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Title: URANIUM LEACHING AND RECOVERY PROCESS

Abstract

A process is described for recovering uranium from carbonate leach solutions by precipitating uranium as a mixed oxidation state compound. Uranium is recovered by adding a quadrivalent uranium carbon;te solution to the carbonate solution, adjusting the pH to 13 or greater, and precipitating the uranium as a filterable mixed oxidation state compound. In the event vanadium occurs with the uranium, the vanadium is unaffected by the uranium precipitation step and remains in the carbonate solution. The uranium-free solution is electrolyzed in the cathode compartment of a mercury cathode diaphragm cell to reduce and precipitate the vanadium.

Inventors:
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Originating Research Org. not identified
OSTI Identifier:
4204182
Patent Number(s):
2900229
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01P - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
NSA Number:
NSA-14-006358
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
CHEMISTRY; CARBONATES; CATHODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; LEACHING; MERCURY; PRECIPITATION; RECOVERY; SOLUTIONS; URANIUM; URANIUM CARBONATES; VANADIUM

Citation Formats

McClaine, L A. URANIUM LEACHING AND RECOVERY PROCESS. United States: N. p., 1959. Web.
McClaine, L A. URANIUM LEACHING AND RECOVERY PROCESS. United States.
McClaine, L A. Tue . "URANIUM LEACHING AND RECOVERY PROCESS". United States.
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title = {URANIUM LEACHING AND RECOVERY PROCESS},
author = {McClaine, L A},
abstractNote = {A process is described for recovering uranium from carbonate leach solutions by precipitating uranium as a mixed oxidation state compound. Uranium is recovered by adding a quadrivalent uranium carbon;te solution to the carbonate solution, adjusting the pH to 13 or greater, and precipitating the uranium as a filterable mixed oxidation state compound. In the event vanadium occurs with the uranium, the vanadium is unaffected by the uranium precipitation step and remains in the carbonate solution. The uranium-free solution is electrolyzed in the cathode compartment of a mercury cathode diaphragm cell to reduce and precipitate the vanadium.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 EDT 1959},
month = {Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 EDT 1959}
}

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