Process for removing technetium from iron and other metals

Patent · Tue Mar 23 00:00:00 EST 1999

OSTI ID:335446

Leitnaker, J M; Trowbridge, L D

A process for removing technetium from iron and other metals comprises the steps of converting the molten, alloyed technetium to a sulfide dissolved in manganese sulfide, and removing the sulfide from the molten metal as a slag. 4 figs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5,885,326/A/
• Application Number: PAN: 8-884,128; TRN: 99:004578
• OSTI ID: 335446
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 23 Mar 1999
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
05 NUCLEAR FUELS
TECHNETIUM
SULFIDATION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
IRON
LIQUID METALS
SLAGS
REMOVAL
TECHNETIUM SULFIDES