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FISSION PRODUCT REMOVAL FROM ORGANIC SOLUTIONS

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4163252

The decontamination of organic solvents from fission products and in particular the treatment of solvents that were used for the extraction of uranium and/or plutonium from aqueous acid solutions of neutron-irradiated uranium are treated. The process broadly comprises heating manganese carbonate in air to a temperature of between 300 and 500 deg C whereby manganese dioxide is formed; mixing the manganese dioxide with the fission product-containing organic solvent to be treated whereby the fission products are precipitated on the manganese dioxide; and separating the fission product-containing manganese dioxide from the solvent.

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-14-021617
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2936318
OSTI ID:
4163252
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English