Recovery and purification of americium from molten salt extraction residues

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5324369

Navratil, J D; Martella, L L; Thompson, G H

Americium recovery and purification development at Rocky Flats involves the testing of a combined anion exchange - bidentate organophosphorus liquid - liquid extraction or extraction chromatography process for separating americium from molten salt extraction residues. Laboratory-scale and preliminary pilot-plant results have shown that americium can be effectively recovered and purified from impurity elements such as aluminum, calcium, magnesium, plutonium, potassium, sodium, and zinc. The purified americium oxide product from the liquid - liquid extraction process contained greater than 95% AmO/sub 2/ with less than 1% of any individual impurity element.

• Research Organization: Rockwell International Corp., Golden, CO (USA). Rocky Flats Plant
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP03533
• OSTI ID: 5324369
• Report Number(s): RFP-3079; CONF-800918-2; TRN: 80-013361
• Resource Relation: Conference: International solvent extraction conference, Liege, Belgium, 6 Sep 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PLUTONIUM
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