RARE EARTH REMOVAL OF HYDRATED AND HYDROXYL SPECIES

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED : To provide a method to remove a target substance in the form of a hydroxide, carbonate, hydrate, or oxyhydroxyl, from aqueous liquid media, and also provide additives containing rare-earth elements. SOLUTION : A target substance or target substance-containing species is removed and/or detoxified by forming a target substance-laden rare earth-containing composition comprising the target substance, target substance-containing species, or a derivative thereof. SELECTED DRAWING : Figure 1 COPYRIGHT : (C)2018, JPO&INPIT