PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF PLUTONIUM

Patent · Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 EST 1958

OSTI ID:4296201

Potratz, H A

A process for the separation of plutonium from uranlum and other associated radioactlve fission products ls descrlbed conslstlng of contacting an acid solution containing plutonium in the tetravalent state and uranium in the hexavalent state with enough ammonium carbonate to form an alkaline solution, adding cupferron to selectlvely form plutonlum cupferrlde, then recoverlng the plutonium cupferride by extraction with a water lmmiscible organic solvent such as chloroform.

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-13-008438
• Assignee: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
• Patent Number(s): US 2864841
• OSTI ID: 4296201
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PATENTS
ACIDITY
ACIDS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
AMINES
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
CARBONATES
CHLOROFORM
COPPER ALLOYS
CUPFERRON
FISSION PRODUCTS
HYDROXIDES
INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
IRON COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
PLUTONIUM
PLUTONIUM ALLOYS
PLUTONIUM COMPLEXES
RADIOACTIVITY
RECOVERY
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLUTIONS
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
SOLVENTS
URANIUM