Separation of uranium and plutonium from an aqueous solution containing phosphoric, sulfuric, and nitric acids by solvent extraction

Journal Article · Sun Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1978 · Sep. Sci. Technol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/01496397908060235· OSTI ID:5763264

Thiagarajan, R; Swarup, R; Patil, S K

A solvent-extraction method has been developed to separate uranium and plutonium from an aqueous solution containing phosphoric, sulfuric, and nitric acids by extracting them into 0.5 M TOPO in xylene followed by stripping with ammonium carbonate solution. In the case of plutonium, spectral evidence reveals that the complex species extracted into TOPO is predominantly the neutral nitrate complex of Pu(IV).

• Research Organization: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay, India
• OSTI ID: 5763264
• Journal Information: Sep. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Sep. Sci. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 14:8; ISSN SSTED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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