PROCESSES OF RECLAIMING URANIUM FROM SOLUTIONS

Patent · Wed Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 1960

OSTI ID:4142264

A process for recovering U from calutrons is described. The UCl/sub 4/ is washed out with water and the U reduced by scrap iron. The pH is raised to 4.4 and ammonia added to precipitate U(OH)/sub 4/. The precipitate is slurried in water and froth-flotation treated with eucalyptus oil; then the U(OH)/sub 4/ is filtered out and calcined to UO/sub 2/. The UO/sub 2/ is converted to UCl/sub 4/ by CCl/sub 4/ at 450 deg C, and the UCl/sub 4/ purified by molecular distillation. (T.R.H.)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-14-013806
• OSTI ID: 4142264
• Report Number(s): GB 833622
• Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ACIDITY
AMMONIA
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
CHEMISTRY
CLEANING
COMBUSTION
DISTILLATION
ESSENTIAL OILS
FILTERS
FLOTATION
IMPURITIES
IRON
MOLECULES
OILS
PRECIPITATION
RECOVERY
REDUCTION
SLURRIES
SOLUTIONS
URANIUM
URANIUM CHLORIDES
URANIUM DIOXIDE
URANIUM HYDROXIDES
WATER