ION EXCHANGE IN MIXED SOLVENTS. IV. THE DISTRIBUTION OF THORIUM BETWEEN ALCOHOL-NITRIC ACID SOLUTIONS AND THE STRONGLY-BASIC ANION EXCHANGER DOWEX-1. SEPARATION OF THORIUM FROM URANIUM

Journal Article · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1961 · J. Inorg. & Nuclear Chem.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1902(61)80509-5· OSTI ID:4040104

Tera, F; Korkisch, J; Hecht, F

A rapid and accurate means of separating thorium and uranium was developed. Experiments have shown that the adsorption of thonium as a negatively- charged nitrate complex on strongly-basic anion exchangers from solutions containing aliphatic alcohols and nitric acid is very high compared with its adsorption from pure nitric acid solutions devoid of any organic solvent. After determining the distribution coefficients of thorium and uraninm in nitric acid solutions containing aliphatic alcohols it was possible to develop a method for the separation of thorium from uranium by means of anion exchange. (auth)

• Research Organization: Universitat, Vienna
• NSA Number: NSA-15-015530
• OSTI ID: 4040104
• Journal Information: J. Inorg. & Nuclear Chem., Vol. Vol: 16; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CHEMISTRY
ACIDITY
ADSORPTION
ALCOHOLS
ANIONS
COMPLEXES
DISTRIBUTION
ION EXCHANGE
ION EXCHANGE MATERIALS
NITRATES
NITRIC ACID
RESINS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLUTIONS
SOLVENTS
THORIUM
URANIUM