THE ION-EXCHANGE OF URANIUM AND SOME FISSION PRODUCTS ON TITANIUM AND ZIRCONIUM PHOSPHATES

Technical Report · Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 EST 1959

OSTI ID:4263125

Gal, I J; Gal, O S

The ion exchnnge of uranyl ions and some other cations on titanium and zirconium phosphates is investigated. Two inorganic cation exchangers are chosen because of their chemical and thermal stability as well as for their resistance to intense radiation. Due to these remarkable properties they are of special interest in the treatment of radioactive material. The synthesis of the compounds and the preparation of the granular products used are described. First, the capacities of these exchangers and the distribution coefficients for some mono- and polyvalent cations arc determined. Further, conditions for sorption and elution in column operation, especially for uranyl ion and ions of some long-lived fission products (Sr/sup 90/, Zr/sup 95/, Ru/sup 106/, Ce/sup 144/ , Cs/sup 137/) , are studied. Special attention is given to mutual separations. After a consideration of the results obtained, the possible applications of these inorganic ion exchangers for concentration and separation of some radioisotopes are discussed. (auth)

• Research Organization: Inst. of Nuclear Sciences "Boris Kidric," Belgrade
• NSA Number: NSA-13-006507
• OSTI ID: 4263125
• Report Number(s): A/CONF.15/P/468
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CHEMISTRY
CATIONS
CERIUM 144
CERIUM COMPOUNDS
CESIUM 137
CESIUM COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ENRICHMENT
FISSION PRODUCTS
ION EXCHANGE
PERFORMANCE
PREPARATION
RADIOLYSIS
RECOVERY
REPROCESSING
RUTHENIUM 106
RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
STABILITY
STRONTIUM 90
STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS
TITANIUM PHOSPHATES
URANYL COMPOUNDS
USES
ZIRCONIUM 95
ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS
ZIRCONIUM PHOSPHATES