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SEPARATION OF PLUTONIUM FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS BY ION-EXCHANGE

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OSTI ID:4309724

A process is described for the separation of plutonium from an aqueous solution of a plutonium salt, which comprises adding to the solution an acid of the group consisting of sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, and oxalic acid, and mixtures thereof to provide an acid concentration between 0.0001 and 1 M, contacting the resultant solution with a synthetic organic anion exchange resin, and separating the aqueous phase and the resin which contains the plutonium.

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-12-014408
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2837401
OSTI ID:
4309724
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English