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Title: Americium purification by a combined anion exchange and bidentate organophosphorus solvent extraction process. [Patent application]

Abstract

Americium is separated from mixtures containing plutonium, other actinides, and other non-lanthamide impurities, by a combined process of anion exchange resin sorption to remove plutonium, and a bidentate organophosphorus solvent extraction of americium of the anion exchange resin effluent. Dihexyl-N,N-diethylcarbamylmethylenephosphonate is a preferred solvent. The initial mixture may be subjected to a cation exchange operation to remove monovalent impurities. The process is especially effective when aluminum, zinc, lead, and copper are present in significant quantities in the original mixture.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5226270
Application Number:
ON: DE82007308
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-76DP03533
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; AMERICIUM; ION EXCHANGE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; DHDECMP; SOLVENT PROPERTIES; PLUTONIUM; ALUMINIUM; ANIONS; CATIONS; COPPER; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOWSHEETS; IMPURITIES; LEAD; MIXTURES; QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ZINC; ACTINIDES; CHARGED PARTICLES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATA; DIAGRAMS; DISPERSIONS; ELEMENTS; ESTERS; EXTRACTION; INFORMATION; IONS; METALS; NUMERICAL DATA; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHONIC ACID ESTERS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; TRANSPLUTONIUM ELEMENTS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; 400105* - Separation Procedures

Citation Formats

Navratil, J. D., and Martella, L. L. Americium purification by a combined anion exchange and bidentate organophosphorus solvent extraction process. [Patent application]. United States: N. p., 1981. Web.
Navratil, J. D., & Martella, L. L. Americium purification by a combined anion exchange and bidentate organophosphorus solvent extraction process. [Patent application]. United States.
Navratil, J. D., and Martella, L. L. 1981. "Americium purification by a combined anion exchange and bidentate organophosphorus solvent extraction process. [Patent application]". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5226270.
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title = {Americium purification by a combined anion exchange and bidentate organophosphorus solvent extraction process. [Patent application]},
author = {Navratil, J. D. and Martella, L. L.},
abstractNote = {Americium is separated from mixtures containing plutonium, other actinides, and other non-lanthamide impurities, by a combined process of anion exchange resin sorption to remove plutonium, and a bidentate organophosphorus solvent extraction of americium of the anion exchange resin effluent. Dihexyl-N,N-diethylcarbamylmethylenephosphonate is a preferred solvent. The initial mixture may be subjected to a cation exchange operation to remove monovalent impurities. The process is especially effective when aluminum, zinc, lead, and copper are present in significant quantities in the original mixture.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5226270}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 EST 1981},
month = {Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 EST 1981}
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