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Title: PROCESS FOR UTILIZING ORGANIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE EXTRACTANTS

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4282122

A process is presented for recovering uranium from its ores, the steps comprising producing the uranium in solution in the trivalent state, extracting the uranium from solution in an lmmiscible organic solvent extract phase which lncludes mono and dialkyl orthophosphorlc acid esters having a varying number of carbon atoms on the alkyl substituent, amd recovering the uranium from tbe extract phase.

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-13-008395
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2860031
OSTI ID:
4282122
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English