METHOD FOR THE RECOVERY OF CESIUM VALUES
Abstract
A method is given for recovering Cs/sup 137/ from radioactive waste solutions together with extraneous impurities. Ammonium alum is precipitated in the waste solution. The alum, which carries the cesium, is separated from the supernatant liquid and then dissolved in water. The resulting aqueous solution is then provided with a source of hydroxyl ions, which precipitates aluminum as the hydroxide, and the aluminum hydroxide is separated from the resulting liquid. This liquid, which contains anionic impurities together with ammonium and cesium, is passed through an anion exchange resin bed which removes the anionic impurities. The ammonium in the effluent is removed by destructive distiilation, leaving a substantiaily pure cesium salt in the effluent.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4182006
- Patent Number(s):
- 2925323
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-016490
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- WASTE DISPOSAL AND PROCESSING; ALUM; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDES; ALUMINUM SULFATES; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CESIUM 137; DISTILLATION; IMPURITIES; ION EXCHANGE; POTASSIUM SULFATES; PRECIPITATION; RECOVERY; RESINS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLUTIONS; SULFATES; WASTE SOLUTIONS; WATER
Citation Formats
Rimshaw, S J. METHOD FOR THE RECOVERY OF CESIUM VALUES. United States: N. p., 1960.
Web.
Rimshaw, S J. METHOD FOR THE RECOVERY OF CESIUM VALUES. United States.
Rimshaw, S J. Tue .
"METHOD FOR THE RECOVERY OF CESIUM VALUES". United States.
@article{osti_4182006,
title = {METHOD FOR THE RECOVERY OF CESIUM VALUES},
author = {Rimshaw, S J},
abstractNote = {A method is given for recovering Cs/sup 137/ from radioactive waste solutions together with extraneous impurities. Ammonium alum is precipitated in the waste solution. The alum, which carries the cesium, is separated from the supernatant liquid and then dissolved in water. The resulting aqueous solution is then provided with a source of hydroxyl ions, which precipitates aluminum as the hydroxide, and the aluminum hydroxide is separated from the resulting liquid. This liquid, which contains anionic impurities together with ammonium and cesium, is passed through an anion exchange resin bed which removes the anionic impurities. The ammonium in the effluent is removed by destructive distiilation, leaving a substantiaily pure cesium salt in the effluent.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1960},
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