RECOVERY OF URANIUM BY SECONDARY XANTHATE COMPLEXING
Abstract
A method is described for separating and recovering uranium values contained in an acidic aqueous solution together with thorium or protactinium values. In accordance with the invention, the acidic solution containing uranium in the uranyl form is contacted with an organic xanthate. The xanthate forms a urano-xanthate complex but is substantially non-reactive with thorium and protactinium. The urano-xanthate complex is recovered by organic solvent extraction.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4204118
- Patent Number(s):
- 2902503
- 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-14-006369
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PREPARATION; PROTACTINIUM; RECOVERY; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; THORIUM; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPLEXES; URANYL COMPOUNDS; WATER; XANTHATES
Citation Formats
Neville, O K. RECOVERY OF URANIUM BY SECONDARY XANTHATE COMPLEXING. United States: N. p., 1959.
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Neville, O K. RECOVERY OF URANIUM BY SECONDARY XANTHATE COMPLEXING. United States.
Neville, O K. Tue .
"RECOVERY OF URANIUM BY SECONDARY XANTHATE COMPLEXING". United States.
@article{osti_4204118,
title = {RECOVERY OF URANIUM BY SECONDARY XANTHATE COMPLEXING},
author = {Neville, O K},
abstractNote = {A method is described for separating and recovering uranium values contained in an acidic aqueous solution together with thorium or protactinium values. In accordance with the invention, the acidic solution containing uranium in the uranyl form is contacted with an organic xanthate. The xanthate forms a urano-xanthate complex but is substantially non-reactive with thorium and protactinium. The urano-xanthate complex is recovered by organic solvent extraction.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1959},
month = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1959}
}
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