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Title: SEPARATION OF METAL SALTS BY ADSORPTION

Abstract

It has been found that certain metal salts, particularly the halides of iron, cobalt, nickel, and the actinide metals, arc readily absorbed on aluminum oxide, while certain other salts, particularly rare earth metal halides, are not so absorbed. Use is made of this discovery to separate uranium from the rare earths. The metal salts are first dissolved in a molten mixture of alkali metal nitrates, e.g., the eutectic mixture of lithium nitrate and potassium nitrate, and then the molten salt solution is contacted with alumina, either by slurrying or by passing the salt solution through an absorption tower. The process is particularly valuable for the separation of actinides from lanthanum-group rare earths.

Inventors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Originating Research Org. not identified
OSTI Identifier:
4266880
Patent Number(s):
US 2869983
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
NSA Number:
NSA-13-013317
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
CHEMISTRY; ABSORPTION; ACTINIDES; ALKALI METALS; ALUMINUM OXIDES; COBALT; EUTECTICS; HALIDES; IRON; LEACHING; LITHIUM NITRATES; MELTING; METALS; MIXING; NICKEL; NITRATES; POTASSIUM NITRATES; RARE EARTHS; SALTS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SLURRIES; SOLUTIONS; URANIUM

Citation Formats

Gruen, D M. SEPARATION OF METAL SALTS BY ADSORPTION. United States: N. p., 1959. Web.
Gruen, D M. SEPARATION OF METAL SALTS BY ADSORPTION. United States.
Gruen, D M. 1959. "SEPARATION OF METAL SALTS BY ADSORPTION". United States.
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title = {SEPARATION OF METAL SALTS BY ADSORPTION},
author = {Gruen, D M},
abstractNote = {It has been found that certain metal salts, particularly the halides of iron, cobalt, nickel, and the actinide metals, arc readily absorbed on aluminum oxide, while certain other salts, particularly rare earth metal halides, are not so absorbed. Use is made of this discovery to separate uranium from the rare earths. The metal salts are first dissolved in a molten mixture of alkali metal nitrates, e.g., the eutectic mixture of lithium nitrate and potassium nitrate, and then the molten salt solution is contacted with alumina, either by slurrying or by passing the salt solution through an absorption tower. The process is particularly valuable for the separation of actinides from lanthanum-group rare earths.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4266880}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 EST 1959},
month = {Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 EST 1959}
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