The latest development in solid-liquid extraction resin for the separation of REE was reviewed. The chemistry of inorganic supports based on diatomite, silica gel or alumina as well as organic supports based on cellulose, chitosan natural macromolecular support and poly(styrene-divinylbenzene), polyacrylate, aldehyde polymer, polyurethane, polyacrylonitrile synthetic macromolecular supports was covered, low molecular weight extractants such as acidic, organophosphorus, amine, macrocyclic compounds as well as macromolecular extractants were outlined. The different approaches involving ion exchange, ion-pair and chelating separation mechanisms were discussed. Physical adsorption, enclosing and chemical bonding mechanisms about extractants immobilized on solid supports were presented. The relation between resin shape and the property of packed columns was highlighted. Modern synthetic techniques such as molecular assembly, ionic imprinting, chemical modification for the preparation of resins were described. Basic fundamentals, advantages and synthetic methods of novel solid-liquid extraction resins as well as possibilities to improve resins performance were introduced.
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