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Line 97: ==Production== A typical extraction process of holmium oxide can be simplified as follows: ~~The~~the mineral mixtures are crushed and ground. Monazite, because of its magnetic properties can be separated by repeated electromagnetic separation. After separation, it is treated with hot concentrated [[sulfuric acid]] to produce water-soluble sulfates of several rare earth elements. The acidic filtrates are partially neutralized with [[sodium hydroxide]] to pH 3-4. [[Thorium]] precipitates out of solution as hydroxide and is removed. After that, the solution is treated with [[ammonium oxalate]] to convert rare earths in to their insoluble [[oxalate]]s. The oxalates are converted to oxides by annealing. The oxides are dissolved in [[nitric acid]] that excludes one of the main components, [[cerium]], whose oxide is insoluble in HNO<sub>3</sub>. The most efficient separation routine for holmium oxide from the rare-earths is [[ion exchange]]. In this process, rare-earth ions are adsorbed onto suitable ion-exchange resin by exchange with hydrogen, ammonium or cupric ions present in the resin. The rare earth ions are then selectively washed out by suitable complexing agent, such as ammonium citrate or nitrilotracetate.<ref name=patnaik>{{cite book\|last =Patnaik\|first =Pradyot\|year = 2003\|title =Handbook of Inorganic Chemical Compounds\|publisher = McGraw-Hill\|pages = 340;445\| isbn =0-07-049439-8\|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Xqj-TTzkvTEC&pg=PA445\|accessdate = 2009-06-06}}</ref>

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