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SOLVENT EXTRACTION PROCESS FOR URANIUM RECOVERY

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4309687
A process is described for extracting uranium from uranium ore, wherein the uranium is substantially free from molybdenum contamination. In a solvent extraction process for recovering uranium, uranium and molybdenum ions are extracted from the ore with ether under high acidity conditions. The ether phase is then stripped with water at a lower controiled acidity, resaturated with salting materials such as sodium nitrate, and reextracted with the separation of the molybdenum from the uranium without interference from other metals that have been previously extracted.
Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-12-014416
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2839357
OSTI ID:
4309687
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English