VOLATILE CHLORIDE PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF METAL VALUES

Patent · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1959

OSTI ID:4261334

Hanley, W R

A process is presented for recovering uranium, iron, and aluminum from centain shale type ores which contain uranium in minute quantities. The ore is heated wiih a chlorinating agent. such as chlorine, to form a volatilized stream of metal chlorides. The chloride stream is then passed through granular alumina which preferentially absorbs the volatile uranium chloride and from which the uranium may later be recovered. The remaining volatilized chlorides, chiefly those of iron and aluminum, are further treated to recover chlorine gas for recycle, and to recover ferric oxide and aluminum oxide as valuable by-products.

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-13-013315
• Assignee: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
• Patent Number(s): US 2867501
• OSTI ID: 4261334
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CHEMISTRY
ABSORPTION
ALUMINUM
ALUMINUM CHLORIDES
ALUMINUM OXIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORIDES
CHLORINATION
CHLORINE
GAS FLOW
GRAIN SIZE
HEATING
IRON
IRON CHLORIDES
IRON OXIDES
ORE PROCESSING
RECOVERY
URANIUM
URANIUM CHLORIDES