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Title: CESIUM RECOVERY FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4000514

Cesium may be precipitated from an aqueous solution whose acidity ranges between a pH of 1.5 and a molarity of 5 on cobaltous, zinc, cadmium, nickel, or ferrous cobalticyanide. This precipitation brings about a separation from most fission products. Ruthenium which coprecipitates to a great degree can be removed by dissolving in sulfuric acid and boiling the solution in the presence of periodic acid for volatilization; other coprecipitated fission products can then be precipitated from the sulfuric acid solution with a ferric hydroxide carrier.

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-15-019474
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2989368
OSTI ID:
4000514
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English