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NITRIC ACID RECPVERY FROM WASTE COLUTIONS

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4242077

The recovery of nitric acid from aqueous nitrate solutions containing fission products as impurities is described. It is desirable to subject such solutions to concentration by evaporation since nitric acid is regenerated thereby. A difficulty, however, is that the highly radioactive fission product ruthenium is volatilized together with the nitric acid. It has been found that by adding nitrous acids ruthenium volatilization is suppressed and reduced to a negligible degree so that the distillate obtained is practically free of rutheniuim.

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-13-015137
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2882129
OSTI ID:
4242077
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English