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Title: SEPARATION PROCESS FOR TRANSURANIC ELEMENT AND COMPOUNDS THEREOF

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4247484

S> A process is presented for the separation of pluto nium from uranium and fission products in an aqueous acidic solution by use of a chelating agent. The plutonium is maintained in the tetravalent state and the uranium in the hexavalent state, and the acidic concentration is adjusted to about 1 N bar. The aqueous solution is then contacted with a water-immiscible organic solvent solution and the chelating agent. The chelating agents covered by this invention comprise a group of compounds characterized as fluorinated beta-diketones.

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-13-008367
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2856418
OSTI ID:
4247484
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English