earth Ores on the Permeability Coefficient of Mineral Soil and Its Correlation with the State Parameter
title_fullStr Effect of Leaching of Ionic Rare Earth Ores on the Permeability Coefficient of Mineral Soil and Its Correlation with the State Parameter
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Leaching of Ionic Rare Earth Ores on the Permeability Coefficient of Mineral Soil and Its Correlation with the State Parameter
title_short Effect of Leaching of Ionic Rare Earth Ores on the Permeability Coefficient of Mineral Soil and Its Correlation with the State Parameter
title_sort effect of leaching of ionic rare earth ores on the permeability coefficient of mineral soil and its correlation with the state parameter
topic ionic rare earth ore body
permeability
fine particle content
state parameter
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/15/3/258
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