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Title: Method to maintain a high Fe/sup 2//Fe/sup 3/ ratio in the stripping system for the recovery of uranium from wet process phosphoric acid

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5521348

A process to maintain a high Fe/sup 2 +//Fe/sup 3 +/ concentration in the reductive stripping system for recovering uranium from wet-process phosphoric acid, comprises contacting partially oxidized strip acid, containing substantial amounts of Fe/sup 3 +/ which had just previously stripped uranium values from an organic solvent, with elemental iron to reduce Fe/sup 3 +/ to Fe/sup 2 +/ and provide a Fe/sup +2//Fe/sup 0/ conversion ratio of from about 1.5 to 3.0.

Assignee:
Wyoming Mineral Corp.
Patent Number(s):
US 4397820
Application Number:
TRN: 84-001251
OSTI ID:
5521348
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 24 Jul 1980; Other Information: PAT-APPL-171699
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English