PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF METALS FROM HIGH-LIME CARNOTITE ORES

Patent · Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 EST 1959

OSTI ID:4248070

Grinstead, R R

A process is presented for recovering uranium values from a high-lime carnotite ore comprising contacting the ore dispersed in a finely divided state with a concentrated mineral acid, adding an industrial orgnnic solvent containing alkyl ontho or pyro phosphoric acids, alkyl phosphates or alkyl phosphonates so as to effect an organic phase into which the metal value is leached and then recovering the metal value from the organic phase.

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-13-014125
• Assignee: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
• Patent Number(s): US 2869980
• OSTI ID: 4248070
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

TECHNOLOGY
ALKYL RADICALS
CALCIUM OXIDES
CARNOTITE
DISPERSIONS
LEACHING
LIME
METALS
MINERAL ACIDS
ORE PROCESSING
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHATES
PHOSPHORIC ACID
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
RECOVERY
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
SOLVENTS
URANIUM
URANIUM MINERALS
VANADIUM OXIDES