Plutonium and americium separation from salts

Patent · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:862723

Hagan, Paul G ^[1]; Miner, Frend J ^[2]

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1. Northglenn, CO
2. Boulder, CO

Salts or materials containing plutonium and americium are dissolved in hydrochloric acid, heated, and contacted with an alkali metal carbonate solution to precipitate plutonium and americium carbonates which are thereafter readily separable from the solution.

• Research Organization: Dow Chemical Co., Golden, Colo. Rocky Flats Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AT(29-1)-1106
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 3996331
• OSTI ID: 862723
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

plutonium
americium
separation
salts
materials
containing
dissolved
hydrochloric
acid
heated
contacted
alkali
metal
carbonate
solution
precipitate
carbonates
thereafter
readily
separable
materials containing
hydrochloric acid
alkali metal
carbonate solution
metal carbonate
metal carbon
containing plutonium
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