SEPARATION OF URANIUM FROM DIVERSE IONS. METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE LIQUID- LIQUID EXTRACTION SYSTEM
Journal Article
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· Analytical Chemistry (U.S.) Formerly Ind. Eng. Chem., Anal. Ed.
A liquid-liquid extraction procedure for the separation of greater than 99.8% of uranium(VI) from complex mixtures with one-batch contact is described. It is based on the extraction of tetrapropylammonium uranyl trinitrate with methyl isobutyl ketone from an aciddeficient aluminum nitrate solution. Because 1-yearcooled fission products extract less than 1%, this procedure is especially suitable for separation of uranium from reactor fuel element reprocessing solutions prior to its analytical determination. Per cent extraction for 49 cations at mole ratios of 10 to 1, 1 to 1, and 0.1 to 1 to uranium have been determined. The effects of 30 anions on the extraction of both uranium and fission products have been established. (anth)
- Research Organization:
- Phillips Petroleum Co., Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-002836
- OSTI ID:
- 4293274
- Journal Information:
- Analytical Chemistry (U.S.) Formerly Ind. Eng. Chem., Anal. Ed., Journal Name: Analytical Chemistry (U.S.) Formerly Ind. Eng. Chem., Anal. Ed. Vol. Vol: 30; ISSN ANCHA
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
ACIDITY
ALUMINUM NITRATES
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
BUTYL RADICALS
CATIONS
CHEMISTRY
COMPLEXES
EFFICIENCY
EXTRACTION COLUMNS
FISSION PRODUCTS
IMPURITIES
INTERFERING ELEMENTS
KETONES
LIQUIDS
METHYL RADICALS
MIXING
NITRATES
ORGANOMETALLICS
PROPYL RADICALS
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
QUANTITY RATIO
REPROCESSING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLUTIONS
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANYL COMPOUNDS
WATER
ALUMINUM NITRATES
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
BUTYL RADICALS
CATIONS
CHEMISTRY
COMPLEXES
EFFICIENCY
EXTRACTION COLUMNS
FISSION PRODUCTS
IMPURITIES
INTERFERING ELEMENTS
KETONES
LIQUIDS
METHYL RADICALS
MIXING
NITRATES
ORGANOMETALLICS
PROPYL RADICALS
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
QUANTITY RATIO
REPROCESSING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLUTIONS
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANYL COMPOUNDS
WATER