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Reductive stripping process for the recovery of uranium from wet-process phosphoric acid

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OSTI ID:27735

A reductive stripping flow sheet for recovery of uranium from wet-process phosphoric acid is described. Uranium is stripped from a uranium-loaded organic phase by a redox reaction converting the uranyl to uranous ion. The uranous ion is reoxidized to the uranyl oxidation state to form an aqueous feed solution highly concentrated in uranium. Processing of this feed through a second solvent extraction cycle requires far less stripping reagent as compared to a flow sheet which does not include the reductive stripping reaction. 1 fig.

Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US RE 31,686/E/
Application Number:
PAN: 5-432,002
OSTI ID:
27735
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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