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Title: Recovery of uranium from acid media by macroporous bifunctional phosphinic acid resin

Abstract

The extraction of uranium from various acid media such as nitric acid, sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid and perchloric acid by a macroporous bifunctional phosphinic acid resin (MPBPA) has been studied. The distribution coefficients for the extraction of uranium by the MPBPA resin are compared with the corresponding values reported in literature for the conventional sulphonic acid resin. The results clearly indicate the suitability of the MPBPA resin to recover uranium from different types of acid solutions of widely ranging acidities. 17 refs., 6 figs., 5 tabs.

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  1. IGCAR, Kalpakkam (India)
  2. BARC, Kalpakkam (India)
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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
420746
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange; Journal Volume: 14; Journal Issue: 6; Other Information: PBD: Nov 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
40 CHEMISTRY; 05 NUCLEAR FUELS; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; URANIUM; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; RESINS; USES; SYNTHESIS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PHOSPHINIC ACIDS; NUCLEAR FUELS; REPROCESSING; NITRIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; PERCHLORIC ACID; NUMERICAL DATA

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Sabharwal, K.N., Srinivasan, T.G., Rao, P.R.V., and Nandy, K.K.. Recovery of uranium from acid media by macroporous bifunctional phosphinic acid resin. United States: N. p., 1996. Web. doi:10.1080/07366299608918384.
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Sabharwal, K.N., Srinivasan, T.G., Rao, P.R.V., & Nandy, K.K.. Recovery of uranium from acid media by macroporous bifunctional phosphinic acid resin. United States. doi:10.1080/07366299608918384.
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Sabharwal, K.N., Srinivasan, T.G., Rao, P.R.V., and Nandy, K.K.. Fri . "Recovery of uranium from acid media by macroporous bifunctional phosphinic acid resin". United States. doi:10.1080/07366299608918384.
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@article{osti_420746,
title = {Recovery of uranium from acid media by macroporous bifunctional phosphinic acid resin},
author = {Sabharwal, K.N. and Srinivasan, T.G. and Rao, P.R.V. and Nandy, K.K.},
abstractNote = {The extraction of uranium from various acid media such as nitric acid, sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid and perchloric acid by a macroporous bifunctional phosphinic acid resin (MPBPA) has been studied. The distribution coefficients for the extraction of uranium by the MPBPA resin are compared with the corresponding values reported in literature for the conventional sulphonic acid resin. The results clearly indicate the suitability of the MPBPA resin to recover uranium from different types of acid solutions of widely ranging acidities. 17 refs., 6 figs., 5 tabs.},
doi = {10.1080/07366299608918384},
journal = {Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange},
number = 6,
volume = 14,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
}
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DOI:  10.1080/07366299608918384
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