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Title: PROCESS OF EXTRACTING URANIUM AND RADIUM FROM ORES

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4207730

A process is presented for extracting uranium and radium values from a uranium ore which comprises leaching the ore with a ferric chloride solution at an elevated temperature of above 50 deg C and at a pH less than 4; separating the ore residue from the leaching solution by filtration; precipitating the excess ferric iron present at a pH of less than 5 by adding CaCO/sub 3/ to the filtrate; separating the precipitate by filtration; precipitating the uranium present in the filtrate at a Ph less than 6 by adding BaCO/sub 3/ to the filtrate; separating the precipitate by filtration; and precipitating the radium present in the filtrate by adding H/sub 2/SO/sub 4/ to the filtrate.

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-14-002486
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2894804
OSTI ID:
4207730
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English