Nuclear waste solutions

Patent · 01 January 1987

OSTI ID:866197

Walker, Darrel D ^[1]; Ebra, Martha A ^[2]

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1. 1684 Partridge Dr., Aiken, SC 29801
2. 129 Hasty Rd., Aiken, SC 29801

High efficiency removal of technetium values from a nuclear waste stream is achieved by addition to the waste stream of a precipitant contributing tetraphenylphosphonium cation, such that a substantial portion of the technetium values are precipitated as an insoluble pertechnetate salt.

• Research Organization: E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO INC
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• Assignee: Walker, Darrel D. (1684 Partridge Dr., Aiken, SC 29801);Ebra, Martha A. (129 Hasty Rd., Aiken, SC 29801)
• Patent Number(s): US 4654173
• OSTI ID: 866197
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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