OXIDATION OF TRANSURANIC ELEMENTS

Title: OXIDATION OF TRANSURANIC ELEMENTS

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A method is reported for oxidizing neptunium or plutonium in the presence of cerous values without also oxidizing the cerous values. The method consists in treating an aqueous 1N nitric acid solution, containing such cerous values together with the trivalent transuranic elements, with a quantity of hydrogen peroxide stoichiometrically sufficient to oxidize the transuranic values to the hexavalent state, and digesting the solution at room temperature.

Inventors:: Moore, R L

Publication Date:: 1959-02-17

OSTI Identifier:: 4247451

Patent Number(s):: US 2874025

Assignee:: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission

NSA Number:: NSA-13-015127

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: CHEMISTRY; ACTINIDES; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDES; MIXING; NEPTUNIUM; NITRIC ACID; OPERATION; OXIDATION; PATENT; PLUTONIUM; QUANTITY RATIO; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; WATER

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  title        = {OXIDATION OF TRANSURANIC ELEMENTS},

  author       = {Moore, R L},

  abstractNote = {A method is reported for oxidizing neptunium or plutonium in the presence of cerous values without also oxidizing the cerous values. The method consists in treating an aqueous 1N nitric acid solution, containing such cerous values together with the trivalent transuranic elements, with a quantity of hydrogen peroxide stoichiometrically sufficient to oxidize the transuranic values to the hexavalent state, and digesting the solution at room temperature.},

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